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[BCram]

Should have added, don't think it would easily solve the funding problem but it could make a difference and bring in extra money for the playing budget.

[islaydarkblue]

Easily solved? How so? How much do you think the Foundation takes in a year?

I do not have a clue because it has never been stated on the Club website. Up to a couple of months ago it was still stated in the 1893 Foundation section of the club website that it had 522 members as of April 2022.

[islaydarkblue]

There might be considerable enthusiasm for such a scheme. With some marketing to ex pats and those who can't attend a £10 per month direct debit could be attractive. 1000 supporters raise £120k, and so on. Be interested in how many people support the Aberdeen or Ayr United scheme.

I do not know how many people are members of the AberDNA scheme but pre Covid I read that it raised about £900,000 per annum to be added to the manager’s playing budge to help Aberdeen FC compete with Celtic and Rangers.
I enclose details of the AberDNA scheme which includes a section for overseas supporters to join. https://www.afc.co.uk/aberdna/

[islaydarkblue]

Should have added, don't think it would easily solve the funding problem but it could make a difference and bring in extra money for the playing budget.

I enclose details about the Ayr United Football Club Player fund which incidentally is under the control of a committee. https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/au-player-fund

[Returnofrros]

Whatever scheme, whatever fundraising it has to be under the control of nelms

As I've said many times he comes across as a cauld fish 🐟 who ain't open to fans ideas or schemes......unless they are his ideas in the first place

[Deeranged]

Whatever scheme, whatever fundraising it has to be under the control of nelms

As I've said many times he comes across as a cauld fish �� who ain't open to fans ideas or schemes......unless they are his ideas in the first place

Partly correct. He's not open to fans' ideas if the fans are going to be in charge of the scheme. However, if it's a good idea he'll take it and claim it as his own.

This whole 'foundation' scheme was proposed to him years ago but it was to be run by fans who were never going to allow him to take it so it was immediately rejected. Few years later and a weaker bunch of fans set it up in basically the same format, except that 100% of monies raised went to him. He allowed the second proposal then took it off the people who did the dirty work - by the way those people can't say they weren't warned.

[islaydarkblue]

Partly correct. He's not open to fans' ideas if the fans are going to be in charge of the scheme. However, if it's a good idea he'll take it and claim it as his own.

This whole 'foundation' scheme was proposed to him years ago but it was to be run by fans who were never going to allow him to take it so it was immediately rejected. Few years later and a weaker bunch of fans set it up in basically the same format, except that 100% of monies raised went to him. He allowed the second proposal then took it off the people who did the dirty work - by the way those people can't say they weren't warned.

That it is correct.
Originally the 1893 Foundation was to be run by an independent group of trustees with a standalone page on the Dee4life website.
This is obvious as Dee4life use the Go Cardless scheme which had never been used by Dundee Football Club until Nelms allowed the 1893 Foundation with no control how the money donated by the members of the 1893 Foundation was spent.
In my opinion the 1893 Foundation should have been modelled on the Ayr United Players Fund

[parcbara]

That it is correct.
Originally the 1893 Foundation was to be run by an independent group of trustees with a standalone page on the Dee4life website.
This is obvious as Dee4life use the Go Cardless scheme which had never been used by Dundee Football Club until Nelms allowed the 1893 Foundation with no control how the money donated by the members of the 1893 Foundation was spent.
In my opinion the 1893 Foundation should have been modelled on the Ayr United Players Fund

What is to stop D4L opening a similar scheme? then 1893 contributors, me being an example, could change to the D4L scheme if they wished.