Post FCS Discussion Thread.

[Niall]

Right ok lets do the same old conversation we have every year. To address a few points;

Flags/banners - Yes this is my fault they were not there. I moved house 3 weeks ago and the banners have been left at my parents along with a lot of my belongings. I was going to try and get them to a member who was going before the show but was unable to and since moving have not had the chance to make the 100+ mile drive home to theirs to get said items. So for this i apologise. They will be at Pugfest.
Camping - There never EVER has been a pre arranged camping spot. The organisers do not do this. We had an area one year and that was due to JP (who was staff at FCS that year) kindly using his own time to tape an area off. No other clubs have designated areas and they manage fine.
The stand - This year i have been given no feedback prior to the show with regards to stand location or size. Last year we were given a nice google maps screen shot with a over lay so we could work out the exact stand size and therefore the stand layout. This year, none of that.

I think certain members need to re evaluate what they want from this show. Lets face it, we will never win any awards. We do not spend lots of money on props or themes. Look at the clubs that do. Fair play to them for the effort but their members stay on stand all day. I know most of the regular members well personally and know that they would not want to do this and instead enjoy the show for what it is...watching some have a go hero in a Saxo bin his pride and joy on track. If we want to have a more presentable stand with a chance of winning something (which will only sit in one of the staff members draws anyway, its not like we have a trophy cabinet!) then by all means we can but we ALL need to put effort into that.

Finally, staffing - Rowell is right about the fact only two members of staff turned up. I should of been there but wasn't. In the past 3 weeks i have moved house, taken on a new role and have been working silly hours to ensure i keep said new role. Couple that with some health issues and that all totals to me not having time to shit let alone spend a 3 day weekend in a field with you lot. No that isn't an excuse i know but for those of you who think i was sitting on my arse all weekend, thats not the case.
To be honest i'm not happy with the staff situation on this forum any more and thats no secret so that will be changing shortly, hopefully before Pugfest. A few of you have contacted me already expressing your wish to become staff and that hasn't been ignored.

Now, the past is the past and we can learn from our mistakes. I think its pretty safe to say that the majority of members here prefer Pugfest which is now a month away so lets learn from our mistakes and make that a show to remember. FCS has been a big disappointment for me for years now, not because of anyone here or anything to do with the club but because of the show its self. Its expensive, theres not much to see and do and every year it becomes more political.

My last comment on the FCS situation will be this. Despite the issues and clear disappointment, Sam and Paul worked hard prior to the event and at the event. I don't think some people here (one mostly) realise that shows do not organise themselves and not all of that organisation is visible to the members. So for those of you that want to have a dig, by all means do. Personally it doesn't bother me because i have come to realise and accept over the past year that most people do not appreciate what is done at all. I do know however it bothers other staff who do work hard on these things.