Do you think Stonecutters / masons may also be offended by the comparison?
I know little about the Trust or its workings. However, it seems to me that the Trust should have been set up to invest in the clubs future. It also appears little of the money that has been raised was used in this way. More it was used for operational stuff such as tractors...
My main observation of the Trust is that Barry Owen considers himself a director of the club first (a long ambition from the days in which I knew him in the Chaddy) and a fans representative second. Let's be clear on this, if the Trust didn't exist, Barry would not be a director of the club and therefore it appears, from the outside, his priorities are wrong and that he wishes to protect his place on the board above his position as a fans representative.
I will not comment on the democracy debate, however, I would like to ask 2 questions:
Why should questions about the role of the Trust not be included in a thread that is about the future of the club given this is what it was set up to do?
When we Barry last elected and held to account by his members?