Statement from the Society Board of Halifax Town Supporters' Trust
This is a critical time for the Halifax Town Supporters' Trust. The club faces almost certain liquidation and demotion of at least two steps down the pyramid and probably more. The consortium that has for 18 months been attempting to take control of the club have yet to offer supporters any certainties about whether they will be here or not come August.
The Trust has an obligation to investigate a 'plan B' - whereby the supporters take ownership of the club and ensure the continuation of football in Calderdale. At a time when all members of the Society Board should be working together to that end, we have instead been faced with the resignation of the four longest-serving members, among them the chair and vice chair. These four were on the Trust board when the HTST had a representative on the board of the football club. That representative voiced concern about the club's downward spiral into debt, yet the Society Board failed to back their own representative in his request to take this news to the members.
It is and always has been our intention to seek guidance from our members. We never intended to force 'plan B' on supporters, only to demonstrate that it was a viable option should supporters choose to embrace it - or indeed be left with no other option.
Because of the resignations the number on the Trust board slipped below the minimum number required in order to legally operate. The remaining board members were left with two options, both of which are permitted by the constitution: The first was to bring other supporters onto the Society Board until the AGM scheduled for June, at which time members would be able to confirm their support or otherwise of these appointments. The only other option was to call an Emergency General Meeting. We are required to give members 14 days notice of an EGM, during which time we would have been unable to act had it been necessary.
By a vote of 7 to 1 we went with option one. It would be unforgivable for the Trust to be in limbo at such a crucial time, and that is why we took the short-term decision to bring respected vice-president Jack Haymer and club historian Johnny Meynell onto the board. In addition, we confirmed the appointment of Alan Alderson and Roger Taylor, both of whom were set to take office at the AGM in any case.
We understand that not everyone will support our chosen course of action. As stated above, we have every intention of allowing our members to take the final decision of whether or not to progress with 'plan B'.
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