Some "expected" responses to the subject from certain posters.
It was most certainly not "just a call from KT" that influenced the change of heart from the JV partner. Goodwill works in partnership with WNC and the UON to name just two interested parties.
For those who are not aware and have not researched just what this company does, take a look here....
https://goodwillsolutions.co.uk/I do agree with Peter on a number of points though. I'm not going to pretend that this would have all gone through smoothly even if the partnership between Goodwill and the Trust came to fruition. There were still many obstacles to overcome, I have alluded to those in the past, just as Peter does in his post.
The annoying thing for me was to have not even got to that point, having gone from a good plan, through meetings with the Chairman of Goodwill (who I must add has been more than cordial and accommodating during these conversations) to a point where the plug was pulled in such a short period of time due to those outside pressures mentioned.
I can completely understand your frustration. But unless you expand on the other reasons why it didn’t come about, you are open to the type of inevitable criticism that will undoubtedly follow. Like anyone, I applaud any effort to raise money through the channels identified by you. But the pivotal point was always going to be the obvious discord between the owners and the Trust. I’m not condoning what KT did. What I’m questioning is how it appears on the surface. It looks like it was bound to failure, because it was derailed by what most of us would have expected to happen. You will know the complexities, we don’t. Once again, it is the supporters who are in the dark, left only to draw on their own conclusions. The next action should be a full and frank explanation as to why it failed. That is the least the people the Trust board represent deserve. I would expect a similar explanation from the club as well. They need to tell us why they intervened and what they intend to replace what seemed a good idea with.