Can the supporters trust

What things?

 

I'm not desperate for a shout. If you need some help, I begrudgingly will. It was more a public kick up the arse than a 'I want to be involved'. Sorry, I know that's not very nice, but I've had a few beers!

 

@Gally I tagged you in a thread the other day making exactly the same point as @Jay (the gret copycat).

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I realise that the ST has to encompass a broad church of supporter opinion, but there's clearly enough ill feeling toward the owners now to at least warrant that the ST is in regular contact with the 'sister' clubs about the ownership group.

I also realise that I'm a non-ST member calling on the ST to take a particular course of action, which isn't really fair. My perception of the ST currently is that it's too close to the club to really want to tackle the issue, and so it's not really a group that represents me. But there aren't any other groups which do, nor are there any that I think have the credibility to carry an impact.

Don't you think it's time the ST took a firmer position? You've been mugged off by the owners having tried to follow due process, so what's next? I think if you did, you'd find you have a greater potential to rally supporters to your cause than you think.

 

Also, whatever's 'going on,' share it wider. I'm sure a lot more people would like to help, and will have skills that can assist you with whatever the aim is.

 

Might be worth speaking to Blackpool fans ahead of Tues. They'll remember the Oystons and might be able to give guidance. I remember going there and being asked not to spend anything in the ground by their fans who were boycotting. They've come through that ok, despite going up and down a bit.

 

How dare they challenge a bunch of muppets running their club..

 

Good to hear. Can only say then that as a fan base, we've never needed to hear about it as urgently as we do now.

 

No they are too far up Conway and Co arse

 

I read your post from the other day this evening. After I'd written this. And at first I felt really guilty, then I though, ah f**k it, I'll take your credit!

Sorry man, if I'd known you posted what you did I would have just linked to that. You were there before me, wasn't trying to steal your thunder, apologies.

 

I haven't criticised the ST in the past as a) I've never known an issue where I felt the need and b) I appreciate the work that is done, the time that is freely given etc.
Just as a for instance this board wouldn't exist without you and others giving huge amounts of time and probably a pretty penny too.
I do nothing except moan on here in comparison.
i do feel though that the situation at BFC is now at a critical point and that the ST should be front and centre in challenging the ownership. I took the free membership option of joining the ST last week and visited the website for the first time. There are some good things on there but nothing that suggests what is currently going on. I'd like to see the ST be more vociferous and public right now. There may be stuff going on behind the scenes but I think a lot of fans feel the need for a rallying point and, at the moment, it seems like there isn't one.

 

We definitely saw the opposite in January. An utter s**t show. An embarrassment. But that shouldn't be a reason to stop something real happening now.

 

Well that's encouraging Loko. I think that people need reassurance that things are being done and, as much as is reasonably possible, what those things are.
I was never a fan of the facebook group, I want to see things handled with far more professionalism and gravitas than that. My first hope for a sensible group to hold the owners' feet to the fire would be the ST. I'd just like the ST to be a bit more vocal at the minute and really cause those responsible for our problems some public discomfort.