Just to let you know that, regrettably, I am no longer editor of the club's match day magazine.



This follows a difference of opinion over editorial policy and content.



I'm sure that, whoever produces the magazine from now on, it will still be an excellent read. Thanks to all who have bought it - you made all the hard work worthwhile.



Cheers,



Alan.

How can there be a "difference of opinion over editorial policy and content" when we have the best program in our league?

Who is proposing to change editorial policy and content? If it ain't broke don't fix it!!



Whoever has come up with this nonsense should identify themselves lest all board members are tarred with the same stupid brush. It stinks.

[iFor the first Championship fixture of the season, we have increased the size of our magazine to 40 pages. The reason for the increase is that Rob Parker has been very busy attracting new advertisers to the magazine, and we refuse to compromise on the editorial content, to accommodate those adverts.[/i





Is this the reason?

I can't believe this Alan, I'm shocked.



I know one thing, they won't get anyone else to put in as many unpaid hours as you've done over the last few years, to produce what is generally accepted to be the best programme is the Championships (and better than a lot of SL clubs too).



I'm really sorry to hear this; it's not the sort of news we should be hearing at the beginning of the season and I'm shocked that the BOM (or a member of) would try to interfere with the editorial policy and content of the programme in such a way that would make you resign.

Wow, that's really, really sad news. And crazy. Very, very big shoes to fill, which quite clearly have not been filled yet. It's also very worrying, because "summat must be up"...

[size=150Definitely not[/size. I'm fully supportive of how Rob is attracting more sponsors and advertisers. That's his job, and it pays the bills.



I had absolutely no problem with Rob doing that and was happy to work around it. Don't forget, a few years ago we were running at 52 pages - so if Rob were to attract sufficient advertisers to reach those dizzy heights, that would be fantastic, and I would have been (and still would be) the first to applaud him.

Summat is up - but just with a relationship between 2/3 people.



The club is still being run very well by the entire BOM - and I don't see this changing anything. It's all down to a communications/personality issue, so please I do not want anyone posting gloom and doom on here.



The future of our club is in good hands and this season is going to be great.

I'm sure you are correct Alan. It's not just a matter of personalities though. I imagine 99.9% of fans would have nothing but praise for the quality of the programme over a number of years. That there is someone else who thinks they know better (i.e. they think they can do it better) is both concerning and intriguing, but I suppose we will have to see what the future content is like to know what the difference was actually all about!



As the new regime is so good with press releases, I look forward to a press release from the BOM thanking you for your great achievements in this role!

Thanks Keith. Frankly I'm fed up, but not so arrogant to realise that someone can always do things differently and better. I honestly hope they do and I repeat that I wish the BOM every success - I believe they are sterring the club in the right direction.

Alan has done a fantastic job as editor, I very much enjoy reading his articles and his hard work has ensured our match day magazine really is the envy of most clubs.



I do however hope the programme does not end up now as a load of continuous pages of advertisements because at the end of the day as beneficial as that may be for the club short term, that's not what I will purchase a programme for.

double post.