Close Season Survey

It’s that time of year again – time for the 2014 Close Season Survey.

This season's survey closely matches the format of previous editions, to allow for comparative analysis where possible, with a small number of amendments to reflect the changes that have taken place in the last twelve months.

Both the club and the Argyle Fans' Trust have had an opportunity to contribute to the structure and content of this survey and, as in previous years, it is hoped that it will offer the club an independently sourced and useful "snapshot" of current fan opinion.

You have the right of withdrawal at any time during the survey and all data is collected anonymously. The closing date for this survey is July 1st 2014.

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Thanks John, good questions as always- maybe could have asked a few about HHP though?

Chemical Ali wrote:

Thanks John, good questions as always- maybe could have asked a few about HHP though?

Yep, something along the lines of "how concerned are you about having a Cnut like Brent at the helm?" or "on a scale of 1-10 how much of a piss-take is Brents non-extendable mini-stand?"

Or something along those lines...  

That would be like declaring war on the clusterfuck. Jimmy would be very cross and cast the Trust outside the gates of HP.

Just what is needed.

Anything else is just pussyfooting around and a waste of time and energy, unless a small portion of the spotlight at a parochial club, is where it's at for you.

My replies are very much along the lines of last year - but I'm even more disillusioned.

Absolutely no improvement with the catering which is one of my major gripes. If decent fare with good service were available then the club would surely gain increased revenue, apart from improving the match day experience for us long-suffering fans. Queueing for an eternity, shambolic system, for grim food at vastly inflated prices, without even mentioning some of the lacklustre performances on the pitch, do not encourage the floating punters the club desperately needs. How will the more elderly fans being shifted from the grandstand cope?

The main point of the survey is to compare and contrast data from previous seasons to give an indication of improvements or otherwise. Whilst I understand some have an unhealthy obsession with the grandstand and throwing stones at the current incumbent of the chairmanship, a question on that can't yield any kind of statistical comparison. It's open to short-termist pitchfork rattling but John's surveys are looking more at long term trends and directions.

Maybe a one off question about HHP would've done no harm but it'd only have been for shits 'n' giggles, standing alone the result would be pretty meaningless.

Glad the question about shirt shade remains. There's always been a majority for the darker options available yet the few who shout loudest with, ahem, the ear of the chairman (no names!) always try to claim light green is the way forwards. They managed to twist a tiny minority call for stripes on PASOTI into reality. A strong rejection of pale green therefore on a sample of the wider fanbase should kick weak green back into touch. 'Some' should not be more equal than others, presently however undue and unrepresentative influence seems to be getting it's way.

When you've quite finished patronising us throbby I may take a minute to print out a copy of the survey wipe my bum on it and post it in, reciprocating the level of interest that this owner and this board really show the fans.

I was so happy that I'd completed 17% just by opening it. Just wish there was an option of 'meh' for some of the answers - that would be my inciteful analysis.

I thought it was well balanced on most things except as others have said a lack of questions on the HHP debacle and diddystand.

X Isle wrote:

The main point of the survey is to compare and contrast data from previous seasons to give an indication of improvements or otherwise.

Erm, no it isn't, and John doesn't say that it is. The main point of the survey is to get the views of Argyle supporters: the fact that it allows comparisons with previous years is a bonus, that's all.

(And if that was the main point of it, it would have to have been designed differently from the start, but I won't do people's heads by using words like longitudinal and talking about populations and samples.)

  

Can i just say, Brent Out Now! it makes no difference i know but i like saying it!

Done.

X Isle wrote:

The main point of the survey is to compare and contrast data from previous seasons to give an indication of improvements or otherwise. Whilst I understand some have an unhealthy obsession with the grandstand and throwing stones at the current incumbent of the chairmanship, a question on that can't yield any kind of statistical comparison. It's open to short-termist pitchfork rattling but John's surveys are looking more at long term trends and directions.

Maybe a one off question about HHP would've done no harm but it'd only have been for shits 'n' giggles, standing alone the result would be pretty meaningless.

Glad the question about shirt shade remains. There's always been a majority for the darker options available yet the few who shout loudest with, ahem, the ear of the chairman (no names!) always try to claim light green is the way forwards. They managed to twist a tiny minority call for stripes on PASOTI into reality. A strong rejection of pale green therefore on a sample of the wider fanbase should kick weak green back into touch. 'Some' should not be more equal than others, presently however undue and unrepresentative influence seems to be getting it's way.

Still turning like the Torrey Canyon then throbber, those big (?)ankers can easily land you on the rocks eh, your BFF Ian will not be h a p p y with you when he reads your turn-coating typical diatribe.

It's a shame the RAF could not blast yer mate speccy and his mini-stand out of Argyle isn't it, just like the gov't of the day had to with the the short cut taking tanker captain.

No similarities there then!

Reluctant bidder my ass!

brent out !!!!

Survey completed. Have I missed something? Has X Isle fallen out with Pisspoti, only he doesnt seem to post on there now and he was always one of the most frequent and regime backing posters. A genuine question.

No Swampy.

For that and many other popular misconceptions I've changed my signature to provide a permanent link.

Hopefully it'll save threads descending off topic through the refusal to accept / 'head in the sand-ism' of some*

*not you BTW.

Hello all

We're going to draw a line on this years survey tomorrow morning, so if you haven't already had your say, there's still time to do so.

We'll then start looking at the results and comparing them to the 2013 edition.

Once the club has had a chance to review the results, we'll publish them here and elsewhere.

Thanks

John

I was satisfied with the questions and i answered them accordingly....

Done!
BRENT OUT!