by therisingblues » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:02 am
wild dog wrote:therisingblues wrote:[A couple of myths dispelled there. One was that it is a ten year agreement. The information you have supplied here says that it is a 15 year agreement. Ouch!
But...
The 12 month notice period, now does that dovetail with the 15 year term? So before the end of fourteen years we would have to notify them if we have decided not to renew the agreement?
I am not so sure because it actually is worded "terminate the agreement", which would suggest that we have some power to terminate the agreement at any time, provided that we give 12 months notice? Some clarification of that would be helpful. If it proves that we do just need give 12 months notice if the clubs agree to terminate the agreement, that would surely be a focus for a much needed campaign to have them ousted from the league.
Worth investigating further.
Im not sure theri and remember this is just a summary on the AFC website. Who knows how accurate it is. I would like to get hold of the full agreement. I would also like to have someone out there with some contractual experience and a legal background to also study it. Personally I have contractual experience, but its not from a legal background. Obviously lawyers get involved, and often a good synergy results.
I like the wording "terminate the agreement" though. It does suggest power, we just need to have 3 more clubs to obtain that power if we assume South and Centrals are aligned. Regarding 12 months then so be it, would be a nice time period to organise a good send off.
Surely our clubs would have a copy of the agreement? I totally agree, we need access to the full agreement in black and white. It might be spelled out so that even a layman such as myself could understand it, and hence be even easier for someone with experience reading contracts, like yourself. Or we might need the legals to interpret it, can't say until it is presented in its naked glory.
If the clubs are beginning to realise this lose/lose situation for what it really is, then a way out of this nightmare might just exist. Ultimately the push has to be from them. If supporters realise that a legitimate means of having them dumped from the competition in 12 months time actually, genuinely exists, then we need a campaign to get the clubs to act.
Permanent damage is just a couple of years away IMO. Something needs to happen soon.
I'm gonna sit back, crack the top off a Pale Ale, and watch the Double Blues prevail
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