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Insertnamehere

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How's the stadium deal going?
Is new funding for the club being sourced? Or is the club waiting and sitting on its hands?
Does the board still have grand plans for a precinct around the stadium?
Is the club still planning on have a member element to decision making? (Maybe its been said, I haven't seen anything of it for a while)
Would the club consider having 2 tiered membership? Eg ticketholder membership and ticketholder plus voting rights (or some such element to increase revenue from members and give them interest in the back of house)
What is the plan for player retention?
What is the plan for member retention?
Could the fans start a marquee fund and make a specific recommendation for a few players and provide funding towards that player?

Edit: thought of another.
In regards to funding, what if anything is known about the LFE and the Perth sale.
 
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Big Al

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What is the vision for the youth setup and what priority is this to the club

Is promotion to NPL 1 seen as a priority?
If not why not?
If it is how do they plan to achieve it and what if it’s at the cost of the first team?

Previously we were very close to securing promotion and prioritised giving those kids first team game time and ruined the NPL team.

Do we have a plan in place if this arises again?
Who comes first, game time in the 1sts while the first team season is ruined or NPL 1 promotion
 

Big Al

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How important to recruitment is being in NPL 1. Do the fans rate it higher than the club.

Do potential junior recruits not choose us because of this.

SFC have managed to stay up. Do we think we could achieve that and what if anything would be done differently once in NPL1
 

Big Al

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What is the recruiting structure.

Who has final say on a player being signed?
Staj, Anton or Shaun

And what about at youth level?
Monty, Staj Anton or Shaun.

If possible and he plays the we all do as a commity thing can you pin him on who makes that final yes or no.

E.g. someone should have said no about signing Kennedy
 

Big Al

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Who decides the foreigners lengths of contracts.

Are we looking for 1+1 with option in our favor to get out if they are not good enough?

The league is notorious for foreigners taking a while to settle especially with summer comps and harder pitches.

Has there been feed back from foreigners on things we can improve on as a club and are they implemented or taken seriously
 

Big Al

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Hello fellow forumites.

We will be speaking with Co-Chairman Anton Tagliaferro tomorrow.

If you have anything you'd like to ask, please leave your questions here.
Please note that only sensible questions will be looked at, and we might not get around to asking every question.
Looking forward to this pod.
So many great questions and a great time for Anton to speak up

Good work lads. I think Anton will be better get than MC anyway
 

Ancient Mariner

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Can you ask if Anton reads the forum. It is a place to get some very valid information and ideas from the fans. Maybe Sean, who does, could edit and provide him with some of the relevant, better more useful posts.
A great way to stay in touch.
 

Big Al

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I hope you have Anton booked for a long while, preferably live. This is a vital topic and many valid points have been raised. Maybe cut down a bit on the rest of the program?
Really looking forward to this one.
Pretty sure they can cut Newcastle 1-1 WSW to save time we don’t need to know about that one
 

jacobsfl

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Who/what decides who deserves to be upgraded from a development contract to a professional deal?

What club affiliations are still standing and should we expect some activity to emerge from these next season?

How is club morale, given the current league form? are the players still optimistic and in good spirits?
 

Elite

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Hello fellow forumites.

We will be speaking with Co-Chairman Anton Tagliaferro tomorrow.

If you have anything you'd like to ask, please leave your questions here.
Please note that only sensible questions will be looked at, and we might not get around to asking every question.
What is being done in regards to the retention of key players? The constant churn of the squad from year to year doesn't lend itself well to consistency and stability.
 

pjennings

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Can you ask if Anton reads the forum. It is a place to get some very valid information and ideas from the fans. Maybe Sean, who does, could edit and provide him with some of the relevant, better more useful posts.
A great way to stay in touch.
I know Mike used to. His first question to me when I asked him was 'Are you Wombat?':)
 

FFC Mariner

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What was the rationale behind signing Jair? His AL track record was awful yet we still went ahead and signed him. Friday night proved that recruitment is still not working at CCM - there are no AL strikers on the books. A fact blindingly obvious in pre season

Now we are hearing that we will lose Miller and Birra at the end of the season along with our international players leading to yet another complete rebuild

What will you do to stop the club slipping into the abyss? (or is it too late for that?)
 

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