Should Exeter City remain a fan-owned club?

[Dannyred]

I say No as the trust cannot move us any further forward.

We own our football club is laughable

Time for a change now.

 

[Matt Russell]

It's been 20 years since The Trust took over the ownership of Exeter City football club.

I believe it is time to ask the people of Exeter whether they want a fan-owned club or not

Ed

Fine, if you believe it is time to ask the people of Exeter that, go ahead. You don't need exeweb's permission.

 

[ex_user1234]

No, it hasn’t. The Trust took ownership of the club in 2003.

Apologies, I stand corrected. It's been 17 years of ownership. The Trust have been doing a lot of PR about their 20-year anniversary recently, which no doubt subconsciously impacted my thinking. The broader question remains.

2️⃣0️⃣: Celebrating 20 years of the Supporters' Trust

Twenty years is an awfully long time in Football and at Exeter City.

www.exetercityfc.co.uk

 

[DB9]

Yes, until there is a concrete offer from an alternative to buy the shares owned by the Trust wherein the question can be properly asked and considered in lines with the prospective new owners plans.

I'll go for this one, Mainly because if we as a club wish to climb the EFL ladder, The nature of the beast in football means we need a shed load of money that as a club/trust we would never be able to raise.

 

[ramone]

Do we really need ANOTHER thread on this topic???

By golly, those sour grapes from "Chateau Ed" are certainly producing copious quantities of whine.

Lockdown must be getting to me , even I'm agreeing with G2K !

 

[GJW]

as the trust cannot move us any further forward.

Danny, your statement surely should read “as I believe the Trust cannot move us any further forward”, to say otherwise would not be factually correct. It is about your perception of the Trust and hence your opinion, nothing more than that.

 

[RedPaul]

Yes, until there is a concrete offer from an alternative to buy the shares owned by the Trust wherein the question can be properly asked and considered in lines with the prospective new owners plans.

Do you know how much the Trust's shares are worth out of interest?

How much are devonbet.com going to have to pay to wrestle control and then install Ed and DannyRed as Chief Exec and Chair to turn us into a PL side within 5 years?

 

[iscalad]

Lockdown must be getting to me , even I'm agreeing with G2K !

I believe they are working on a vaccine

 

[Rosencrantz]

Do you know how much the Trust's shares are worth out of interest?

How much are devonbet.com going to have to pay to wrestle control and then install Ed and DannyRed as Chief Exec and Chair to turn us into a PL side within 5 years?

I am no expert in buying companies unlike some but I would think the shares are worth whatever somewhat wants to pay for them that is agreeable to the seller (The Trust). Is that how it works Ali?

 

[ex_user1234]

Do you know how much the Trust's shares are worth out of interest?

How much are devonbet.com going to have to pay to wrestle control and then install Ed and DannyRed as Chief Exec and Chair to turn us into a PL side within 5 years?

Very good. I actually said our potential is to be a sustainable Championship side within 10 years. I imagine the Trust's shares are worth next to zero. The club is loss-making, doesn't own hardly anything and has a load of liabilities.