I just read the piece in the local press with Graham.
This and other recent communications have been a wee bit disappointing. I'm WS member personally and contribute here too. In principle it's a tremendous initiative.
I don't think for a minute the the society board members role is one dimensional, however we need to move the dialogue on from where it is at the moment.
We need more members
To raise more money
To give to the club
It's a hard job running a club on our budget
All of the above we know and understand. The issue is that membership has plateaud. Now I might be wrong but I think the way forward may involve a bit more than beating the same drum again and again. Harsh as it might sound, I think the society will only move on from this stage when the support see the society board members begin to notch some achievements, shape some policy based on concensus fan opinion. The risk is (and has always been) that society board members are perceived as being too compliant and servants of the club board rather than the society. My own personal view is that the society should be a slightly uncomfortable presence in the boardroom representing the broader fan view which at times is not entirely cosied up to the views of the board on every occasion.
The only way the membership is gonna change significantly is when we start to see fans views being strongly represented.
That doesn't mean like in the recent league restructuring debate, where to generalise it was a bit "well we hear what the fans are saying, but we've also heard the club view and folk need to understand its a difficult job running a football club and if you could see what we could see then you'd mibbe have a different view" no! This is our view go represent it to the board.
Where's me tin hat