Message #436467

[St Edmundsbury Cobbler]

This type of thread pops up time and again asking what does the Trust do? Why should I join the Trust etc. I remember it being discussed on "Cobblers Comments"

I see the Trust as quite a stuffy relic, it's a "members only" club and even if you are a member, I don't necessarily think the needs or wants of the average Northampton Town Trust Member are addressed or answered.

The "Football Conversation" questions, I've seen two links to them, generally asking the same questions but no real output or response or any plan formulated from them.

As someone said earlier, take a look at that website right now and tell me you honestly think "wow, I need to get on board with this...",  This is your window to the world, your main platform, yet there's nothing that makes you want to go beyond the main page. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll find the news that the next three fixtures against Crewe, Cambridge and Forest Green Rovers are all postponed due to Covid.

There's nothing there that makes me at 45 years old remotely interested in the Trust, let alone someone around 30 years my junior.

If you want the Trust to represent the fans of NTFC and you want the fans of NTFC to get on board, if you seriously believe that fan ownership is the way forward and you want fans to believe you can run a professional football club then you are going to need to overhaul the whole organisation, become open, honest and approachable and bring it kicking and screaming from 1993 into 2021.

A couple of questions

What are the Trust's views on The proposed government football fans forum and have you made a move to be part of that?

One other question, would removing Kelvin Thomas as chairman make any difference? Is he not just the face of the board like Colonal Sanders is the face of KFC?