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There should only be 2 priorities: the team and the fans. acl-sisu pr machines have the dispute into being pro/anti acl/sisu and look where that has got us - administration, 10 points deduction, and if figures on here are correct just 7.5k city supporters at yesterday's game (in which I thought...

Larry, it would be good to hear from you so feel free to PM me or email [email protected] - and I never take offence so don't worry about that and just be honest - same goes for anyone else too!

At this point the club isn't even for sale so all this is hypothetical and I'm nt fixed on trying to achieve model A or model B etc. I started off a skeptic but am now wholly convinced of the principle of fan-led ownership. Given the ccfc position, the stadium, surrounding land, different...

Cheers, Torch! when we spoke to pompey trust on saturday what struck me was how they got to a point of saying could fans actually do any worse than all these rich investors (and at pompey they even bought some short term success before it all collapsed, unlike us!) we have a welathy...

That's the success story they have built but that's not how it started when they were in the same position as we are now. To get things moving in the right direction was fan-led at the swans (have a look at the history page on the swans trust website it gives all the background info)

Ownership through a supporters Trust is a legally constitued process. I am not sure what a model of general ownership by fans would be and how it would work.

What happened at swans was when they were in mess like us fans formed a trust and then brought in local businessmen who had some money but weren't mega wealthy. Essentially they were a group of friends who shared the same vision. So it has certainly been fan-led, and is one particular model. At...

Sub - i think that's the point. everyone is sick to death of the last 10-15 years but the question is how do things get better. We have had lots of wealthy business people as owners but they haven't built a successful ccfc. Remember, when sisu came in they made great promises and we all had high...

sam66 - the Trust is an independent, democratic and legally constituted body. Membership is open to all and the Board members are elected by the membership which takes place at the AGM, last one being last July. I think there is some confusion that people are self-appointed but they're not -...

If a new owner comes in will they be any better than ones over last 10-15 years or do we get serious about fan-led ownership like at Swansea and Pompey?

Lots of local media here and they can type a lot quicker than me. Would suggest anyone who wants the latest get on twitter and follow @lesreidpolitics

Post match pint in The George then? I think gallows humour is setting in - feeling very nervous about what tomorrow might bring

On Friday there were half a dozen city fans there including 3 posters from here. Anyone going to be there tomorrow? Will be trying to get news posted on Sky Blue Trust website as soon as possible or follow @TheSkyBlueTrust

Cheers, Plumbs. I'm Sky Blue Trust membership Sec (I don't bother hiding my identity on here) and the last week or so has been unbelievable. Membership increased by over 50% in 48 hours and more and more people keep joining. We had a great pre match meet with Pompey Trust yesterday. They are...

Good point to end on. I've just seen today's goals and our defending was every bit as bad as it looked live - I'm off to bed but our inability to get a defensive challenge in is more likely to lead to nightmares than sweet dreams

Cheers, shmmeee. All good points. The acl-sisu pr machines have successfully divided fans into being pro/anti sisu/acl. Steering an independent line has been a challenge but trust has avoided getting dragged into supporting either acl or sisu and are strengthened by members' view to stick to...

None the wiser I'm afraid. Certainly not on current trust board.

Rob, I'm intrigued. Who is this Natalie you mentioned?

Rome wasn't built in a day...very interesting hearing pompey trust talk about how long the process has been for them. Remember, a year ago the sky blue trust was moribund. New board was elected in July as individuals who for the most part didn't even know each other. In management theory we've...

No one on trust board called natalie - don't understand who you are talking about