If anyone is thinking of becoming a financial member consider if not for this year then for next season. What the financial members heard tonight at this meeting is more than what any other a-league club supporters will here ever in terms of where the club is now and where it wants to be.

At present I think it was said we have over 700 financial members and over 7000 honorary members.

Pretty much in a nutshell they want this club not to be reliant on white knights to bail them out and as glenn said tonight Adelaide united is very valuable to the city of Adelaide and the state of south Australia with the economic benefits it brings in

Edited by Timmo: 19/12/2011 11:05:34 PM

I hate to be simplistic but my feelings today after digesting everything is;

"C'mon you Reds!!!!!!"

Hopefully I get a reply from them soon as to why I don't get any of the emails to financial members others seemed to have gotten about merch and things like this meeting

I got the first one then nothing and neither has my dad who I bought one for too

No matter, I love Adelaide United

Even my partner wants to go to the next home game and she generally doesn't give a toss aha, good sign

Edited by davide82: 19/12/2011 11:05:27 PM

Kosmina gets the A-OK

by: Tom Smithies From: The Daily Telegraph December 20, 2011 12:00AM

JOHN Kosmina has been given dispensation by the A-League to take over as Adelaide's head coach, despite not having the requisite coaching licence to take a senior job in the national competition.

The game's national curriculum specifies head coaches must hold a minimum 'A' licence, the second highest level in the game.

In two years time that requirement will rise to the so-called Pro-Licence, the highest there is, a stipulation that is already in place to coach in the Asian Champions League.

Kosmina currently holds only the 'B' licence and Adelaide sought permission from the FFA for him to take the job while finishing his qualifications, which CEO Ben Buckley granted on Saturday.

However it's unlikely he will be able to do that before Adelaide's ACL campaign begins in March, meaning the club will have to nominate someone with the A-Licence to act as "head coach" in Asia.

A club spokesman said United were still looking at options to that end.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/soccer/kosmina-gets-the-a-ok/story-e6frey4r-1226226155526

I'm not sure it's a good idea to pass on the stuff about the club's relationship with the FFSA. I know the club has been working hard on this and it's not been easy but there are historical reasons for the rift and it won't be worked out quickly. I'm sure Glen wasn't blaming the clubs - just frustrated that he can't bridge that gap as soon as he'd like. Imagine if the whole football community in SA was solidly behind the REDS! That'd be amazing. Hard to imagine - but amazing.

The issue about the relationship between Adelaide United and FFSA is an absolute critical issue and i'm really thankful that the club (and RedTillDead) have communicated this to us.

It shows what i've been blabbering on for ages: the game is fractured and divided and not headed in the same direction.

As a code, we will always be a half-rate game until these political messes are sorted out. I'm glad AU have tried, but Glenn might want to save himself the effort. This is a matter that only Old Man Frank can deal with. It's an issue he SHOULD HAVE sorted out back in 2003 [Crawford Report!!] but clearly he's made little progress.

I'm glad AUFC have attempted to communicate with the state clubs, invited them round for dinner and watch the games. I'm glad that they offered extra compensation for Ricardo Da Silva. I hope they keep trying.

Funny you mention this. A lady there said that she was not receiving emails. You should do what Glen told that person: Email him directly and he'll get it sorted. He said for [size=7]ANY[/size] Financial Member to email him at any time if they had problems!!!!!

Me liked that lots and lots :)

Just on this I'm comfortable with what I wrote becuase Glen said as much. Furthermore it was said in a public forum. If I had a private converstaion with Glen then this would not have been appropriate.

Also, he wasn't blaming the clubs at all. He was trying to illustarte that the sometimes picture of the club not giving back to the scene or trying to engage with local clubs was incorrect. He felt that it was neccessary that people did hear about what the club was trying to do in terms of local engagement. He used other examples as well that I didn't report.

I thought it was good becuase there were a few members there who heavilly engaged in local clubs and seemed have this perception (this is my view). They were shocked at the examples Glen indicated.

There are always 2 sides to the story, I just hadn't heard the Clubs and I figured some others hadn't either.

Not having a go at you. I just think the club needs to be very circumspect about these issues so as not to inflame any existing hurts. Whatever the rights or wrongs of the impasse, the future health of the great game in SA depends on the ability of the whole community of football to work together and avoid blaming each other for perceived insults.

In one of the first fans committee meetings Glen laid out his plan to try and communicate better with the clubs. As with a whole range of things he's encountering, this may prove to be harder and a longer process than he anticipated. The positive thing is that he has genuine goodwill towards the football community at grass-roots.

[size=3]Dear Davide,


On behalf of the Club we are pleased to welcome you as an inaugural AUFC Member. It is the first step toward achieving the goal of becoming a membership based sporting entity of which all can be proud.

For the record the key objects of the Club contained in the Constitution include but are not limited to the following:
· Support and encourage the game of soccer in South Australia
· Promote god fellowship amongst members of the Club and associated social facilities

By joining you will now be eligible to:
· Vote for the election of three Committee Members at the Annual General Meeting
· Candidates must be nominated by a current financial Member, of which your one.
All of this information will be available to you upon receipt of the Adelaide United Members Club Inc Constitution.

So where to from here?

We would like to provide the following Club update:

· Hindmarsh Stadium
The challenge for the Club is negotiate a stadium deal which provides long term security for United. Currently we pay a significant fee for each match day offset by ticket sales from which Ticketek take a fee. The Club does not receive any income from catering. A future deal must provide an upside for both United and Government whilst at the same time keeping the game affordable for the fans

· Pre Season Matches
We hope you enjoyed the games which were included in your membership – especially the Harry Kewell match.

· Members Day @ Tapestry Wines – McLaren vale
All financial members will be invited to a Players/Coaches day courtesy of Tapestry Wines owned by Robert Gerard – date and further to be advised shortly

· 2011/12 Expectations
We look sound on paper, but performance is another matter. The win against the Victory at Hindmarsh was a fantastic result, but the Perth and Sydney matches were certainly a wakeup call with the sobering reality of playing Brisbane Roar this week at Suncorp Stadium

Thanks for the support
Go the Reds[/size]

Dear Jeremy,

Thank you for registering your interest to attend Adelaide United's Members Information Night. Your attendance has now been confirmed.
When: 5.30pm, Monday 19 December 2011
Where: Reds Room (Level 2 Bar, Hindmarsh Stadium) - Enter via Corporate Entry, Holden Street

We look forward to seeing you on Monday night.
Regards.
Adelaide United FC

I know this is being a pain but can any other "members" here confirm with me what emails theyve received from the club?

I got the last one on Oct 25th that i posted on here with all the spelling mistakes(below)

This is the last one I got

apparently other people have had one regarding merchandise and possibly invites/info to members meeting last night and tapestry wines etc, info i have seen on our website i think but not received

This is that last one i got on Oct 25 :




Obviously i dont wanna bug them if they just havent sent any since then is all
Im sure they are well busy this week down there

I have also gotten generic ones as well. You haven't accidentally marked them as spam have you?

Haven't heard as of yet, in fact it hasn't been big news here at all surprisingly!