Diamond Outsider

So that looks like the supporters trust have set up a new charitable organisation to go in competition with the community trust? That seems a bit bad, considering people are saying the community trust was set up to compete with the supporters trust.

Just read the stuff online about the supporters trust and DITC is this the same as th community trust?

https://www.airdriefc.com/1920news/19%2F20-season-tickets See in this news item that free season tickets for kids can be registered to any season ticket holder. Thought it had to be every ticket had an adult season ticket? if that’s the case then that is a great scheme and will allow every kid a chance to get one for free. really excited about new season and hopefully we can finish high up the league, if jot top!!

I have looked and can’t find it again. i am sure I saw it somewhere but being unable to find it I am being honest in that I can’t find the post

I am a true fan and yes I do appreciate all the trust have done over the years i am am also a realist and see that all is not as stated by them at the moment. They are not admitting any mistakes and say it is all PH. Sorry I don’t believe that the trust are blameless and PH is totally to blame. You are not going to tell me that the trust are perfect and have done nothing wrong are you???? This is caused by problems on both sides. if YOU are a true fan then surely you can admit this??

Was only quoting fact. Reported 142k in 17 years. To me that is less than 10k per year. however do appreciate you advising that fan ownership is not a vision as it is not feasible

No attempt to do anything to the trust i read either here or on Facebook. I will find and let you know where exactly sounds like you protest to much!!!! perhaps you have are one sided and can’t see the other side!!

Sorry I have to post this but I read somewhere that it was being suggested of the trust/fans buying out the club and being fan owned!!!! This is nothing short of lunacy!!!! It won’t work and as for the amount the trust have put in over 18 years it is less than 10k per season. That wouldn’t even cover 3 home games stadium rental(based on previous quoted figures) Surely this is not something that the trust are serious about??? (Not saying the trust actually want that as I don’t know so more of a question)

Exactly correct and already made this point. I was also grateful for the update

Here we go. Someone dares to have an opinion that doesn’t say the trust are the best thing since sliced bread and the owners are terrible. So it must be a plant or an insider!!!! Hold on perhaps I am PH!!!! i have put logical points up and had hoped for logical answers, I mean the trust couldn’t possibly be bending the truth to make themselves look perfect!!!! That was sarcasm by the way.

No not aimed at you my first post was basic things that I had noticed in recent times the second post was purely my thoughts on your notes from the meeting. Notes that I was grateful you put up but were not your comments purely facts from a public meeting no agenda, no conspiracy, just my opinions

My thoughts Thought the trust has put in 20k. Above says 10k. Was it over two instalments, did they pay on time? Was Colin Elliot always going to keep his shares or was he going to sell them anyway? surely PH couldn’t buy JB shares in secret?? Thought I remember a post that legally the consortium had to offer to buy all shareholders out due to number TW had?? Did Bobby Watson not walk away due to health? Is there not a picture of him on social media making a presentation on Saturday??? Doesn’t seem to have walked away in disgust to me surely if the model was for 10 equal shares it was not hard to do this unless some people didn’t do as they said. Even if PH put more money up for others would this not have been obvious from the outset?? Surely obvious that his brother would back him and give him 2 votes straight away!!

I live outside and away from Airdrie now for many years and have been looking on with interest over the last few months. Before anyone slates the new poster, I am only now registering as I can see some issues and think perhaps there are some easy answers. Also feel we should all pull together and not argue over trivia it seems to me that there are various issues at the moment but here are some basic questions from a distance 1. Consortium advertised 10 Airdrie minded business men with equal share. Where were they? And if everyone is so anti the stadium owners then was it not obvious that if they put the most money in they would be in control? Does this mean that some of the 10 pulled out or some people didn’t stump up enough cash, thus leaving a shortfall that stadium put in to increase share??? 2. People talking about sponsorship being lost. See that Holemasters have just reinvested for more money and taken more, which must mean more cash injection. The away strip was done on a raffle so income never guaranteed and better in my opinion to get someone to pay for it outright. What sponsors are we going to lose?? Like any club the main strip sponsorship is the important one and that is now sorted? 3. To me it seems there is a very different discussion to be had about supporters and the trust. Seems people talk about the trust being the supporters. Are most supporters in the trust? How many members do they have? Also how many people turned up tonight? I don’t see them hand in hand and therefore would wonder what numbers of the fans would not go back. For me results matter, if the team are winning then people will go. 4. On the trust raising money, what do they do to raise money for the club? I get the money put in for shares as this goes to the club but most of what I see over recent times is money being generated for outside charities. Do they still pay for youth players? Is the kit aid money still put in(although that just paid for tickets handed out so no direct money to club(PR yes). I know in the previous years money has been given directly to JB to balance the books but we are not there now and the current arguments are with the new owners so what happened in the past is past!! 5. Commercial manager issues. There seems to have been silence on this. What was the role when the new owners came in and was the job done well? Saw many times where social media was advertising match sponsorship available. Is this not something the commercial manager should have sold? Main sponsorship was already agreed, away strip was by raffle, so nothing there. I did see club partners that had discounts for season ticket holders. How much does that generate, will they not renew? I know there was merchandising money, did that go to the club or the trust? Not trying to be controversial just making some basics observations and asking many questions!!!! going to read notes from tonight and see if there are any answers or more questions!!