Should the Bertrand Boys fail with another investor, anyone who wants to come in could really hold the club and the supporters to ransom. We're lucky so far that the SSF are happy to meet us in formal meetings, some of their members are seen at away games, that kind of thing - the next investor may think that's a waste of time

I think deep scrutiny is understandable and justified given this would have been a historic pivot for AFC Wimbledon. I’m sure fans of all other clubs check out their potential new owners in great depth because it gives you an idea of what they’ll be like once in charge. I agree that baseless accusations are unhelpful and unhealthy. We have to accept that there is still a group of fans who would vote for enshrinement if they possibly could and they’re willing to do anything to stay fan owned.

Oxford - I don't do socials, only this site, so was unaware of any smearing.

So however this has come about. From what we were told was why we have to do this. The club will be broke and dead end of this season?

EGM should have stood to allow members to question the board on their performance and future options eg by what deadline do Bertrand & Co need to find alternative finance before the club needs to take financial action ourselves to stave off administration? And what other options exist outside of the current cashless consortium?

Oddsock, if you read back, I was explicitly not saying fans shouldn't ask questions. I asked questions myself and even linked to some research I did on Mir on this guestbook. What I objected to was unreasonable smearing, expecting to know confidential info, and briefing to the press/making insinuations online rather than asking questions via the proper channels. At the start of the process, the DTB invited people to ask them questions and said they would update their FAQs with answers but some people decided to besmirch a man's reputation online instead for ideological ends. Foolish and, frankly, I'm very cross about it.

Fed up with all the bullshit around the club now. Fucking joke.

Cray Wanderers 2 Stockport 0 atHT.

groutings, groutings, Mr sock :-)

Keefy it was effectively trying to use yesterday’s cup exit at the hands of a lower division side as a reason to not want this deal to go through.

and the fact that we each, individually ("jointly and severally" I believe is the legal term), feel "holier than thou" due to our recent history is only going to exacerbate matters.

Just so people know, the Wimbledon signed (faded) shirt I put on eBay contributed just over £39 towards DLAG - thanks to the buyer, someone in Norway who was hoping that Egil Olsen’s name might be on the shirt…. (to be honest, I couldn’t tell, too many names were scribbled…).

G'day, tGG.

timmy - be honest; we have been fighting amongst ourselves for the past 24 years.

Oxford - If fans (that have the right to vote on this issue) take it upon themselves to ask questions before voting, surely that's not only their right, but the sensible thing to do. If not, what's the point of giving them the right to vote in the first place? If the person being scrutinised doesn't like the questions, that's too bad. If there's nowt to hide, there shouldn't be a prob.

Story time on the guestbook it seems

Strangely I also feel sorry for some of the "Don's Trust" board members. I sat opposite Graeme Price on the Northern Line after the MK game for half an hour or so and I whilst neither of us know each other, I got the sense that he was positive and excited about bringing whatever deal he and others had been working on, to the table.

Enshriners = Football club killers

All going on cray game on bbc2 now

Hillary, Jocelyn and Vivian all used to be men's names (and Carol still is in most of Eastern Europe). These bloody distaffs are taking over..... ;-)

Oxford Don - you have summed up the overriding sentiment brilliantly. I can't imagine why anyone would want to put up with the level of hostility from fans that owners of football clubs experience. I remember regularly being seated near Sam Hamman when a few fans were yelling at him to get his cheque book out. Who wants all of that negativity!

Trigger, give us a taste of what KS had to say.

That’s where this year’s election really could be “pivotal” as if enough enshrines get on then the club is doomed and if Proxy gets on again then the club is doomed.

Nicander, I'm not at all saying people shouldn't have asked questions but that they should have done so via the proper channels and not demanded to be personally party to confidential info.

nicander - if things get worse, those people who did the aggressive questioning are going to get blamed whwther they deserve it or not. I'd hope they now keep a low profile rather than presenting themselves as saviours, for everyone's benefit as a bunch of people fighting each other does not look attractive to investors.