Post by freebarrygeorge on Aug 21, 2019 19:33:09 GMT
"peter shaw"]'m not sure I should be answering this, but here goes anyway.
I learned from reading board reports and critical posts on the forum that I'd overspent on the security/stewarding and medical support budget for last season to some tune. This despite that I'd never had any input into developing the said budget, or even been made aware what that figure was.
To this day I'd challenge how some of these figures had been developed or even broken down over the season.
This year I was told that I had to reduce the budget by £7,000 - again without me having had any substantive input to developing the figure. I made the several points to the Operations Manager: That opening the SMRE facilities had incurred additional stewarding costs, that the costs of post match security in the bars should be separated out and borne by the general club budgets, not my stewarding budget. Relegation to a lower level doesn't automatically mean I can reduce the number of stewards needed - the ground configuration hasn't changed. We're actually hosting more games in the ground now that some of the women's games are to be played on the main pitch. Finally that stewarding costs would actually rise slightly due to the increase in the living wage. Despite this the cut was imposed.
What options do I have? I only staff to the levels that the council impose on us for SAG and licensing requirements. I've managed to negotiate a reduction in the medical cover costs, the Policing cost were low last season but we've predicted a further reduction this year, despite all of this the savings probably wouldn't meet the expected budget cut.Beyond that, closing areas of the ground for fixtures with predicted low attendances was the only other viable option.
I learned from reading board reports and critical posts on the forum that I'd overspent on the security/stewarding and medical support budget for last season to some tune. This despite that I'd never had any input into developing the said budget, or even been made aware what that figure was.
To this day I'd challenge how some of these figures had been developed or even broken down over the season.
This year I was told that I had to reduce the budget by £7,000 - again without me having had any substantive input to developing the figure. I made the several points to the Operations Manager: That opening the SMRE facilities had incurred additional stewarding costs, that the costs of post match security in the bars should be separated out and borne by the general club budgets, not my stewarding budget. Relegation to a lower level doesn't automatically mean I can reduce the number of stewards needed - the ground configuration hasn't changed. We're actually hosting more games in the ground now that some of the women's games are to be played on the main pitch. Finally that stewarding costs would actually rise slightly due to the increase in the living wage. Despite this the cut was imposed.
What options do I have? I only staff to the levels that the council impose on us for SAG and licensing requirements. I've managed to negotiate a reduction in the medical cover costs, the Policing cost were low last season but we've predicted a further reduction this year, despite all of this the savings probably wouldn't meet the expected budget cut.Beyond that, closing areas of the ground for fixtures with predicted low attendances was the only other viable option.
Oh dear me!!
£3.80 pint of Crystal which is £2.80 in my local! 
and, that Russian security guard masterminding the smooth operation of the new queuing system - fucks sake. I'm not surprised the back of the MRE bring their own cans in :mrgreen:
and, that Russian security guard masterminding the smooth operation of the new queuing system - fucks sake. I'm not surprised the back of the MRE bring their own cans in :mrgreen:Oh dear dear me!!!
Doing things differently? ? ?
