Planet Swans Archives| The Supporters Trust Steering group has been in discussion for several weeks and this meeting was attended by more than the trust could hope for and the vote to proceed was almost unanimous. |
| Also in attendance at the meeting were Dave Boyle from supporters direct, which is a government funded body which helps set up supporters trusts. |
| Dave told those present “The fans are moral owners of this great sport. They own the game because they will be there for life. Over the years, football clubs have been badly run because fans have not been involved.” |
| The attendees were also told that Lincoln City are now owned by the fans and, although this is not the overall aim of the working group at present, they are taking a massive step in the right direction. |
| Mike Kent, one of the working group told the Evening Post “We thought we might not get as many here as we did. Now we can move on for the public launch and we expect a lot more fans to show their support for the trust. |
| “I’m a fourth generation Swansea fan and I want to try and ensure the club will be here in the future. Over the past few months since the sale of the club has been announced we have been waiting for our knight in shining armour.” |
| Dave Boyle was quick to suggest that the trust was not designed to rival the official supporters clubs and that it will be there to work with the other groups with all members of the trust getting one vote each. |
| The next stage of proceedings was originally the 21st July, but due to a clash with a pre-season game at Carmathen they are now looking at alternative dates and venues. They will announce the date shortly, which should be within the next 4 to six weeks. |
| Speaking in today’s Western Mail, Swansea MD, Mike ‘Liability’ Lewis said “one of my aims is to get a supporter’s representative on the board but it’s got to be done in the proper manner. |
| “We’re a commercial business and if someone wants a director’s seat they will have to earn it either through deed or by putting money into the club.
“The game is unfortunately driven by money and there is a need to get all supporters’ groups together to look at ways of raising cash.” |
| The supporter’s trust is certainly the right thing for Swansea City who have been in the doldrums for far too long and suffered from a lack of investment and a lack of understanding and empathy towards the fans over the past four years. |
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