We got in the evening standard complaining about that! I imagine editor did make a point at the time.
Embarrassment.
Peter Crouch joins the Dulwich Hamlet board
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Cat Daisy
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I sent in a bunch of questions about his involvement (& other stuff) for the forum.
Something along the lines of:
Why was he announced as a director when it later turned out he was a director of football?
Assuming he is DoF, what are his achievements this season and what is his working relationship with Gavin Rose?
Something along the lines of:
Why was he announced as a director when it later turned out he was a director of football?
Assuming he is DoF, what are his achievements this season and what is his working relationship with Gavin Rose?
darryl
this wasn't supposed to happen
This is the baffling one - why did they do that? They’re completely different roles.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I'd guess the TV people thought it made a better narrative for him to be in a football related role.
Cat Daisy
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There was one of those too
Yep good to show it front and center how ridiculously hypocritical it all is... We, with the documentary are boosting crouch's celebrity, which in turn boosts paddy powers credibility with him as an ambassador... while saying we are against gambling advertising, it's bonkers!
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
So no one asked about the situation with documentary and uncomfortable links with the gambling industry?
editor
hiraethified
I think it seems pretty obvious after six months of waiting that neither Crouch is going to trouble himself to answer or Hamlet's Director of Media and Communication can be bothered to pursue the matter, despite the repeated wishes of many fans.
The message is clear: the club doesn't give a fuck what we think about the matter and Lord Crouch of Hamlet must be spared any embarrassment.
blueheaven
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editor
hiraethified
So what was the outcome of this discussion?
mick mccartney
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well , Mr. Editor , it would seem that everyone present was sworn to secrecy on this subject
blueheaven
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Sorry for the slow response, I've only just seen this. I'm a bit reluctant to paraphrase as I don't want to put words in other people's mouths, but I believe the general gist was that the club shared the concern about the gambling issue but on balance decided that they felt it wasn't necessarily a bad thing to have access to someone on the other side of the debate. They stressed that they'd been looking for someone for a while who has football experience to fill a role at the club, and that Crouch ticked the boxes. They said no decision has been made yet on whether or not Crouch will remain at the club next season.
I'm not sure if there are minutes from the event or a replay available of the video, but I think if you want the club's own words from the night you'd have to seek those things out.
Apologies if this has covered, but has Crouch's actual role at the club ever been clarified? My understanding is that he is a Director/Director of Football (I've seen him described as both) but I don't have any idea what that actually involves. Has the club ever made this clear?
Effra Eyes
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It was on Zoom as well, there is an option to record the Zoom so I wonder if they did and would make it available to those who weren't able to attend. Like Blueheaven, I'm a bit reluctant to paraphrase what others said - not least cos I'd had a few pints of lovely Peckham Pale - but it was covered in depth during the main part of the evening and returned to in the Q&A at the end.
As I’ve said before on this forum and numerous times to people in person, Peter Crouch is not and has never been a Director of Dulwich Hamlet Football Club Limited. He is tasked with delivering reports for the board on the way other clubs are run and what we will ideally need to do with a new stadium and to increase non match day income. As mentioned Ben felt on balance it better to try to reform by engagement and took the same approach with the fan led review where Peter’s involvement has seen us gain significant influence.
He has also willingly promoted the Transgender match and the Shelter shirt which brought publicity we may not have got without him and helped raise money on both occasions.
AveryDave
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It would have been great if the club could have given more advance notice of the event - I couldn't rearrange work commitments, and I'm sure others would have been in the same boat of having commitments they couldn't change.
I emailed Ben Clasper in advance asking if the Zoom could be recorded and made available after the event for those who couldn't attend - haven't received any response.
Anyone that has been to a meeting with management knows they tend to be PR exercises.
And the actual ability for the bosses to take on feedback and change their goals and path close to non-existent.
Less a fans’ forum and more a let management explain why they know best.
Seriously B.I.G that’s just ridiculous. They were very open & honest about things. They have done amazing things to keep the club in business. No Board is perfect and they want nothing more than fans to enjoy coming to the club. They were happy to discuss anything fans brought up, after all they are all fans. Did you ask questions that weren’t answered? Is there anything you’d like to ask them? Do you have any ideas to put forward as I know they’re always looking for new things to improve the club?
I didn’t go to the meeting.
If they want to improve things for themselves and for the club, they should ask themselves:
What have we changed our mind on as a result of this fans’ forum?
I suspect the answer is nothing and therein lies the usefulness of that meeting.
Do you liamdhfc think they will have changed their mind on anything as a result of this fans’ forum and if so on what?
I think you’ll find they acknowledged and shared a number of concerns that fans shared with them. It’s the easy option not to engage when you could easily get answers by speaking to the board. I’ll broker a chat if you want.
Exclusive: Peter Crouch reflects on Dulwich Hamlet's season - and the challenges of his role - Southwark News
The former Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and England striker joined the Hamlet board this season
www.southwarknews.co.uk
editor
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Ah, so he's a "non-official member of the club’s board," whatever that is.View attachment 321483Exclusive: Peter Crouch reflects on Dulwich Hamlet's season - and the challenges of his role - Southwark News
The former Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and England striker joined the Hamlet board this season
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