Dont need one

In my opinion the club needs a stable financial backbone at this very moment in time.

A supporters trust should focus on youth investment and development in the local area be it through bursaries, kit sponsorship or training equipment and bringing the community closer to the club and giving a community 'slant' on potential decisions made by the club.

The ISA is currently funding two players salaries to my understanding and focuses its attention on new players

After reading heavily into it for the past hour in work (yes I know I really should do some work now) these two are completely different and would have completely different method statements and focuses

Personally a supporters trust should not be a 'fixed' amount but rather a fixed+'what you can afford'. I think maurice you may of gone about this the wrong way and maybe an in depth discussion should of taken place rather than saying 'PM me'

I was at a Warrington squadbuilder quiz night last night (some people will know why if they know who I am) where over 250 people turned up for the event at £4 per person £1000. Done.

Warrington have 'squadbuilder' and a supporters trust, squadbuilder is for supporting the development of youth in the area whereas the supporters trust raise money and have the control of where the money is spent be it marketing or towards facilities for the club. As Warrington have a substantial larger base than Leigh could the ideas not be combined into one and made tiered?

£12/month or £144/annum - quarterly meetings to gauge ideas and discuss and online ability to review minutes of the monthly meetings
£25/month or £300/annum - monthly meetings to discuss ideas gauged quarterly and progress of the trust also go to the quarterly meetings

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I am not the one trying to gauge interest from members here however I seem to be the only one to throw an idea in the fire so to speak. All you have said maurice is 'Whoever wants to throw £50 a month in PM me'. Come up with something more substantial and people may listen.

A supporters trust does not necessarily have a representative at club board level and only 50 out of 134 supporters trusts have a seat on the board through invitation. This seat is strictly in a non-voting capacity and is there to provide dialogue between board and fans only. Under 10 out of 134 supporters trust have significant shareholdings in a club. This is a way of providing community and club integration and NOT controlling a club.

To control a club you should be a successful businessman and if you cannot afford to buy the club in the first place, then you are not successful enough to run it.

Running a sports business is nothing like running a ' real ' business , what area of ' real ' business will prepare you to run a ' sports ' business ?

I meant it as a generic statement apologies, though having never run a business I cannot put myself in that situation where some may be able to compare real business to a sports business through experience.

I suppose my statement depends on role the owner takes?

Simon Moran owner of SJM and multi-millionaire, stands in the south stand with supporters, nips upstairs to directors lounge pre-match has some grub, doesn't socialise and will simply say hello to visiting directors then leave promptly to take his place in the stand. He would rarely come up after the game and leaves after the game. The running of the club is down to the Chief Exec and the obviously have regular contact but there is an example of a 'real' business Businessman running a 'sports business'? Is it not?

Read those 2 bits again

He still has overall control though. He also wouldn't be able to own WW if he hadn't been successful before purchasing the club.

I worded my original statement with you 'cannot control a club without being successful before hand' which I believe I may of worded wrong maybe however it bears the question:

How would that individual come to be in control if he had not been successful prior to taking control? And also I feel a business man in the real world would have more experience to face challenges in a sports business?

I don't seem to be able to explain myself properly but the statement boils down to investment.

I am not looking for an argument here, I simply wrote an idea out which stemmed from being frustrated reading maurice' posts about this £50. I posted an idea in my head which is probably utter boll***s but the I was raising a point I threw an idea on the table stating the supporters trust should not look to take over but help out.

I am not looking to start a supporters trust personally I was simply saying look I can throw an idea out in the open why can't you?

Lynda, you do a great job keep it up, this has nothing whatsoever to do with LISA. Apologies if you have read it that way.

To be honest lisa is as good as the club can get,its established know to the people of leigh

We don't need any more smoke and mirrors thanks

Maurice 8 people chipping a few quid for a couple of months before it dies will not amount to much,if you do collect more than tipster ste sponsored walk I'd be amazed

Brilliant, keep up the positivity

aye

The situation at Warrington is completely different to the one at Leigh , they have control of their stadium and it's income streams in a way Leigh will never have , also that stadium confirmed to them millions of pounds of SKY money , Mr Moran may well occasionally contribute to the club , but he doesn't ' need ' to , Warrington Wolves would quite happily sail along in SL ad without a penny of his money

Whoever takes over at Leigh has a massive job on their hands , and history tells us , they will make a ' pigs ear ' of it , and approximate 4 years down the line , the wheels will fall off and we will be in the same place we are at the moment

Hope its a white one