[OldDirtyGlasses]

“New” Chairman selected. Stale.
72 year old John (known as Jack) Pearce.
Was a board member, serves on the FA Council, so was part of the cabal that verified the poor decisions of this collective he now chairs. That says to me that he is unlikely to be a revolutionary hand.
Been involved at Bognor for longer than the Gregorian calendar, but being lower league, may have an interest in giving more votes to North & South?!
But at 72 I’m surprised. If he was a director he wouldn’t be allowed to serve as I understand it, Companies Act 1948 and so on.
Fingers crossed but no breath being held that’s for sure, more of the same nonsense expected.

[Darran]

I know Marc White at Dorking spoke highly of him when all the crap was happening so hopefully he will come in and sort things out.

[Grey beard]

“New” Chairman selected. Stale.
72 year old John (known as Jack) Pearce.
Was a board member, serves on the FA Council, so was part of the cabal that verified the poor decisions of this collective he now chairs. That says to me that he is unlikely to be a revolutionary hand.
Been involved at Bognor for longer than the Gregorian calendar, but being lower league, may have an interest in giving more votes to North & South?!
But at 72 I’m surprised. If he was a director he wouldn’t be allowed to serve as I understand it, Companies Act 1948 and so on.
Fingers crossed but no breath being held that’s for sure, more of the same nonsense expected.

Thought that my self Darren??? Let's hope the Dorking owner is correct about old jack.
I'm not holding my breath. What do other's think is this a good or is it  a backwards step for the N/L .

[RJS]

Its dangerous to assume someone won't have a revolutionary or progressive agenda purely because of their age. What concerns me more than his age is the fact that he is part of the system already. It feels to me like the governance needs root and branch reform and I would have liked to see someone completely independent from what went before come in. All that being said lets hope the Dorking manager has this right and he is the man for the job.

Its going to be hard for those in charge to rebuild trust given the omnishambles of last season but I suppose we as supporters should try not to tar everyone involved with the same brush. I imagine there were a fair number technically involved in the administration of the league last year who were just as annoyed and embarrassed as the rest of us.

[Gladfans]

I agree RJS - what griped most of us was the apparent lack of communication- guidance offered to clubs. Also the grant/loan fiasco.
That said and a bit like the government the NL hierarchy were dealing with unprecedented times and have an element of sympathy from me.
Let’s look forward to the future.

[Citygull]

An organisation that (among the many other fiascos last season) can regard a no confidence vote supported by 33 clubs to 29 against as a resounding vote of confidence in itself because their nonsensical discriminatory voting system produced an 'actual' result of 23-7 against is delusional and hopefully living on borrowed time. The leader may change, but will the mindset?

[Grey beard]

Its dangerous to assume someone won't have a revolutionary or progressive agenda purely because of their age.  What concerns me more than his age is the fact that he is part of the system already.  It feels to me like the governance needs root and branch reform and I would have liked to see someone completely independent from what went before come in.  All that being said lets hope the Dorking manager has this right and he is the man for the job. 

Its going to be hard for those in charge to rebuild trust given the omnishambles of last season but I suppose we assupporters should try not to tar everyone involved with the same brush.  I imagine there were a fair number technically involved in the administration of the league last year who were just as annoyed and embarrassed as the rest of us

Did not base my opinions on his age,in fact he is only two year's older then myself ,but by the length that he has had working the F A and don't think anything will change in the future ??Hope I'm wrong but can not think of any one from the FA that has made great changes to football in football in my life time?but I'm sure some one will tell me other wise.

[RJS]

Did not base my opinions on his age,in fact he is only two year's older then myself ,but by the length that he has had working the F A and don't think anything will change in the future ??Hope I'm wrong but can not think of any one from the FA that has made great changes to football in football in my life time?but I'm sure some one will tell me other wise.

My experience (albeit at a significantly lower level), is that there are good people who are willing to try and drive change, but that generally the hurdles put in front of them are such that they lose enthusiasm, or their voices are drowned out by those who have been part of (and benefited from) the system.  FWIW I wasn't suggesting that you were judging him on his age, more a general point as his age was brought up in the thread.

[Grey beard]

My experience (albeit at a significantly lower level), is that there are good people who are willing to try and drive change, but that generally the hurdles put in front of them are such that they lose enthusiasm, or their voices are drowned out by those who have been part of (and benefited from) the system.  FWIW I wasn't suggesting that you were judging him on his age, more a general point as his age was brought up in the thread.

What my point that I tried to get over   that  i struggled to get over  is if you work for a long time for a organization like the  
FA  it must be very difficult to start doing things in a completely new way?Personally I'm a bleaver  that you can't treat old dog's new tricks ?Fan's and club's need new ways of running our level of football ,if it does not change now thing's will carry on just the way they do now?
We need a modern and positive reaction and progressive approach to football in. this country but I fear I won't see it in my time.

[Darran]

An organisation that (among the many other fiascos last season) can regard a no confidence vote supported by 33 clubs to 29 against as a resounding vote of confidence in itself because their nonsensical discriminatory voting system produced an 'actual' result of 23-7 against is delusional and hopefully living on borrowed time. The leader may change, but will the mindset?

Funny how Step 1 were happy for one vote per club when it suited them!