Post by Pedro on Jan 27, 2016 22:07:36 GMT
Just found this on the BWFC Fans Forum started by Mike Smith (Steering Committee) who I presume is Josh8 - remember him?
"Ok Guys...I know I haven't been very forth coming on here re-The Supporters' Trust... but to be honest..I've been bang at it for the last 5 weeks and just not had much time to post... also been mindful about stuff coming out on here and me being accused of feeding the forum etc...which is why we've tried to distribute any updates and news around the numerous fansites and forums..
but after some of the malicious goings on of a certain person from a rival forum (the older posters will know who I'm talking about) fueling all the negativity towards the trust...(obviously they don't have enough visitor to their forum so have taken to the Bolton News to vent their pathetic grudge against me) I've decided to come out and fill you in on a cpl of facts...
Richard Hurst is a very prominent businessman in Bolton, he's been a Wanderers supporter all his life, as was his father and Grandfather before him...and through our association with bwfc I've known him for over 30yrs, infact I used to travel to away games with him during the Rioch/Todd yrs with a cpl of mutual friends...(So I'm not talking close friend or best mate here, just as a casual acquaintance) so when Chris Peacock said the trust had received an Expression of interest form from a 'Richard Hurst' (The Chairman if the Arena) I was more than happy to vouch for him...(even though I hadn't seen him for 20yrs) my exact word were...this man is the Ronaldo of the business world and we'd be absolutely crazy to pass up on his knowledge, contacts and business skills, (which by the way, come free of charge)
So Chris had a chat with him and was equally impressed, we then invited him in for a chat...I'm smiling now...because the weird thing is...we had to talk him into being the chairman as he didn't think he could devote the time to it... all chuffed with ourselves, we spoke to Supporters Direct and they agreed we'd pulled off top signing here... so we were caught a little off guard with the response from some of the fans today...
Of course Richard knows Phil Gartside... as do I, he will have dealt with hm too, as I have in the past... but to say they're best friends is absolutely shite and just made up... it never entered any of our minds that anyone would jump to this conclusion... why would it...?
The steering group is made up of people we feel can take the trust to the next level.... I know nothing about running a football club, the legal implications or the whys and wherefores of insolvency etc...TBH I don't even know how to run a supporters trust...haha....but as Brian Clough used to say..."you do what your good at young man"..."and I'll get somebody else to do the stuff your not good at"
which in a nut shell and with the help of Supporters Direct is what we're trying to do.. (get an fa cup winning team together filled with free transfers)
It's also been suggested that the club (more so Gartsides cronies) are engineering or working behind the scenes pulling the trust string...hahha now this really does make me laugh...
some of the older posters on here might recall we (Breezeblock, Chris Peacock, Andy Walton, Richard McCormack & Myself) tried to set up a BWFCST five years ago...
We were told in no uncertain terms by Phil Gartside himself, that a football club could never be run by a committee and this club wouldn't welcome a supporters trust...
so the twitter account and domain name we registered 5 years ago remained dormant until a couple of months ago when the arrival of Trevor Birch saw a resurgence of interest in a bwfcst...due to his dealing with the Pompey Trust...
Having Googled Mr Birch it became apparent that he sees the value of a supporters trust not only to the football club, but to the community...(this was reinforced by the Portsmouth Guys)..so yes...we have taken advantage of this by asking the club to donate their facilities etc (which no doubt wouldn't have been forthcoming had Mr Gartside still been here...infact I know they wouldn't) now that can be as suspicious as you want it to be...but I think people on here know me well enough to know I wouldn't put up with anything like that and you only have to look and listen to the Portsmouth chairman and directors...
whats that saying...? Proof is in the pudding
Some people still not got over me setting up this forum.... and still questioning my motives in doing so...6yrs on....
No motive...no agenda...just me being me...
"Ok Guys...I know I haven't been very forth coming on here re-The Supporters' Trust... but to be honest..I've been bang at it for the last 5 weeks and just not had much time to post... also been mindful about stuff coming out on here and me being accused of feeding the forum etc...which is why we've tried to distribute any updates and news around the numerous fansites and forums..
but after some of the malicious goings on of a certain person from a rival forum (the older posters will know who I'm talking about) fueling all the negativity towards the trust...(obviously they don't have enough visitor to their forum so have taken to the Bolton News to vent their pathetic grudge against me) I've decided to come out and fill you in on a cpl of facts...
Richard Hurst is a very prominent businessman in Bolton, he's been a Wanderers supporter all his life, as was his father and Grandfather before him...and through our association with bwfc I've known him for over 30yrs, infact I used to travel to away games with him during the Rioch/Todd yrs with a cpl of mutual friends...(So I'm not talking close friend or best mate here, just as a casual acquaintance) so when Chris Peacock said the trust had received an Expression of interest form from a 'Richard Hurst' (The Chairman if the Arena) I was more than happy to vouch for him...(even though I hadn't seen him for 20yrs) my exact word were...this man is the Ronaldo of the business world and we'd be absolutely crazy to pass up on his knowledge, contacts and business skills, (which by the way, come free of charge)
So Chris had a chat with him and was equally impressed, we then invited him in for a chat...I'm smiling now...because the weird thing is...we had to talk him into being the chairman as he didn't think he could devote the time to it... all chuffed with ourselves, we spoke to Supporters Direct and they agreed we'd pulled off top signing here... so we were caught a little off guard with the response from some of the fans today...
Of course Richard knows Phil Gartside... as do I, he will have dealt with hm too, as I have in the past... but to say they're best friends is absolutely shite and just made up... it never entered any of our minds that anyone would jump to this conclusion... why would it...?
The steering group is made up of people we feel can take the trust to the next level.... I know nothing about running a football club, the legal implications or the whys and wherefores of insolvency etc...TBH I don't even know how to run a supporters trust...haha....but as Brian Clough used to say..."you do what your good at young man"..."and I'll get somebody else to do the stuff your not good at"
which in a nut shell and with the help of Supporters Direct is what we're trying to do.. (get an fa cup winning team together filled with free transfers)
It's also been suggested that the club (more so Gartsides cronies) are engineering or working behind the scenes pulling the trust string...hahha now this really does make me laugh...
some of the older posters on here might recall we (Breezeblock, Chris Peacock, Andy Walton, Richard McCormack & Myself) tried to set up a BWFCST five years ago...
We were told in no uncertain terms by Phil Gartside himself, that a football club could never be run by a committee and this club wouldn't welcome a supporters trust...
so the twitter account and domain name we registered 5 years ago remained dormant until a couple of months ago when the arrival of Trevor Birch saw a resurgence of interest in a bwfcst...due to his dealing with the Pompey Trust...
Having Googled Mr Birch it became apparent that he sees the value of a supporters trust not only to the football club, but to the community...(this was reinforced by the Portsmouth Guys)..so yes...we have taken advantage of this by asking the club to donate their facilities etc (which no doubt wouldn't have been forthcoming had Mr Gartside still been here...infact I know they wouldn't) now that can be as suspicious as you want it to be...but I think people on here know me well enough to know I wouldn't put up with anything like that and you only have to look and listen to the Portsmouth chairman and directors...
whats that saying...? Proof is in the pudding
Some people still not got over me setting up this forum.... and still questioning my motives in doing so...6yrs on....
No motive...no agenda...just me being me...