Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[Chris Smith]

I thought that it might be a man who is not too keen on Jews or rubber johnnys.

[Risso]

I thought that it might be a man who is not too keen on Jews or rubber johnnys.

The new Pope?

[ian c.]

The new Pope?

That's very good. =D>

[pete bland]

How did the ST vote at the AGM, with their own and proxy votes? (yes, yes, they stuck their hand in the air at the appropriate time..)

specifically
Did they vote for or against the re-election of Doug Ellis.
Did they vote for or against the re-election of other board member(s)

Did they hold a ballot of all their members prior to the AGM to determine which way the membership wanted them to vote?

Given that the democracy,open-ness and all round goodness of the ST is feted, why has no one answered LG's questions. Surely it can't be that hard?

Previously (when I was a member) the ST voted against Ellis and Peter Ellis, did hold a ballot of its members prior to the AGM and had around 310 members. This was all very good, I felt.

I would imagine, it's still the same. Am I right?

[Mac]

Speaking as a member I can honestly say that I was balloted before the AGM as to what the mandate should be.

[Risso]

Speaking as a member I can honestly say that I was balloted before the AGM as to what the mandate should be.

What was the result Mac?

[Mac]

WHile we're throwing questions around, since the take-over of the SA by VFC (to rejuvanise the moribund organisation we were told).  What has the SA done, other than look a lot like the bloke that runs the VFC?

[dave.woodhall]

I'd suggest that the Supporters' Trust chair would be the most appropriate person to ask this question of, rather than have it used as a potential point-scoring exercise on a topic unrelated to their activities.

[Risso]

Are the Trust not worried about Villa's future then?

[dave.woodhall]

I would imagine that members are, but this thread isn't about them.

[Risso]

Well I could start a seperate thread about The Trust if you like, but I'd say it makes sense to have only the one thread about supporters' groups.

[Mac]

Pity that Villa Fans Combined don't want one Supporters' Group.

[Tony]

So getting back on topic, are any fans worried about Villa's future then?

[DaveK]

So getting back on topic, are any fans worried about Villa's future then?

I am, a bit.

[pete bland]

I'd suggest that the Supporters' Trust chair would be the most appropriate person to ask this question of, rather than have it used as a potential point-scoring exercise on a topic unrelated to their activities.

There's been lot's of discussion of VFC and Trust views and so on, on here. Though I am not the spokesman for the VFC, I have tried to answer the questions about VFC.

LG asked, what to me seem reasonable questions about the trust. I have posted that the Trust (while I was a member) did things in a good way, but can't answer for how it works now. There are several Trust Execs, and former Execs who are regular users of this site, and who (quite fairly) have posted their views on VFC matters on this very thread.

It seems a shame if they are not prepared to be as open with information on the Organisation they represent, and which has been contrasted (by some of them) with the "secretive" VFC.

And following the line of your logic, Dave, wouldn't all comments regarding Jonathan's comments in the paper be better directed to the journalist and to Jonathan, than discussed on here?

Or is this a message board, where things can be discussed and information passed on?

Perhaps if no Trust Committee people are available or willing (delete as applicable) to provide the information, one of the members would be so kind as to put the info up?