Resignation from Trust board - Official

[WST]

Official statement - Currently not up on WST site so find enclosed in this post the whole statement.


The Board of the WST wish to express their gratitude to one of its longest serving and dedicated servants. Lindsay Jones, who today resigned as a Board Member following the intolerable pressure placed upon him in the electronic media over the weekend. We wish Lindsay all the very best and place on record our thanks for many years of hard work he has selflessly put into Wrexham FC and Wrexham Supporters’ Trust.


Dear Richard,

Further to our conversation yesterday morning I am writing to formally tender my resignation from the Board of the Society. I will take a couple of days to hand over my various responsibilities to the appropriate individuals and will officially finish on March 1rst.

I have been proud to sit on this board and have the utmost respect for the work undertaken by my colleagues in what have been very difficult circumstances.

The events of the past few days have made my presence central to the story of the WST bid and this is not a place that I feel comfortable in. The future of the club is the thing and not the nature of the various personalities involved.

It has caused distress to my family and it is also clear to me that this shabby and co-ordinated campaign to discredit me will not end. My resignation makes it easier for me to deal with this nonsense.

It is also crystal clear that I am being lined up as the fall guy for any subsequent withdrawal of rival bids to buy the club or a rejection of the excellent WST bid to purchase the club. I have to protect my family from this possibility.

I remain fully committed to the ideal of the Supporters Trust and am totally supportive of the work currently being undertaken by the Society Board.

It is perhaps worth reflecting on why we are all here. The story of Wrexham AFC over the last decade has been a depressing litany of corruption, lies and self interest. We have seen the club fall from the Football League and into constant financial difficulties.

It is clear that the reason for this is that control of the club has always been vested in an individual, or individuals, who have been able to manipulate the clubs assets for their own benefit. The results of this are clear for all to see.

I have been involved with the Society for 7 years and involved in the overall soap opera for 9 years. I am proud that I uncovered the Guterman/Hamilton plot and delighted that my subsequent court case yielded up the documentation that helped Mr Acland nail the “buggers” in court. I feel that I have played a part, however small, in ensuring that the club continues to this day.

The Trust must play a part in the future of our club. We cannot continue down the track that has led us to our current predicament. I believe that we have yet to see an alternative proposal from a person of good character.

Without wishing to pile extra pressure on the Society Board I also believe that it is “now or never” for our club. We will never have a better opportunity to secure the clubs future. Whether we achieve this alone or with other parties is immaterial, it has to be done.
Having been involved in formulating the WST bid, and having spoken to several of the rival bidders, it is clear that there is only one fully fledged proposal to take the club forward.

My resignation will make it easier for the Board to make this bid a reality.

Good luck and just get the job done!

Yours etc,

Lindsay Jones



Additional - I will now be running the WST log on so any problems PMs will be answered by myself on behalf of the board. Chris

[StattoWrexham]

Originally Posted by WST

Official statement - Currently not up on WST site so find enclosed in this post the whole statement.


The Board of the WST wish to express their gratitude to one of its longest serving and dedicated servants. Lindsay Jones, who today resigned as a Board Member following the intolerable pressure placed upon him in the electronic media over the weekend. We wish Lindsay all the very best and place on record our thanks for many years of hard work he has selflessly put into Wrexham FC and Wrexham Supporters’ Trust.


Dear Richard,

Further to our conversation yesterday morning I am writing to formally tender my resignation from the Board of the Society. I will take a couple of days to hand over my various responsibilities to the appropriate individuals and will officially finish on March 1rst.

I have been proud to sit on this board and have the utmost respect for the work undertaken by my colleagues in what have been very difficult circumstances.

The events of the past few days have made my presence central to the story of the WST bid and this is not a place that I feel comfortable in. The future of the club is the thing and not the nature of the various personalities involved.

It has caused distress to my family and it is also clear to me that this shabby and co-ordinated campaign to discredit me will not end. My resignation makes it easier for me to deal with this nonsense.

It is also crystal clear that I am being lined up as the fall guy for any subsequent withdrawal of rival bids to buy the club or a rejection of the excellent WST bid to purchase the club. I have to protect my family from this possibility.

I remain fully committed to the ideal of the Supporters Trust and am totally supportive of the work currently being undertaken by the Society Board.

It is perhaps worth reflecting on why we are all here. The story of Wrexham AFC over the last decade has been a depressing litany of corruption, lies and self interest. We have seen the club fall from the Football League and into constant financial difficulties.

It is clear that the reason for this is that control of the club has always been vested in an individual, or individuals, who have been able to manipulate the clubs assets for their own benefit. The results of this are clear for all to see.

I have been involved with the Society for 7 years and involved in the overall soap opera for 9 years. I am proud that I uncovered the Guterman/Hamilton plot and delighted that my subsequent court case yielded up the documentation that helped Mr Acland nail the “buggers” in court. I feel that I have played a part, however small, in ensuring that the club continues to this day.

The Trust must play a part in the future of our club. We cannot continue down the track that has led us to our current predicament. I believe that we have yet to see an alternative proposal from a person of good character.

Without wishing to pile extra pressure on the Society Board I also believe that it is “now or never” for our club. We will never have a better opportunity to secure the clubs future. Whether we achieve this alone or with other parties is immaterial, it has to be done.
Having been involved in formulating the WST bid, and having spoken to several of the rival bidders, it is clear that there is only one fully fledged proposal to take the club forward.

My resignation will make it easier for the Board to make this bid a reality.

Good luck and just get the job done!

Yours etc,

Lindsay Jones



Additional - I will now be running the WST log on so any problems PMs will be answered by myself on behalf of the board. Chris

May I be the first person to thank Lindsay for his efforts on our behalf over the years, I appreciate it and I know many others do too!

[Rk11]

Thank you for your hard work over the years.

[ActonRed93]

Thank you for all your years of work. I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do next. A true, passionate, loyal, Wrexham fan.
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[wrexham casual]

Trial by Facebook. A huge loss.

[Drury-red]

A real fighter who talks a lot of sense and has helped us so much during hard times

I was upset he didnt accept Booths offer but I hope this not does not effect his reputation as a die hard Wrexham fan

Thanks again

[Red Dragon Froomie]

Booth/WST/Wynn consortium on the cards? Well done to Lynsey, and i wish him well for his effort's in the WST.

[Ruabon Red]

saddened by this latest development; let's hope Lindsay is not a permanent loss and that he can play his part in the future of clwb pel-droed Wrecsam - we need more like him, not fewer.

[Draig Wrecsam]

Thank you Lindsay for all your work over the past few years.

[fezbob]

Really sorry to hear of Lindsay's resignation, I know many have questioned his motives in the last few weeks, but from my experiences he only ever had the club's best interests at heart. Wish you didn't have to fall on your sword for the WST to take their bid forward, but I can understand why you did it. I'm not sure why but this announcement shocked and hit me in the stomach harder more than any of the recent revelations. A big loss to the fan's cause in my opinion.