Boy Genius said:
"Foxes Trust" ? What do they actually stand for? What do they actually do? What have they achieved?
Enlighten me please
Well the first bits easy - here's a link to our aims published when the Trust was formed
http://www.foxestrust.com/html/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2
What do we do
- We continue to have regular dialogue with the club
- This dialogue takes place through one to one meetings with Tim Davies, regular contact with Peter Jones & the Trust Observer attending LCFC board meetings.
- Numerous topics are covered related to fans issues & we are currently in frequent contact over the selection of a new manager and our opinion is often sought.
- Today, along with other shareholders we attended the clubs AGM & were able to ask questions on a range of topics with all Directors present
- Last season we brought together the club, the Safety Advisory Committee & fans who took issue with the stewarding in L1 over standing, so they could all have a clear understanding of each others position.
- We helped the club with the fans questionnaire & with the results now compiled, but not yet issued to the public, we will help the club interpret them & discuss ways of improvement where necessary.
Achievements:
- Obvious first one - put £100,000 into the consortium to save the club. "Without our £100k, the club would not have survived" - that quote is from the consortium leaders, not us. We got a call from Jon Holmes thanking us 20 minutes after the consortium had signed the deal.
- As part of investing the £100k, we were allowed to have an Observer at all LCFC board meetings who is able to fully contribute during the meeting
- We became the largest Trust in the UK soon after formation, with over 3,000 members & retained that achievement for 6 months until AFC Wimbledon passed us.
- The Fans Forum was re-formatted following our proposals & the activity of the Forum is noe widely published via the the LCFC & Trust website, here's a link to the minutes of the last Forum which makes reference to our work on several points.
http://www.foxestrust.com/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=311
- Within the minutes it makes reference to the improvement to away ticket selling systems & these improvements are due to the club adopting our proposals submitted over the summer
- Having talked to the Developer of Filbert Street from day one, we managed to get agreement for the fans to decide the road name onto the development- now called Lineker Road (as shown in todays matchday programme)
- As a shareholder we receive a monthly information pack on the club which includes the current financial position, so we can make that the club is not at risk. The club has an audit committee which ensures all risks are assessed and plans exist if unexpected events happen.
