| Q01 |
Are you a member of WISA? If not, why not? |
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No. I am a single issue candidate so have
no official position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q02 |
What role do you think WISA has in the future of the Club/Trust? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q03 |
What personal qualities (other than professional skills,
and a capacity for hard work) do you have that the Dons Trust Board
needs? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q04 |
What do you perceive the role of the Dons Trust to be? In
particular, what do you see its role to be in relation to the club?
What is the role of the members/owners? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q05 |
Have you been involved in any projects / organisations /
working parties or volunteer groups on behalf of the Club or the Dons
Trust? If so, what was your role and what did you achieve? If elected,
and bearing in mind the time consuming nature of the Dons Trust Board,
will you still carry on this work? |
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In the past I served on a number of working
parties, performed various voluntary roles, and was also in paid employment
at the club. This was a number of years ago and does not have any
bearing on the single issue I am standing for. |
| Q06 |
How will you get more people to volunteer and help out the
club? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q07 |
What are the biggest problems facing the Dons Trust? And
what three things would you suggest to make it more dynamic? |
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In my opinion, the biggest problem is the
growing apathy towards the DT elections, such that it is rare for
there to be enough nominees to have an election. To rectify this problem
I would address three areas:
- Overturn the deliberate work done a number of years ago to create
‘one brand called AFC Wimbledon’, rather than the Dons
Trust being a separate brand. I believe the Dons Trust brand should
have overwhelming importance within the club, and all club related
activities should be organised as a Trust event. For example, the
MOTM presentation should be done by an ‘Elected Dons Trust Board
Member’, rather than an ‘AFC Wimbledon PLC Director’
(who may actually be the same person!) – putting the emphasis
on the Dons Trust rather than the PLC.
- Help the membership understand the role and the importance of the
Trust. I believe that not enough supporters understand the roles and
relationship between the two bodies, and there is anecdotal evidence
that some supporters have not even heard of the Dons Trust. This has
to be rectified so that supporters will recognise the importance of
the Trust, and why elections and voting is at the core of everything
that happens at the club.
- Look to the future and begin preparing the next generation of supporters
for roles within the club. It is often the same ‘names and faces’
who serve on the various boards and committees, but this clearly won’t
last for ever. I believe the Trust should look to the next generation
to carry on the work that has been started, by helping to educate
young supporters on the ways of the Trust and how they can help, and
initiate the concept of serving on the board. The club puts incredible
amounts of effort in identifying and training young people for ‘on-pitch’
activities, and I believe it should also put some effort in to identifying
and training young people for ‘off-pitch’ activities as
well.
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| Q08 |
What are your views on the current cost of Dons Trust membership
and how would you increase membership? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q09 |
Could you please let us know your own record of membership
of the Trust, and if you lapsed or joined later why was this? If elected,
how would you persuade other members who were thinking of leaving
the Trust not to do so? |
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Founder member, resigned (rather than let
my membership expire) when I decided the club was no longer for me.
Rejoined in September 2008 so I could stand for election to highlight
the importance of elections. |
| Q10 |
What size do you think the Dons Trust Board should be? Of
these, how many do you think should be elected? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q11 |
Do you believe that it would be a good idea for 'elected
members' of the Dons Trust Board to be automatically included on the
Board of the PLC? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q12 |
Why do you believe you can put your views into practice
and deliver on any promises you make? |
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If elected, I can only put my views into practice
with the support of the other board members, and with the backing
of the voting membership. Any promises I make can only be delivered
with the same. That is the nature of the DT Board as no one individual
has the ability to force their views on the club. |
| Q13 |
Do you have any financial interests in the club? If so,
please could you specify? |
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DT Member, PLC Shareholder |
| Q14 |
Do you think the aim of regaining a League place within
the next five years is realistic, or should the timetable be more
relaxed? Do you think we should try to get a league place in such
a timescale whatever the cost (financial or otherwise)? Is fan ownership
non-negotiable? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q15 |
We would ask all candidates to look closely at Issue 8 of
the Strategy Review. There are some startling revelations and forecasts
in it. Do the candidates prefer a successful club in the Conference
able to sustain itself or a struggling team both in terms of league
position and the problems of finance? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q16 |
What schemes should / would you put in place to help reduce
the club's debt and to help protect it through the current recession? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q17 |
What action will you take if you feel the Club is committing
itself to ventures it cannot afford? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q18 |
If the Club makes a profit from FA Cup or Trophy runs, should
that windfall be used to improve the infrastructure of the Club or
be used to improve the playing squad? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q19 |
Do you see The Fans Stadium, Kingsmeadow, as a temporary
or permanent home for AFC Wimbledon? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
| Q20 |
What is your opinion on the possibility of a move to the
Greyhound Stadium what would you do if elected to make it a reality? |
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I am a single issue candidate so have no official
position on this. Please do not vote for me. |
