12.12.2008 10:47
New and fruitful meeting with supporters clubs
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Supporters clubs from Bages, Berguedà, la Cerdanya, Lleida Sud and Ponent Nord had the opportunity to attend the third of the series of meetings being organised by FC Barcelona for its Catalan supporters clubs.
Joan Laporta presided over the meeting, at which there was a noticeably optimistic mood. Both he
and vice president Alfons Godall, directors Xavier Bagués and Patrick Auset and Social Commission
directors Pere Jané and Josep Ignasi Macià received a huge ovation at the start of the meeting.
The president gave a prudent speech ahead of Saturday’s game with Real Madrid and
commented that the most important thing is jut to make sure Barça win the game.
Where we are and where we are going
Like at the previous meetings, vice president Alfons Godall told the people in attendance
about some of the successful projects that have been set up from 2003 until the present. Godall
also took the opportunity to mention two new club projects, namely the new MÉS charity campaign in
association with Nike and ACNUR, and the new system for purchasing tickets via the club website.
The vice president also made an analysis of the current state of the club. In general he is
delighted with the way the team is working under new manager Josep Guardiola; financially Barça is
one of the clubs generating the most income; it has 167,000 members; it has energetic partners of
the likes of Nike; and it is able to show its commitments to charity through deals with the likes
of UNICEF, ACNUR and UNESCO.
Supporters clubs get their say
Once Alfons Godall had said his bit, the supporters themselves got their chance to ask
questions to the FC Barcelona representatives. Many of them showed how happy they were with this
initiative by
which the club is seeking to generate more direct contact between the
board of directors and the supporters clubs.
Godall took good note of the ideas suggested by the people that had travelled from Bages,
Berguedà, la Cerdanya, Lleida Sud and Ponent Nord. Among the most commented matters were the
forthcoming elections to the Supporters Clubs Advisory Council in a few months time, the times of
games being shown on television and a study of new formulas for the World Supporters Clubs Meeting.
Later, in a more informal context, the directors of the different supporters clubs got their
chance to chat to the FC Barcelona board over a supper organised in the New Boxes in the stadium.
So, following yet another day of Barça fellowship, everybody was able to go home satisfied.