BPAS Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On the eve of the 2021/22 season, Andy spoke to James Spencer from Swindon Town's Trust to understand more about their struggle to new ownership and a brighter future. Please help us do the work we do by visiting https://www.oafcpodcast.co.uk/, subscribing and looking in our online shop. We'll be adding more products in the coming weeks and months and would be grateful if you purchased the odd one or two to show your support! Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook @oafcpodcast. Download and listen to the podcast via the FanHub app, where content creators and fans alike are rewarded for getting involved #ctg. Read more about FanHub here: https://fan-hub.com/ You can find out more about Push The Boundary by visiting them at https://pushtheboundary.co.uk/ and following on Twitter @PTB_OAFC. Find out more about OASF at http://www.trustoldham.org/ Title music is by Manchester DJ and producer Starion find out more at https://redlaserrecords.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott2 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The headline is very misleading there fellas. I just checked and the owner of the club is Clem Morfuni so it's officially his club and not theirs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPAS Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott2 said: The headline is very misleading there fellas. I just checked and the owner of the club is Clem Morfuni so it's officially his club and not theirs... Top class pedantry that Paddy. All we've done is quote James who makes that very statement in the episode, as that's how they feel about Mr. Morfuni owning their club, instead of Mr. Power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worcester Owl Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 In fairness to @Lee Sinnott2, the headline would have been better in quotation marks. Not being up to date with all the goings on at Swindon (shame on me!) I also wondered if a fans' group had taken over/had a big say in running the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPAS Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 47 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said: In fairness to @Lee Sinnott2, the headline would have been better in quotation marks. Not being up to date with all the goings on at Swindon (shame on me!) I also wondered if a fans' group had taken over/had a big say in running the club. OK, well the point of the episode is to share with you the story of Swindon in an hour, so you are up to date, quotation marks or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightDN123 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Cheers for the episode. Found it very interesting and can see some clear parallels with Swindon. What’s our strategy for expanding the skill set within the trust ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPAS Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, LightDN123 said: Cheers for the episode. Found it very interesting and can see some clear parallels with Swindon. What’s our strategy for expanding the skill set within the trust ? Firstly, there is the OASF Event later this month https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oasf-website-launch-auction-fundraising-night-tickets-182998061127 afterwhich our Trust will be looking to further grow it's membership and seek to expand the skills available to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, BPAS said: Firstly, there is the OASF Event later this month https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oasf-website-launch-auction-fundraising-night-tickets-182998061127 afterwhich our Trust will be looking to further grow it's membership and seek to expand the skills available to it. Is this just for bidders in person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPAS Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Dave_Og said: Is this just for bidders in person? Good question, I don't know the answer Dave. Have you messaged OASF directly and/or contacted them via Twitter......? With them being short on numbers currently, they may not look on here very often..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basilrobbie Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Another interesting listen. So many elements of Swindon's story sounded very familiar. I think the "personal" elements of the story - what people and skills you need - were very interesting. There were a couple of things that weren't mentioned that were very important to us : a) understanding the EFL. Time has moved on, and Shaun Harvey is no longer there, thankfully. But some of his sidekicks from that time are, and understanding their mentality is quite important when it comes to putting them under pressure. I think this is especially so now that they are threatened with an independent regulator, and are desperate to demonstrate that they are still relevant. I doubt they would have been quite so proactive recently if the fan led review had not happened b) linked to the above, I think understanding how big bureaucracies work is important, and for us this meant Government as well as the EFL. We took an overt decision to take our fight into Parliament - understanding how to reach Ministers and senior civil servants and keep their interest is a very useful skill, if you have it The other thing that resonated with me is time. At moments of greatest pressure, it is like having a part-time job. And a job where you need to be strategic as well as active, to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 11:42 AM, BPAS said: Good question, I don't know the answer Dave. Have you messaged OASF directly and/or contacted them via Twitter......? With them being short on numbers currently, they may not look on here very often..... i will but I can't see anything at all about the event on the OASF website. Unlikely to be successful if there isn't some noise about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 11:21 AM, LightDN123 said: Cheers for the episode. Found it very interesting and can see some clear parallels with Swindon. What’s our strategy for expanding the skill set within the trust ? The only way that's going to happen is if more people offer the skills they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just got round to listening. EVERY. SINGLE. RED. FLAG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPAS Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Dave_Og said: i will but I can't see anything at all about the event on the OASF website. Unlikely to be successful if there isn't some noise about it We pushed it on the podcast this week..... and I believe they're nearly sold out...... 1 hour ago, Dave_Og said: The only way that's going to happen is if more people offer the skills they have ....and/or OASF conduct a skills audit of the fanbase. Exeter told us you often have to find/seek them out, as opposed to sit there waiting for them to put their hand up. The latter is something our Trust has done for a very long time with little/no success.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, BPAS said: We pushed it on the podcast this week..... and I believe they're nearly sold out...... ....and/or OASF conduct a skills audit of the fanbase. Exeter told us you often have to find/seek them out, as opposed to sit there waiting for them to put their hand up. The latter is something our Trust has done for a very long time with little/no success.... Yes, sold out in person but are they all big bidders? I was looking to donate something but can't see how to do so. Get your point re the skills audit I'd think that has to start with a big shout out for what skills are bring looked for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Dave_Og said: Yes, sold out in person but are they all big bidders? I was looking to donate something but can't see how to do so. Get your point re the skills audit I'd think that has to start with a big shout out for what skills are bring looked for Booked mine, 15 tickets left according to the website..https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oasf-website-launch-auction-fundraising-night-tickets-182998061127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Booked mine, 15 tickets left according to the website..https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oasf-website-launch-auction-fundraising-night-tickets-182998061127?aff=ebdsoporgprofile There's no way I'm getting there which is why was interested to find out if bidding was restricted to those there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 11:42 AM, BPAS said: Good question, I don't know the answer Dave. Have you messaged OASF directly and/or contacted them via Twitter......? With them being short on numbers currently, they may not look on here very often..... Where's Matt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Dave_Og said: There's no way I'm getting there which is why was interested to find out if bidding was restricted to those there Would you like me to make a £1million bid for an AL gifted club scarf as proxy in your name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPAS Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, singe said: Where's Matt? On holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, BP1960 said: Would you like me to make a £1million bid for an AL gifted club scarf as proxy in your name? Yep. As long as they accept monopoly money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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