Initial Statement from the Review Team:
The team met for the first time on Saturday (26 February 2005) to confirm the scope of the review and the issues to be addressed.
This detail is published below.
We are determined that this review will be open and transparent to all Brentford FC supporters and the findings and recommendations will be made public, after they have been considered by the Bees United board. We recognise the need for this review to be undertaken quickly, but will balance this by ensuring that it is thorough. As representatives of a democratic organisation we will strive to consult with as many members and others key groups as possible to ensure that all their views are considered. A questionnaire will be produced to capture these views in a systematic way.
We will welcome any thoughts you have about this review at any stage and you can contact us via email
John Anderson, Joe Bourke and Jon Gosling
The Scope of the Review:
To establish the views of Bees United (BU) members on whether or not the existing governance structure provides appropriate accountability between the BU board and its nominated directors on the Brentford Football Club (BFC) board to ensure that the Club is managed in a way which is aligned with the BU strategy and objectives. If it does not, then how should it be strengthened? If it does provide sufficient accountability, how should the application of the governance structure, by the BU board, be improved?
The focus will be on those issues specifically arising from the ticket fiasco associated with the FA Cup 5th Round tie at Southampton. Any other issues that are identified will be noted for consideration and review at a later date.
The Issues for Investigation:
- How can the supporters’ views be best represented on the BFC board?
- What measures should BU use to assess whether it is successful?
- How should the two boards relate to each other?
- What has worked well in the past and what has not?
- Should BU board members be executive directors of BFC?
- What sanctions does BU have if it is not satisfied with the running of the Club and how should these be used?
- How should BU nominated directors on the BFC board “Conflict of Interest” statements be published?
- How should the re-election of BU nominated directors to the BFC board, be managed?