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Grimsby Town Football Club confirms John Fenty’s shareholding in the Club has been acquired by 1878 Partners, a company owned by Andrew Pettit and Jason Stockwood.
Jason will be the new Chair of Grimsby Town FC for a fixed term of 3 years. Andrew joins the Board as Vice Chair. We are also delighted to welcome Kristine Green to the Board to represent the Mariners Trust alongside Dave Roberts. Philip Day has agreed to stay on to ensure a smooth transition to the new owners. The outgoing board members are John Fenty and Jonathan Wood who the consortium would like to thank for their service to the club.
Grimsby Town Football Club is also delighted to announce that Mark Palmer is helping us with the assessment of and options for the football operations. Mark is Managing Director of Insight 63 Ltd, a UK-based football consultancy.
Jason says: ‘Grimsby Town belongs to the fans and the community: we are truly honoured to now be the custodians of the club, running it on their behalf. To that end, involving the fans is essential for us: we will listen carefully to them and will want their help in running the club properly and setting an ambitious, progressive and – crucially - sustainable vision for progress. The board will be launching a survey in the next few days to gather feedback crucial to the future planning of the club. We will also be organising a series of ‘Meet the Fans’ engagements in conjunction with the Mariners’ Trust.
‘We’re fully aware we’ve inherited a club in a challenging situation and we commit to be open and transparent about what we can and can’t do - and to be realistic about the job in hand. We wish to give special thanks to Paul Hurst for all the hard work and commitment he and his team have been putting in to build the squad from a tough position. We look forward to continuing to work with Paul and the team into next season and beyond.
‘Andrew and I are working as close partners on all decisions. We are passionate about Grimsby Town and I am deeply honoured and privileged to take on the role of Chair and have the opportunity to try and help the club improve over the next few years.’
‘We’d like to send this message to the club’s supporters and the people of North East Lincolnshire and beyond: we need your support. At one level this means coming to games, buying season tickets and supporting the club’s commercial activities, such as sponsorship. At another level, it means recognising we’re all working towards the same goal - success for the Mariners, the club we’re all so passionate about. We’re welcoming and encouraging discussion about the club and want to hear people’s opinions, but we want this to be done in a positive manner and with a degree of respect.’
Andrew adds: ‘There are ‘three ‘Ps behind our investment. Passion for the club we love. Philanthropy - giving back to a community that has been home to our families and pride – developing and growing the Mariners as a community asset which can be a significant catalyst for the regeneration of the area. We are also proud that Grimsby Town will be the first professional football club to seek certification as a B Corp, a governance structure that requires balance between social purpose and profit, requiring active consideration of the community, our employees and the environment, as well as shareholders.’
There is very little in here that we didn't already know or suspect. The one bit of BAD news is that DAY stays.
I would have liked a little bit of what we would like to do is, or our intentions are to build, or our ultimate aim is etc. Yes I know it is very early days and Fenty has gone HOORAH but surely they could have put a small bit of something in the statement about their intentions.
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I have now listened to Jason and Andrew and have left all positive posts on the 6pm Radio Humberside Thread
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I read it differently - Day stays to ensure a smooth handover and then goes. Stockwood is chairman, Day has no job.
This is not unusual in a takeover, you keep someone around who can answer all the questions.
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People already moaning  I doubt Day will be around by the time the new season kicks off. Seems fair that he is hanging around to complete a transition period. Take my money GTFC  |
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If they want our feedback then one of the first things they need to know is that we want rid of Day as soon as possible.
There is no room in a progressive organisation for a man who attempts to play down the serious of criminal fraud if it is only financial institutions that get ripped off.
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Kristine on the Board, that’s great news
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The fact they used the word Philanthropy already stands them head and shoulders above the outgoing idiots...
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The fact they used the word Philanthropy already stands them head and shoulders above the outgoing idiots...
The Principle Funder thought Philanthropy was a left back Holloway tried to sign on a free from Spalding last summer. |
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they're on radio humberside sports talk 6-7pm tonight
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The Principle Funder thought Philanthropy was a left back Holloway tried to sign on a free from Spalding last summer.
Or some sort of firework smuggled in women’s bras |
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The Principle Funder thought Philanthropy was a left back Holloway tried to sign on a free from Spalding last summer.
I thought Phil N Thropy* was another of those trolls who refers to Fenty as ‘John’ and claims to understand transfer deals. * Closely related to Miss Ann Thropy |
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The fact they used the word Philanthropy already stands them head and shoulders above the outgoing idiots...
What the f@@k has stamp collecting got todo with running a football club ? !!! 😉 |
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Kristine on the Board, that’s great news
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All the very best to 1878 (Grimsby Pelham?)
Great news.
Optimism starts here.
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That is one of those good news stories they have on regional news programmes. And rightly so. Her trajectory has been remarkable.
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Also pleased that Kristine has been appointed to the Board. Jason said that his company always recognised and rewarded talent.
Fenty and his WASPs old-boys club never moved into the 21st Century.
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People already moaning I doubt Day will be around by the time the new season kicks off. Seems fair that he is hanging around to complete a transition period. Take my money GTFC
Who's moaning, not me for certain as I have posted elsewhere I am very pleased happy ecstatic, so who are you referring to? Why is Day hanging around? when we already have a CEO. In one of Hurst's pre-match comments, he referred to new training facilities in several month's time as part of the future. Nothing in this statement about that. It's not about being impatient but as they put it 'they want fans to be involved'. Involved in what? Yes, I want all fans to be involved in a future prosperous club eventually back in the championship but we need to know what the plans/intentions are. Some may say that they only took over today, however, these are very astute business men and I am sure that they, in the last several weeks, we're making some sort of business plan for the future. A small look at the future would be nice to comfort us going into NL. |
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I read it differently - Day stays to ensure a smooth handover and then goes. Stockwood is chairman, Day has no job.
This is not unusual in a takeover, you keep someone around who can answer all the questions.
And tell you where all the bodies are buried.... As for the statement, there’s enough in there to set a general direction and overall strategy of listening, engaging and sharing with fans and the general community. They’re talking about having a common goal from which we all benefit, and how they’re going to go about achieving it at the moment, by setting a new cultural agenda which is chalk and cheese from the recent approach. The detail of exactly what they will do will come soon enough and I’m sure a lot of those specific action plans are already in place and some of them, such as upgrading the training ground, are already happening. Today is a day for celebration - the first for a while. Up the even mightier Mariners. |
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For today is the day we celebrate.
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Who's moaning, not me for certain as I have posted elsewhere I am very pleased happy ecstatic, so who are you referring to?
Why is Day hanging around? when we already have a CEO.
In one of Hurst's pre-match comments, he referred to new training facilities in several month's time as part of the future. Nothing in this statement about that.
It's not about being impatient but as they put it 'they want fans to be involved'. Involved in what?
Yes, I want all fans to be involved in a future prosperous club eventually back in the championship but we need to know what the plans/intentions are.
Some may say that they only took over today, however, these are very astute business men and I am sure that they, in the last several weeks, we're making some sort of business plan for the future. A small look at the future would be nice to comfort us going into NL.
They aren't going to talk about specifics such as plans for training facilities in their first ever statement though, are they? |
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& Dave Roberts deservedly retains his place (if the stories are to be believed, then all Town fans should be raising a glass in thanks to Dave's crucial role in getting this started )
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They aren't going to talk about specifics such as plans for training facilities in their first ever statement though, are they?
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Who's moaning, not me for certain as I have posted elsewhere I am very pleased happy ecstatic, so who are you referring to?
Why is Day hanging around? when we already have a CEO.
In one of Hurst's pre-match comments, he referred to new training facilities in several month's time as part of the future. Nothing in this statement about that.
It's not about being impatient but as they put it 'they want fans to be involved'. Involved in what?
Yes, I want all fans to be involved in a future prosperous club eventually back in the championship but we need to know what the plans/intentions are.
Some may say that they only took over today, however, these are very astute business men and I am sure that they, in the last several weeks, we're making some sort of business plan for the future. A small look at the future would be nice to comfort us going into NL.
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Give them a chance to take their coats off first..
Christ on a bike..some folk never happy..
I’m sure all will be revealed in due course..
I know it goes against the grain being a Town fan - but at least try to enjoy today..it is a good day.
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If they want our feedback then one of the first things they need to know is that we want rid of Day as soon as possible.
There is no room in a progressive organisation for a man who attempts to play down the serious of criminal fraud if it is only financial institutions that get ripped off.
He had a job to do then as he does now. Keeping someone who knows what has happened in the past without them having any remaining power makes terrific business sense. As someone else has said, he knows where the bodies are buried. |
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Who's moaning, not me for certain as I have posted elsewhere I am very pleased happy ecstatic, so who are you referring to?
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