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Actually, I'd rather know how the snowplough driver gets to work TBH.throwawayboltonian wrote:Just who exactly watches the watchmen?
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Re: BW Supporters Trust
He gets paid a fckg huge wedge. That's how.Worthy4England wrote:Actually, I'd rather know how the snowplough driver gets to work TBH.throwawayboltonian wrote:Just who exactly watches the watchmen?
Apparently huge sums of money make impossible things possible and unsafe things safe.
It's the law.
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Aye - I supposed having been paid a huge wedge, it'd be a shame not to use it to get to your snowplough.bobo the clown wrote:He gets paid a fckg huge wedge. That's how.Worthy4England wrote:Actually, I'd rather know how the snowplough driver gets to work TBH.throwawayboltonian wrote:Just who exactly watches the watchmen?
Apparently huge sums of money make impossible things possible and unsafe things safe.
It's the law.
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He walks there, then uses the snowplough to clear the road.
Quite an apt analogy of this set of ST wazzocks. Instead of walking there to then clear the roads for the people, they were already cosily installed in their warm snowplough cab playing a game of cards, and saying feck off to the crowds stuck in the snowdrifts.
Quite an apt analogy of this set of ST wazzocks. Instead of walking there to then clear the roads for the people, they were already cosily installed in their warm snowplough cab playing a game of cards, and saying feck off to the crowds stuck in the snowdrifts.
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"The official Twitter account for the Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust. Become a member for just £10 per year here:"
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
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What stuns me is they say now they aren't even asking for a seat on the board....Bruce Rioja wrote:"The official Twitter account for the Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust. Become a member for just £10 per year here:"
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
I get a supporters trust isn't about running the club per se, but surely a seat on the board with new owners would be sensible?
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Exactly. Yet still asking for membership fees. For what?BWFC_Insane wrote:What stuns me is they say now they aren't even asking for a seat on the board....Bruce Rioja wrote:"The official Twitter account for the Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust. Become a member for just £10 per year here:"
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
I get a supporters trust isn't about running the club per se, but surely a seat on the board with new owners would be sensible?
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To invest in zinc?Bruce Rioja wrote:Exactly. Yet still asking for membership fees. For what?BWFC_Insane wrote:What stuns me is they say now they aren't even asking for a seat on the board....Bruce Rioja wrote:"The official Twitter account for the Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust. Become a member for just £10 per year here:"
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
I get a supporters trust isn't about running the club per se, but surely a seat on the board with new owners would be sensible?
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Blame Kangana. He's heading this scam up in which he's attempting to disguise, within a pyramid scheme, a hope that he'll flog non-ferrous pans, zinc and that purple stringy stuff that adds no flavour whatsoever to anything, yet which for some or other reason costs more than gold to us, the c*nt.TonyDomingos wrote:To invest in zinc?Bruce Rioja wrote:Exactly. Yet still asking for membership fees. For what?BWFC_Insane wrote:What stuns me is they say now they aren't even asking for a seat on the board....Bruce Rioja wrote:"The official Twitter account for the Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust. Become a member for just £10 per year here:"
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
I get a supporters trust isn't about running the club per se, but surely a seat on the board with new owners would be sensible?
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Bruce Rioja wrote:Exactly. Yet still asking for membership fees. For what?BWFC_Insane wrote:What stuns me is they say now they aren't even asking for a seat on the board....Bruce Rioja wrote:"The official Twitter account for the Bolton Wanderers Supporters' Trust. Become a member for just £10 per year here:"
You can kiss my fecking balloon knot! You're just taking the piss now (or at the very least attempting to).
And what value might this £10 per annum membership fee deliver to the individual contributor now that the club's been taken over, exactly?
I get a supporters trust isn't about running the club per se, but surely a seat on the board with new owners would be sensible?
As a member you will receive regular updates regarding both the BWFCST and BWFC, you will be able to attend regular events and of course you’ll get a chance to influence the running and governance of BWFC by being able to vote on both the election of Trust board members and on specific policy items. However, membership of BWFCST is about more than this – it is about being part of the future of your club and of your Supporters’ Trust.
Although we want to keep membership costs as low as possible, we do need to have a subscription fee, as the Trust has administration costs to meet on an annual basis. All of your funds will be used wisely and will be fully accounted for as shown in the annual accounts. The audited accounts will be freely accessible for all members to view when published.
That's alright then. Not even a badge?
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Trust say they raised 7M from local businesses in their bid to buy the club.
A decent effort but then they described it as a "compelling bid".
Given it was estimated that we need between 15-20M to get to the end of next season I'd hardly describe it as compelling.
A decent effort but then they described it as a "compelling bid".
Given it was estimated that we need between 15-20M to get to the end of next season I'd hardly describe it as compelling.
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You can't knock them for getting off there arses & trying to do something - but it sounds like they are just the latest version of the supporters club / association
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I agree that you can't knock them, but its all now a complete shambles. I think they had ideas above their stations in not really wanting a "Supporters Trust" per se, but to actually take over the club and haven't thought about what would happen if the club was actually taken over by somebody else. Like last night, when asked if they still wanted a seat on the board, the first answer was a "NO!"??? so if that's the case, how do we implement change within the club. i know they said that the rules are coming in that owners must meet with a supporters trust twice a year to discuss the club, but what's that going to achieve in all reality?Peter Thompson wrote:You can't knock them for getting off there arses & trying to do something - but it sounds like they are just the latest version of the supporters club / association
Also, they've already raked in over £20000 in membership fees and as mentioned before, what are they actually going to do do with this money as last nights answer seemed to be "to pay for these meetings"?????
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They're a bunch of self-promoting mates.
I know a couple people who have offered their help and haven't even been replied to, despite having a damn sight more experience, knowledge and accumen than the people on the steering group..
Yes, the members get to vote, but only for a few hand picked elite members of their little club.
It stinks to me.. I'm sure there's no malice and their hearts are in the right place, but it seems to have become an ego-trip
I know a couple people who have offered their help and haven't even been replied to, despite having a damn sight more experience, knowledge and accumen than the people on the steering group..
Yes, the members get to vote, but only for a few hand picked elite members of their little club.
It stinks to me.. I'm sure there's no malice and their hearts are in the right place, but it seems to have become an ego-trip
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Also I noticed last night that Mike Egan had suddenly become involved and from personal experience of him in the past, it makes a mockery of the ST.boltonboris wrote:They're a bunch of self-promoting mates.
I know a couple people who have offered their help and haven't even been replied to, despite having a damn sight more experience, knowledge and accumen than the people on the steering group..
Yes, the members get to vote, but only for a few hand picked elite members of their little club.
It stinks to me.. I'm sure there's no malice and their hearts are in the right place, but it seems to have become an ego-trip
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Exactly this. It isn't a conspiracy, they are genuinely trying to do something good. But they're going about it, in entirely the wrong way.boltonboris wrote:They're a bunch of self-promoting mates.
I know a couple people who have offered their help and haven't even been replied to, despite having a damn sight more experience, knowledge and accumen than the people on the steering group..
Yes, the members get to vote, but only for a few hand picked elite members of their little club.
It stinks to me.. I'm sure there's no malice and their hearts are in the right place, but it seems to have become an ego-trip
Similarly I know of someone with vast experience of running organisations far larger than BWFC itself, who registered their interest and offer of help but never even received a reply.
Once they started publically trying to buy the club before they even had a bank account I knew they weren't worth bothering with. Everything that has happened since has only reinforced that belief.
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"and of course you’ll get a chance to influence the running and governance of BWFC by being able to vote on both the election of Trust board members and on specific policy items"
How's that then?
How's that then?
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That it's going to lose its mind
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Thats my problem with it, without a seat on the board, exactly what can we influence at the club?
The whole thing is becoming "less open" than the ED/PG saga.
The whole thing is becoming "less open" than the ED/PG saga.
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I think whilst it isn't a pyramid scheme it is basically run by an exclusive committee who will no doubt mostly end up with some form of role within the elected structure. And no doubt have their admin costs paid by the membership fees to hold events and meetings and generally pretend they are representing fans but are instead just enjoying being in charge of an organisation that can occasionally pretend to throw its "weight" around.
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As a member you will receive regular updates regarding both the BWFCST and BWFC, you will be able to attend regular events and of course you’ll get a chance to influence the running and governance of BWFC by being able to vote on both the election of Trust board members and on specific policy items. However, membership of BWFCST is about more than this – it is about being part of the future of your club and of your Supporters’ Trust.
how does voting on the election of BWFCST board members give anyone the chance to influence the running and governance of BWFC?
edit: ahhh - I see pru also asked this question! we demand an answer!!
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