Just heard about the garden and action is being taken... don't know the detail and not my place to go into it ... Thanks for your feedback - thought about shirts sponsoring but it didn't seem right - a good discussion on the committee a few months back We are releasing the results of the end of season survey this weekend and at the same time discussing what comes next after ACV. We are on CAFC property on Saturday running a stall to discuss ACV and the Trust with fans... every time we do that we get a few more members and another few hundred email addresses... Very few fans unsubscribe from our lists and we are adding about 500 per month... so sooner or later we get to a really decent number...perhaps 5,000 by Christmas... and half our lists read our weekly email... it that number goes down then we know the Trust is becoming less connected, less relevant... similarly the number of hits on the website was going up every month (until Barnie went on holiday) and the referrals are coming from everywhere Always need to work with the club where possible (as we don't need another Voice of the Valley!) and it is both more constructive and probably a faster way to build numbers...In fact we are hoping to run a survey soon to ask people what they think about the trust, it's materials, website, images etc. We already know that fans want a dialogue with the club so this is at the heart of it...but that dialogue can have many strands. Re. democracy, to me it is about listening to fans (surveys) and getting more and more fans involved in activities to broaden the "church" and keep the trust grounded... again, more ideas and activities will boost the numbers... we already have a trusted formula in terms of website, publications and surveys, twitter and emails but ALWAYS looking to add to the mix... and ALWAYS looking for more content - so if anyone fancies writing an article then contact the Trust... we are actively recruiting people and hope to double the numbers of fans involved just as we are doubling the network... For this is fundamental to the long term future of the Trust, whatever happens at the club over the next 12 months. SR
Please don't encourage SR especially on the Python front, you may regret it.. The trust is committed to rational and commercially sensitive approach to preserving our football club, that is and always has been the approach, if there is bad PR then yes we need to expose and debunk it, essentiallly we try as much as possible to live in the real world. We believe that fans as a customer base are different from any other, not only do we believe in 'ownership' but also in the benefits that can bring. I would very much welcome any input so please do email me direct on [email protected], whether we are in the wrong or if we need to set the record straight, we are committed to listening, and we have shown that. We are smaller than I'd like in number, and we really need those who have the energy to point out our failings to help us put it right. We need talents so that we can have a positive impact and somehow help that thing we all love to live in todays commercial realities. No more now as I am three pints the worse for it from lunch and ready to head home..
I signed the petition yesterday at the stall behind the North Stand, but did think it was a bit naughty for the Trust guys to be calling out "Sign here if you don't want houses being built on The Valley". Struck me as unnecessarily alarming people.
Did anyone else buy a copy of the new fanzine? It's okay, but the guys behind it do need a better proof-reader.
Hello people, check out http://castrust.org for: Kermo mask, acv news, and updates from the trust. We have over 700 members now. All the best Indeed some of our people got a bit overenthusiastic on the stall, I had words.. BR
Read today that the Trust's links with our much despised absentee owners might be somewhat closer than originally thought Rumour has it that the Trust's recent article in the programme had to be proof read by Jiminez and Co prior to publication ? Was it watered down, edited or doctored. The suspicion in some quarters that the Trust are creating Aunt Sallies won't be helped if this turns out to be true.
