We don't - we speak for our members. And if you don't like what we're saying we're a democratic organisation - join the Trust, stand for the (Trust) board and knock some common sense into us. Or come to a members' meeting and tell us where we're going wrong.
Surely the onus is on you to tell us where you are going right.
Incidently, how many members does the Trust have?
And how many members turned up to your last meeting?
Why should I join?
Well, it's not just a company is it? It's a football club we all, as fans, have a profound stake in (not to mention having put a shedload of money in over the years in season tickets etc). Let's face it, if it was just a business, it'd have gone to the wall years ago. And to be fair, what we've tried to do is not just have a go but offer help as well and where we think something's been done wrong, offer constructive criticism. Like with the alternative ticket prices proposals. You might not personally have been impressed with them - fair enough - but they were as well researched as they could be without access to the actual gate receipts, costed, well-thought out. And come on, you must admit, it's certainly a damn sight better than just going "WAaaahhh! Prices too high!" Please remember as well, the proposal was supposed to be the basis for a discussion with the club when we met for the consultation on ticket prices which Bob Holt publicly promised to do but the board then backed out of that consultation. I'd have welcomed (and still would) someone from the board going through the figures with us and proving that we were just wrong and that the prices they've set are necessary. Fair enough - we offered tonight in fact that if they can do that and prove there is a genuine business plan and analysis behind the ticket prices, and that our figures are bollocks, we'll put out a press release saying so. No probs.
No I think you'll find it is a company which needs to trade as a going concern to be signed off by the auditors.
Yes ticket prices are high. But they are not silly. With regard to the Trust ticket price proposals I wasn't impressed - again I'm sure it was done with the best intentions and perhaps what we were shown on the trust website wasn't what was presented to the Club (I mean in terms of presentation).
I do stuff like that on a day to day basis and I know how you can pick and choose what info to include and what stance you choose whatever analysis you like at the end of the day. Equally important, however, is how you present your findings.
We all know if youspeak to Bob Holt and Sandy Gray - they're not experienced at dealing with this sort of thing, although I'm sure they are very nice people.
I'm not here to defend Justin - he's a politico and more than capable of fighting his own corner - but as I remember it, he didn't slag you off on our site that was Gerald Phillips/Gerry/StiltonRed/bobby "defending" him. And erm, well, you don't need me to tell you what Gerald's like. And I'm certainly not defending him!!
Can you really get four bags of rubbish in a wheelie-bin? Did he say if we can all have one? I could really use one to be honest.
Lie down with dogs and you get fleas!
If you need information on wheelie bin capacity - Tomlinson is your man - its only a matter of time before a new career in refuse collection beckons for the poor lad...
