marshy1 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I am hoping this attaches correctly. Statement Swinton Lions Trust Meeting.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliancaine Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Just remember what happened the last time the trust got involved, their shares wiped out via liquidation, as for #### council you've more chance of philh attending the lions matches than them helping us out. Still none the wiser what's going to happen, if they don't sign some players and a manager soon we won't have a team to take the field let alone be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIGGY Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The Trust are here to assist the club. So i would ask that negative comments off this forum. We need to be behind everything over the next few important weeks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parky Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The only assistance the council will offer is Moor Lane as a cheap option and that is a last resort. Is there any recently vacated/empty land in Swinton available I wonder. Just a thought. One does not have to look to far, and I dont mean Agecroft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy1 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Well in fairness Julian whilst I accept your entitled to your views, anything that looks remotely like the club surviving would upset you. You may well feel that the council won't help but if any officer of the council were to read this forum and your comments then you can understand why. Keep them coming Julian and you may just find that eventually the club will cease to exist and you can sit happy in the knowledge of it's cessation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Progman Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Think you will find the council more willing to talk to and help a supporters run trust than a business man good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonUK Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Fixtures are supposedly out on Dec 1st. Have the RFL been given other information because based on the current state of the club, having read the statement, there is nothing in it that states definitively where you will be playing or if you have any players. Here we go again ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monkey Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Well in fairness Julian whilst I accept your entitled to your views, anything that looks remotely like the club surviving would upset you. You may well feel that the council won't help but if any officer of the council were to read this forum and your comments then you can understand why. Keep them coming Julian and you may just find that eventually the club will cease to exist and you can sit happy in the knowledge of it's cessation. Well said, you tell 'im Alan. Julian is nothing but the arch-prophet of doom as typified by all his posts in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STU WILLY Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Nothing in that statement that could not have been said weeks ago why wait until the eleventh hour to ask for help Stu Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancaster Lion Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks to the Supporters Trust for providing a statement as promised. I would like to join the trust and would be grateful if the membership details could be on the forum. How much is the membership? If every fan on the forum joined the Supporters Trust we could help the club survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIGGY Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hello Lancaster Lion Thanks for your kind words re the trust. You can join via the details on the website. See link http://www.lionstrust.co.uk/ Thx Your chance to help the Lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark richardson Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Lancaster lion. I've suggested the same thing to many of the moaners in here. Let's put our money where are mouths are. If we had all contributed a little bit over the last 14 years we'd have a very strong position. In answer to your question. ..see the trust events threas above. It provides a link to the Trust website where you can download forms to set up direct debit etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark richardson Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Beat me to it Riggy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIGGY Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Well said Mark and agree with the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancaster Lion Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks for your help. I will post my membership tonight. I urge all fans to join before it is too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Fixtures are supposedly out on Dec 1st. Championship fixtures are out on 25th November. Champ 1 fixtures out on 2nd December. SL next Monday. I remember when ............................."It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimension, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave Hadfield - Independent 25th August 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewagg Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Supporters' Trust membership is STILL only £25 per year, or (voluntarily) more if you feel able. Download the Membership Form PDF at: http://www.swintonlionsrlc.co.uk/zarchive/trust/standing%20order%20mandate.pdf Also, please read the Trust's Constitution/Remit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks for posting the statement, Alan. Like others have said - and done - I'll also be renewing my lapsed Trust membership. disques vogue The club where Eurovision isn't a dirty word. A waltz through the leopard skin lined world of Tom Jones, Bert Kampfert and Burt Bacharach. Step out to the sound of the happy hammond and swing to the seductive sounds of the samba. DJ's, raffles, cocktails and wide collars. Please dress smart. Gentlemen might like to wear a suit. Same price. Same music. Same rubbish prizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monkey Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Put your trust in the Trust and pass the biscuits folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOYALION Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I'll be signing up! "no-one knows what it's like to be the bad man.........behind blue eyes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummy scissors Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Credit where it is due, the Trust have come up with a statement for which thanks. What a shame the owners of the Club have developed such a siege mentality that they could not have provided something similar and passed on the information directly to all supporters via the website. I know the Kidds have taken lots of criticism, some fair some not in my opinion, but that is part of being in charge. Much more could have been done by them to promote a sense of unity around the cause that we all want to prosper. Still I’ll be pleased if the current problems at least bring Club and Trust into a closer working relationship. I am pleased the Trust have invited the Rochdale Chairman to speak about running a supporter led set up and a meeting with the Mayor is another good move. It would be very interesting to know more about the Council assuring that funds were to be made available to meet Club commitments and that the failure of such funds to materialise was a reason for the cash flow crisis. Of course there are many issues it would be nice to know much more about but a start has been made. Good on the likes of Lancaster Lion, Jonty and Loyal Lion for signing up with the Trust. It would be great if more follow suit. I hope the Trust will be as open as possible with the supporters and foster a sense of inclusiveness by keeping us informed of developments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIGGY Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks to the people who are going to join the Trust you would be amazed by the number of fans who are not members so if you know a fellow fan please ask them to consider joining us too. Riggy SO If the 750 of you who have read this post today have all sent your 24 quid in, the membership would now have an approx. £ 18000 in new membership fees You can pay by direct debit for as little as £ 2.00 per month !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIGGY Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIM THE LION Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Posted mine and my Dads memberships off today, time to put up or shut up as they say. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. Edmund Burke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_r Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Already a member of the trust (albeit not an active one)................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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