The Mariners Trust

Quoted from LH

Or they’ve let their membership lapse. There are a lot of people disappointed in this neutral stance they’re taking members or not. This is the sort of thing that drives people to join up or not and they’ve got it very badly wrong.

I appreciate that. But their first duty is to listen to the members. If Fenty fans are disproportionately represented in the membership, they’re more likely to get listened to.

They are on the board because its Fentys gift, he only puts up with them being on the bottom of his shoe because it gives him that feeling of power over the fans.
They should leave the boardroom and start organising fan protests against the dictatorship so we can urine in from the outside.

Quoted from Davec

Have done several times and received no reply

This is unacceptable then. Any Trust Board members on here?

Quoted from KingstonMariner

This is unacceptable then. Any Trust Board members on here?

I took out a life membership about ,2 or 3 years ago but am still waiting for my membership card even after numerous requests.

I think we can forget about the Trust, to be honest.

The vast bulk of Town fans are not members, presumably because they knew if Fenty was there it was a waste of time.

When we get new owners we can look again at various options, but the current Trust is a waste of energy.

Whatever statements they issue will have no effect now. The whole of the fan base has turned against the current owner and his position is completely untenable unless he wants to spend the foreseeable future in utter turmoil whilst seeing the chances of recovering his loans fall to zero.

Contact details here:

https://www.marinerstrust.co.uk/contact/

I think the trust try hard, I think they have the right intentions but for whatever reason they don’t have the minerals so to speak.

This isn’t a criticism either, more an observation.

During our slightly more approve seasons in non league it always felt like the trust was an ego thing for a few fans who quite frankly hadn’t been seen nor heard of before those seasons.

I do believe Fenty holds the trust, as well as the entire fan base, even those the stupidly think he’s some messiah with contempt. This will never change.

I think the sit on the fence mentality is borne out of not wanting upset the apple cart or perhaps there is a disproportionate amount of Fenty fans within their membership, oxymoronic as that may seem.

The trust could gain so much from this but I’m not sure at present they will...

Shame really as I do believe they can and have done some great things. Sadly, there have been some fantastic trust members in some influential positions who’ve walked away...

I know what you mean Aldi, but don't give up now. If its too late for this occasion, the fans will still be around, so we just need to make sure the Trust represents us by making it listen, not leaving it to the likes of that bloke quoted in the Mail.

Can't remember his name.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I know what you mean Aldi, but don't give up now. If its too late for this occasion, the fans will still be around, so we just need to make sure the Trust represents us by making it listen, not leaving it to the likes of that bloke quoted in the Mail.

Can't remember his name.

I agree, I’d happily pay for a membership and I think of the consortium or whoever takes over got the trust on their side it would only be a positive thing.

Do the trust have the technology to run a vote amongst their members.
If they were able to go to a board meeting with a report saying xx% of our members have voted in favour of xxxx.
It is their duty to argue the case irrespective of confidentiality agreements.