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Foxes Trust Reform - the final step

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We are back. And it's time for the final step in our campaign to truly reform the Foxes Trust...

 

In early 2026, the Trust will host its AGM and we believe that there will be a number of the current board members (from before our campaign) coming to the end of their term on board. They would need to be re-elected to continue in role and we do not want them to be. They were part of a Trust that got too cosy with the club and rested on its laurels. We have even heard rumours that one of the existing board members that would need to win a seat back by election to continue on board is Ian Bason (who would also need to vacate his FAB seat should he not be re-elected).

 

As a democratic oganisation, major decisions within the Foxes Trust are taken by majority vote at board level. Whilst Becky, Harry and Jamie have been able to drive some really positive progress and change since they joined the board, we suspect they still face challenges with the old guard. An old guard who encouraged a vote against the rule change we put forward that would have enabled them to be removed if the membership had lost faith in them.

 

We therefore plan to put forward as many candidates as there are open positions on the board but we need your support to get them in. Here's what we need you to do:

 

  • Join the Trust in the next two weeks if you are not a member today so that you can vote (encourage others who are not members today to do so as well)
  • If you joined in the initial wave of new joiners but didn't renew, do so in the next two weeks to be able to vote in the upcoming election (if you need to check whether you are still a member, please email [email protected])
  • Vote for FT Reform candidates once the ballot is open - we will make it clear in advance of elections who these people are
 
The timeframes above are important as an election period will start later this year after which new members will not be able to vote and candidates for board will not be able to campaign. Membership of the Trust has been reduced to £5 for adults and £2.50 for concessions so the commitment needed to join and vote is significantly lower than it was before.
 
Now is the big chance we have to complete our mission and deliver the Trust board we really need right now - please play your part by supporting us!
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Paninistickers

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'Old guard'. 

 

Some people just love being part of a committee. Taking minutes. Banging hammers. Reading out absent notices and quoting clause 3, paragraph 4 of the constitution. 

 

Well meaning in their own way. But it's a hobby. That sort need pushing out for those more interested in doing and less interested in procedure. 

 

Pop the link up to join and I'll back this.

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ramboacdc

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1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

'Old guard'. 

 

Some people just love being part of a committee. Taking minutes. Banging hammers. Reading out absent notices and quoting clause 3, paragraph 4 of the constitution. 

 

Well meaning in their own way. But it's a hobby. That sort need pushing out for those more interested in doing and less interested in procedure. 

 

Pop the link up to join and I'll back this.

https://foxestrust.co.uk/membership

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Xen

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Joined. The reform group is doing good work, and hopefully thats going to keep on picking up steam now that more of the blockers seem to be moving on... :) 

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23 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

'Old guard'. 

 

Some people just love being part of a committee. Taking minutes. Banging hammers. Reading out absent notices and quoting clause 3, paragraph 4 of the constitution. 

 

Well meaning in their own way. But it's a hobby. That sort need pushing out for those more interested in doing and less interested in procedure. 

 

Pop the link up to join and I'll back this.

To be fair though, some of those things (thinking the general rules/constitutions) are actually very important for groups like this. It's just when they become obstructive or are twisted to obstruct well meaning change as I suspect is the case here

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22 hours ago, ramboacdc said:

Checked and I am signed up until April. Got a few others to sign up though, so hopefully this helps turn it around. When do we find out the list of seats up for election?

We expect it to be in the next few weeks as an election period has to commence prior to the AGM in early 2026. The reason we're encouraging new people to join before any election period starts is because new members joining after the election period starts are not allowed to vote. If people get signed up now, they can actually have their say in the election.

 

Ian Bason is one of the board members coming to the end of his term and would need to be re-elected to continue (should he wish to - but we believe FAB reps serve a term of 3 years so he will likely want to continue that and would need to be re-elected to do so). Once we know who the others are, we will also share their names.

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1 hour ago, jimsmallman said:

Think it's interesting that if you buy a new membership it requires approval. I wonder how many people they'll reject?

We expect this is to do with the Trust's new membership system rather than any malicious means but anyone who doesn't receive confirmation of their membership should email [email protected] and we'll channel to the Reform members on the Trust board and ask them to have this checked.

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1 hour ago, CornwallFox said:

What's your agenda for the trust before I sign up? Can you give us some information about what changes you'd like to see?

See what the new joiners to the board, who came from our campaign, have achieved even with the legacy board members significantly outnumbering them:

  • Stronger tone of statements
  • Better online social media and message board presence
  • Reduction in membership fees
  • Introduction of Community work which will support charitable causes
  • Better partnership with other supporter groups
  • An end of season survey which gathered 3,200+ responses which was taken to the club and local and national media

Our campaign has had to drive change inside the Trust despite a majority of legacy board members and we're sure there are other things that the new board members haven't been able to get through since they joined.

 

From our campaigns perspective, there are some big decisions for the Trust in the next 12 months or so:

  • Does it continue to support the Fan Engagement Framework or walk away?
  • Does it change its stance on not being a protest group? When? Under what conditions?
  • Is it best to still be "in the room" with the club even if its not achieving what it might like?
  • What will it do with the significant funds it has sat in the bank?

Ultimately, the more members the Trust has - and the more people in key positions who are a bit more active and challenging than some of the legacy board members - the more it can reflect the views of those members. The Trust's survey results showed there's wide-scale dissatisfaction across many things, the more people support the Trust the better chance it has of trying to fix some of those things. 

 

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2 hours ago, purpleronnie said:

Trust reform?  Never.

The trust has clearly changed in the last year or so but yes with your attitude it will indeed be more difficult.

 

If every cynic like yourself put the cost of a pint into membership instead and continued to feed into what they are doing, then it will have more weight.

 

Getting rid of Top and Rudkin is not going to be a quick fix and no-one is suggesting otherwise. Renewing my membership alone will not make a difference, but the whole point is thatthe trust should represent the fan base more widely.

 

We need as many people as possible singing from the same hymn sheet and showing our disproval of what is happening. 

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3 hours ago, Foxes Trust Reform said:
  • Does it continue to support the Fan Engagement Framework or walk away?
  • Does it change its stance on not being a protest group? When? Under what conditions?
  • Is it best to still be "in the room" with the club even if its not achieving what it might like?
  • What will it do with the significant funds it has sat in the bank?

These are huge and would transform the Trust into something actually effective. There's been so much good work over the past 12 months but with legacy board members holding the overriding vote, it limits them making a real difference. 

 

I like Ian on a personal level but it really is time he steps aside instead as its evident he doesn't want real change. But he should do so with his head held high as he's the reason there's still a trust to reform 

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Is Kate Thompson up for reelection ? You know the “idiot” who gave us this gem:

 

 

Reading some match reports later, it appeared that when Rodgers went over to the Leicester fans at the end of the game, some idiots were holding up a banner calling for him to be sacked, only for some more sensible supporters pulling it down; I wasn’t aware of that, nor of the apparent booing by some idiots.

 

If she is, getting rid of her will only be a good thing. Queen of the happy clappers.

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