Dee4Life Update - The Correct Facts

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Islay just admit you were wrong - you stated John Nelms said he hated Dee4Life and that Dee4Life members were not welcome at Gardyne. I challenged you on that and suggested that rather than an actual statement of hid hatred it was possibly someone's opinion. You then suggested I join Dee4Life (I responded that I'm already a member) and read the AGM minutes to which I responded I didn't have time - well against the odds I found time and guess what? I was right and you're once again proven to be no more than a **** stirrer with an axe to grind.

I've read through the AGM minutes and, although I might have missed it can see no reference to Dee4Life members not being welcome at Gardyne; I suspect that you're probably referring to your one off experience of going there uninvited and demanding a tour.

I did however find reference to a statement that John Nelms hates Dee4Life. However it is clearly, very clearly in fact, stated that it is the opinion of one individual and not actually a direct quote by John Nelms or a factual representation of any statement made by him. See the following direct quote from the AGM minutes...............

'In the formal session, ME had informed members that JN had indicated that he was no longer prepared to accept communications from D4L. ME expressed his opinion that JN was ‘livid’ with recent communications and ‘hated’ D4L. ME himself didn’t like what he read as the threat of legal action per D4L’s recent update and nor did the DSA commitee.'

Note - ME is someone called Matt Edwards and the above reads as his personal thoughts, no more and no less.

So, you were wrong - so very, very wrong. Will you apologise and admit that your own personal dislike of John Nelms, based on nothing more than his refusal to speak to you when you barged into Gardyne expecting an immediate audience, has led you to try to cause others to dislike him as much as you do?

For the record I'm not John Nelms' biggest fan (not by a long chalk) but I would never sink to the low of accusing him of something like this without proof or justification.

I enclose details of an article headed ‘Thanks to the DSA’ from the Dundee Football Club website dated 9th October 2023 which shows the whole of DSA Committee photographed with John Nelms, Greg Fenton and Gordon Strachan. https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/dsa-thanks/
You will read in the article that Matt Edwards is Treasurer of the DSA.
The article further added that after the meeting DSA Chairman Davie Craig and Matt Edwards DSA Treasurer spoke to the Club’s media team.
The meeting was to thank the DSA for their donations to Dundee Football Club but disappointingly the Dee4life board of directors have not received the same invite to the Club’s offices at Gardyne to thank them for their donations this season to the end of September 2023 totalling £3,280 for two advertising hoardings and the match ball sponsorship for the Kilmarnock match.
Dee4life have subsequently handed over £801 for the cost of seat covers for the South Enclosure which have been used to protect the goalmouths on the Dens Park pitch.