GTFC - The Way Forward

Quoted from jock dock tower

In terms of publicity over the years the amount of money invested is relatively small to the amount of kudos he receives, the free advertising for the businesses he owns or is involved in, and his standing as a local councillor - it always helps having a well known name.

I think were you to do some kind of correlation between what you would need to spend physically over the term John's spent in his chair / non chair role at Grimsby, and what he's actually put into the club he's done very well out of it indeed - especially if the vast majority of the investment is in loans. In which case he's done exceedingly well. Said it before, and will say it again, ask John to drop any ownership he has of the loans as a long standing Town fan and attract new investment on the back of it.

Oh I don't know Jock. I wouldn't have thought being seen as the man who controls GTFC over the last decade and a bit as good publicity. Hardly a good track record.

I think the poll is skewed. The options can be summarised as:

(1) You want him to stay in control;
(2) You want new investment; or
(3) You're some kind of dimwit.

One missing option is the Trust to completely take over. If that were a declared aim I'm sure it would galvanise more fans into being more active participants.

Some way has got to be found of clearing the debt to directors. A tall order but there's got to be a deal in there somewhere. Until that happens I can't see any change of effective control.

I'm going to close my eyes , cross my fingers and wish for a billionaire invested to appear .... fooks sake OP you make it sound so fooking simple

The loans remain a stranglehold and have always felt like Fenty wanting his cake and eating it.

Over the years his PR communication and general demeanour have suggested to me that GTFC was a project in which he always wanted to 'feel the love'...  He would become the heroic figure who would receive the gratitude and adoration of his public...

Some bad decisions (Neil Woods should never have got the job and then I lost any shred of confidence when in the FA cup when it was clear that he didn't know we could name additional subs - basic stuff), some bad luck, some bizarre stuff (deconstructed flags) and years in the wilderness, but the odd high-point too.

If he wants the adoration of saviour / benefactor - the Jack Walker type figure, then they put their money in for the love without ties / strings to have it all returned.  If he wants to play hard and protect his 'investment' then fine, but take the flak fair and square for all the problems that has created.  You can't have it both ways.

Does he love the club, yes, I think so, but clearly not enough when it comes down to it, to relax his grip and write off the loans.  This might allow new solutions, new investment,  in which he could still remain a central part, to emerge.

Ultimately, whose glory is this all for, Towns?  or his?

If JF's dream is to land the new stadium then it would be great if he focussed just on that and left the day to day running of the club to others without any interference

The question which cannot be answered is; would there be a Grimsby Town as we know it, without John Fenty?

So, just a load more of the same on this thread then....

As Louth said....as if its all so simple!

Meanwhile - big game today lads! 3 points up for grabs.