Shareholders Vote for Continuity

20 May 2002

As West Bromwich Albion directors go into an important board meeting today, a key group of shareholders have backed systematic methods of managing transfers and players? contracts at the club. Members of Shareholders for Albion (S4A) voted on this approach last Thursday at a lively forum debate between award-winning Radio 5 presenter Adrian Chiles and outgoing Albion chairman Paul Thompson, attended by 200 members and guests.

S4A members attending voted overwhelmingly to place the team manager?s decisions on new signings within a business framework governing the overall management of the playing staff. S4A chairman Fred Carter said:

"This model is based on the changes that the board has been implementing over the last two years. With the possibility of a new chairman it is vital to maintain the key policies that have transformed Albion from a struggling Division 1 side to a Premiership club. But in the last few weeks disputes over ?who decides what? show that the policies need to be clarified and strengthened."

S4A secretary Dave Watkin added:

"Although the committee will continue to consult the S4A membership, we hope to arrange an early meeting with the Albion Board to discuss the view from our forum"

Shareholders for Albion is an organisation whose aim is to represent the views of the "small" shareholders in West Bromwich Albion, and to help them to stay informed about events and policies at the Club. With around 300 members, whose collective holding ranks as the third largest in WBA plc, S4A has been playing an active role for over two years now. For more information, or to join, email shareholders@baggies.com

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