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Fenty gives up his Trust shares then we have £250k, simple
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Hi all town fans,
Once the takeover has been completed i am thinking of starting a crowd funder for the club to help the new owners rebuild from the bottom up.
I know Pettit and Stockwood will be putting a certain amount of money in but if the clubs in the disarray that it has been publicised, then that can only stretch so far. I think town fans would like to think that we need to be given every chance possible to return to the football league at the first opportunity and this would also ensure a closer relationship with fans and the club.
If our money could only help towards improving the training ground, increased transfer budget, paying up some of the unwanted players, funding the youth setup or even paying the travel costs this season or a pre season camp then this surely has to benefit the club in one shape or another.
This club is the centre of our community and with new ownership will hopefully look to a brighter future than the mess left behind by the previous and out of touch dinosaurs. We are too big for non- league and we have, i believe, the best fans. Think its time we collectively showed the club how much this means to us.
A little background about myself:
I am 45 and been a season ticket holder since 5 years old stood in the osmond end when it was open to town fans. Once i left uni i worked at the ground as a town steward for 20 years and now attend every game in the pontoon. I will be donating £200 towards the fund wgich doesnt sound alot but thats all i would be able to afford. I just wanted to gauge everyones thoughts and see if this would be widely welcomed before opening the account.
Please respond with your thoughts and i look forward to all responses.
As always, UTM
I asked Jason Stockwood about potential supporter investment by (potentially) buying blocks of shares from 100 to 1000. He replied that at this stage, it wouldn't be required. I think we should allow the new owners to get their feet under the table and sort out what state the finances are in before wading in. I'm sure we, as supporters, can place on record, our willingness to contribute, but perhaps this should be done via the Trust rather than individually. |
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Just a general comment: Governments would have to put far more money into health and social care if charities, unpaid carers and volunteers did not contribute so much.
Asking our fans to financially contribute again falls into the above category. The new owners/Board need to provide new funding. Not the fans this time.
Total agreement with your first paragraph and it's this attitude that became engrained in the Fenty era. The fans were always too happy to find the money to help out, something Fenty played on in my opinion and exploited. But I don't want any owners of the club to be bankrolling us. I want to see this club self-sustaining. I want to see Stockwood and his mates come in and get us to a position where we generate enough income that we can then re-invest in stuff that we'll eventually get a return on. That's what I want anyway. |
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I think we should dip into our pockets for Livvo's long awaited testimonial once fans can get back in the ground.
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Believe me, doing a fundraiser is a great way to support someone or something when it is needed, but is your suggestion something that is needed right now? The new boys are spending £2.5m on a run down club, but I very much doubt they are spending every last penny they have. Im sure both of them will have potential investors lined up who can provide any needed funds.
My suggestion is that if you have any money floating around that you are prepared to give to a worthy cause, can I suggest something like the Disabled Supporters Club?
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Do you think there is any chance of getting our 110,000K we gave the club when we did operation promotion.
After all Fenty has got his 2 million and as a gesture of goodwill he could return it to the trust.
What am I saying Fenty and goodwill do not go together.!!!!!!!
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The club will get my match day income but nothing more. If the club were in financial straits and in danger of going under, then yeah, I would chuck some money in a pot, but I don't think we need to at the moment.
It's time for the club to give us the football that will generate the income.
If you build it, they will come.
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Really hoping that the new owners will also attract new investment in the club. Over here Lincoln’s vice chair has just injected £500k into the club via a share purchase and they have a new American investor about to plough some money in as well.
Heaven forbid they get promoted as life’s difficult enough with our relegation with the wind up merchants are having a field day. Thank god the pubs are not allowed to let us inside as I’m not one for al fresco drinking when it’s these temperatures so my ears are getting some respite!!
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Really hoping that the new owners will also attract new investment in the club. Over here Lincoln’s vice chair has just injected £500k into the club via a share purchase and they have a new American investor about to plough some money in as well.
Heaven forbid they get promoted as life’s difficult enough with our relegation with the wind up merchants are having a field day. Thank god the pubs are not allowed to let us inside as I’m not one for al fresco drinking when it’s these temperatures so my ears are getting some respite!!
Probably been talking to the Glaziers and John Henry and wants to make a few quid. Buy em cheap, hype them up and mention them as possible super league candidates. Somebody should tell the yank that there are more sheep and acres of land within a 20 mile radius of Lincoln than people to support them. |
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Really hoping that the new owners will also attract new investment in the club. Over here Lincoln’s vice chair has just injected £500k into the club via a share purchase and they have a new American investor about to plough some money in as well.
Heaven forbid they get promoted as life’s difficult enough with our relegation with the wind up merchants are having a field day. Thank god the pubs are not allowed to let us inside as I’m not one for al fresco drinking when it’s these temperatures so my ears are getting some respite!!
There are some benefits of living down here then. Most Chelsea fans don’t know they ever played us in the League. 😆 |
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