Club 1872 - Statement of Resignation

[JWAB 963]

I'm a bit pissed off D'art has left, Joanne did do a lot of work for the RST too, don't know anything about Laura but this has a smell to it.

It's a tarrier word but we do need transparency now, what's happening?

[In walter we trust 133]

D'art is a great poster , was glad he joined as I'm a member of 1872 , very disappointed by the news hopefully he can shed some light on why he resigned .

so disheartening we can't seem to make this work .

[eskbankloyal 3,871]

1 minute ago, In walter we trust said:

D'art is a great poster , was glad he joined as I'm a member of 1872 , very disappointed by the news hopefully he can shed some light on why he resigned .

so disheartening we can't seem to make this work .

I have no doubts that he will. Although when I spoke to him about an hour ago he was heading for a Chinese so will probably be tomorrow. 

Let a man enjoy his food :) 

[ForeverAndEver 11,072]

 

[Beaujolais 1,198]

From the moment Rangers First was seized, I have struggled to in anyway recognise Club 1872 as an independent supporters group. They appear to be simply a more polished and sophisticated version of SOS.  Like many others I am sorry to hear D'Art has resigned- but at the same time not at all surprised. But D'Art is to be thanked for his endeavours.

[A.T.G 7,232]

I can only assume it was a waste of his time which sadly I probably knew it was heading down this road when Rangers First merged with the other one

I have very little faith in any of our groups coming together for the benefit of the fans 

Pissed off

[Virtuoso 9,924]

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Club 1872 has been advised of the resignation of 3 directors, Iain Leiper, Laura Fawkes and Joanne Percival.

Club 1872 is disappointed that these directors are unable to see out their term of office but does thank them for all of their hard work, dedication and efforts to date. Becoming a director of the Club 1872 is a considerable undertaking and we should be grateful to all of those willing to take this step.

The remaining Directors, James Blair ,William Cowie, Alex Wilson and Craig Houston remain and have each committed to continue to serve Club 1872, its members and the vision and objectives of an organisation which is run for and by its members.

The Board has made efforts over the last few days to deal with the practical consequences of the resignations. This has included speaking to our employee, dealing with the transfer of passwords and social media accounts, reassigning work streams and many other matters. A dialogue has also been maintained with the resigning directors. We are conscious that they were elected by you, our members and that you would want us to deal with them professionally and with respect.

 

[Beaujolais 1,198]

"We are conscious that they were elected by you, our members and that you would want us to deal with them professionally and with respect" 

I find that last line very sinister. Surely there should be no question of any dealings being anything but professional and respectful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[STEPPS BOY 10,002]

At least Craig Houston is still involved....

[RFC Eagle 3,415]

 

6 minutes ago, In walter we trust said:

D'art is a great poster , was glad he joined as I'm a member of 1872 , very disappointed by the news hopefully he can shed some light on why he resigned .

so disheartening we can't seem to make this work .

Unfortunately it was destined to fall apart with certain divisive characters finding a place on the Board. There has never been any doubt about the integrity and character of D'Art and his determination to make Club1872 a viable voice for supporters. That he has come to this decision would suggest that despite his best efforts this has proved impossible.I imagine one or two remaining board members will be feeling smugly satisfied with themselves just now.

This will have confirmed for many the misgivings many have had about the viability of a Supporters organisation which is umbilically tied to the club. It is not 'by supporters for supporters' as it should and purports to be, but by the club to keep the wider support quiet.

[eejay the dj 6,975]

56 minutes ago, Prso's headband said:

Well you know the direction the board puppets are going in if D'Art has gone. 

Yes we knew Houston wouldn't be one of them .That is for certain

[K.A.I 20,958]

Fair play to D'art - I knew this would happen (resignation) I had an idea he'd be fighting a losing battle the day he joined.

i also said if D'art gets a position then resigns then your average fan should start to ask serious questions ....

[Leeds_Bear 1,370]

Worst thing Rangers First did was join up with that rabble. Full of self-interested weirdos. 

[The Beast 3,123]

Club 1872 was a busted flush and not for purpose from the start. Any slim hopes it had were destroyed when Houston was elected to it's board.

This should surely confirm that for any doubters.

Don't give them your money.

[Leeds_Bear 1,370]

4 minutes ago, K.A.I said:

Fair play to D'art - I knew this would happen (resignation) I had an idea he'd be fighting a losing battle the day he joined.

i also said if D'art gets a position then resigns then your average fan should start to ask serious questions ....

Fuck man, you wanna share next week's Euro numbers as well while you're at it?

[sonofbear 295]

9 minutes ago, Beaujolais said:

"We are conscious that they were elected by you, our members and that you would want us to deal with them professionally and with respect" 

I find that last line very sinister. Surely there should be no question of any dealings being anything but professional and respectful.

 

 

That's what I found strange as well.  Probably penned by that idiot oven cleaner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Beast 3,123]

1 minute ago, Leeds_Bear said:

Fuck man, you wanna share next week's Euro numbers as well while you're at it?

You didn't need to be Nostradamus to know that a decent honest honourable man like D'Art could never last among that pack of jackals.

[siddiqi_drinker 6,866]

6 minutes ago, K.A.I said:

Fair play to D'art - I knew this would happen (resignation) I had an idea he'd be fighting a losing battle the day he joined.

i also said if D'art gets a position then resigns then your average fan should start to ask serious questions ....

 

Without in any way meaning to be disrespectful to any Rangers fan, you'd need to be a mug to give this lot your hard earned cash. Would love to know the thoughts of the original RF founders now, another great idea hijacked. 

[Virtuoso 9,924]

What's the process for replacing board members outwith end of tenure resignations? 

[North Rd 2,851]

2 minutes ago, Virtuoso said:

What's the process for replacing board members outwith end of tenure resignations? 

@Weerthepeople @Snagsy1980 @Club1872rfc @4thProtocol @cocobelle79 @JoanneRST they have 6 mnths to go , either co-opt or hold an election

[Virtuoso 9,924]

Just now, North Rd said:

@Weerthepeople @Snagsy1980 @Club1872rfc @4thProtocol @cocobelle79 @JoanneRST they have 6 mnths to go , either co-opt or hold an election

How does 'co-opt' work in this situation?

[D'Artagnan 11,667]

As you will be aware following the announcement from Club 1872, all 3 of us have resigned as directors. We considered it an honour and a privilege to be voted to serve on the board of Club 1872 by our fellow Rangers fans, and those of you who know each one of us personally will understand how painful it was for us to leave an organisation we firmly believed in and worked tirelessly to establish since our election.

We feel it is incumbent upon us to outline to members the reasons why we felt our positions had become untenable. As anyone who has served on a board or committee will know there will always be differences of opinion and varied interpretations on matters and the Club 1872 board was no different in that respect.

However, throughout our tenure we found the conduct of one director particularly challenging, causing all of us to make considerable personal compromises at times. However last week a situation arose, which we felt compromised the organisation rather than ourselves, and that was one compromise we were not prepared to make under any circumstances.

As many of you will be aware Rangers have recently advertised two job vacancies in respect of a Social Media Officer and a Supporters Liaison Officer. At Club 1872 we were informed recently that the latter of these two roles would be our main point of contact at the club in the future.

Word subsequently reached some of the Club 1872 board members that one of our directors had applied for the position of Supporters Liaison Officer. However, as no notification had been received from the director in question this matter remained as nothing more than a rumour.

Matters came to a head when the director in question intimated he, in addition to two Club 1872 directors who had already confirmed their attendance, would attend a meeting at Ibrox facilitated by Rangers Security personnel. This meeting was in respect of the forthcoming Old Firm fixture at which both Police Scotland and Club 1872 were invited participants.

As persons present at this meeting from Rangers were to be involved in the interview and recruitment process for the vacant Supporters Liaison role concerns were raised within the Club 1872 board. As nothing had yet been received in writing to the Club 1872 board this necessitated a phone call by one director to the director in question at which time it was established he had in fact applied for the role of Supporters Liaison Officer.

On such confirmation, the director in question was advised that it would not be appropriate for him to attend this meeting. In essence, we had a Club 1872 director who had applied for a job at Rangers, attending a meeting where persons from the club who were not only involved in the interview and recruitment process, but would also have direct line management responsibility for the post in question, were present.

Despite such advice and the concerns of fellow board members, the director in question attended the meeting.

We tendered our resignations shortly thereafter.

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere apologies to all members, and in particular, those who voted for us. However, all 3 of us believe that by resigning in such circumstances we were reflecting the standards, values and principles which saw us elected.

Laura Fawkes
Joanne Percival
Iain Leiper

[piperpete 2,253]

27 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said:

At least Craig Houston is still involved....

Booler will be IN his element at this.

[Rfc52 28,114]

I don't think you'd need to be Jessica Fletcher to work out who's applied.

D'art you're probably the best Rangers blogger we have. You were the one that gave a lot of us hope. With you gone I'm glad I didn't restart my contributions. I've seen how hard on here you've tried to be positive about c1872 and your hopes for it to work. So I can only imagine how hard you worked in your official role.

all the best mate. 

[bluepeter 5,621]

Statement from the three directors. Shocked that the behaviour of Craig Houston was behind this...