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Am bored so flipping though the numerous crappy channels I have and have stumbled across a bbc parliament programme on now.

 

Live debate in the House of Lords over the running of football clubs and giving fans a big voice in the running of and more support for the trust already in place

 

Debating how owners have no passion for the clubs but as a businesses and do they have the right to sell the clubs assets. Mentioned afc Wimbledon

 

Discussing reform.

 

Mentioning the supporters direct movement too - by Lord Watson

 

What's the impact on us?

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Premiership fans have been excluded from the working party group investigating this...yet it was arsenal fans who have pushed for this report.

 

What strange but insightful debate....less debate I must add as they all seem to be agreeing that the English league needs reform.

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Final report in 2013 stated, my brief notes that is:

 

Remove barriers from clubs to supporters- fans liaison created is this Jenny Warburton

Outstanding examples of trusts are Swansea, Portsmouth, AFC Wimbledon,

Sports minister Launch supporters ownership last week at Portsmouth, supporters direct fans to work closer with owners and communities

1st meeting of the group in November with FA, supporters direct & will report back by next general election

Fans are life blood of clubs, consumer issues to be looked at re prices etc

West ham have a kids for a quid scheme

Directors are obliged under a companies act should be looking at the interest of communities and fans

Premiership clubs are registered as corporate business and are obliged to make financial reports.

 

Fans should be more widely engaged with their clubs.

 

Wow.....oh Barry...

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Don't worry, I'll find it online somewhere! I'm guessing the BBC Parliament channel doesn't have a plus 1 channel!

It was strangely interesting that the wheels are in motion for this to happen and the Gov are committed to it too, yet I don't remember much publicity at all or even out trust mentioning it too...so I will mention it at the next trust meeting on the 17th...if I remember the is..heheh

 

Sorry I could be of any further help, maybe google that lord Watson bloke, sports minister launches supporters initiative at portsmouth last week....surely you will get a hit

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This was discussed briefly at the last meeting. In principal seems a good idea but still very loose. If you give trusts 10% of a club do u expect them to cover 10% of liabilities?

Sorry Chris just seen this but have not seen any published notes yet from the last meeting - hence the cross over.

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This must be the only thread on any football forum to ask the question... Which Chanel is bbc parliament on!

Brilliant, we will be entering a team for university challenge soon

Woah......steady on....am working class with a college education only....don't be tarring me as an intellect now...I have a reputation to keep..tut..heheh

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This was discussed briefly at the last meeting. In principal seems a good idea but still very loose. If you give trusts 10% of a club do u expect them to cover 10% of liabilities?

Owners of Shares in any type of business do not have a consequential responsibility to cover debts/losses/liabilities as part of their ownership of a few shares in a Limited Liability Company.

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We're one end of the spectrum. Blackpool and Leeds are the other end. Have to feel for their fans, even if we all hate Leeds.

We might have a 'fan on the board' but we're far from the other end of the spectrum to Leeds and Blackpool. If anything we're closer to their end than the other end...

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We might have a 'fan on the board' but we're far from the other end of the spectrum to Leeds and Blackpool. If anything we're closer to their end than the other end...

Do you think? I'd like to believe Simon Corney wants stability at the club and runs it well within its means ensuring a long sustained future for us. I also truly believe he has the club and its fans at heart and doesn't.

 

We are absolutely nothing like those clubs.

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Do you think? I'd like to believe Simon Corney wants stability at the club and runs it well within its means ensuring a long sustained future for us. I also truly believe he has the club and its fans at heart and doesn't.

 

We are absolutely nothing like those clubs.

Well yes, but we're run on his whim. In terms of ownership structure we're not dissimilar to Leeds/Blackpool etc

 

I trust SC to look after the club. The proof of the pudding is what we're currently eating. But we're still at his mercy.

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Owners of Shares in any type of business do not have a consequential responsibility to cover debts/losses/liabilities as part of their ownership of a few shares in a Limited Liability Company.

But how many owners would put 100% investment in for 90% of the company? It was only a very brief conversation and shares etc are something i know very little about but i do think labour's proposals need thickening up quite alot.
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