CAS Trust recommends owner to sell

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As members are aware, the Board of CAS Trust have repeatedly requested to meet with Roland Duchâtelet in order to represent to him the concerns of our members about his stewardship of the club. Such a meeting has always been refused but we were recently offered instead a meeting with Richard Murray and Katrien Meire.

The Board discussed this invitation in full awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of accepting it but we were unable to reach the consensus we usually manage to reach on policy matters. In order to guide our decision we decided to seek the opinions of our members.

417 (38%) of our members offered an opinion. 19% said we should attend, listen and feed back. 57% that we should attend and advise sale to a new owner. 24% that we should refuse the meeting. A majority of our members therefore favoured attending and, bearing this in mind, we reached a decision to do so.

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NWCorner

Well done guys

Davo55

Is it intended that CAST issue a press release with both the survey information and the call to sell?

Off_it

Oh dear. That's not going to please many.

FolkestoneAddick

Good job lads!

Leeds_Addick

Deary me. Not sure how to react to that. I speak as someone who voted "no" on the survey but based on the results from that I think overall you have done a good job and made a good decision to attend and let it be said once and for all what the position of the supporters trust is. But the response is very very depressing.

I note that the trust are not attending the fans forum. Who is attending this?

MrLargo

Good work. Voted to refuse the meeting, but satisfied with that.

cantersaddick

Leeds_Addick said:

Deary me. Not sure how to react to that. I speak as someone who voted "no" on the survey but based on the results from that I think overall you have done a good job and made a good decision to attend and let it be said once and for all what the position of the supporters trust is. But the response is very very depressing.

I note that the trust are not attending the fans forum. Who is attending this?

Why are the trust not attending the ff?

kentred2

Fantastic. Well done all. Pulling out of forum and a press release to come fantastic.

Coyotejohn1947

Exactly right stance - gets the message across.

Correct decision also re Fans Forum

No point in listening to empty words, excuses and lies from Meire (and total silence from Murray).

Eynsfordaddick

Well done, you have reiterated the stance taken by the majority and said it to their faces (RD excluded).

Leeds_Addick

cantersaddick said:

Leeds_Addick said:

Deary me. Not sure how to react to that. I speak as someone who voted "no" on the survey but based on the results from that I think overall you have done a good job and made a good decision to attend and let it be said once and for all what the position of the supporters trust is. But the response is very very depressing.

I note that the trust are not attending the fans forum. Who is attending this?

Why are the trust not attending the ff?

I believe results from the survey indicate that the majority of fans do not want dialogue with the club and instead just want them out.

CAFCsayer

"Actively" is the key word there, just means that he isn't going out canvassing to buyers. Doesn't mean he isn't open to offers

Hartleypete

The correct decision they only lie so why listen to them.

mogodon

I voted no but respect the majority view. I would, however, suggest the meeting is either recorded (either openly or surreptitiously) or copious minutes are taken. I have no faith in Meire or Murray to be honest, either at the time or when trilling to the media how they have met with fans. Question one should be why the owner doesn't bother attending or even attempting to speak with fans, sending his unpopular puppets out in his place. That should get things off to a flier.

Leeds_Addick

CAFCsayer said:

"Actively" is the key word there, just means that he isn't going out canvassing to buyers. Doesn't mean he isn't open to offers

Hard to tell if there is a difference really. Maybe those at the meeting would be able to shed some more light.

PragueAddick

We took the view that the only reason to attend the FF would be to ensure that KM did not misrepresent our meeting. The counter argument was that the FF is by definition a "collaborative" meeting.

MuttleyCAFC

I can't see what harm it will do to meet them! I can't see what good it will do either! The trust must make sure the right questions are asked though. I was embaressed by some of the crap fellow Charlton fans were asking Meire at the videoed meeting last year - please be sharp and get the most eloquent people involved!

Leeds_Addick

PragueAddick said:

We took the view that the only reason to attend the FF would be to ensure that KM did not misrepresent our meeting. The counter argument was that the FF is by definition a "collaborative" meeting.

Could you confirm who actually is attending this evening?

Valiantphil

My view is:

If they offer to talk and fans don't attend - fans look bad.

Fans/groups should attend, but pre-publish a short list of questions so that CAFC can prepare PROPER answers.

I'm sure we can all think of several questions, but for me the question would be:

You stated that we have had "overseas" managers/coaches because most of the Prem managers are from overseas, but do you now accept that as we are in L1 (where there are currently no overseas managers/coaches) we should change at once to somebody who has experience of the task ahead of us - just like Rotherham did in February this year when they appointed Neil Warnock to save them from relegation?

alan dugdale

Given events since their last meeting, are CAST, or anyone for that matter, aware of any future plans for local MP's to meet with the club again ?

Stig

Off_it said:

Oh dear. That's not going to please many.

Well hopefully it will please at least 57%. It wasn't my choice of action, but I respect the fact that CAST have listened to their members and have acted accordingly. So I for one am happy.

Weegie Addick

To clarify for @mogodon, @MuttleyCAFC and any others, the meeting took place this afternoon - if you read the full statement you will see that is the case.

PragueAddick

Leeds_Addick said:

PragueAddick said:

We took the view that the only reason to attend the FF would be to ensure that KM did not misrepresent our meeting. The counter argument was that the FF is by definition a "collaborative" meeting.

Could you confirm who actually is attending this evening?

personally I don't, I am afraid. There is also some doubt about whether it will be videoed.

MuttleyCAFC

I see lol

carly burn

Excellent. The right thing to do.

JohnnyH2

Glad the right decision (in my opinion was reached) and well done to all concerned that we got there. Would loved to have seen their faces.

As a side note, I am a trust member and do find it very concerning the board could not come to an agreement on their own. What more damage needs to be done to our club before people reliase you cannot deal with this regime.

Maybe not for now but I think those Trust Board Members who still want dialogue with these clowns at least explain why they feel they are right in this view

sammy391

Were is the trust told why KM&RM wanted to meet with them?

The Red Robin

Disappointed in that.

Leeds_Addick

PragueAddick said:

Leeds_Addick said:

PragueAddick said:

We took the view that the only reason to attend the FF would be to ensure that KM did not misrepresent our meeting. The counter argument was that the FF is by definition a "collaborative" meeting.

Could you confirm who actually is attending this evening?

personally I don't, I am afraid. There is also some doubt about whether it will be videoed.

I'm yet to see anyone say they're going. Worrying in a way as I'm sure there'd be some howlers there to report on. I appreciate the reasons for people (and the trust) not attending but also may fuel KM's fire if no one turns up.