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I believe there were 32 at the meeting.

Well, the whole situation is starting to baffle me, who are these jokers and why are they killing our club, their incompetence is astonishing and they don't even have a f*cking plan to get out of this complete mess, meaning we are well and truly f*cked and I'm angry :twisted:

Any ideas of what the total debt of the club is Gill? I'm guessing RushdenJim's 750k isn't too far off, how the hell are they going to come up with that sort of money!

Gary Calder was there? - Bit odd that one, unless he is owed monies for a loan in the same kind of circumstances as yourself Gill perhaps?

Keith Cousins, presumably rent due for the FC using the facilities?

The others look to me as the usual supplier names you hear associated with the upkeep, supplying etc to and for the club.

I really do hope these shi'sters do not get away with this and you all end up getting every penny plus costs back.

I hate to think of the good name of the club being sullied by the incompetent Monopoly Board of Directors currently at the helm in our local community and with local suppliers and local people.

Come on lucky number - 5 plus 2 stars and a £26M win on Friday's Euro Millions and I will be straight there doling the cash out to those who are owed and doling the cosh out to those pillocks who couldn't run a 100 metres, let alone a Football Club.

Does PBDevs stand for anything ie - perfectly bullshit developments?

Well its confirmed then beyond all doubt we are being run by Cowboys.

We need a Marshall and Possee to run these guys out of Town even if it means starting a new Club.

The Beasent's have crippled this club, some sort of miracle needs to happen to pay off this money, seems to me we are on borrowed time.

Q-How much of the clubs debt pre dated the new ownership?

A- All of it
B-None of it
C-Some of it

Q-How many fans attend games?

A-50% less than is required to sustain wage bill*
B-80% less than is required to sustain wage bill
C-Too many, need to increase capacity to 20,000

Q-Max Griggs may be some kind of demi god but did he build a club/facility that was sustainable at non league level?

A-No (note RDFC have been in Conference over 5 years)
B-Yes
C-Did not think about club operating costs at a lower level

Q-Was Irthlingborough pretending with the help of MG to be a good location for a successful football league club?

A-Yes
B-No
C-We had to get found out sometime

Q-Is a club a person or an institution..Griggs walked away RDFC still here...Abromovich walks away will Chelsea still be around?

A-Yes
B-No
C-They will be playing RDFC in MA league after Olympics

Q-Are the players paid in line with club sustainability?

A-No
B-No
C-No

Q-Did the club make any money above and beyond paying wages and operating costs since new ownership?

A-No..it didn't even make that
B-Yes
C-Dont care

Q-Will terrorists still attack with bin laden gone?

A-Yes
B-No
C-No because terrorism like sustainable football clubs is not a problem once the blame is credited to anyone but me/us and with a change of owner all the problems will go away as i dont recall any problems with the club prior to this year and with new owners we will be able to sign players with the ability to get us promoted but better still they will play for free and the facility will look after itself and running a football club and being a manager is easy especially from the terraces and as a fan without my support the club would not exist (note see * above)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80A6MtPwj-Q.

Diamonds are forever.

Make as many points as you want in that post, the truth is we will go on, no-one is taking my club away from me.

I don't care if at the moment we aren't sustainable - neither are any clubs unless they have rich owners - I just sit tight in the hope that some lovely guy will come and save us, if I ever became a millionaire it would be one of my main ambitions to save a football club, and to provide for a local community through it - there's plenty of them out there.

If no-one comes in, we may cease to exist how we do at the moment, but what Max Griggs created here isn't a failed project. It's a fantastic journey I'd certainly love to be part of again, and again, and again. . Rushden & Diamonds for me has given me so much growing up.

I just hope the 1,000 people who are left and have this club at heart, club together whatever happens and demonstrate to other clubs who have doubted us and will be doubting us now, we aren't simply a plastic bunch who jumped on the bandwagon, we are fans who love our club.

I look at AFC Wimbledon. Fantastic.

I have friends who now support the new Chester side. They say it's so much more enjoyable knowing that the people who run the club are positive people, and they feel so much more part of it.

I'm under no illusions we're no Wimbledon FC, and we're no Chester City, but we certainly have enough to carry on this fantastic story of my club , our club.

Maybe it's time then that WE got together and discussed the situation?

We've been here before, let's not just stand by and watch our club be taken away from us. I'm happy to facilitate it, PM me with your thoughts.

Someone please tell me who the current chair of the Trust is please and I'll make contact with him/her.

Diamondsforever wrote:
Someone please tell me who the current chair of the Trust is please and I'll make contact with him/her.

One of these may know who the elected Chairman is:-

Warren Barber
David Cross
Cheryl Freeman
John Souster
Helen Thompson

Diamondsforever wrote:Maybe it's time then that WE got together and discussed the situation?

We've been here before, let's not just stand by and watch our club be taken away from us. I'm happy to facilitate it, PM me with your thoughts.

Someone please tell me who the current chair of the Trust is please and I'll make contact with him/her.

You have a PM. I think realisation is now setting in that us fans need to get organised, so this is an excellent initiative.