As a general comment, 25th March will be my 58th anniversary of my first #Notts game. The club under the Reedtz has in general, been exceptionally run. Investment in many off field things, which many previous chairmen were reluctant to do.

What would be your "go to" items that need to be addressed?

After Alan Hardy put the club up for sale, BBC News did a segment where Iris Smith from the Supporters Club spoke on camera. They also spoke with a scruffy man in a suit reportedly from The Trust. I don't want to sound personal when I say scruffy, but his hair was a mess, and he looked as if he sleeps in his suit. He didn't say much of interest, and I don't think his opinion is relevant to the general fan. I am sure he's a nice person, but aside from his scruffy appearance, he did not seem to know a lot about Notts, at least about what was going on right now.

I think the club should have thought about the relevance before proceeding with this news, making sure fans knew who was who. Not everyone involves themselves with supporter groups or trusts. It's something I have never done; I don't feel the need to be in one.

The purpose of supporter clubs is quite dated now, and without prejudice, none of them represent me. I do hope it helps to bridge the trouble caused by former owners, but the club shouldn't just hand anyone importance without earning it.

I also don't know who the current SLOs are, and I don't think the fan-elected SLO was ever publicly let go. So what happened there, I do not know. But surely another election should have been conducted?

I have met the chair of the Trust. I think he mentioned there were a few on it in one past meeting, but nobody ever took his second seat.

21 minutes ago, Joshua said:

After Alan Hardy put the club up for sale, BBC News did a segment where Iris Smith from the Supporters Club spoke on camera. They also spoke with a scruffy man in a suit reportedly from The Trust.

This is true, I was asked to do the interview, and my sister-in-law and brother took me down to Meadow Lane.

Only to be told by Iris that the Trust wanted to conduct the interview, and that it was considered more important. Perhaps, if the Trust was actually known to fans, it might be right. Unfortunately, I don't remember his name, but I have seen him in Nottingham and a few times at home games. The interview was in relation to the news of Alan Hardy suddenly putting the club up for sale, and the concerns about the debt that was being reported at the time.

 

I’ve never been a member of any of the supporter groups apart from the trust when they took over the club. I’m also a lifeline member but apart from that I’ve never been interested in joining anything else, as with all these things it probably sometimes attracts the wrong type of person and ends up with internal bickering.

I just want to pay my money, go to a match, watch the game and support the team, not get involved in internal politics.

No offence to anyone who does like to get involved it’s just not for me.

I often wonder when Lifeline sponsors a #Notts match at The San Sirrel, who gets to go to represent Lifeline?

3 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

I often wonder when Lifeline sponsors a #Notts match at The San Sirrel, who gets to go to represent Lifeline?

Well they never asked me. 

Lifeline from the beginning for me.... they seem to have lost my number!!! Surely there should be a draw amongst members to attend a match sponsorship?

i think it could be a good thing but it depends how serious notts are about it and if they can get the right people to take the seats. i think there are more reasons why this can fail, than there are to succeed. if the club find the right person to lead the meetings and it actually focuses on notts, us fans and does not become about what those groups involved can get or the benefits of being close to the club it could be good for notts. i am just of the mindset that most will want something and not all give up their time just to be useful. some will, most probably not.

I think it could be a good thing but the club has to give it continued support & getting the right people to run it is absolutely essential.

Perhaps where it could work, would be to meet a month before the annual forum of the directors.

All questions are collated and discussed and then a list of questions with suggested remedies be put forward to the Directors for discussion?