Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
Interesting stuff. I don't necessarily believe that it is important if any Supporters Trust is passive for the most part. The important thing is that it is there and ready to move if things go a bit pear-shaped.
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BHA Supporters' Trust
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Lord Bracknell
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My reading of the suggested rules for a Supporters' Trust on the Supporters' Direct website is that it would be an organisation that runs on the one-member-one-vote principle, irrespective of the size of any contribution members have made to the funds of the Trust or any shareholding it might acquire.BensGrandad said:
In this respect, it is like an Industrial & Provident Society or Co-operative Society.
Lord Bracknell
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No he doesn't.Yorkie said:
It's Paul Whelch who organises the litter patrol.
The History Man (Tim Carder) organises the letter patrol, when we write to candidates before elections.
Both of them do a lot more as well.
Tim knows a little bit about the Albion's history, too.
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The Auditor
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Lord Bracknell said:No he doesn't.
It's Paul Whelch who organises the litter patrol.
The History Man (Tim Carder) organises the letter patrol, when we write to candidates before elections.
Both of them do a lot more as well.
Tim knows a little bit about the Albion's history, too.
Well it was Tim who gave me the list of games and dates to volunteer for litter patrol.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Yorkie said:
Look Yorkie, it’s all perfectly simple. Even for a Daft Bint. There’s only two names to remember; Paul Whelch and Tim Carder. It’s the former for the litter and the latter for the letters. Got it?
THAT is the bit I do not understand or accept. I repeat, if little Bradford (Park Avenue) can set up a share scheme for supporters to contribute to the club why can't a bigger club like Brighton? I can assure you if it had cost money BPA wouldn't have done it. 80% smacks to me of a figure pulled out of the air in order to rubbish the idea. Find a better company to organise it.London Irish said:
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Brovian said:
No - these are the usual costs. A recent issue we had at London Irish cost exactly the same and was delayed for several years for precisely reasons of cost - it only happened when we found an investor willing to put £2m in, and on the back of that smaller shareholders finally got their wish to purchase part of the club.
Lokki 7
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Brovian said:
Yeah, because Bradford's finances have been so well managed over the last 10 years haven't they. Lets use them as a model example of how to run a club.
I was talking about Bradford PARK AVENUE of the NPL, not Bradford City you muppet. And, yes, BPA's finances have been VERY well managed over the last ten years. They could teach several clubs a thing or two about financial management - including their bigger neighbours in the north of the city.Lokki 7 said:Yeah, because Bradford's finances have been so well managed over the last 10 years haven't they. Lets use them as a model example of how to run a club.
Ok, I'm going to try and find out why BPA have found it so easy and cost-effective to do it when other clubs are put off by the cost. It can't just be because they're canny Yorkshire folk and us and L.I. are a soft touch load of Sotherners. Or can it?London Irish said:
The Auditor
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I expect the high costs are due to the fact that it is a offer to the public
So was the BPA offer. They had a public meeting to announce it. I suppose if you're going to waste money on a fancy prospectus and a 'Tell Sid' style marketing campaign then that'll put up the cost.The Auditor said:
London Irish
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Brovian said:
A prospectus is a legal requirement under company law. Marketing campaigns aren't though, although I think you have an obligation to tell certain people like existing shareholders.
It would be interesting if you have a mate at BPA to find out how they did it so cheaply, and what costs we are talking about. Maybe they weren't creating a new issue but someone was selling their existing stock to the fans?
I know the Prospectus is a legal document, but there's nothing that says it has to be an expensive glossy document (although I accept that it probably isn't the main expense). As far as the BPA issue goes I'm 99% certain it was a new issue specifically for fans. I've emailed the Secretary to ask how they did it - of course he's not obliged to reply but I hope he does.London Irish said:A prospectus is a legal requirement under company law. Marketing campaigns aren't though, although I think you have an obligation to tell certain people like existing shareholders.
It would be interesting if you have a mate at BPA to find out how they did it so cheaply, and what costs we are talking about. Maybe they weren't creating a new issue but someone was selling their existing stock to the fans?
The Auditor
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London Irish said:A prospectus is a legal requirement under company law. Marketing campaigns aren't though, although I think you have an obligation to tell certain people like existing shareholders.
It would be interesting if you have a mate at BPA to find out how they did it so cheaply, and what costs we are talking about. Maybe they weren't creating a new issue but someone was selling their existing stock to the fans?
Maybe the costs were underwritten by a third party reducing the financial burden on BPA