Members ballot

[Andy]

Not surprised at all. Only thing is that we don't know whether 6 weeks of chavs in beer Gardens and low price retail establishments will trigger a strengthening of lock down rules. Maybe this is at the bottom of the club's thinking -  managing expectations?

[stewyww]

Not surprised at all. Only thing is that we don't know whether 6 weeks of chavs in beer Gardens and low price retail establishments will trigger a strengthening of lock down rules. Maybe this is at the bottom of the club's thinking -  managing expectations?

No, Andy. Covid is being used as a convenient excuse. There is sadly only one thing at the top, middle and bottom of the club's thinking on this.......£££££££££££££££££££££££££

[vim]

Despite free gifts, heartstring pulling and violin playing. I have not given the club a donation.

To encourage renewal, there were offers of free meals in the shut members restaurant and a free meal for Premier members in another shut area.

Are these going to be held over to 2022? Somehow I doubt it.

All this starting off with only giving refunds if you were virtually sleeping in a cardboard box and this season taking money and not offering anything worthwhile in return disgusts me.

[Andy]

Not surprised at all. Only thing is that we don't know whether 6 weeks of chavs in beer Gardens and low price retail establishments will trigger a strengthening of lock down rules. Maybe this is at the bottom of the club's thinking -  managing expectations?

No, Andy. Covid is being used as a convenient excuse. There is sadly only one thing at the top, middle and bottom of the club's thinking on this.......£££££££££££££££££££££££££

Well a professional sports club needs to look at the bottom line. But this comes after many decisions that seem to suggest that the members are very, very low on the totem pole.

[stewyww]

Not surprised at all. Only thing is that we don't know whether 6 weeks of chavs in beer Gardens and low price retail establishments will trigger a strengthening of lock down rules. Maybe this is at the bottom of the club's thinking -  managing expectations?

No, Andy. Covid is being used as a convenient excuse. There is sadly only one thing at the top, middle and bottom of the club's thinking on this.......£££££££££££££££££££££££££

Well a professional sports club needs to look at the bottom line. But this comes after many decisions that seem to suggest that the members are very, very low on the totem pole.

Well if that's the case we either need to climb up to the top of this totem pole, or better still, saw it down.

[stewyww]

Despite free gifts, heartstring pulling and violin playing. I have not given the club a donation.

To encourage renewal, there were offers of free meals in the shut members restaurant and a free meal for Premier members in another shut area.

Are these going to be held over to 2022? Somehow I doubt it.

All this starting off with only giving refunds if you were virtually sleeping in a cardboard box and this season taking money and not offering anything worthwhile in return disgusts me.

My sentiments entirely, Vim.

[Andy]

Well if that's the case we either need to climb up to the top of this totem pole, or better still, saw it down.

Brave words. Better bring your own saw.

[Mick]

Not surprised at all. Only thing is that we don't know whether 6 weeks of chavs in beer Gardens and low price retail establishments will trigger a strengthening of lock down rules. Maybe this is at the bottom of the club's thinking -  managing expectations?

No, Andy. Covid is being used as a convenient excuse. There is sadly only one thing at the top, middle and bottom of the club's thinking on this.......£££££££££££££££££££££££££

Exactly. Instead of sitting down round the table and planning how they could safely admit as many of their loyal members as possible during easing restrictions, they appear to have simply used it as a cost minimisation exercise. What is the absolute minimum we can get away with seems to be their modus operandi. The amount of thought for their (once again) paid-up members can be reasonably estimated as somewhere between zero and none.

[Crisp]

For 2 seasons now I have seen as yet NIL cricket and with the present terms and conditions in place for balloting I cannot see where my £340 is going to be used, especially as the ECB have still to make a statement about the safe return of cricket after 21st June.

To me the conditions before 21st June are totally unacceptable and OTT, it looks like they have been cut and pasted from the original EFL statement when football returned briefly before Xmas.

The county owe the members, as they seem to forget that the public pay their wages, yet we are alienated from all decision making or the understanding of the making of such draconic measures, especially as 50 % of the membership will have been double vaccinated by the time May 17th arrives.

If they are unsure how people react under pressure with covid practise then I suggest that someone with authority pops down to Primark where they are serving in excess of 1500 people per hour inside without half of the restrictions that Essex CCC want to impose outdoors.

[mawallace]

It's going to be interesting to see how people react going forward!

I've got tickets to the pilot at Sheffield for the snooker .

The final was fully sold out 3 weeks ago, but having seen the two lateral flow tests (before and after), and the number of restrictions - masks all day - and so -at the time of typing there are still 50% of tickets now back on sale.

The chatter on the snooker forums is that people want to watch the sport - but not have all the flaff and risk - of going.

I suspect that people will return in June - if there are few resrtcitions.

[vim]

When my employer was involved in the Olympics I was one of the members of staff to be asked if I would like to be involved. i was sent a list of dos and don'ts. As it was 90% don'ts I and a few others decided not to bother.

[Perov]

Apparently the final details for conditions of attendance will be known on 3rd May, following a Government update.
At the moment masks must worn, although a head shield visor would be acceptable.
The NHS Covid app, is advised, but IS NOT mandatory for attendance at the ground.

[Valentines Park]

Does anyone know where the online ballot form is located?

Blowed if I can find it on the website.

[essexfan548]

The link was in an e-mail - paper copy in Members pack.

[Valentines Park]

Cheers for the info