A good article Phil and critique of the current Trust Board. The real big betrayal was the decision by the Trust Board to drop the legal action, without any reference back to the trust members who gave the Board the mandate to pursue legal action in the first place. We had a number of meetings attended by the legal representative from Goodmans solicitors and we were assured we had a strong case and even secured insurance cover in the event of our case failing in court. The decision by the Board to unilaterally withdraw the case, after large sums of our money had already been spent on legal fees preparing the case, without any reference to the members, was a complete betrayal and kick in the teeth for members. I resigned from the trust in disgust.
Time softens the blow and I have now rejoined the trust, despite it's failings. Unfortunately, the only conduit we have to the Board and the clubs owners, however inadequate at the moment is the supporters trust. We can protest outside the ground, we can complain amongst our friends and fellow fans but this will achieve nothing. If the Trust is to be changed. made more responsive, open and transparent, this can only be achieved by members from within. As the old saying goes, 'better to be pissing inside the tent. than missing outside of it'.
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