I'd vote for the guy who used to work in McDonalds and is now a used car salesman - the perfect background for being involved with this club. The Swedish one who has been trying to study young kids would probably be better off at Sunderland.
Going to read them now - any of the candidates look good? When I did the first scan there were a lot of clichés and no actual ideas for how to do anything. Maybe that's unfair!
latest email ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUFC Trust launches the 'Start Giving Back' campaign Dear Member, The Newcastle United Supporters Trust today launched our ‘Start Giving Back’ campaign aimed at convincing Newcastle United to end the collection of direct debit payments from Newcastle United supporters. Not only can supporters not attend games they are being charged for but 19 Premier League clubs (including Newcastle United) voted to begin charging fans £14.95 to watch their sides play football on television better knows as ‘pay per game’ (PPG). Unlike the other 18 clubs who voted to force this cost onto fans to see the team playing during a global pandemic, Newcastle United are the only still taking payments for these games from fans on long term deals for season tickets. This is not right. This is not fair. Why always us? Why were Newcastle United fans the last in the Premier League to receive confirmation that ticket money for games affecting the end of season 2019/20 would be refunded? Why were Newcastle United fans the last in the Premier League to be paid the money back? Why are Newcastle United fans the only fans in the Premier League still being charged for season tickets? The Trust urges Newcastle United to stop taking from fans, and start giving back. The Trust calculates that a conservative figure of money taken from supporters since March to be around £7m. This is money that should be in the pockets and the bank accounts of supporters, not Newcastle United. We urge Newcastle United to look at what is happening right now in the world. The Trust has tried to engage with the club on the matter to get a workable solution but as yet we have had no commitment to addressing the matter, so we are left with no alternative but to make a public appeal for the club to do right by its fans. There is no realistic prospect of supporters being able to get back into stadia until March 2021 at the earliest and comes at a time when the North East has the worst unemployment rate in the country. The charging of supporters needs to stop and stop now. The Trust is calling on fans, politicians, and people of influence within football to back our call and bring pressure on Newcastle United to stop taking money from fans and refund the money owed to us as soon as possible. The North East is facing ever greater Covid restrictions and we need our football club to do better and to do right by its fans. It’s time to stop taking and time to start giving back.
Absolutelg bang on! But do they genuinely think they will actually be able to stop greedy fat Mike from taking extra cash?
not sure, but does Fat Mike not have a legal obligation to refund those who he has taken money off, for games that we haven't been able to attend
I am amazed that he is able to get away with this. Other clubs with similar arrangements are refunding on a game by game basis as they are held behind closed doors or have just put season ticket payments on hold until games start again.
Latest email NUFC Trust Elections 2020 RESULTS Dear Member, We're delighted to finally reveal the results for this year's NUST Board Election. Over what has been a rocky year both in football and outside of football, we're pleased to have had such a fantastic group of candidates apply for the board, this year has been tougher than ever with more candidates to spaces and more members to vote. First of all, I'd like to personally thank Chris Waugh, who kindly volunteered his time to be our independent Election Chair. I think everyone involved from the existing board to nominations, to members will agree the Election ran very well and this is a credit to Chris. Message from Chris Waugh What a fantastic election contest it has been - every candidate should be extremely proud. It has been an absolute privilege to oversee it, to watch the immense work that goes on behind the scenes from Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) volunteers, and to witness all 11 excellent campaigns. All have my utmost respect and if I could have done, I would have voted for all 11 (as it was, I didn't vote for anyone for impartiality reasons, as I did not feel it would be fair seeing as I had control over the election runner website). The feedback on social media to all of your campaigns has been extremely positive, and rightly so. To the five successful candidates, congratulations, I know you will serve the board and the Trust magnificently during your respective three-year terms. The results Here are the individual results listed in alphabetical order by surname, with the five successful candidates in bold. Adam Beckett - 2,047 votes (35.7% of individual voters) Linda Bush - 2,579 votes (45.0% of individual voters) Thomas Concannon - 2,198 votes (38.3% of individual voters) Marc Corby - 1,869 votes (32.6% of individual voters) Jonathan Drape-Comyn - 837 votes (14.6% of individual voters) Stephen Harrop - 1,678 votes (29.3% of individual voters) Jonathan Lane - 1,354 votes (23.6% of individual voters) Jeffrey Lindahl - 493 votes (8.6% of individual voters) Alex Nicholson - 1,332 votes (23.2% of individual voters) Daniel Olsen - 909 votes (15.9% of individual voters) Charlotte Robson - 3,291 votes (57.4% of individual voters) [None of the candidates - 40 votes (0.7% of individual voters)] What happens now? For the six unsuccessful candidates, thank you so much for putting yourself forward and for going through the election process. Alex Hurst, Chair of the Board will be in touch with you all soon to discuss future involvement in the Trust. It's important to us that all members are able to assist wherever they can to make the Trust as successful as it can be, whether that is on the board, or off it. For the five successful candidates - congratulations to you all, the Board of the Trust will be in touch with you soon with the next steps. The successful candidates join the existing board members: - Alex Hurst - Peter Maughan - Greg Tomlinson - Michael Mannion - Norman Watson I know every member will join together to back this year's board as we continue growing, improving, and being a stronger independent democratic voice of Newcastle United supporters worldwide! Key points and takeaways from this Election The largest Election in Newcastle United Supporters Trust history. We believe this is the largest Election across all English Supporters Trusts. A record voting turnout at 42% and 5,735 individual voters. Candidates from several overseas countries for the first time. Candidates from overseas that were elected to the board for the first time. First Election with female nominations/candidates. First Election with female representation being elected to the board. First Election with over 10,000 eligible voters. Thank you to all of our members who voted, all of our members who continue to support the Trust. Chris Johnson Election 2020 Committee
It's just not necessary to go so far imo.. I think these people are idiots though tbh. Just my take and I'm an idiot myself in many ways.
Member Vote: Future of the 1892 Pledge Scheme Dear member, The 1892 Pledge Scheme was launched in April 2021 with the aim of acquiring and holding, either directly or through a subsidiary, all or any of the shares and securities of Newcastle United Football Club or any other company owning or controlling the club. At the time of writing over 6,000 Newcastle United supporters have pledged over £200,000 in support of the Scheme. When the Trust launched the Scheme the football club was owned by Mike Ashley, in danger of being relegated and the future of the club was uncertain. In October 2021 the club was sold to a consortium led by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi. The Trust and its members have consistently supported our new owners, before and after the Takeover process was completed. The Trust has held informal conversations with the new owners who have provided support and advice to the Trust Board on the 1892 Pledge Scheme. The figure of £200,000 raised by Newcastle United fans is a mammoth sum in such a short period of time. The number of monthly pledges has understandably declined since the Takeover. In December 2021 1,400 people pledged just over £10,000 to the Scheme. In the 1892 Pledge Scheme Rules (found here) point 2.8 states 2.8. In the event that the Trust Board and the Guardians of the Scheme decide that there is no longer any likelihood of being able to buy any shares in the Club and therefore to wind up the scheme, The Trust will then consult with its members to get agreement on the best way to distribute the monies raised to a Sporting Charity or Charity in the North East England Region. On 16th December 2021 the 1892 Pledge Scheme Guardians met to discuss the future of the Pledge Scheme and decided to advise the Trust Board that the Scheme should end. You can read the minutes of that meeting here. On 21st December 2021 the Trust Board met to discuss ending the Pledge Scheme and voted to put to the members of the Trust the question of if the Pledge Scheme should stop collecting payments and begin the process of distributing funds to charities in the North East of England. You can read the minutes of that meeting here. It is the view of both the Guardians of the Scheme and the majority of the Trust Board that the time is now to end the Scheme. There is no longer any likelihood that the money in the Pledge Scheme will be able to purchase any shares in Newcastle United. The change in ownership has, in the view of the Guardians and the Board, changed the possibility that the club will need to be rescued by supporters in the short, medium, or long term. The Trust Board has put together a summary of arguments made for and against continuing the Scheme. You can read the motivation behind ending the Scheme and arguments for continuing the Scheme here. Please click this link to cast your vote on the future of the Scheme. Voting will close on Friday 14th January 2022 at 5pm and the Trust will contact members within 48 hours to communicate the results of the member decision and any next steps required. In order to vote, you must hold an active NUST membership and will need to know your NUST Membership Number, this can be accessed by logging into your account on nufctrust.co.uk. If you cannot log in or find your membership number please raise a support ticket here or email [email protected]. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this with the Trust before the vote closes, please email [email protected]
