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We definitely wont be donating to this Pound for a Pitch malarkey. In fact we find the whole begging thing quite embarrassing as Scunthotpe United supporters, particularly seeing one of our owners on the begging page with Dave and co. As previously said directors come in and enjoy the matchday experience and hospitality, but then still expect all the money back which they put in if and when they decide to leave. We supporters who can afford to are happy to buy season tickets, and if not matchday tickets, and also spend money at the catering points and bars. But we feel this is a step too far and if the current board cant even budget for the pitch with gates of over 5000 then new investors should be looked for. When do we supporters get free hospitality meals and drinks included in our matchday experience?
In our opinion the bad state of the pitch has to be the responsibility of the owners as they make the decisions as to who to employ to lay and maintain it, and should not expect supporters to fund it.I cannot understand why Michelle and the Board are all over this Dave guy and the Unity Group but seem to distance themselves from the Trust who are a well run audited democratically elected group who with around 1200 members represent 25% of the current fan base.
Is it because instead of giving hand outs to the Club they want shares in return so the fans who donate get something in return ?
Having people run round with buckets asking for donations to this and that does not look like a very professional way for the Club to get money.
I see there is also a just giving page but if you subtract the bucket money and the one donation of £500 the uptake on this seems very slow.4 users thanked author for this post.
I think you have hit the nail on the head, ironlion. The club seems to only want contributions from fans in the form of pro bono services and donations, but doesn’t appear to value the role of the Trust as a/the key channel for fan engagement.
We know the fans are the constant while owners and Directors come and go. This
current fundraiser begs the question why can’t we pay for pitch maintenance as part of running costs and from current revenue. (It also looks desperate and amateur). More importantly, is the current regime sustainable financially? I get that they inherited debt and that needs to be cleared, but where does that stand now? As others have said, we have we have no reserve team, academy or our own ground staff. Our training pitch will need to be replaced, or bought or leased from NLC. If we want to progress further, we will need more investment and I don’t see that coming from the current model.
That’s not to say that the current owners have not done a huge amount in bringing the club back from the brink, making progress on the field and in stabilising things off it. It is also great to have genuine fans at the helm.1 user thanked author for this post.
It seems to me that the Club back Dave and Unity because they do what the Club wants where as the Trust is democratically run by the members.
If the Trust are prepared to raise money in return for shares is this really a bad thing ? The Club still get the money.
One thing is certain you cannot continually run a business by asking for hand outs from your customers or in our case fans.1 user thanked author for this post.
No it’s a business, if it was Michelle and co would have no problem with selling on as many shares as were wanted by anyone.
Community institutions can’t be taken over by an individual, they produce business accounts because it’s a Business.
4 directors make all the decisions, and we have no say In the running of the club whatsoever.1 user thanked author for this post.
And like I said before you want to treat as a business in one breath then a community in the other. Especially when it comes to ticket pricing.
You fully supported the club taking advantage of pricing box holders out by the absorbent increase, one which had been a holder for years with his family.
And now you tell us we’ve should help out other than tickets, food, programmes shirts halftime draw the club lottery and other miscellanea.
Remind me what extra the club give to me.2 users thanked author for this post.
You well know that Michelle was only prepared to sell so many shares so not to jeopardize her position at the top.
She put a deadline on hence why only 13k worth by the deadline against the trust share builder of £100,000 worth.
Ps. Have you forgot about the fc100,000 debacle, they really involved us there didn’t they. Unless of course you were one of the privileged, Gareth and the rest of the positive people.4 users thanked author for this post.
A very simple and straight forward question.
Are we a “professional” football club?1 user thanked author for this post.
I’ll move it to that one MKI
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