phoenix Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 It really baffles me all this talk about the trust, and what they stand for. I didn't really know much about the trust and was considering joining to put in an extra tenner to the club, that was until I read the thread about the trust not paying sponsorship to Motherwelltrust football club. Being a former manager of an amateur team I found it outrageous that a team promoting membership was being denied sponsorship monies, yes it was sorted out eventually and the footie team got their money, but I just wonder how much it cost the trust in membership in people joining. I have no links to any of the teams involved but read it all like i assume many others and pretty much showed the trust in a bad light to putting monies to good use from membership. If Motherwell were in financial trouble I would put money in, but not into a trust to support a few people who seem to be on a power trip, we are the trust blah blah. Numerous trusts can be set up and maybe the way to go. Concession age lowered great, Cooper stand back great, season ticket prices frozen great, did the trust achieve this or did Motherwell just employ someone who realised keep the fans on board or lose them and we are losing them quite quickly and the other clubs who come to our ground don't bring nearly as many to balance the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 That thread about the monies due to the team was misleading as there was never an issue of non-payment from the Trust. The issue was more one of confusion caused by people who didn't know the details of the arrangement and should not have been made public. A simple message to let the Trust know our new bank account had been activated so we could accept the cheque turned into a messy cyber spat which could and should have been avoided if the original message had got through to the intended recipient. There is no issue with payment of monies from the Trust and never has been but arrangements at our side have been at fault in terms of getting the right type of bank account sorted before it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Yes Fatcalf, that thread was misleading, as I said I didn't know much about the Trust and thought what was being written on a fans messageboard didn't promote the trust very well when it came to sponsorship. It is so difficult to get sponsorship to keep a team running and what was being aired on a fans forum was confusing to me as you say should have been sorted out with a simple phone call or such. Without dragging it all back up which was not my intention, I was just simply saying a representative of the Trust was writing quite a bit on here about it which (in my opinion) did not show the trust in a good way, especially when people were reading it and were considering joining the Trust. Good you got it sorted out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLip69 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Concession age lowered great, Cooper stand back great, season ticket prices frozen great, did the trust achieve this or did Motherwell just employ someone who realised keep the fans on board or lose them and we are losing them quite quickly and the other clubs who come to our ground don't bring nearly as many to balance the books. Leeanne Dempster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzie Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Of the three things you mentioned there (I agree, all three are great), the Trust directly brought the first two to the attention of the club. Before the Lip jumps in, no, that does not mean that we achieved it. Of course it doesn't - the Trust has no 'actual' power in terms of decisions being made by the club. However, whether the club decided to listen to the Trust in making these decisions, or whether they looked on these forums to gauge opinion, or both (as I suspect to be the case), it doesn't actually matter. The important thing is that they were done, and long may it continue. Frazzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedie Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 It really baffles me all this talk about the trust, and what they stand for. I didn't really know much about the trust and was considering joining to put in an extra tenner to the club, that was until I read the thread about the trust not paying sponsorship to Motherwelltrust football club. Being a former manager of an amateur team I found it outrageous that a team promoting membership was being denied sponsorship monies, yes it was sorted out eventually and the footie team got their money, but I just wonder how much it cost the trust in membership in people joining. I have no links to any of the teams involved but read it all like i assume many others and pretty much showed the trust in a bad light to putting monies to good use from membership. If Motherwell were in financial trouble I would put money in, but not into a trust to support a few people who seem to be on a power trip, we are the trust blah blah. Numerous trusts can be set up and maybe the way to go. Concession age lowered great, Cooper stand back great, season ticket prices frozen great, did the trust achieve this or did Motherwell just employ someone who realised keep the fans on board or lose them and we are losing them quite quickly and the other clubs who come to our ground don't bring nearly as many to balance the books. What baffles me is the fact that we're discussing a couple of throw away comments from February and continuing to blow it out of all proportion. I wish the Trust board all the best in what they are trying achieve in very difficult circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballso Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 What baffles me is the fact that we're discussing a couple of throw away comments from February and continuing to blow it out of all proportion. I wish the Trust board all the best in what they are trying achieve in very difficult circumstances. You no longer involved in the Trust board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzie Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Phil resigned last week. Frazzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballso Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Phil resigned last week. Frazzle Didn't realise that. Sad to hear as I feel that he was trying hard to improve MST and impressed me the night of the open meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzie Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Aye, it is a shame. He'll be difficult to replace for his work ethic alone. I know this is entirely pointless, but if anyone fancies taking up the gauntlet then get in touch. Cheers. Frazzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLip69 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Aye, it is a shame. He'll be difficult to replace for his work ethic alone. I know this is entirely pointless, but if anyone fancies taking up the gauntlet then get in touch. Cheers. Frazzle Hmmmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzie Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Thanks for your ever-valuable input. Frazzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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