The joint Football Supporters Federation/Supporters Direct Supporters Summit took place on Saturday 22 June with 300 fans present, including Dons Trust Vice-Chairman David Growns and Secretary David Hall. Topics discussed included: Away Fans Matter (with Football Supporters Europe) Safe Standing (with Aston Villa, Peterborough United and the Safe Standing Roadshow) Tackling Discrimination Through Football (with Kick It Out) Tackling Homophobia (with the Gay Football Supporters’ Network) To find out what happened, visit the FSF website. The FSF’s Annual Report 2013..
June Dons Draw Results
The June Dons Draw took place recently at Kingsmeadow. Winning numbers were drawn in the presence of Erik Samuelson (Chief Executive), Neil Messenbird (Dons Draw Administrator) and Tom Gavin (Volunteer).
The winning ticket numbers and prizes were:
1st prize of £1000 – ticket 3584 – Michael Shepherd – SW15
2nd prize of £500 – ticket 3054 – David Lancaster – RH9
3rd prize of £250 – ticket 1063 – David Colman – BA2
4th prize of £150 – ticket 2620 – P Hearty – SW20
5th..
Summary of June DTB meeting
The Dons Trust Board held its monthly meeting on Monday 17 June, chaired by Vice-Chairman David Growns.
The first substantive item on the agenda was an update on the AFC Wimbledon budget for the 2013/14 season. Club Chief Executive Erik Samuelson took the Board through the revenue and capital budgets for the year. The key items for discussion were how to treat the Dons Draw money and the treatment of ‘We Are Wimbledon Fund’ money in the accounts.
A discussion..
May Dons Draw Result
The May Dons Draw took place on 17 May at Kingsmeadow.
Winning numbers were drawn in the presence of David Charles (Operations Director), Neil Messenbird (Dons Draw Administrator) and Phil Clarke (Safety Officer).
The winning ticket numbers and prizes for this draw were as follows:
1st prize of £1000 – ticket 2497 – Richard Fraser – SM3
2nd prize of £500 – ticket 0535 – Kevin Watson – SM4
3rd prize of £250 – ticket 3131 – Tom Lees – KT3
4th prize of £150 –..
Summary of DTB meeting 9 May
The Dons Trust Board held its monthly meeting on Thursday 9 May.
The first main item on the agenda was an update on the discussions regarding the new stadium development in Merton. AFC Wimbledon Chief Executive, Erik Samuelson and the club’s stadium adviser, Andrew Williams, provided an update to Board members on the current status of discussions and agreement was sought from the Board on the club’s position on a selection of key issues. The timetable for raising funds following the success..
What happened at the SGM on 7 May
There was a bumper turn-out for last Tuesday’s Dons Trust Special General Meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. Around 130 members contributed to a lively evening of debate and quizzing of the DT Board.
The first part of the meeting focused on three resolutions – two proposed by the Board, the other by a DT member. DT Chair Matthew Breach, supported by AFC Wimbledon Chief Executive Erik Samuelson, explained how the two Board resolutions were necessary to amend the..
The future’s bright for Pompey fans (from the Fleetwood matchday programme)
Ben Shave of Supporters Direct reflects on how another supporters’ trust has successfully negotiated the choppy seas of administration and financial meltdown.
This month has seen another landmark for the supporters’ trust movement, with the Pompey Supporters Trust (PST) becoming majority owners of Portsmouth FC – the culmination of their mission to turn what was memorably dubbed “one of the most unhappy sagas in English football’s history of club ownership” by Guardian football journalist David Conn into “the biggest community club in Britain”.
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April Dons Draw Result
The April Dons Draw took place on 13 April at Kingsmeadow.
Winning numbers were drawn in the presence of Matthew Breach (Dons Trust Chair), Neil Messenbird (Dons Draw Administrator) and Colin Dench (Volunteer).
The winning ticket numbers and prizes for this draw were as follows:
1st prize of £1000 – ticket 0628 – Dean Parsons – SM4 2nd prize of £500 – ticket 4405 – Phil Rushby – TW10 3rd prize of £250 – ticket 4247 – Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe – RH8 4th prize of £150 – ticket 3742 – A..
Reminder – DT SGM on Tuesday 7 May
The next Special General Meeting of the Dons Trust will be held on Tuesday 7 May 2013, in the Back Bar of the Cherry Red Records Stadium Kingsmeadow, starting at 7.30pm.
All Dons Trust members are invited to attend what will be a particularly important meeting in respect of our ambition to return to a new stadium in Merton.
Full details of the meeting’s agenda, together with relevant papers, are being mailed to all DT members on Tuesday..
Why your vote really matters in May
Dons Trust Secretary David Hall explains why a resolution for the Dons Trust Special General Meeting next month matters to every fan, and why it is essential for our return to Merton.
Last summer , the Dons Trust Board (DTB) consulted with DT members about a proposed Community Share offer, a new way of raising funds for major capital projects. The income raised by the scheme was to be mostly earmarked to keep The Cherry Red Records Stadium up to..
