Having attended last night, I can advise that it would seem to be arrangements only concluded in the last couple of days which the Club, and in particular Carl Hall, have been working on / negotiating for some time.

Gary

As Wanderer has confirmed, the actions weren't decided by the club at the meeting on Thursday. It had been something they'd been working on for some time.

Cheers.
That's as it should be.
I bet getting stuffed on Sunday helped clarity.

We have a part coach and a part squad ... it just wasn't right.

what im refering to is not JUST the lack of information coming from the meeting last thursday but the lack of news / information for the build up of the season ahead. Its the Job of Carl/club Doncaster to promote their product (the team) to encourage people to invest in the club,, did anyone ask how many season tickets have been sold this year ( I have deliberateley NOT bought one) compared to last year,, I suspect the numbers are well down. The reason why?? I truely hope that the NEWS that will be released albeit miles to late to generate a big rush to buy season tickets or get the fans excited is going to be be something BIG,,, but dont hold your breath..

None of the people attending the meeting asked how many season tickets had been sold. Had any fans asked the question prior to the meeting, I would have made sure it was mentioned. Our main concern (as fans) at the meeting was the thinness of our squad and the lack of recruitment. This was the main focus of the meeting.

I share your concerns about the lack of information coming out of the club during the off-season. I would have preferred weekly updates throughout in an In The Dugout. Without news we all start to fear the worst and think nothing is happening. In the club's defence, there probably wasn't much to tell. They got their fingers burnt revealing transfer targets in 2017 and perhaps decided it was better to keep 'targets' quiet this time around.

What everyone will learn about shortly has taken most of the off-season to sort. I don't know the specific wording that's going to be in the Club Statement but I believe that what the club has done is a smart move. It answers the criticisms that we have been aiming at them for the last few seasons, and gives us the best chance possible of going up this year.

I am critical of the club when I feel they get things wrong, including poor presentations on match days, like last Sunday (as shown in the questions I was submitting). Through the Fans Panel the club give us an opportunity to question them, make our feelings known, and put forward suggestions for change. I doubt that many clubs do this. Long may this link between the club and fans continue.

The fans who attend the Panel Meetings are passionate about the club in just the same way as posters on here are. We want the club to succeed and do the right things too.

I've been in touch with Carl on Saturday morning to see why the minutes of the meeting haven't yet been published.

Carl told me that all day Friday was taken up sorting arrangements for Kes's match on Sunday. Work will begin on the minutes and 'formal announcement' on Monday.

Keep up the good work Mike. It is very much appreciated

And that sentiment also applies to Gary (Wanderer)

Well how about this? ....
Folk are too busy to tell us until Monday at the least ....

So how cack-handed is that, what with Kyle's game tomorrow?
Kyle get's all the money left over after expenses and an announcement could have added a few more to the gate and all that into Kyle's pocket.
Are we running a business or a retirement home for business illiterates?
What is wrong with a club announcement on the website and social media, it is too bloody late for the Free Press, that goes something like this ..

Calling all Dons fans, come along to Kyle Kesik's Testimonial match on Sunday against Leeds because in the few days after it there is going to be an important announcement concerning our future which will have the people of Doncaster buzzing (or words to that effect).

That took me 2 minutes .... and put 50 on the gate at least.

Why didn't they encourage more fans down by saying there was going to
be a BIG announcement during half time of the game on Sunday instead of doing it Monday

I hope fans don't need an incentive to go to Kes's testimonial. We should all want to be there to say 'thank you' to him.

I understand everyone's frustrations about the announcement. Dealing with it on Friday would have been best but the club clearly had important issues to sort out on Kes's behalf. The statement is something that is best put in writing to everyone, not announced over the tannoy.

Agreed. Having listened to Gavin Baldwin and Carl Hall on Thursday evening, this is not something which could be announced over the tannoy mid-match. There are some contractual arrangements involved and I concur that the Club needs to announce them in a formal written statement.

The games given away unless I have misread it ... we are going professional or part-professional.
Can't see what else it would be.
As in full-time professional or part.