Are you in favour of a Supporters' Trust?

[Wilfordpie]

In the news the other week, The Post mentioned how the Supporters' Trust wanted a say on the clubs happening and be a voice for fans. After the way the Trust grave the club away and the lack of knowledge of who runs the group, how do you feel? Are you in favour of a Supporters' Trust?

[TM1993]

I think a trust setup to represent the fans without even making themselves known isn't something I would be in favour of, they might be nice people but I read the article The Post shared. It seemed like they did not want to make themselves known to anyone but the club. I am dubious of this course of action, surely it would be in their best interest to make themselves known to the fans first?

[DeadlyMacca]

I know Pompey are owned by their fans, is that ran by a supporters trust?

It depends on the people but I am not that interested TBH.

[CTID PIE]

I choose carefully who represents me, I would touch a supporters trust with a barge poll. Not with Notts...

[BigBill]

The Supporters' Trust would be there to help the club in dark days, my question to this group would be why are they not helping right now? There is rumours of the high court issues, the clubs up for sale and yet these want to speak with the owners?? Wanting a say on the club??? Makes you wonder why they're not offering to help, or updating fans on who they are or what it is they do.

[KingMaynard]

I don't really know who they're or what it is exactly that they do, if its supposed to look out for the club then I feel its best left to those who actually have invested interest. There will always be one fan out there who wants to be seen as someone big or just to be close to the club in an unhealthy way.

[cheeky~k8]

I don't think theres a point really, it will have alot of people who just want to feel bigger and better than others trying to run it and there is already 2 supporters groups not counting all the online ones that have popped up recently.

[AmericanPie]

I have never seen the point, Notts has a diverse fan base and one group would struggle to represent all the views of the fans. I think this is the biggest flaw, Portsmouth are a club clearly united with their troubles. 

[Chris]

I've met the person who runs the Supporters' Trust four times, I know he attends games and he's been involved with club meetings. He mentioned that none of the original members are involved with the new setup and I seem to believe he mentioned the Trust had money ready if it was ever needed, he seems okay. I have no issue provided that it's a fair representation of all fans.

I don't think it's needed, however, and the article published by The Post made it seem like a dictatorship which didn't read well.

[liampie]

no, not being close minded but if the people have made themselves known to the club for awhile and not the fans i find that extremely poor.

[Magic magpie]

If it helps the team I’m all for it .. And if it’s not for self praise as well. 

[eighteensixtytwo]

Had the Trust not sold the club to Munto fans would have been angered, you can't win or please everyone. It's highly beside the point this, it happened and its a weak excuse at best.

I feel they're a thing of the past, clubs need to be ran by people with money and not a committee wanting to be close to the club it supports.

[Joshua]

No, not really. I don't see the point in them.

[CliftonMagpie]

It's unfair to judge them from my perspective, yet I do agree its poor that they have not made any positive contributes to the club so far or even made themselves known to us fans.

[cheeky~k8]

Like with everyone, there will always be separate groups... everyone will never all get on even if they have the same interest, there is conflict.

[heraldmagpie]

Neither in favour or against, I don't think having a trust is a bad thing but it must be ran properly.

[BESTpie]

No, I wouldn't trust them and I don't think they're needed.

[thommo]

Until it's clear who's behind this "Trust", I will remain open minded but I do wonder what's the point.

[lambleypie]

Does anyone have information on them? Why have they not made more effort to be known to the fans.

I find it quite misleading.

[TheSkipper]

Uninterested with this, I think if Notts fans owned the club they would do a worse job than Alan Hardy.

[DangerousSausage]

The supporters' trust doesn't have its own website, but does have its own page on the official site complete with the chair's email address:

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/fans/supporter-groups/ncst/

This doesn't tell us much at all though.

I'm all for trusts. If the club falls into the wrong hands, it will be necessary for the fans to speak with one voice and get organised. A trust is the best way to do this. It has to genuinely represent the fans though, which means there needs to be a fair number of people participating. It's like a trade union - when a union represents a big proportion of the workforce it's a powerful voice that is impossible to ignore; if the membership is just a clique of a dozen people, it's an irrelevance.

[DonnyNotts]

Wouldn't dismiss it, but would like to know more. If anything can potentially move the club forward, I think you have to listen. But as I say, more info required. 

[cheeky~k8]

Fans should be able to influence a decision but not fully choose what happens because when something goes wrong or they have too much of a decision, its not always going to be the best option... It will always be petty in some way

[Fozzy]

I don't view it as a supporters trust as how can it be one with no input from the supporters? It's more like a private venture set up by a few mates to promote their own self importance. I've no trust in them at all as they haven't made themselves known or held a democratic election of officers.

[allardyces tash]

@Fozzy I share the exact same sentiments.

The current Trust seems all about themselves, what can they get out of it? There is no fan or supporter input, most of us didn't even know they exist and this is very poor management.