Dear Mr Fenty

Quoted from arryarryarry

Do you have to splash the cash, we are talking about how the club is run and whoever you want to run the club there is no getting away from the fact that this club has been badly run for over 15 years and the buck has to stop somewhere.

There are clubs with much smaller fan bases and much smaller budgets that are run by Supporters Trusts -  I'm sure our trust has all the skills that these have

The idea that we need a sugar daddy to constantly pump millions into the club is stoooopid.  Granted the investor will need some capital to oust the dictator, after that, we just need to run the club more efficiently and to be forward thinking.

We have not grown one inch, under JF totalitarian regime, we have regressed and we are soo far behind the rest of the clubs we are supposed to be competing with.

The longer we continue with JF, the larger, the cancer will grow and the less chance we have of surviving.

Quoted from TheRealJohnLewis

The idea that we need a sugar daddy to constantly pump millions into the club is stoooopid.  Granted the investor will need some capital to oust the dictator, after that, we just need to run the club more efficiently and to be forward thinking.

We have not grown one inch, under JF totalitarian regime, we have regressed and we are soo far behind the rest of the clubs we are supposed to be competing with.

The longer we continue with JF, the larger, the cancer will grow and the less chance we have of surviving.

….and of course the "investor" could soon become the new " dictator ".

Quoted from rancido

….and of course the "investor" could soon become the new " dictator ".

Yeah, but they have 17 years before they get rumbled.
Personally, I wouldn’t call that ‘soon’ !!

Quoted from rancido

….and of course the "investor" could soon become the new " dictator ".

I couldn't care less - they're unlikely to be as unsuccessful as the current one.

Quoted from rancido

Let it usually works in housing and most businesses are sold at a profit. Isn't that how JF accumulated his wealth in the first place with 5 Star.

Houses grow in value in real terms because of the increasing population and growing incomes. I don't see how that applies to a football club, unless you're talking about the value of the land (which will be worth less than the money lent by JF for a very long time).

So JF made a fortune with 5 Star Fish. How has this business acumen helped Grimsby Town Football Club? Quite simply it hasn't. It's done the reverse.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

There are clubs with much smaller fan bases and much smaller budgets that are run by Supporters Trusts -  I'm sure our trust has all the skills that these have

Sadly the Mariners Trust board do not think they have.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Sadly the Mariners Trust board do not think they have.

Wondered how long it would be..As someone who spent a lifetime working in the public sector I can assure you that I possess none of the business acumen, experience or indeed the skills needed to run a professional football club. I would be quite happy to work for whoever took on the role if my services were requested. There's a difference between putting your head above the parapet and walking into no-mans land.

Very apt Sarge.

Quoted from barralad

Wondered how long it would be..As someone who spent a lifetime working in the public sector I can assure you that I possess none of the business acumen, experience or indeed the skills needed to run a professional football club. I would be quite happy to work for whoever took on the role if my services were requested. There's a difference between putting your head above the parapet and walking into no-mans land.

I think the Trust undersells itself Ian - most of the most sensible stuff I've seen from the club in the last 5 years has come from members of the Trust and I genuinely believe that, given the opportunity, the Trust could & would recruit the skills needed to run the club.

I know I rattle on about Newport but, according to my friend on Newport's board, this was one of the things that scared them. But now, they've all found their own little niche and are making a success of it because they have a passion for their club.