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MuddyWaters
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Agreed about who will notice but that shows the position we are in, nobody notices, or cares what the fans think.
It is only about money to JF, so if the £20k or whatever the club receive in exchange for our morals is reduced by a couple of grand then so be it. If a few others did the same it may make a difference but I suspect others will step into my place and the club will not be affected in the slightest.

Just another nail in the coffin of football, imo


It's all about money AND control. When the Trust gave up Mike Parker's shares, they gave up any hope of any control in the club. Yes, it's been done to death on here and yes, it's history, but what it means is that JF retains power and control over major GTFC decisions and we can say and think what we like and tell the Trust till we're blue in the face but, in the end, he can still do what he wants.
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It's all about money AND control. When the Trust gave up Mike Parker's shares, they gave up any hope of any control in the club. Yes, it's been done to death on here and yes, it's history, but what it means is that JF retains power and control over major GTFC decisions and we can say and think what we like and tell the Trust till we're blue in the face but, in the end, he can still do what he wants.


Did the Trust want control of the club either then or now? I doubt they have ever had the expertise tbh

Having said that I agree it is all about money and control, not just control of the club but control of everyone within. Not a lot different to many (most?) business owners
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Let's just be clear - the Trust's members democratically voted to relinquish the shares. It wasn't a board decision, it was a decision taken by every member.
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Let's just be clear - the Trust's members democratically voted to relinquish the shares. It wasn't a board decision, it was a decision taken by every member.


At a time when the trust had very few members and very little time to weigh up options. It certainly was a democratic vote, there was very little choice though.  There should be no blame on the trust for what happened, the situation forced on them was uncalled for.
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The protest in a nice friendly way should be channelled at the sponsor as sponsor pressure is the only way that I could see this changing. The changes began to happen in Fifa when the people who wanted Blatter out started courting the interest of Coca Cola, McDonalds, MasterCard etc...     


Not exactly, but certainly had a "final nail" effect. The pursuit of Blatter was well underway when the sponsors intervened.

The issues are different though - there is nothing illegal in what the EFL are doing, obnoxious as it is!


"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." (Jimi Hendrix)
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Let's just be clear - the Trust's members democratically voted to relinquish the shares. It wasn't a board decision, it was a decision taken by every member.


Totally accept that. Unfortunately there were other circumstances that affected members' decisions.
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Let's just be clear - the Trust's members democratically voted to relinquish the shares. It wasn't a board decision, it was a decision taken by every member.


Dont think that has ever been questioned has it?
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