THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

PAPERWORK WAS FULLY UP TO DATE PAID OFF IN THE END AS WE WERE AWARDED A RATING OF 4 STARS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 5. SPECTATORS USING THE CAFETERIA CAN BE ASSURED THAT EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE GOES INTO THE PREPARATION AND SERVING OF THE FOOD. CATH ONLY FAILED TO GET THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING OF 5 STARS DUE TO A TECHNICALITY WHICH WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT RATHER THAN ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PROVISION OF THE FOOD. THANKS AGAIN TO CATH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO MAKING THE TEA BAR SUCH A SUCCESSFUL PART OF OUR ORGANISATION.

I HAVE TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH THE RESPONSE AND NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS PUT FORWARD BY OUR REGULARS IN ADDRESSING THE BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS WE ARE ENCOUNTERING WITH A CERTAIN SECTION OF OUR SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. WE ARE ALL AWARE OF THE ISSUES WE ARE CURRENTLY ENCOUNTERING ON MATCH DAYS AND THE INPUT FROM EVERYBODY WHO TROUBLED TO RESPOND TO THE CLUB’S STATEMENT WAS SURELY MUCH

APPRECIATED. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT WE CAN’T SIMPLY SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING BY PRETENDING EVERYTHING IS OK. WE NEED TO REACH A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION BECAUSE IT WOULD BE REMISS IGNORE THINGS AND HOPE THEY GO AWAY. WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND OUR GAMES AND ARE BEING PUT OFF BY WHAT THEY ARE HEARING FROM THE TERRACES, AS A PROFESSED COMMUNITY CLUB WE HAVE TO BE INCLUSIVE AND CONSIDERATE OF ALL. WE WANT TO ATTRACT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO ATTEND OUR GAMES AND BE COMFORTABLE IN DOING SO BUT GENERAL BEHAVIOUR HAS TO BE WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS. THIS ISN’T A PROBLEM PECULIAR TO OSSETT UNITED AS OUR TRIP TO GRIMSBY BOROUGH RECENTLY HIGHLIGHTED AND OTHER CLUBS SO I AM TOLD ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR OCCURRENCES.

WE GENUINELY WANT THE SUPPORT BUT THERE HAS TO BE BOUNDARIES AND NOT LEAST A RESPECT FOR OUR VOLUNTEER STEWARDS WHO ARE NOT OUT TO QUASH ENJOYMENT BUT NEITHER ARE THEY THERE TO EXPERIENCE THREATS OR ABUSE.