Completely wrong. I dont understand why there is a lack of understanding about the Trust's role at the Club. It is governance, not day to day operational. The Trust Boarc would have no discussion, either at length (or short) about such issues. The day to day running decisions rest with the Club Board and even the example given above wouldn't reach the Club Board, it would be taken at operational management level.Pizza is probably a good illustration of where I think some of those wanting change are coming from.
Should we sell pizza in the refreshment huts. At another club the person responsible would be asked if it was feasible and if it was would get on and make it happen.
At our club I guess they fear that this would be discussed at length at a TB meeting with a feasibility study being produced to aid that discussion.
Not sure where the truth of this example is.
If Ed, or anyone else, has any suggestion for generating significant amounts of income, they simply need to produce a business plan of their proposal, properly costed, with validated data, and send it either to the Club Board chair or Club Chief Operaying Officer, for consideration. I'd hope that if any such proposal were submitted on this basis, and it had substance to generate additional income, it would be undertaken by the Club. Rather than post on Exeweb, just go ahead and do it. You wont know the outcome, until you try.