ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 http://www.eveningti...age_free_quot_/ "the supporter’s trust being formed was one of the aspects that the bank were eager for us to set up and we’re happy to do that" Why would the bank be so eager for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 No and in my personal opinion I don't see why it should. It's a great board and I enjoy it but to me it's just a method of communication along with facebook, twitter, group of people chatting in pub etc. There are some fans on here but lots not. To me it's another group of fans which are under the thistle umbrellas. I already posted about the value and potential of this site... I use it like you use it, but others make much better use of it than us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I'd hate to think anyone outside of this forum takes general posts on here too seriously. Just as I'd hate to think anyone who posts on here should think they should be taken generally seriously outside of this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) I'd hate to think anyone outside of this forum takes general posts on here too seriously. Just as I'd hate to think anyone who posts on here should think they should be taken generally seriously outside of this forum. Tend to agree. Good and joyous things tend to occur when people display a less grave or somber disposition. However, handing over £6 grand in donations is not to be sniffed at. Edited May 20, 2016 by ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 I am not a political person and haven't been involved in any of the groups. But it seems to me that one of the reasons that more fans don't get involved is due to what looks like in fighting.Who wants to go to meetings when old wounds are always going to be scratched. It is like one group says one thing and irrespective of whether it is good or bad, the other group opposes it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 I didn't like it when the People's Front of Judea became the People's Popular Front. Splitters..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 So what are the JT doing in response to this poor treatment? The answer is absolutely nothing. They are in a position of severe weakness due to their own inaction over the years. They don't have the means or the support within the wider fan base to fight anything. I would normally have sympathy with the situation the JT now find themselves in, but I'm afraid I don't. You talk about the JT being "neutered" - I would argue that they neutered themselves when they decided to ditch the 1876 club. I would also argue that in the years that followed, they have done nothing to encourage new members, and nothing to encourage existing members from renewing. One could be forgiven for thinking that they are not prepared to challenge the club board due to the state of their own house. Curiously, a similar event has happened in Turkey, where the parliament has voted to remove its members' freedom from prosecution at the behest of the President - meaning that he can use the security forces to suppress any dissent. Effectively, the members of the Jags Trust took the Board at its word and learned the hard way that you cannot trust business people to comply with a non-contractual agreement, and can only trust them to comply with a contract if you know you can pay lawyers to enforce it. The single largest shareholder has seen its shareholding diluted and no shares issued, in contravention with the agreement which subsumed the 1876 lottery into the Centenary Club. In my view your stance is unreasonable: insisting that those members were at fault for accepting assurances from those in control at the club they follow smacks of blaming the victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2016-2017/june_2016/partick_thistle_football_club_trust_meeting_notes Minutes from last month's meeting now published on the official site. Very interesting reading, especially from a Jags Trust perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 http://ptfc.co.uk/ne...t_meeting_notes Minutes from last month's meeting now published on the official site. Very interesting reading Read it twice and I still don't see any reference to free pies for the season for the 14 supporters in attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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