Mariners Trust - Seat on GTFC Board

For those that may have missed the post on the MT specific messageboard - surely this is good news for all supporters?  Supporter representation at board level is a massive step forwards IMO.

http://www.marinerstrust.co.uk/index.php/news/39-mtstatementplaceonboard260212

Key question I suppose is: is this offer for a seat on the board conditional on the 200,000 shares going to Fenty?

Quoted from Grim_Exile

For those that may have missed the post on the MT specific messageboard - surely this is good news for all supporters?  Supporter representation at board level is a massive step forwards IMO.

http://www.marinerstrust.co.uk/index.php/news/39-mtstatementplaceonboard260212

Thanks for posting GE.

I am made up.  Congratulations to the Trust and to John Fenty for coming to heads of agreement about this bold step forward.

It is absolutely fantastic news and if it can be confirmed in time for me to get my postal ballot in for March 5th then I will definitely be voting YES, rather than the NO that would have been there previously!

It's such a good news story for the club - putting GTFC on the map as progressive club with regards to fan involvement.

Best news this year.

Up the Bleeding Mariners

Quoted from Tommy

Key question I suppose is: is this offer for a seat on the board conditional on the 200,000 shares going to Fenty?

If so it is a fair trade, in my opinion.  

Really good work by the Trust to have got even to this stage.

A year ago I never thought I would see the day.

Really good work guys.

Quoted from HarryHaddocks

Thanks for posting GE.

I am made up.  Congratulations to the Trust and to John Fenty for coming to heads of agreement about this bold step forward.

It is absolutely fantastic news and if it can be confirmed in time for me to get my postal ballot in for March 5th then I will definitely be voting YES, rather than the NO that would have been there previously!

It's such a good news story for the club - putting GTFC on the map as progressive club with regards to fan involvement.

Best news this year.

Up the Bleeding Mariners

Well there you go. The Trust's ballot process is derailed by a gesture of a seat on the board.

Quoted from HarryHaddocks

Thanks for posting GE.

I am made up.  Congratulations to the Trust and to John Fenty for coming to heads of agreement about this bold step forward.

It is absolutely fantastic news and if it can be confirmed in time for me to get my postal ballot in for March 5th then I will definitely be voting YES, rather than the NO that would have been there previously!

It's such a good news story for the club - putting GTFC on the map as progressive club with regards to fan involvement.

Best news this year.

Up the Bleeding Mariners

WHS word for word.

Mariners Trust I salute you. And I think the GTFC board should be recognized for this positive action.

I hope this offer can be made concrete in time for ballot papers to be posted.

What a complete and utter farce.

Firstly - great news the Trust will get a place on the Board. Complete common sense.

But how on Earth can the current ballot go ahead now this has happened? I've voted a certain way based on what I thought should have happened. That has now happened and may well have changed my vote. You just cannot change things in the middle of a vote!  Incredible. Adds even more weight as to why this should have waited until the end of the season and not taken place now. Surely the result of this is now open to legal challenge?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Well there you go. The Trust's ballot process is derailed by a gesture of a seat on the board.

Derailed????? surely a touch on the glass-half-empty side Codger?

I am assuming that by "gesture" you are implying it will not happen?

I very much hope your pessimism is misplaced. And would stick my neck out and say that it's unlikely that the club would dangle this carrot and then withdraw the offer. It would be cataclysmic PR.

I guess the the terms/scope of Trust involvement at board level need to be thrashed out which is why it cannot be confirmed immediately?

Quoted from bax

What a complete and utter farce.

Firstly - great news the Trust will get a place on the Board. Complete common sense.

But how on Earth can the current ballot go ahead now this has happened? I've voted a certain way based on what I thought should have happened. That has now happened and may well have changed my vote. You just cannot change things in the middle of a vote!  Incredible. Adds even more weight as to why this should have waited until the end of the season and not taken place now. Surely the result of this is now open to legal challenge?

I understand your concern and agree re: the timing (far from ideal), but I would have thought that this would depend on the outcome of the ballot.  If anything, I would imagine that this news would sway more people towards a 'Yes' rather than a 'No' vote.  If the outcome of the current ballot is 'Yes', then it could be argued that the outcome wouldn't have been affected by this news.

But you can't introduce stuff after the start of the ballot which fundamentally changes the whole process!  Hundreds of people could have voted on the information su0pplied at the outset. Now something has changed which is a two-fingered salute to those who voted early.