Mark from w/c 23rd March

Surry Bob - I think those that support the club will buy early, and those that support the team will wait

Is there a date for a 50+1 vote?

I think Michele should be able to infer with reasonable accuracy what the non-respondents are likely to do, given that she has undertaken this exercise before. There were non-respondents to the survey last time who eventually made a decision one way or the other, or were repaid by default.

Wonder how many won’t buy ST!?

SB - I presume we'll be shown the carrot, or is it worm, of the discount for early bird renewal. Also, I'd probaly enjoy watching a season of League 2 more than League 1, given our budgetary constraints.

I wonder how many will buy their STs early given the 13% increase when our L1 status will be far from clear at the stage?

REPD I noticed that Doobs didn’t post comments like “isn’t he fabulous” after MB spoke like he did for CC an JW!

One thing that was clear ( to me at least) is that with all of this uncertainty, having a pitch owners scheme in place, could both serve to be a protection mechanism and an opportunity to raise money. The 3 words app works to a metre² and look at number of squares could be sold. That would at least take an active, tangible step to give reassurance on what scope any new major shareholders have.

The only real solution is going to be to sell out control- this may come directly or via this mysterious minority investor who agrees to fund our losses but who will inevitably take control, directly or indirectly.

collins - Yes I thought that too. The figures she showed assumed that the 23% who didn't respond would break down the same way the other 77% did. It could well be the case that those who didn't respond are those most likely to want their money back in due course.

OI - My impression was that it was closer to the first than the second.

Yes Mav, the question they dodged with both you and Mark's question, is what state Plan B is in. Is it "We'll start looking at Plan B if Plan A fails"? Or is it "We really want to stay fan owned but we have a good idea of how to proceed if that looks impossible?"

One thing I noticed from Michelle's presentation on the bonds, was that 77% of bond holders responded to the survey on their future intentions. So 23% didn't respond. But the figures on the various categories - repay, reinvest, donate, etc - added up to 100%. Were these figures from the 77% responders only, or an extrapolation from returns submitted? Assuming the silent 23% will behave in the same way seems a hopeful view, and may have distorted the true picture, If I'm correct.

I asked a question towards the end last night because it seemed to me that everything they were saying (including 50.01) may get us through the next couple of seasons based on the financial projections they were showing us but it didn't sound like a long term solution to our predicament. So I asked where was Plan B for the longer term and what might it look like and it sounded like a lot of people in the room agreed with me. Can't say I really got an answer other than 'there needs to be a Plan B'.

Think just general cost of living would take a lot of money going out of the club

Exactly Spit - we need to see where the money is going out of the club.

The low budget on such good gates, suggests to me we will be getting a relegation or double relegation in the next 4/5 years.

Wonder if 27/28 ST sales will start in January next year.great if people think our financial situation isn't as bad as some of us thought 🤔

Keefy - when were you in favour of fan ownership, please?

Keefy - to be fair, the whole "live-within-our-means-even-if-it-means-back-to-Conference-South" thing is only bandied about by few people. And it's something that would fall apart at the first clash with reality.

Always a reason not to change what's broken eh?

Last night for me showed maybe there is now a realisation that Fan ownership is in the balance and we are now looking to go to the edge re 50+01, if the vote fails selling will be the only course forward. What ever the aim is to retain our club in Merton and move forward. Any ideas of living within our means will end up us ground sharing with Raynes Park Vale

Interesting to hear that the two people who impressed people the most are both "outsiders"

If anyone from DLAG is about I am trying to fill in the volunteering form on the website but keep getting a critical error? Is it me or you and is there another way?