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As well as being a brilliant day for the team, the Trust had a good start to the season, details here


http://www.truststfc.com/launch-day/

Fair play. The website is looking a lot more professional these days too. Still on the fence personally, but watching with interest in what happens next.

I didn't see them and was not approached by anybody to join, but they may not have been in the area I entered the stadium!!  Fair play for putting themselves about anyway.

Hi Ronnie,

We had a stall at the corner or the Arkells and Town End, we did plan to come around the ground flyering and pointing people in our direction, but we had so many people signing up we didn't have the man power in the end. We'll repeat it and move around the ground at a future game.

You can still join online too Truststfc.com/join

That answers the fact I never saw anybody, I am in the DRS and entered across the car park!!

Was good to see Mister Ron Dodgers at the Trust's table on Saturday.

Nice one. Good to see the Trust getting out and about and in people's faces again :)

Was good to see them about and hope they kick on now. I will be joining,just a pound a year though not the hundred pound  for life offer as pretty certain i won't get value for money ;-)

Don was a true gent, at one point it started raining and he held an umbrella over the person looking after the forms so they didn't get wet.

Good idea getting the young bits of skirt to attract the blokes in.

I joined

Signed over 200 new members, and now moving forward well towards our target of 1000 by Christmas

I will join if I see you at next home game. Im also in DRS

I don't know how realistic this is, but I'd say it's when membership gets up to around 2,000 that things will really start getting interesting.  You'll have 20% to 25% of the fanbase covered then and, at that point, you can start to argue that you genuinely represent a significant slice of the people who turn up.

Really impressed with the recent marketing effort.  We've not seen anything like this before.  THe last time membership spiked (Diamandis/Wills problems) it was all web-based and word of mouth.  Co-operation from the Club a really good sign as well.

The message about the DRS has been taken on board, and we will be looking to find a spot on that side next time....and there will be a next time!

Ardiles,  I agree we need to look at around 2000 members, and I hope with the plans that are being developed, all fans will see that we have a worthwhile, ongoing programme on behalf of supporters and the club.  Our relationship with the club is excellent, though we have made it clear that we look to be in 'critical solidarity' with the Board.

I am glad you have noted the DRS and the supporters in there, please don't try to put a message out on the tannoy - it does not work and has not worked for the three games it has been open.  Perhaps the Trust could get the club to sort it out, definitely will invalidate the safety certificate - if they ever had one!!!

With no safety certificate can't the council shut the ground - I pressume that is just as there is no emergency PA system for emergencies  or is there another reason we may not have a certificate ?

Sick of hearing about the fucking PA system

The PA system hasn't worked for about a decade, why is this suddenly news?

Alright, keep your trousers on DRS!

Because we won Saturday and played well so people need something to moan about.

Come on Sonic, keep up man!

Wellllllllllllllllllllllllll

I believe it was mentioned that the emergency PA system that is used for steward notices and gives the emergency evacuation details etc does not work either now in the DR, hence mention of safety certificate

This.

What the fuck, it's a pa that's never fucking worked. People need to get a life.

I like that people are moaning about the PA system. It means that they obviously can't find anything better to moan about.

The PA system does work in the DRS, trouble is it has a 'spinal tap' volume system that goes to eleven. It's so loud that the speaker sounds like the singer from one of those metal bands, you know the ones, sounds like the microphone is being eaten.
If you live in Wroughton you can probably hear what is being said, quite clearly.

Even FORWAARRDDD guy in the town end was quiet on Saturday. We had to poke him to make sure he was still alive.

 See the Trust have hit a 1000 members, well done to all involved; should give the TEF anti-Trust faction, something to put in their pipe.

1000? That's one big clique..

Well I joined, not heard a thing, no welcome, no survey!

Hi Ronnie,
As I said in the PM, I checked and your email was wrong in the database, you should have received your welcome email by now. If you haven't PM me again and I'll check further.

thanks

pm sent!

In case you haven't seen it :

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/11530668.This_is_just_the_beginning_for_the_Trust/?ref=rss

Well credit where credit's due, they actually seem to be doing something"

Another one from FLIC (still no idea what that stands for) here

http://www.flicwiltshire.com/stfc#.VDuWLtR4rd4

Why does it have to stand for something?

Fair play on the membership drive, I nearly started to criticise before I read the article and I'm glad I didn't. My moan was going to be along the lines of, "What's the point when the club is finally being run properly?" Looks like they have plans to work with the club and if it comes off - brilliant.

I like the sound of the Trust chairman, and I like the sound of his vision. Will probably sign up later today.

No idea, but it seems like an acronym, so I wondered what it was.

In the last programme, there was a bit on the fact that they have been given approval by the club to look into getting a roof on Stratton Bank...without costing the club any money, as they will look into funding it via grants/donations/sponsorship.

Been meaning to sign up for a while now. These articles were a kick up the backside so I've just done it. Hopefully they'll encourage others too. Seems like the Trust are putting in a lot of graft so a quid seems more than worth it.

Will join this week. They are now doing what I have thought a trust should be doing for a long time. I have been critical in the past but now can see a clear vision so credit where credit is due. One suggestion if it's ok though would be maybe to have had the child prices under the new ticket initiative on the 20.000 leaflets they are dropping off

Unfortunately, these leaflets were printed just before the ticket announcement last week. It's taken a few days to sort out the leaflets and distribute them to the schools.

It's a canny move to get those kids signed up.

ah I see, good work still though

Just handwrite it on them in felt tip, you lazy sod. Don't come here with excuses, bring us solutions!


(Only kidding, excellent work all round)

Finally got around to signing up. Good work with the campaign so far.

There's a real sense of purpose here that I'll be happy to support. Will sign up when I come over with the kids in a couple of weeks. Not sure how attractive us overseas fans are to local sponsors, but if it helps boosts the numbers...

Well John Lewis have an outlet in Swindon, and their CEO had this to say about  France

  :)

C'mon Paul. You should know better than to let me loose with a felt tip.  ;D

Ha ha fair point, well made. Consider the suggestion withdrawn :)

I had feared the Trust was getting sclerotic, hopeless and downbeat (albeit whilst still being a passive member myself) but there is real can do positivity about the outlook of the Trust. Well done to all concerned to be able to come back with this good news.

Saw a pile of Trust flyers in reception at my lads school this morning - well done, hopefully the Trust will get some signups from local schools

Just renewed my membership!

I signed up about 3 years ago, and never got my pin badge.

Cunts.

You don't get one free just for joining, they're a separate sale item you can buy if you choose to.

Plus, if you joined 'about 3 years ago' and haven't renewed, you'll no longer be a member.

Plus, if you get yourself banned then your membership is automatically revoked.

Ok, I made that bit up. Sorry Crispy.

As Paul says you have to pay extra for the badge, but we've had a promotion for sign ups on matchday, that if you sign up as a member, that you can buy a Trust badge for an extra £1 (normally £3) (subject to availability).

We hope to have a small sign-up team out by the shop prior to the Colchester game.

Especially if you call us cunts !!  :)

My membership automatically renewed by PayPal at £5. Can I get a badge?

Are there different Trust badges for each STFC "division"? Crispy might be tempted then...

I'll send you one Sam. Just PM me your address

Awesome, cheers Al.

Does the Trust do a 3rd Panzer Division then?

Naah...just the same old TrustSTFC badge.

In case you haven't seen it...

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/11547419.Club_back_TrustSTFC_with_school_campaign/?ref=rss

Just the Tötenkopfe.

Will there be someone outside the DRS to take my money tonight?

Not tonight. We normally only do membership drives on Saturday games.

You can otherwise join online at truststfc.com/join

Neither Trust chair nor Town chair wearing a tie! For Shame.

But the only one of the 4 is the Trust vice-chair...Do we get brownie points for that then?

Yes, and Power is by far the scruffiest.

Ardiles will be turning in his grave

(except he's not dead)

Will the Trust be looking to support the club in trying to get fans back through the turnstiles? Could the Trust or Club for example have individuals in Town Centre talking to people as they go past informing them of the 6 match/8 match ticket initiatives and trying to promote these to people personally?

They still don't seem to have been publicised as much as they could of as I have spoken to 2 people that used to be Season Ticket holders who hadn't heard about the deals and think they sound really good so are now potentially looking at purchasing them.

Just had an email from son's school offering free tickets to stfc v fleetwood and free trust membership, says the trust got a sponsor to cover ticket costs, nice to see this being done to a) boost attendances at hwat would probably be a low gate and b) encourage more kids to the games

Credit where it is due well done guys.

Yeah, I've seen some tweets about this free tickets for schools initiative, too. It's good for the club because not only do we get a higher gate, the kids are going to hopefully buy stuff or generally become a fan AND we get some of the ticket cost too because a sponsor has bought all of them.

Great deal all around. Brilliant work from the sponsor spending their own money on kids getting into the CG.

Gotta hand it to them, they really do seem to be getting things done now.

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/11597199.TrustSTFC_announce_schools_free_ticket_giveaway/

Trust membership numbers really encouraging

In terms of keeping membership levels up, it seems a nightmare to be manually collecting £1 off people each year.  Within my wifes business we have low amounts that we have to collect on a regular basis, and we use gocardless.com, it allows for monthly or annual DD and it only costs 1% so this would work out at a 1p cost.  Just thought it may help

Finally got round to joining the Trust today. Not sure whether there are any plans to engage overseas supporters, but it would at least be good to have an out-of-town member on the Trust board to represent the interests of those who can't attend on a regular basis, and perhaps help the club make some money out of us.

For starters, can anyone raise why we seem to have the worst version of Player in the whole league? That's money I've stopped paying in recent years, some of which benefits the club.

Player has very little to do with the club - the rights to it are sold en-masse by the Football League, and, far as I'm aware, clubs are then essentially gouged by Player for more cash for the various levels of support. I can only imagine we have the minimal level (which I am not arguing with, Power's trying to keep us on an even keel after all), but that is no excuse for the general shiteness of the service.

Just a basic question to those whom it may concern. I have attempted to join the Trust with the possibility, also, of arranging a donation. I successfully registered yet my membership payment was denied on the basis that I was unwilling to provide details of my mobile phone number (for various reasons). I really shouldn't have to provide such details, when I am trying to benefit our club. An e-mail addy, yes, but I do draw a line. Any enlightenment ?

Just a question regarding Player.

If it is so unreliable and costs, why don't people just listen to BBC Wiltshire Sound for free?

Because people out of county cant pick up BBC Wilts out of county

Yeah, surely nobody who is in BBC wilts range on a Saturday would bother with subscribing to player. Is not like they are 'value add' for anything whatsoever.

How does ghanimah SR pick up BBC Wiltshire Sound for free in Yorkshire?

With a very long aerial.

 :)

Failing the large aerial....stick a smaller one on Menwith Hill, I'm sure Uncle Sam wouldn't mind.

I think I may struggle a bit finding an ariel.

Will this one do?

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I would.

she's got crabs

Picky

Email [email protected]. Someone will help you with this.

i didn't have to provide mobile numbers, just an e-mail address!