How to fund a competitive playing budget – that was the big issue at this year’s annual general meeting, and there was a rather controversial proposal up for discussion. David Reeves reports.
(This article was originally published in the Oxford Utd matchday programme on 29 December 2012)
The Annual General Meeting is the occasion on which, among other things, the Dons Trust Board (DTB) presents to the membership the previous year’s accounts. And at this year’s AGM, held on Thursday..
We are pleased to announce that Mary Jennett has won first prize in the 100th Dons Draw.
The draw for December is a milestone for the club fundraising initiative, which has paid out nearly £175,000 in prize money since it started in September 2004.
Winning numbers were drawn in the presence of Matthew Breach (Dons Trust Chair), Neil Messenbird (Dons Draw Administrator) and Mike Berry (Volunteer).
The full list of winning ticket numbers and prizes for this draw are as..
The Dons Trust Board held its monthly meeting on Monday 10 December.
Chief Executive Erik Samuelson presented his latest CEO Report. Topics arising from this, and discussed with Erik and other Football Club Board members present at the meeting, included first team matters following Neil Ardley’s appointment, the club’s finances (including the year end forecast for 2012/13), progress on a possible new stadium in Plough Lane, and a review of the recent FA Cup tie in Milton Keynes.
In the..
Dons Trust Board chair Matthew Breach has some updates on various issues currently affecting the club and the Trust.
FA Cup tie When the possibility of us playing in north Buckinghamshire was thrown up by the draw for the Second Round of the FA Cup, the Dons Trust Board (DTB) and the Football Club Board (FCB) revisited the plans drawn up some time ago, and discussed how to address the issues raised by the potential December fixture. Given the variety..
Further to the Dons Trust Board meeting on Monday evening and subsequent announcement on the DT website, there has been a further analysis of the constitution and related information.
The Dons Trust Board has been advised by the Secretary that, in the light of that analysis, Resolution 10 be withdrawn at the AGM on Thursday evening 13 December.
In its place the Dons Trust Board does still wish to have a debate on the substantive issue ‘what can we do..
The AGM of The Dons Trust and AFCW plc., the company through which we own our Club, is to be held this Thursday, 13 December, at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, starting at 7.30pm in the Back Bar.
Apart from the usual “housekeeping” issues and reporting back on the out-turn of the election process there will be a chance to quiz DTB and FCB members on the accounts and an other issues that members wish to raise.
There will..