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Post by pellatt on May 18, 2023 12:22:08 GMT
We are currently moving to a brand new website.
Our domain has to be moved to a new hosting platform which is taking longer than we hoped.
That is why you have not seen articles on signings, updates and so on appearing, but once it is up, the club will post articles updating supporters on matters that have been raised, and most exciting of all news on players signings.
It is frustrating but it will be worth the wait. We just ask for a bit of patience.
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Post by dino1 on May 18, 2023 16:19:22 GMT
Thanks for the update, much appreciated.Looking forward to seeing it.
Perhaps you need to have a word with your Press Officer/Media Person and give them some guidance of how to talk to people when answering on the forum. Especially when representing the club.
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Post by Ads on May 18, 2023 16:55:11 GMT
Yeah Mr Folkestone where’s ya manners lol 😂
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May 18, 2023 17:04:32 GMT
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Post by invictasaint on May 18, 2023 17:04:32 GMT
I see on the car park signage we are now the NHS Vaccination Centre Stadium. Won’t look very good on the shirts and may p off the new sponsors.
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Post by only1finfolkestone on May 18, 2023 18:34:54 GMT
Website looks amazing. Easy to use, can read on your phone. Top work 👍
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Post by andypayne on May 18, 2023 18:46:25 GMT
The new website looks very professional, well done Anthony. I wonder if all those of you who continue to criticise him will agree, I doubt it 🤔
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May 18, 2023 18:47:55 GMT
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Post by Ads on May 18, 2023 18:47:55 GMT
Cracking job Ant 👍
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Post by invictasaint on May 18, 2023 18:50:56 GMT
Website and media (excellent by the way) and the forum are separate entities. With so many of one’s balls to keep in the air one must occasionally drop and offend someone. Now I’m off to follow the sardines, or is it trawlers?
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Post by thelawman on May 18, 2023 19:01:31 GMT
Well done to all..👍👍
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Post by benyoung1981 on May 18, 2023 20:18:42 GMT
Website looks great, thanks to all involved for the hard work!
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Post by fang on May 19, 2023 5:43:47 GMT
Website and media (excellent by the way) and the forum are separate entities. With so many of one’s balls to keep in the air one must occasionally drop and offend someone. Now I’m off to follow the sardines, or is it trawlers? Isn't that related to puberty?
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Post by Snafu2023 on May 22, 2023 13:02:51 GMT
Anthony -- well done on the website. Aesthetically a lot better - removed the clutter and i think a lot easier to upload material. Touchline is the provider who are utilised by Worthing FC. I know its early days in the running but i do like the facility on the Worthing site called commercial. see link worthingfc.com/commercial/I mention this because it provides all commercial related business links including opportunities/sponsorship/partnership/advertising packages. Advertising packages - where do we stand on boards around the ground - are the boards regular updated/invoiced for the new season/ - at present the pitch boards are looking antiquated and i have a feeling that a lot have not been updated or invoiced. Could we have a sanity check on the current status and hopefully push advertising spaces to the local business community to invest. That way potential advertisers and suitors could have their logo included in the website and programs. That way you could advertise space on the website and keep a running inventory on whose paid/whose board is expiring/ etc -- it also produces a good source of maximising revenue. Sponsorship - Matchday sponsorship -- Worthing charge £150 and give a full break out of what that incorporates -- could you put that into the website too. Player sponsorship - Worthing full breakout of players including ladies team and possibility of the U21/U18 players -- Again Worthing charge £150 for the season-with full breakout -- could this be implemented into the website. Three very good streams of revenue that could have the potential to bring in a 5 figure sum every season. Next a very contentious thought -- Catering for shareholders -- could there be a shareholders page that can be accessed that is security protected with multi factor access (shareholders only) -- ie password/authenticator or one time code -- with the security accreditation it would enable the club to show transparency from the board on account overviews/share holdings/developments/pricing etc -- the protectors are all relatively easy to set up in a webpage -- that way you will keep shareholders informed and updated on the integrity and stance of the club. Just thoughts to improve the communication and integrity of the club.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2023 13:47:01 GMT
I believe all of our matches last season were sponsored. I believe most of, if not all, of the players last season were sponsored (likely barring players who arrived later in the season).
As for shareholders, all information on our ownership that is required by the FA is on our website, all information on shareholders, etc is filed to companies house and is public information.
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Post by Snafu2023 on May 22, 2023 14:03:51 GMT
I believe all of our matches last season were sponsored. I believe most of, if not all, of the players last season were sponsored (likely barring players who arrived later in the season). As for shareholders, all information on our ownership that is required by the FA is on our website, all information on shareholders, etc is filed to companies house and is public information. That was last season -- it would be really good to have the same details as shown on the worthing website -- that way we keep on top of all sponsorship and advertising boards etc -- Shareholders web section -- yeap fully aware of companies house and all invested parties -- public knowledge etc -- i was thinking something along the line of shareholders club www.lvmh.com/investors/individual-shareholders/shareholders-club/That way you provide a secure communication link (bit like internet banking) for shareholders -- that way it upholds all the confidentiality, integrity and accountablility/availability to the shareholder which are the main ingredients in upholding the reputation of a business/product.
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Post by thelawman on May 22, 2023 14:18:11 GMT
Ref advertising boards I did bring this up at the meeting, as one of the small band of volunteers who put them up was concerned that the amount of boards wasn't really matching the sponsorship money coming In and we were told our new commercial director would be looking into it..
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Post by Snafu2023 on May 22, 2023 14:19:13 GMT
Or to put it in football context -- a bit like the NorwichCity FC - website www.canaries.co.uk/club/shareholdersWho are a member of the FA and they produce data very handy for potential suitors and shareholders.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2023 14:48:23 GMT
Thank you for the concern but the details of who sponsors each player will go on the website as it always has done. It's currently the 22nd of May, nearly 3 months before the season kicks off and the playing squad isn't close to being complete. Worthing's site has been running for a number of years and as such is more complete and has details which are obviously carried over from last season. Aside from that, our site is not actually the same as theirs, theirs is a bespoke website whereas ours is the same as run by the rest of the clubs using Touchline (Eastbourne, Farnborough, Cheshunt, etc)
As for a "shareholders club" I fail to see what it is you're actually suggesting or the relevance of the link to what our football club may offer. You've linked to a company that claims to have nearly €80b revenues and nearly 200k employees. I am open to any ideas on how to best use the new website for the benefit of the football club or what information people would like to see on it but unless you have something of relevance for me to look at I'm at a loss as to what is being suggested.
Edit: The second link is more relevant although it appears to be nothing like the first link to my eyes but again it it a Championship football club. I'm still at a loss as to what sort of information you are suggesting needs to be communicated.
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Post by Snafu2023 on May 22, 2023 15:05:53 GMT
Thank you for the concern but the details of who sponsors each player will go on the website as it always has done. It's currently the 22nd of May, nearly 3 months before the season kicks off and the playing squad isn't close to being complete. Worthing's site has been running for a number of years and as such is more complete and has details which are obviously carried over from last season. Aside from that, our site is not actually the same as theirs, theirs is a bespoke website whereas ours is the same as run by the rest of the clubs using Touchline (Eastbourne, Farnborough, Cheshunt, etc) As for a "shareholders club" I fail to see what it is you're actually suggesting or the relevance of the link to what our football club may offer. You've linked to a company that claims to have nearly €80b revenues and nearly 200k employees. I am open to any ideas on how to best use the new website for the benefit of the football club or what information people would like to see on it but unless you have something of relevance for me to look at I'm at a loss as to what is being suggested. Edit: The second link is more relevant although it appears to be nothing like the first link to my eyes but again it it a Championship football club. I'm still at a loss as to what sort of information you are suggesting needs to be communicated. Sponsorship of players -- yes concur with you. That can develop over the course of the pre-season. So, really a suggestion - not a pop old boy. Advertising boards again -- lets build it onto the website as sponsors validate and pay up. Again only a suggestion - take it or leave it! Shareholders -- again a suggestion -- completely up to you to incorporate that - but shareholders are the main financial blood of a company and publishing details like the stuff Norwich FC and other EPL clubs communicate does really go a very long way. But as i say a suggestion only - not a pop at you Anthony. But, enough from me as you obviously parochial to your good website.
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Post by thelawman on May 22, 2023 15:07:12 GMT
Antony from what I have seen so far the new site is very good, and like you have said its not complete yet,no doubt all the sponsorship details will be added later as we had before, remember this guy does have a job outside the club plus all he does for the academy so give him a time.!!
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2023 15:14:54 GMT
Shareholders -- again a suggestion -- completely up to you to incorporate that - but shareholders are the main financial blood of a company and publishing details like the stuff Norwich FC and other EPL clubs communicate does really go a very long way. But as i say a suggestion only - not a pop at you Anthony. But as I said above im not sure what it is you are exactly suggesting. you mentioned some sort of private members area for shareholders to sign in, presumably for extra information, but the link to Norwich City's website appears to purely be a page telling people information on how to become a shareholder or what they need to do to sell or transfer shares? As above I am all ears as to suggestions but I don't get any clarity in that it is you're actually asking for.
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Post by Snafu2023 on May 22, 2023 15:18:44 GMT
Shareholders -- again a suggestion -- completely up to you to incorporate that - but shareholders are the main financial blood of a company and publishing details like the stuff Norwich FC and other EPL clubs communicate does really go a very long way. But as i say a suggestion only - not a pop at you Anthony. But as I said above im not sure what it is you are exactly suggesting. you mentioned some sort of private members area for shareholders to sign in, presumably for extra information, but the link to Norwich City's website appears to purely be a page telling people information on how to become a shareholder or what they need to do to sell or transfer shares? As above I am all ears as to suggestions but I don't get any clarity in that it is you're actually asking for. Not implying anything -- suggestions only - clarity like the pdf (https://files.canaries.co.uk/canaries/AR2022.pdf) in the Norwich City but something that only shareholders can view. But obviously i must be touching a sensitive spot. Scarborough FC do exactly the same membermojo.co.uk/seadogtrust -- and they only got promoted to NLS north last season. and Lewes at our level -- lewesfc.com/become-an-owner/
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2023 15:38:02 GMT
Why would you be touching a sensitive spot? If I appear annoyed it is only that I feel like I am having my time wasted by somebody who, apart from being anonymous, isn't being clear about what they are actually asking for. That file for example appears to be a brochure to new potential new investors or sponsors, why would anybody put that out on an area that can only be accessed by people who are already shareholders?
if in the future you have an actual clear suggestion feel free to drop me a message but until then im going to leave this here.
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Post by ade on May 22, 2023 22:49:56 GMT
Anthony is there any reason why there’s no invicta radio link etc on new website?
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Post by andypayne on May 23, 2023 7:22:58 GMT
Snafu2023 you mention "catering for the shareholders" in one of your boring posts. Why can't they choose from the excellent menu at Just The Ticket like the rest of us 🤣
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2023 8:05:30 GMT
Anthony is there any reason why there’s no invicta radio link etc on new website? its 22nd May.
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Post by kentjambo on May 23, 2023 8:42:50 GMT
Great work Obertan, but what about links to stagecoach bus timetables and SE trains!!
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Post by JimRuoff on May 23, 2023 9:15:26 GMT
Is there any idea when the below information will be available on the website please?
-Average grass blade length across the pitch over April 2023 -Number of spindles in the fencing around the perimeter of the pitch -Temperature of floodlight bulbs after they have been switched on for 90 minutes -Number of litres of paint used to mark out the pitch throughout the 2022/23 season
Many thanks
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Post by invictasaint on May 23, 2023 11:19:36 GMT
I’ve become increasingly disappointed/disenchanted with the standard of sarcasm on this forum lately. It has neither the cutting wit nor subtle humour that we’ve been used to and seems to be growing to be far more personal. Up your game chaps or ship out.!!
nb: ( no ulterior motive of course) but have you tried the extensive menu featuring traditional and exotic fayre as provided by our matchday(and available for other celebrations) catering outlet? Just the ticket is exactly that!
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Post by fang on May 24, 2023 4:28:00 GMT
Obertan - Thanks for all your hard work on the new website. It appears a lot more user friendly, especially on my mobile.
Out of interest, is the old website still accessible please?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2023 11:25:36 GMT
Obertan - Thanks for all your hard work on the new website. It appears a lot more user friendly, especially on my mobile. Out of interest, is the old website still accessible please? Colin may be able to access the site but otherwise no.
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