There’s far worse than that in there as well DO. It’s a real insight into how the board members cower and follow instructions, happy to abandon any personal values they may have thought they had before joining the board. Disagree with the chair at your peril (although I’m still amazed at the capitulation when they were told to shut up or resign - the chair cannot “sack” anyone.

The DTB often give the impression that their order of priority is 1. DTB, 2. DT members, 3. AFCW. This is obviously exactly the opposite order it should be.

Trigger - re: your SAR. Certain named individuals should resign forthwith - unless they have no shame! What little relevance the DTB has, will sadly be diminished whilst such self-serving individuals remain on it.

Let's see what these investors are offering. We should be hearing something imminently given we were told 2/3 weeks 2/3 weeks ago. I expect detail rather than 'we are talking to people and will update you soon'. In terms of selling out we have to be pragmatic but that works both ways. As a club we do have a different culture and identity and that means something. What that meaning looks like in practice is what the Trust should be doing. I think in 5/10 years especially if these blokes bring us some success we will start looking at what type of model we can use whilst safeguarding ourselves as a club and not just a personal play thing ie. some type of Chelsea pitch owners thing, some licensing / leasing arrangement with trademarks, conditions such as supporter representation on the board etc.

The problem is not the Dons Trust. The problem is that the average League 1 squad costs about £5m more than the average League 1 club makes from running a football club.

Well the last two have been unfair and I’d argue the one before that (where the voting system was accessed by the Chair) has some doubt over it. Let’s see what the new ESG does to try and stop the rot.

As long as the DT exists, it does need fair and contested elections, if only so that the relevance of the DT can be freely discussed and voted on.

Seems like that is a view which is becoming increasingly common SA.

The DT is not really worth having now. Just sell up and see where that takes us. It's clear to me that we cannot survive being fan-owned at the level we are at. I'm not saying that having a single owner is a golden bullet but the DT is holding the Football Club back IMO and reminds me of the current government in that the DTB is clueless and cannot make a difference to the members.

Having declined a vague request to chair the ESG (not as strong as being head hunted), I have followed up by asking if they had found one but now my emails are being ignored(too much of a PITA).

*burns

As per request from the new and improved gimps the quotes below came via a Subject Access Request.

But Timmy money from Nkeng's transfer will go straight to paying off debt!

Another 44 nil nils might be enough to see us safe. Be good to get junior nkengs contract sorted so he can help us move up the league

Let's enjoy the season,not another boring dons election, let's hope no one stands.its a real distraction during the season from our exciting football displays

Talking of dons trust elections surely nominations must be open imminently ? Has there been any correspondence? Is there now an ESG?

Bert - Ai of Green Gables.

$6m - The original AI interpretation of yesterday's image did not add a gable, but coloured it green. That was randomly (and incorrectly) added when changing it to blue ...

Website Errors Affecting Candidates: Shane's nomination form for the board election was sent to the wrong address because there was a typo on the official website's election pages.  Retaliatory or Escalatory Reactions: After Shane attempted to exercise his constitutional right to arbitration under Rule 121, board members discussed imposing a high financial barrier—initially landing on a £2,000 deposit—with members like James Longhurst noting that asking for an amount well above the baseline constitution-specified £500 ("or reasonable sum") risked making the board look like they were "bullying and using our power to stop the arbitration."  Public Posturing and Pre-empting: Some board members suggested publishing summaries and narratives about Shane on public internet forums (like ProBoards and WUP) to get ahead of him or control the narrative before he or his friends posted.  Exclusion and Ban Coordination: The board and staff coordinated bans and restrictions across platforms (such as ProBoards and Discord), with moderators noting they kicked Shane from the Discord server.   Internal Frustration vs. Formal Duty: Board chair Angus Fox explicitly stated in emails that unless Shane withdrew his Subject Access Request (SAR), he saw "no point of continuing dialogue," reflecting a breakdown in professional communication channels despite statutory obligations to handle SARs

Like that, Pete!

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There were a few, Keefy.

Wonder if many people earned any loyalty points today?

Womens team obliterate Argyle 0-6

Great tribute to Keegan at Newcastle v Liverpool