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While the legal and financial aspects of the takeover deal and day one of ownership are the most important details and they'll have understandably taken up the bulk of the MCT team's time recently, I note that the document states "we will look to use relevant expertise to develop a strategic outlook for the footballing operations at the club following transfer of ownership." I appreciate that work may be ongoing and some details may not be appropriate for public disclosure, but this close to the summer and with the extent of the rebuild required at the club I was hoping for some more detail on the wider football strategy. This is important regardless of what division we're in but especially so if relegated. Has the time with MCT representatives working alongside people at the club not provided the opportunity to develop that strategy so it's ready to go on day one following the transfer of ownership? If not, is there at least someone who can provide that expertise lined up to be recruited immediately so that if there are urgent decisions to be made, for example regarding a managerial appointment, that decision is being taken by someone with the knowledge to make an informed choice rather than well-meaning volunteers? I always understood that fan-owned wouldn't mean fan run and we'd be bringing in expertise where required. However if we don't have that expertise in place from the start and for whatever reason Gus MacPherson is no longer the manager, we immediately have people without footballing expertise making a crucial decision for the future of the club, with the likelihood of part-time football and a future akin to Airdrie, Clyde or worse should we be in League One and fail to win promotion at the first time of asking. Even with a manager in place, we would have no one equipped to avoid the situation we saw in the summer transfer window of 2020 where the lack of structure in the club meant no one could overrule a manager building the wildly imbalanced squad that has left us staring relegation in the face. The lack of a wider footballing strategy remains a concern even if we do have an expert in place, as having that strategy ready should play a role in determining the type of manager we appoint.

He covered this in the early chapters of Nomad. Well worth a read and perhaps available at your local BP mini-mart.

I presume their real life lawyers were advising them on those options before they were made public and put to a vote, no?

When I had a season ticket for NEC Nijmegen it included free public transport to and from the stadium. Maybe something similar could be negotiated with McGill's.

.......and a very relevant MCT update!