GTFC Crowdfunding

Ian Holloway did say the Oystons were decent too...just throwing that out there...

Quoted from GrimExile

We have a club that Ian Holloway says is the best run club he has ever been involved with

Well in that case there's no need to pass the hat round then is there? After all if Saint Ian says it then it must be true

Quoted from aldi_01

I mean he’s not, but each to their own. Whether it bought Bogle or not, the club, the Lord Almighty himself poo pooed the money raised through OP and refused to acknowledge it was fan organised, off the cuff campaign that led to us purchasing a player who was part of a side that got us promotion. The club’s contempt for OP was there for all to see...

Sorry mate but as someone who worked day to day on Operation Promotion I can tell you that without the club's active support a fair few of the rewards on offer wouldn't have been possible. Hardly the actions of a body that was dead set against the crowdfunder. At the time the club were regularly sending messages of support and thanking fans for their efforts.

My own personal opinion is whilst I wholeheartedly admire and concur with the reasoning as to why this has been put in place - there’s some elements that I need more clarification on before contributing.  Everyone knows the Town support will help the club, renowned for it - but I feel there is a reluctance/apprehension/scepticism..whatever for some due to the last episode, which although the club did support - the hard work and appreciation of the few behind it was taken back by alleged comments by board members after. I’d like to see Bax’s thoughts in this in particular.

Of course that was then - this is now. Different reasons and urgency (I guess) as to the need and desire. Maybe the approach from those at the top has changed, their perspective and view/appreciation of the support now more understood because of current climate. Let’s hope so.

I really think with crowdfunding you should be more clear on what the money will be used for and why. There are so many vague crowdfunders that vanish into a black hole and you never really know what good it did. At least in the past the idea of buying players and helping the team get promoted was there so you had some idea why you were donating.

This just feels like donate money and never see anything for it. It's about the same as those scam charity collectors on the streets of various countries in Europe that tourists freely hand over cash to with no idea what for .

For all we know this will do little more than pay the shareholders, of which the fans used to be until the few were talked into selling those shares to the majority shareholder and made a decision for the many without a vote.

Quoted from Kris2

I really think with crowdfunding you should be more clear on what the money will be used for and why. There are so many vague crowdfunders that vanish into a black hole and you never really know what good it did. At least in the past the idea of buying players and helping the team get promoted was there so you had some idea why you were donating.

This just feels like donate money and never see anything for it. It's about the same as those scam charity collectors on the streets of various countries in Europe that tourists freely hand over cash to with no idea what for .

For all we know this will do little more than pay the shareholders, of which the fans used to be until the few were talked into selling those shares to the majority shareholder and made a decision for the many without a vote.

I'm pretty sure there was a vote

Quoted from jamesgtfc

I've said for years that for all that for all of Fenty's criticisms he has ran a tight ship, we don't haemorrhage money and right now their pragmatic approach is ensuring we ride this storm. Day was only saying on Friday night that we don't anticipate kicking a ball in anger until October!

Didn't we urine around £3,000,000 up the wall by getting relegated into the Conference? You can correct me if I'm wrong but I am sure it was mentioned be a board member after the Burton game we would lose £500,000 a season by not being in the Football League

Quoted from Kris2

I really think with crowdfunding you should be more clear on what the money will be used for and why. There are so many vague crowdfunders that vanish into a black hole and you never really know what good it did. At least in the past the idea of buying players and helping the team get promoted was there so you had some idea why you were donating.

This just feels like donate money and never see anything for it. It's about the same as those scam charity collectors on the streets of various countries in Europe that tourists freely hand over cash to with no idea what for .

For all we know this will do little more than pay the shareholders, of which the fans used to be until the few were talked into selling those shares to the majority shareholder and made a decision for the many without a vote.

If you are referring to the shares held by the Trust, I thought they gave them away to JF, not sold them?

Quoted from marinerjase

My own personal opinion is whilst I wholeheartedly admire and concur with the reasoning as to why this has been put in place - there’s some elements that I need more clarification on before contributing.  Everyone knows the Town support will help the club, renowned for it - but I feel there is a reluctance/apprehension/scepticism..whatever for some due to the last episode, which although the club did support - the hard work and appreciation of the few behind it was taken back by alleged comments by board members after. I’d like to see Bax’s thoughts in this in particular.

Of course that was then - this is now. Different reasons and urgency (I guess) as to the need and desire. Maybe the approach from those at the top has changed, their perspective and view/appreciation of the support now more understood because of current climate. Let’s hope so.

The football club is bigger and more important than any one of us. As long as Mr. Day or anyone else associated with the club doesn`t use the money for their personal gain I don`t care what happened in the past. Should comments in the past - however unfair or unjust - be the reason for, putting it bluntly, the club going under?  I don`t think so, and I would like to think that no person calling themselves a "fan" of Grimsby Town would like that to happen either.

Quoted from Ipswin

Well in that case there's no need to pass the hat round then is there? After all if Saint Ian says it then it must be true

Do I take it you don’t rate Ian Holloway then Ipswin?