Please Take Care of our Environment Recycle this Newsletter if no longer required IN POSH WE TRUST Patron :- Tommy Robson Members of Supporters Direct, The Football Supporters’ Federation and the Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service. Sponsored by ‘CHARTERS’ and ‘OAKHAM ALES’ NEWSLETTER No 42 March 2015 Minutes of Annual General Meeting Pete’s ‘Memory’ Lane, Posh v Arsenal ! Vote for your LEGENDS TEAM of the Decade Posh Trust MUSEUM Update Visit our website: www.theposhtrust.co.uk E-Mail: [email protected] Registered as a Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Registration No. 29533R with the Financial Conduct Authority. THE POSH SUPPORTERS’ TRUST Chairman John Henson, Secretary, Ray Cole Treasurer Geoff Callen Directors Barry Bennett, Keith Jennings, Walter Moore. John Lawrence. Ken Storey. Co-opted David Martin Patron Tommy Robson. Consultant Peter Lloyd. The Posh Supporters’ Trust, is a democratic not-for-profit organisation of supporters, committed to strengthening the voice of supporters in the decision-making process at Peterborough United Football Club. We seek to improve the links between the club and the community it serves, and help the club to grow to the highest level. Our Mission : To bring Peterborough United Football Club, Posh fans and the local community closer together. To help disadvantaged and deserving fans to go to a match for free under the "Smile Ticket" scheme. To help the football club by increasing the Posh fan base through our "New Posh Fans Initiative." To support football related activities locally through sponsorship and donations whenever possible. To have a substantial membership in order to represent the views of fans at meetings with the football club and to promote their interests. To have a Supporters' Trust representative on the board of the football club representing the interests of all fans. To build up funds to support our activities and create a reserve to help the club in the longer term in the event of a crisis. Help Us to Help You! Become a member – subscription details on the back pages. Make a donation to the Trust. (pay-pal facility on website www.theposhtrust.co.uk) Join the Gold Bond Weekly Draw! And receive your Membership for FREE! Use your membership card at the local businesses that provide excellent discounts to members Visit and support our Stall on the concourse on match days! Browse our merchandise including various books and magazines. Join or re-new your membership, and take part in the various competitions we will feature. Offer your services to the Trust, if you have any professional or other skills, e g in fund-raising, accountancy, business management, the law etc. Make use of our on-line shopping facility, www.spendandraise.com/theposhtrust/ Website: www.theposhtrust.co.uk E-mail : [email protected] We thank all those who continue to support the Trust, however they do it. Published by The Posh Supporters’ Trust, 193 Oakdale Ave, Stanground, Peterborough. PE2 8TH. Printed by Printing Matters, Unit 12c, Brookside Industrial Estate, Sawtry, Cambs. PE28 5SB Chairman Notes: I would like to use the Chairman’s Notes section of this newsletter to introduce myself to you as the newly elected, Posh Supporters Trust chairman. I feel privileged to have been handed the role and look forward to exciting times ahead. I would, in particular, like to thank Barry Bennett (our previous chairman) for the outstanding dedication and service he has given to the Trust as chairman, and I am delighted to say that Barry remains on the Posh Trust Board. Having been a Board member of the Posh Trust since its creation in 2002, I have seen the Trust evolve and develop over the years and I am sure that with the fully committed team of Board members that we have, the Trust will continue to go from strength to strength. Over the coming months, the Posh Trust will be looking to raise its profile and extend its message to as many people as possible. The launch night of the online museum at the start of January has kicked off 2015 in fantastic style and is just the first of other planned events. Look out for further information in the coming weeks. This year could also be hugely significant in terms of supporter representation at football clubs with manifesto proposals from many political parties looking directly at this issue. The Posh Trust, supported by former chairman Peter Lloyd (Supporters Direct Board Member), will continue to make sure that our Board and supporters are fully informed of any future developments. Here at the Posh Trust, we are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers who feel they can contribute as a potential Board member or share their expertise with us. A special welcome to Trust member David Martin who has been co-opted to the Board. Dave will be promoting our Smile Scheme, to give deserving fans a free day out at P.U.F.C. Currently, we are specifically looking for a new Treasurer to join us now, to facilitate a safe transition of our financial systems and responsibilities, for when our current Treasurer, Geoff Callen retires at the next AGM. Can You Help? Email [email protected] We are also looking to expand our Gold Bond Weekly Draw and are looking for new Agents to the help promote the scheme. Agents can earn good rates of commission for their efforts, as well as a win bonus. We have identified various opportunities, so get involved now. To offer your help and support in any way. Email us, [email protected] To those of you who are already Trust members or supporters, I would like to say a huge thank you for your support - and to those of you who would like to know more, I would urge you to check out our website (www.theposhtrust.co.uk) and get in touch. Speak with any of our Board Members or come and find us at our stall in the Family Stand. Up the Posh! John Henson – Posh Trust Chairman POSH TRUST On-Line Museum, “LEGENDS” Section. Our apologies to the many supporters who contact us regarding the online “Voting for Legends” as advised in our last newsletter. We discovered a problem with our Email systems and as such could not launch the new Museum section as we had planned. Good News is; We are now Ready to Go! We are creating the new ‘Legends’ section by decade to add to our on-line museum. For each Decade of the 1960’s to 2010, we will create a Legend team by inviting You to vote for the 11 Players and Manager you believe should be the team of that decade. Communication following this initial one, will be via our monthly Online Newsletters, (If you are not currently subscribed to receive our Monthly E-Letters, send an E-Mail to [email protected] (subject ‘Subscribe’) and we will add you to our E-mail list. Alternatively, you can subscribe yourself on the homepage of our website.) We will start our ‘Legends’ with Your choice from the decade 2000 to 2010. Please vote for your preferred 11 Players and a Manager from the list opposite, of players who played 25 or more Football League games for the Posh, and the Managers from that decade. This list was also shown on our March E-Newsletter. VOTING Just tell us who you have selected in “Your Team of 11 and Manager of the 00’s” Send an Email to [email protected] (subject: ‘Legends’) Entries must be received by Sat 28 March latest. If you’ve not already done it, Have a Go and Vote Now! We will announce our Legends team of the 2000’s on the April scheduled E-Newsletter as well as providing you with details of Players and Managers you can vote for in our 1990’s team. We will do the same for each decade on subsequent E-Newsletters until we have five teams (one from the 00’s, 90’s, 80’s, 70’s and 60’s). We hope you join in and vote for the players you think are true legends of the club. There will also be a special place in the legends section on the website for the Player and Manager who receives the most votes so make sure you vote for your favorite all time Posh player and Manager. Members who do not have access to E-Mails are still able enter, by sending their entries for each decade to the Trust at our postal address. Select your LEGEND TEAM & MANAGER for the Decade 2000 to 2010 Managers Barry Fry Midfielder Andre Boucaud 27 Managers Mark Wright Midfielder George Boyd 138 Managers Steve Bleasdale Midfielder Jimmy Bullard 62 Managers Keith Alexander Midfielder Richard Butcher 35 Managers Darren Ferguson Midfielder Paul Carden 43 Manager Mark Cooper Midfielder Paul Coutts 47 Goalkeeper Joe Lewis 111 Midfielder Helgi Danielson 38 Goalkeeper Mark Tyler 300 Midfielder David Farrell 166 Defender Mark Arber 165 Midfielder Richard Forsyth 61 Defender Shane Blackett 28 Midfielder Lee Frecklington 28 Defender Guy Branston 42 Midfielder Peter Gain 63 Defender Sagi Burton 88 Midfielder Matthew Gill 90 Defender Jamie Day 85 Midfielder Micah Hyde 56 Defender Adam Drury 29 Midfielder Dean Keates 72 Defender Andy Edwards 109 Midfielder Charlie Lee 99 Defender Claude Gnapka 25 Midfielder David Oldfield 59 Defender Dean Holden 54 Midfielder Tommy Rowe 26 Defender Dean Hooper 35 Midfielder Richard Scott 31 Defender Gareth Jelleyman 66 Midfielder Tony Shields 72 Defender Marc Joseph 60 Midfielder Steve Thomson 58 Defender Chris Kanu 25 Midfielder Chris Whelpdale 85 Defender Peter Kennedy 25 Midfielder Curtis Woodhouse 58 Defender Andy Legg 76 Forward Andy Clarke 137 Defender Josh Low 26 Forward Danny Crow 58 Defender Russell Martin 54 Forward Neale Fenn 32 Defender Craig Morgan 122 Forward Francis Green 39 Defender Adam Newton 191 Forward Jason Lee 26 Defender Chris Plummer 44 Forward Richard Logan 40 Defender Simon Rea 136 Forward Craig Makail-Smith 129 Defender Sean StLedger 77 Forward Leon McKenzie 83 Defender Chris Westwood 45 Forward Aaron McLean 130 Defender Tom Williams 91 Forward Clive Platt 35 Defender Gabriel Zakuani 60 Forward Calum Willock 60 STOP PRESS.