Black bank flag

[Pancho Regan]

I am sure Matty was not. at all a party to this latest flag appeal and I see no reason whatsoever to criticise him for the loss of the previous one either .This latest flag was. advertised on DROS so should be totally genuine also .

Yes he is a party to this latest appeal Bri - his name is on the gofundme page.

[RoverBB]

Hello All

To post an update. The flag has been purchased and is in the process of being produced. We expect to have it in situ for the AFC Wimbledon fixture.

The flag mentioned that I did last year was done by me personally not Black Bank - this was unfortunately in the boot of my car when it was stolen. The car was recovered but everything inside, right down to my children’s car seats and toys were dumped.

As such, this time around, I advised the new guys that have resurrected Black Bank to ensure they had everything in place prior to doing the crowdfunding. They have been working directly with Mark Hughesman & Mike Allott from the club as well as Phil Winterman who heads up the Shadow Board initiative - The Matchday experience group to ensure accountability, insurance and safe storage -Black Bank have been given a locked storage closet just off the South Stand where this will be housed as well as the other flags that we are having to repair and replace.

I’m happy to answer any further questions about the new flag as ever.

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Matty

[RoverBB]

I don't understand the fascination of buying new big flags all the time, especially when big flgas already exist and don't get used. This one is still in the club, and was last used during covid as a cover for all the empty seats;

Martin, I still love this surfer but I was led to believe by the club that this had gone missing. I spoke to Rob Clark about this last May as the lord Nelson pub wanted to hang it from the roof of their pub for the play off semi final and they even went as far as to sign a contract to state they would pay if it were to be damaged but when they went to collect, the club told them it could not be located??

It is a shame cause I’d love to see this out more. Could even be used in a display that we were thinking about.

[silent majority]

I don't understand the fascination of buying new big flags all the time, especially when big flgas already exist and don't get used. This one is still in the club, and was last used during covid as a cover for all the empty seats;

Martin, I still love this surfer but I was led to believe by the club that this had gone missing. I spoke to Rob Clark about this last May as the lord Nelson pub wanted to hang it from the roof of their pub for the play off semi final and they even went as far as to sign a contract to state they would pay if it were to be damaged but when they went to collect, the club told them it could not be located??

It is a shame cause I’d love to see this out more. Could even be used in a display that we were thinking about.

Hi Matty,

If this is the case it's the first I've heard. The club used it throughout the pandemic so they should know where it is

We would love to see it being used more, so I'll check.

[RoverBB]

I don't understand the fascination of buying new big flags all the time, especially when big flgas already exist and don't get used. This one is still in the club, and was last used during covid as a cover for all the empty seats;

Martin, I still love this surfer but I was led to believe by the club that this had gone missing. I spoke to Rob Clark about this last May as the lord Nelson pub wanted to hang it from the roof of their pub for the play off semi final and they even went as far as to sign a contract to state they would pay if it were to be damaged but when they went to collect, the club told them it could not be located??

It is a shame cause I’d love to see this out more. Could even be used in a display that we were thinking about.

Hi Matty,

If this is the case it's the first I've heard. The club used it throughout the pandemic so they should know where it is

We would love to see it being used more, so I'll check.

This was Black Bank’s primary concern regarding storage for new flags and banners. Historically, we had a small storage area in the grounds man’s store room but as personnel changed, they got moved throughout the stadium from the sluices, to just being left out in connecting corridors. We lost in the region of 40 waiving flags from it all too. I got to the point of giving up on crowdfunders to replace them until I got that bug last year - and I chose to keep that one in my possession- which then went you know what.

This year, I was able to pass Black Bank on to a few individuals who have my complete trust, one of which was involved in the early BB days and two more who will be able to take the reigns until my kids are the age where I can have all my weekends back at the Eco-Power with them. Whist not intending to be a named part of this latest appeal, more acting as an intermediary between them, the club and the suppliers, I had to link my own GFM account to the main crowdfunder due to some issues with the transfers being sent out.