Biggles, Trigs will put the milk in first when he makes them a cup of tea in a board meeting

Who blinks first? Bear in mind if 2872 is the current figure, that is actually 2872 minus any Abstensions. My guess is there is a fair number of those against taking the Abstention route (and currently not yet voted) will panic and vote "No". And a good chance that when the results come out, feel aggrieved that they were misled into entering "No".

Put whoopee cushions on the rest of the boards seats

The hustings continue for Shane Bellamy/Trigger/Triggerfish/Gary Fish Question 7: For the past few years you have hurled abuse, laced with accusations of crookery, against many members and officers of the DT board. By my count that includes at least three past and present chairmen/women, a secretary, a membership secretary, two forum moderators, a past election steering group and now the current steering group. Let's leave aside, for now, the rather obvious conclusion that you are the problem, not them. My question is this: if you were elected how would you continue your toxic vendettas?

KT2, DTB emails [Link] ESG emails: mailto:elections@thedonstrust.org and elections2@thedonstrust.org

2872 was the latest number a couple of hours ago (from pro boards) so need another 292 to vote by the time voting closes on Monday. By my calculation 2531 voting yes out of 3164 (just a touch under 80%) will be enough to get 50%+1 through.

The sheer arrogance of denying Shane the chance to run is breath taking and certainly not in the best interests of DT members. I'm appalled.

Just received my latest DT spam email about the two resolutions. Claim 2,800 have voted so far so they are still short of hitting the required threshold. The tone sounded a bit desperate too. I'm going to gamble they don't get there. If they do, I'll vote against them in the second vote. Out of interest, why do 75% have to vote in favour for the first vote but only two-thirds for the second vote? Both votes seem to need a 50% turnout. If I've got that wrong can somebody correct me?

Meanwhile, Stu and Nick hit the big 350 next podcast. Which is associated with Angel Number 350: Meaning In Spiritual Growth, Numerology, And Twin Flames

Just listened to you on the podcast Shane and it was really good. You and Danny were great and I think it detailed the issue well.

TSO, tailor made for Angus...given his remarkable climb.

Only 2 wins in our last 6 overall. One away win in the league all season and we’ve not scored in 4 out of 6 games. Add to that no Bugiel or Hippo, total lack of midfield options and with Jackson’s complete lack of a plan B I’d say it will be another 1-0 defeat.

PLC NED resigned also but reasons seem reasonable [Link]

ESG resignation confirmed over on ProBoards. No further details given which I take as confirmation that it was over Triggerfish (I think if it was over something else they would have gone out of their way to explain that).

Thanks Doobs - sounds like a really good addition to the election. Looking forward to listening if/when they come out.

Well done Doobs

Just to update everyone on the Dons Trust election hustings situation. As you may have seen, there won’t be any official hustings this year for various reasons. However, a few of us on got together to see whether we might be able to put something basic together for anyone not on ProBoards/who prefers something a bit more visual. We’ve now contacted all candidates (via a post in the Questions For Candidates section on PB, and more latterly via email, via the ESG) and as of now we have 11 of 12 candidates accept our invitation, subject to availability etc. Naturally, we are hoping for a full house and will update on that when we can. In the meantime, just to manage expectations, we should relay that this won’t be an all-singing, all-dancing hustings in the traditional sense. This is largely down to time and where we are in the election cycle, but also due to limited tech skills and resource. So what we are hoping to do is interview all 12 candidates - offering them a chance to elevator pitch their candidacy, before answering a series of questions which we will pitch to all candidates. Answers will be timed. We will also be asking each candidate one question relating directly to their manifesto. We will endeavour to stick to this timed/same questions format as much as possible so to be fair to all candidates. So please don’t expect follow ups or Paxman-style interrogation etc. Likewise, the graphics will likely be more Microsoft Paint than Marvel Studios. All the interviews will be uploaded to YouTube and go live at a set time tbc. The gist is we are very much hoping something will be better than nothing. Will keep everyone updated as we go. In the meantime… if you had one burning question you would like to see pitched to all candidates, let us know and we’ll pick the best for the interviews... Me/Joe P/Gary D

kinda need to share a long post. is that frowned upon?

A point on the road, thank you very much, don't mind if we do...

Biggles- please just stfu. Can we get back to football?

Barrow 2 AFCW 0

Interesting how you, Ian (posting as Biggles), always seem so eager to attack others while conveniently ignoring your own track record of trolling and dishonesty. For someone who hides behind aliases and stirs up petty drama online, your attempts to seem credible or authoritative are laughable. Is this another one of your performances to distract from your own lack of contributions? The irony of someone like you questioning honesty and integrity is staggering. Maybe focus on adding something constructive for once, rather than tearing others down to make yourself feel significant.

Happy 67th Birthday to wimbledon and wetherspoons legend Bryan.

Happy 92nd Birthday to Petula Clarke

Question 6 for Shane Bellamy/Trigger/Triggerfish. Last year you were masquerading on the Proboards forum as Trigger then Gary Fish. You put that last bogus name - essentially a false signature - on a document supporting a resolution. Given your evident lack of honesty, how could you be trusted to deal with financial matters on the DT board, like approving accounts, dealing with investors or lenders, or looking after members' money generally?