Hi JG. As OI states, send me an email at membership@thedonstrust.org and I will arrange for you to be removed from the Membership of the DT. Unfortunately, there will be no refund.

Here's the inevitable TikTok clip with mandatory shite music on it featuring our new signing - [Link]

Trigger Will Nightingale got a 3 year extension didn't he?

Cheers Nick, can’t take all the credit but, well, might try to anyway :) JG - much as I’d love to, I can’t help I’m afraid - I’m not part of the Club or Board in any way. I wasn’t a massive fan of the whole included/opt-out thing, but I lost that one. That said, it did come in handy for Wembley :)

Yep and genuinely not doom mongering as for him to get a 3 year deal then the decision makers must see what they’re looking for in him and they’ve earned the right to be trusted so I’m all in.

The good news is you should be able to leave the DT, just contact the Membership Secretary who does seem to be on top of their job. The DT will by now have your money for this year so that won't go anywhere. If the scheme continues you need to try and opt out immediately after purchasing your seaon ticket next year and possibly the money will stay with the club.

Yep.

Ian E, or Rambo for that matter.

Trigger. That's a fair point. But Goodman didn't exactly cover himself in glory at Colchester.

Galty, I'd imagine in the small print there's a non-transferable clause which usually includes a no cash value attached...

JG - no refund and the DT is a bit 'Hotel California' for leaving, presumably on purpose. Last season you had to email two addresses to opt out and the club one was presumably the waste basket as I was still given the cub membership benefits despite opting out of them.

Thanks Nicander - so if I can get someone to accept my resignation what happens to the money that the Club pays to the I&PS? Presumably it stays with the Club - but from what you are saying I can't get my hands on it and then give to the Playing fund.

I might actually give WAWF the 2k I've found down the back of my table

Good to GUIDO has donated with his usual undecipherable sign off

Blimey Doobs, that was fast work. Great result for £2.50 our own keeper for Bayzo to polish and hopefully return a huge profit on when we sell the finished article to Chelsea in two years

So, we're sorted now for the keeper situation. Who else do we need?

DD - 17 games in the last 2 seasons… 🤔 Maybe he’s been injured….

big deal = big call

Keeper is a big deal for Bayzo, but he's earned the benefit of the doubt in spades. Nowhere to hide with a three-year deal. Hopefully Bishop can recapture some of his early promise (good enough for United to snap him up).

Not wishing to bash Bishop* before I’ve seen him play, but should point out that he played for eventually-relegated Cambridge Utd on loan last season so the first real indicator of where our budget allows us to fish. Great that he’s down in Marbella to get to know the squad and the squad culture that should hopefully suit him well.

An actual keeper that’s not on loan. Wow!

JG - the rest of the nonsense aside: there is no rebate as you have paid nothing for your membership. The club paid it on your behalf to the Trust. A mad system, but there we go.

*sorry - 104 matches (inc FA & EFL Cups)

My only quibble with Bishop is he's played just 94 first team matches in men's senior football in the 8 seasons since he turned 18 - just 12/season on average. He has started just 17 matches in the past 3 seasons. Hopefully Bayzo can get any 'ring-rustiness' out of him before we go to Luton!

Local paper on Bishop - [Link]