Following the Forum with the Directors on Monday evening, the Club and Trust have signed an Memorandum of Understanding.
The MOU’s were introduced following a Government led group that called for an increase in supporter engagement between Football clubs in the EFL / Premier League. In signing this document, we believe we are just the fourth Club / Trust to have signed an MOU with the others being Fulham, Norwich and Nottm Forest.
The document sets out a minimum level of dialogue between the Club and the Trust and what the nature of those meetings should be. The MOU can be read below.
Trust Chairman Colin Cavanah stated: “We are delighted to announce the signing of the MOU. The club first agreed to sign this last Summer, but Monday was the first opportunity that we have had to do so.
“The MOU sets out a minimum level of engagement, but if truth be told, the Trust and the Club are currently working much closer and more frequently than the expected level that the document set outs.
“This was highlighted last year, when the Trust / Club were nominated for the best Trust / Club relationship at the Football Business Awards, and since then the dialogue between us has certainly increased. We are now holding monthly meetings with the Club, and publishing minutes from these meetings.
“We as a Trust are committed to continue our work with the Club in the interest of our members and to communicate that back through our website.”