Post by gtfc on Apr 14, 2005 20:05:50 GMT 1
Dear fellow football supporter,
This is an appeal on behalf of the Grimsby Town Supporters Trust.
As some of you may already know, Grimsby Town currently have a major financial problem (for a club of their size and status) which threatens to force the club into administration. The Inland Revenue requires £720,000 in outstanding tax debts to be paid in the next three years if the club is to avoid a winding up order. The Inland Revenue accepts that this tax debt was in no way caused by financial mismanagement but by the collapse of ITV Digital and its subsequent consequences.
At the time of the ITV Digital collapse, the club was playing old Division 1 football and was therefore paying large sums on long contracts to most of the squad. Due to the limited size of Grimsby’s fan base, the collapse caused major problems and, after maintaining Division 1 status for one year, the club was inevitably relegated being unable to compete financially. The following season, Grimsby Town were relegated again and now play in League 2.
The football club has launched a ‘Keep The Mariners Afloat’ campaign and The Supporters Trust has given itself a target of raising £120,000 over the next three years to go towards this. Every penny the Trust raises goes directly into buying shares in the football club, giving greater ownership of the club to its supporters. The Trust has forged a good relationship with the club and is aiming to achieve boardroom representation in the near future.
Grimsby is an unfashionable club and always has been but it means a lot to its loyal band of supporters who follow the team around the country in great numbers each week. As Grimsby Town do not have a large fan base, we are asking you and fans of all clubs to help us in a very small but effective way.
The Supporters Trust has set up a telephone and text number that you can call and by doing so make a modest donation of just £1.50.
We would ask you to call 0906 345 0459 from a land line to hear a message from a very well known footballing legend who is a former Doncaster, Southampton, Sunderland, Grimsby and England-Assistant Manager. Calls to this number cost £1.50 a minute with £1.31 of that going to buy shares in Grimsby Town for the Supports Trust.
Alternatively, you can text your support for the Keep The Mariners Afloat Campaign by sending…
“GTST 1” to 88199
By texting this number you will be charged £1.50 on your mobile bill of which £1.00 goes directly to the Trust.
If you wish to donate a larger sum or even join the Trust for one year, please follow the link to the Supporters Trust website at the bottom of this message where you will find more information.
If you know of any other frequently used message boards for your club, please copy this message on there and ask people to help.
Thank you very much for your support. Remember, any money received goes DIRECTLY to buying shares in Grimsby Town for the fans and not straight to the taxman.
Thank you,
GTST
www.gtst.net/site/content/view/26/48/
This is an appeal on behalf of the Grimsby Town Supporters Trust.
As some of you may already know, Grimsby Town currently have a major financial problem (for a club of their size and status) which threatens to force the club into administration. The Inland Revenue requires £720,000 in outstanding tax debts to be paid in the next three years if the club is to avoid a winding up order. The Inland Revenue accepts that this tax debt was in no way caused by financial mismanagement but by the collapse of ITV Digital and its subsequent consequences.
At the time of the ITV Digital collapse, the club was playing old Division 1 football and was therefore paying large sums on long contracts to most of the squad. Due to the limited size of Grimsby’s fan base, the collapse caused major problems and, after maintaining Division 1 status for one year, the club was inevitably relegated being unable to compete financially. The following season, Grimsby Town were relegated again and now play in League 2.
The football club has launched a ‘Keep The Mariners Afloat’ campaign and The Supporters Trust has given itself a target of raising £120,000 over the next three years to go towards this. Every penny the Trust raises goes directly into buying shares in the football club, giving greater ownership of the club to its supporters. The Trust has forged a good relationship with the club and is aiming to achieve boardroom representation in the near future.
Grimsby is an unfashionable club and always has been but it means a lot to its loyal band of supporters who follow the team around the country in great numbers each week. As Grimsby Town do not have a large fan base, we are asking you and fans of all clubs to help us in a very small but effective way.
The Supporters Trust has set up a telephone and text number that you can call and by doing so make a modest donation of just £1.50.
We would ask you to call 0906 345 0459 from a land line to hear a message from a very well known footballing legend who is a former Doncaster, Southampton, Sunderland, Grimsby and England-Assistant Manager. Calls to this number cost £1.50 a minute with £1.31 of that going to buy shares in Grimsby Town for the Supports Trust.
Alternatively, you can text your support for the Keep The Mariners Afloat Campaign by sending…
“GTST 1” to 88199
By texting this number you will be charged £1.50 on your mobile bill of which £1.00 goes directly to the Trust.
If you wish to donate a larger sum or even join the Trust for one year, please follow the link to the Supporters Trust website at the bottom of this message where you will find more information.
If you know of any other frequently used message boards for your club, please copy this message on there and ask people to help.
Thank you very much for your support. Remember, any money received goes DIRECTLY to buying shares in Grimsby Town for the fans and not straight to the taxman.
Thank you,
GTST
www.gtst.net/site/content/view/26/48/