BW Supporters Trust
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BW Supporters Trust
Hey fellow Wanderers.
Hopefully you've heard us mentioned, if not this post will explain things. Most important of all we are not trying to compete with this forum or any other Bolton sites.
Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust
Goals
1) We aim to be independent of the club, but may require help initially to get started (eg meeting space)
2) We want to become the glue that joins all fans together
3) We want to have close ties to all web forums & fans on social media
Timeline
Today: We are working as fast as possible to create a Supporters Trust for Wanderers fans. We currently have a working group of 8 volunteers
Weekend: Most of the founders will be having a private meeting with Supporters Direct
Next Week: Everything will become public & we'll start to arrange a public meeting
Founders
1) We want to be anonymous for the moment to prevent any issues related to previous spats etc
2) Most of us didn't already know each other. Only a love for BWFC binds us together
3) We contain a qualified insolvency practitioner & looking for legal expert with experience of Supporters Trusts
4) There will be elections so if you don't like the founders that shouldn't be a reason to dismiss us
If you feel you can help then get in touch via the website
Hopefully you've heard us mentioned, if not this post will explain things. Most important of all we are not trying to compete with this forum or any other Bolton sites.
Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust
Goals
1) We aim to be independent of the club, but may require help initially to get started (eg meeting space)
2) We want to become the glue that joins all fans together
3) We want to have close ties to all web forums & fans on social media
Timeline
Today: We are working as fast as possible to create a Supporters Trust for Wanderers fans. We currently have a working group of 8 volunteers
Weekend: Most of the founders will be having a private meeting with Supporters Direct
Next Week: Everything will become public & we'll start to arrange a public meeting
Founders
1) We want to be anonymous for the moment to prevent any issues related to previous spats etc
2) Most of us didn't already know each other. Only a love for BWFC binds us together
3) We contain a qualified insolvency practitioner & looking for legal expert with experience of Supporters Trusts
4) There will be elections so if you don't like the founders that shouldn't be a reason to dismiss us
If you feel you can help then get in touch via the website
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Your goals are a little wooly (jumpers).
Spit it out man, do want to conquer the world, or just have a nice meeting with minutes and agendas?
Spit it out man, do want to conquer the world, or just have a nice meeting with minutes and agendas?
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We all agree we want to bring the club under fan ownership having seen the benefits at other clubs. We are speaking to the relevant people to discover how that can be accomplished.
However, if the eventual elected representatives want a seat on the board we'll accept that position.
However, if the eventual elected representatives want a seat on the board we'll accept that position.
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That's more like it. You do realise in your opening post you didn't mention running the club. It sounded more like a plan to merge fan forums together!
Anyway I'm for it, the fans owning the club.
Anyway I'm for it, the fans owning the club.
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At the moment we aren't promoting "owning the club" as our aim for one reason.
If we talk about ownership and then say Holdsworth takes over the club we will lose a lot of the support we are gathering.
If we talk about ownership and then say Holdsworth takes over the club we will lose a lot of the support we are gathering.
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A seat on the board is famous at Swansea and is a reasonable goal I'd say. Doubt said person would have any power at all but why not try.
I fear one has to go as low as Portsmouth have before it becomes accessible for a ST to actually start getting % shares in the club.
For what it's worth there is always lot of managerial talent on boards like this (accountants, lawyers, business people etc) but as a warning, it proved difficult to publish a fanzine and that was a clear objective.
I fear one has to go as low as Portsmouth have before it becomes accessible for a ST to actually start getting % shares in the club.
For what it's worth there is always lot of managerial talent on boards like this (accountants, lawyers, business people etc) but as a warning, it proved difficult to publish a fanzine and that was a clear objective.
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Who elected these 8 persons to the Supporters Trust? Who are they and what are their backgrounds? Laudable attempt but more openness needs to be addressed as a primary issue.
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So the guy from LOV then...bwfcst wrote: 1) We want to be anonymous for the moment to prevent any issues related to previous spats etc
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or Bolton Nuts, or ( the list is endless). Might even be that Natasha characterNiceHotCuppaTea wrote:So the guy from LOV then...bwfcst wrote: 1) We want to be anonymous for the moment to prevent any issues related to previous spats etc
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Thanks for your comments & support.
I am 1 of 8 co founders. Another founder is a qualified insolvency practitioner & we have political representation too.
We are only founders to get this off the ground but have had over 100 fans sign up this morning.
I am 1 of 8 co founders. Another founder is a qualified insolvency practitioner & we have political representation too.
We are only founders to get this off the ground but have had over 100 fans sign up this morning.
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Well if it's anything to ,do with the 'fat controllers' mob you can count me out!bwfcst wrote:Thanks for your comments & support.
I am 1 of 8 co founders. Another founder is a qualified insolvency practitioner & we have political representation too.
We are only founders to get this off the ground but have had over 100 fans sign up this morning.
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Manuel?
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A guy from the trust was on radio Manc after the match saying there was an open meeting planned for very early January to discuss the setting up of a Supporters Trust.
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Is it just me?? A supporters trust seems to be something of a distraction at the moment and it's all very laudable but pie in the sky?? I'm unsure what you would achieve with one or what a non exec seat on the board would achieve?
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Not just you. Exactly my view.Bijou Bob wrote:Is it just me?? A supporters trust seems to be something of a distraction at the moment and it's all very laudable but pie in the sky?? I'm unsure what you would achieve with one or what a non exec seat on the board would achieve?
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... and mine. A bunch of sanctimonious know-nowts who feel they can influence things. No sooner than it's set up they'll be at each others throats setting up 'the Supporter's Trust of Bolton', 'the Bolton Trust for Supporters' and 30 odd other versions.BWFC_Insane wrote:Not just you. Exactly my view.Bijou Bob wrote:Is it just me?? A supporters trust seems to be something of a distraction at the moment and it's all very laudable but pie in the sky?? I'm unsure what you would achieve with one or what a non exec seat on the board would achieve?
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what did Eddie ever do for us... well.. errr.. the acquaduct? sanitation? roads? irrigation?bobo the clown wrote:... and mine. A bunch of sanctimonious know-nowts who feel they can influence things. No sooner than it's set up they'll be at each others throats setting up 'the Supporter's Trust of Bolton', 'the Bolton Trust for Supporters' and 30 odd other versions.BWFC_Insane wrote:Not just you. Exactly my view.Bijou Bob wrote:Is it just me?? A supporters trust seems to be something of a distraction at the moment and it's all very laudable but pie in the sky?? I'm unsure what you would achieve with one or what a non exec seat on the board would achieve?
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