GMFC_Matt

I am inclined to vote yes and take the sponsorship as I believe the key issues that have lead to the shambles over recent months will continue to exist both with or without the deal. I was previously quite actively involved with MCT, looking after the membership database, payment system and related enquiries and also regularly volunteered on match days before stepping away as I could no longer commit the same time due to personal circumstances changing. The MCT board in it's early days functioned well and was filled by people who contributed relevant skills and invested significant amounts of their time (particularly people like Graham, Ivor and Gordon). Unfortunately most of these people have stepped away for their own reasons, and have been replaced by boards in recent seasons who (in my view) either haven't had the time to commit or haven't had the skills needed. It is fairly clear that a new MCT board is needed. When this happens, it needs to be composed of competent individuals who have the time to invest over a number of years, ideally with backgrounds in relevant sectors/professions. Another set of well-meaning fans who treat it as a hobby/interest could spell the end for community ownership. While the document released yesterday does have a number of issues as identified on his thread, it does seem clear that MCT members can replace MCT representatives on the Board. This should happen - the fact that there may not be obvious candidates from the existing MCT board should not stop this. MCT articles should be changed if needed. I'm maybe less bothered than some about Robinson remaining on the Board as a Dalrada rep - he has a bit more credit in the bank with me due to his work in establishing the partnership initially (which I believe has been positive on the whole despite recent issues). However, the current MCT reps have clearly failed in their duties to members in respect of the transfer ban. Even without that issue, there are appear to be existing issues between the two Boards that have prevented the governance model from functioning as planned. As the conduit between the two, the existing MCT reps should be held accountable for that in my opinion

If you're sceptical then why not write down your concerns and ask MCT to address them? Its in none of our interests to sit back and watch this fail

Bobby Barr joins Forfar

IMO this was worse than losing 10-2