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7pm
The Official
Site reports that admission prices in the Cooper and South Stands for the
Dundee game will be reduced to £12 for adults and £3 for concessions.
Main Stand prices will remain £17 and £7. GET TO FIR PARK ON TUESDAY
AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY - YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!
8.45am
The 'Well Worth Saving campaign staged a very successful public meeting at Fir Park
last night and gained popular support for the formation of a Supporters Trust. Over 500 fans were in attendance and nearly £1000 was collected to go towards the formation of the trust.
The evening started in the Davie Cooper suite and fans immediately took advantage
of the open bar. However, it was soon clear that the turnout was going to be bigger
than the organisers anticipated and everyone marched into the Cooper Stand.
This meant that those addressing the assembled masses had to use a mega-phone to make themselves heard and some managed this better than others! Keith Brown started by thanking all those who attended and gave some background on the formation of the 'Well Worth Saving campaign.
Matt Johnstone took over and outlined brief ideas for future fund raising events. These include a sweep over when Matt will be injured in Sunday's football aid game and the possibility of a 'dream day' at Fir Park where fans bid/buy places in a match played on the hallow
turf. There will also be a fundraising supporters' 7-aside tournament on
the Fir Park astroturf pitch on Saturday, June 29.
Tam Cowan also added his weight to the fundraising drive by suggesting there could be a fans' dinner in June. Having been to a few fans events in the past, it's safe to assume that this will be a social event worth attending!
He mentioned the possibility of attracting former players, e.g. Johnny Gahagan
and Ian St John, as after-dinner speakers. Should be a good night!
The key speech of the evening was delivered by Martin Rose, a 'Well fan who is also the secretary of the Scottish Federation of Football Supporters' Clubs, who gave a quick and concise definition of a Supporters Trust. The idea is that the trust will have an appropriate subscription fee and a one-member one-vote method of democracy. The trusts' funds will be used to purchase shares in the club. These shares should allow the trust to have influence in the running of the club and in the longer term, the possibility that a trust representative could sit on the board and ensure the fans have a say in the day to day running of the club.
John Wilson struggled to get to grips with the megaphone but issued a rallying call to all fans. He stressed the importance of not only turning out to games and bringing along friends but actually getting behind the team. Regardless of fans' views on certain players, it is essential they receive full support at the game. The importance of a full turnout at the last two games of the season was stressed.
The Dundee match may be turned into a "theme" day with all fans
encouraged to turn up wearing the team colours - watch this space for details.
A question and answer session followed with Alasdair Barron giving out information about the exact role of the administrator. He made it clear that the money that was donated to the formation of the Supporters Trust would be kept completely separate from money the administrator would use for the club's trading. It's fair to say that Alasdair has not always been popular amongst the fans but he is working extremely hard and is being very open with people in our current situation. Motherwell fans have always been quick to criticise in the past so it would be nice to think Barron will get the credit he now deserves.
'Well Worth Saving badges and car stickers were swapped for a donation and buckets were used to collect money as people made their way out the ground. The fans present dug deep and nearly £1000 was collected. It was estimated that the legal costs of setting up a trust would be around this figure, so this has been an excellent start.
A few hardy souls retired to the bar in the Cooper Suite and plans were made for the next stage in the creation of the Motherwell Supporters Trust.
Thanks to John Wilson
for the above report. If you have any fundraising ideas or general
suggestions for the 'Well Worth Saving campaign, please let
us know!
So you don't know what a Supporters Trust is? Me neither,
but the following website
will hopefully explain everything: www.supporters-direct.org
Thought I'd pass on this message of support I received today
from Airdrie fan Jim Hunter:
May I take this opportunity to wish your football club all the best for the
future, as an unofficial site I understand that you will probably touch on
things that so called official sites wont go near.
As you will gather from my e-mail address I am an Airdrie supporter and have
been for some 40 years and the recent news has come as a devastating blow to
me and my sons and all true Airdrie fans, but I hope you have more success in
finding a buyer than we did although I can assume a club of Motherwell's
standing will not falter at that hurdle.
We have had a tremendous rivalry over the years in the old divisions, and we
may only have our memories to look back on, but a great friendly rivalry was
established between our 2 great clubs and fans alike, so get the Motherwell
folk behind you when you go onto the streets looking for support as they will
be the ones who will decide your fate, as in Airdrie's case local folk
deserted to the much hated Glasgow twosome, your fan base is what will
ultimately make interested parties pay attention when it comes to parting with
money. good luck in the coming months and spare a thought for you
Lanarkshire neighbors with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon now.
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