Time for a trust?

[Lim till i die]

The impetus for the trust absolutely came from within the club an advisory board member was tasked with it and fair play to him he took it. Don't be dancin on the head of a pin with "no board members are involved" style arguments, you might only breed cynicism and mistrust among people who know whats going on.

For my own part Id have no problem working with them once its independent. And thats not a slight on anyone within the club its just the way things have to be for it to work.

They need to seriously get the arses in gear though tis worse things are going to be getting.

[gael353]

There was a meeting between some of the lads involved in setting up the trust, an OSC representative and an ISC representative on Friday 6th March. The ISC rep gave feedback in that meeting, so they have been contacted.

The ISC are awaiting a call since the 6th so a full representation can be addressed and consulted

[Jofspring]

I'd be similar to LTID. There has to be independence from the club itself. Pretty much the whole reason an Independent Supporters Club was even set up in the first place last year is because people felt there needed to be some freedom away from the club. The trust needs to be similar.

With people trying to set up trusts left right and centre someone needs to let people know what's going on. If there is progress being made somewhere then fantastic. It's clear there are a good few people interested in being involved in a trust and helping out so that needs to be pooled together asap rather than become disjointed.

[tiktok]

The impetus for the trust absolutely came from within the club an advisory board member was tasked with it and fair play to him he took it. Don't be dancin on the head of a pin with "no board members are involved" style arguments, you might only breed cynicism and mistrust among people who know whats going on.

Regardless of impetus, no club board members sit on it and it's independent. I was correcting the idea that it's a "club trust", which it is not, and which it should not be. If that is going to be a concern for people, it's important to correct the misconception around independence.


For my own part Id have no problem working with them once its independent. And thats not a slight on anyone within the club its just the way things have to be for it to work.
Agreed, and good to hear. What it needed is unity, not factions.



The ISC are awaiting a call since the 6th so a full representation can be addressed and consulted
Like I said, I'm sure when the lads have further information, all that will happen. The important thing is that they have gotten in touch with everyone and are working to get everyone involved. Again, I was just correcting delboyderis on the point about the ISC not being contacted.



With people trying to set up trusts left right and centre someone needs to let people know what's going on. If there is progress being made somewhere then fantastic. It's clear there are a good few people interested in being involved in a trust and helping out so that needs to be pooled together asap rather than become disjointed.
Yeah, agree 100%

[delboyderis]

I spoke with somebody from isc the other day on facebook and he said that they hadnt been briefed.thats why i mentioned it,so you might to retract your previous correction?

[tiktok]

I spoke with somebody from isc the other day on facebook and he said that they hadnt been briefed.thats why i mentioned it,so you might to retract your previous correction?

No. Sorry now, but I actually have by email from the people involved in the trust that ISC were spoken to, and I also have details of some of the excellent ideas/feedback the ISC rep gave. The correction is valid.

That's all noise anyway, the kind of silly side issue that can cloud the much more important fact that people are working on an independent trust and that it's there for people to get behind and support.

[bluewhitearmy]

Current situation doing no favours for any trust I would imagine.

[Jofspring]

Ya lads the trust is being set up. Patience is needed at the moment and any info on it will be released as soon as it is viable to do so.

I think most people wanted clarification it was happening and it is.

The trust is separate from the club so the current issue while not ideal when it comes to a trust should ultimately be kept separate. Trying to do that will be hard though.

[NeverFeltBetter]

The "LIFT" Facebook page says it will start registering for monthly contributions in August.

[gspain01]

leaflets were handed out on saturday night as well at the game.

[Jofspring]

The trusts steering committee will be available to talk to after the bohs game on Saturday in the corporate room at the Markets Field. Anyone with any questions on how it is going please come along.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Haven't seen the website linked, some FAQ's, a mission statement, application forms and contact details on there: http://liftlimerick.com/

[Jofspring]

Membership is now open. Membership along with details on payment options are now available at www.liftlimerick.com.

People have talked about a trust and how much one is needed, now is the time to get involved.

We have also launched the crest and the constitution is available at the website.

There will again be a table at the home game vs Dundalk this Saturday for anybody that would like to sign up or ask questions.

Thanks,

Jof.

[Jofspring]

We will be holding a members only meeting on Monday November 23rd at 7:30pm in Jerry O'Deas bar Mulgrave Street.

On the night we will have Limerick FC board member Kieran Judge in attendance to discuss the club and its future. We feel this will be a very interesting meeting and hopefully give us the fans a good insight into the club, it's structure and how it operates.

Anybody that is interested but has not signed up for the trust yet can still do so by visiting www.liftlimerick.com and filling out the membership form. They may also do so on the night from 7pm and pay the membership fee up to date for the first 2 months - €20 to gain entry. We believe for the benefit of the members now and in the future that it is best to keep meetings like this for the people that will be driving the trust forward.

An e-mail will go around to all signed up and paid members later this week as we look for confirmation on attendance numbers if possible.

#strongertogether