Archive News 2008
10 December 2008
Takevover at MTFC completed
The takeover at Mansfield Town Football Club is finally completed. Details here.
Stags Fans United ("SFU"), the Mansfield Town Supporters Trust, is delighted the long awaited sale of the football club has been completed. There has been a level of uncertainty amongst Stags fans regarding the completion of the proposed takeover which was announced in June. This has clearly contributed to the level of support the club has been getting on match days. However, the SFU has been aware that the new owners have been using their best endeavours to do what is right for the football club and its supporters. SFU has now raised nearly £50,000 and is hopeful that the total raised will soon exceed £60,000. The trust remains committed to increasing its shareholding in Mansfield Town and to persuading the new owners of the football club of the advantages of having a supporter director at the club at the earliest opportunity. Like the majority of Stags' fans, we are disappointed that the takeover has taken so long, but we hope that now the takeover has been completed we can sit down with the new owners and agree a way of moving things forward. If the football club and Supporters Trust can work together then this has to be a win/win situation for both parties and can help to provide much needed finance for the football club now and in the future. We are very pleased at raising well over £45,000, particularly bearing in mind the current economic climate, and we are now aiming to hit our next target of £60,000 as soon as possible. We are planning further fundraising events for 2009 including allowing fans to make donations to SFU by standing order.
8 December 2008
SFU Board meeting.
Minutes here.
18 October 2008
SFU Board meeting.
Minutes here.
29 September 2008
Sportsman's Dinner
SFU announces that the Sportsman`s dinner on 24th September raised £2700. Details here.
15 September 2008
TEAM Mansfield AGM
TM AGM was held on Monday 15th September 2008, along with a fans forum. The AGM saw TM change its name officially to the Stags Fans United Society Ltd. Details here.
Notice of TEAM Mansfield AGM
TM AGM will be on Monday 15th September 2008 at 7.30pm, at X Bar, Field Mill. Details of the notice of the AGM here.
20 August 2008
SFU NEWSLETTER
The SFU's next major planned event is a Sportsman's Dinner on Wednesday 24th September. Details here and here.
15 July 2008
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FULLY SUPPORT SFU
Details here.
03 July 2008
Mansfield Town Football Club has been sold to a group of local businessmen. Andy Perry, Andy Saunders, and Steve Middleton, have taken control at Field Mill. Andy Saunders is a current TM Board member and former joint chairman. Keith Haslam will retain owndership of Field Mill. Details here.
27 June 2008
SFU HITS £36,000 ... AND MORE DONATIONS NEEDED
Details here.
11 June 2008
FANS RUN MANSFIELD HALF MARATHON FOR SFU
Details here.
06 June 2008
SFU LETTER TO ATTENDEES OF PUBLIC MEETING
Read the letter here.
SFU HITS £20,000 ... AND MORE DONATIONS NEEDED
Details here.
03 June 2008
STAGS FANS UNITED
For details of the public meeting that was held at Mansfield Civic Centre on 2nd June, see here. A fantastic turnout of 600 Stags fans attended. Use the form on that page to donate money to the Supporters Trust towards its £250,000 target to help future owners of the Stags in return for a significant say in the running of the club.
Clarifications: TEAM Mansfield will still be the supporters trust but will be renamed the Stags Fans United Supporters Trust. All money and legal transaction will take place through this. The trust board will be filled by current members of the TM Board (with some stepping down) and by electing representatives from the other supporters organisations (Stags Fans for Change, OSSC, SSA). This will be formalised at the AGM.
01 June 2008
MANSFIELD Town supporters are reminded to attend the public meeting on Monday night. An email address and text number have been set up for questions to be submitted. Details here.
23 May 2008
TM letter to all TM members about the major public meeting at Mansfield Civic Centre on Monday 2nd June. Read the letter here.
20 May 2008
STAGS FANS UNITED announce details of a major public meeting at Mansfield Civic Centre on Monday 2nd June. Read more here.
07 May 2008
STAGS FANS UNITED
The four main supporters groups have united under one banner to try to persuade owner Keith Haslam to quickly sell the football club. SFU is launching an appeal to supporters and other businesses to cut off all income streams to Field Mill until the club is sold `to an owner who has the best interests of the Stags and Mansfield at heart` — and who would then benefit from that money to try to rebuild the club. Read more here.
30 March 2008
TM statement on John Batchelor.
Read the full statement here.
28 March 2008
John Batchelor plans to rename Mansfield Town to Harchester United.
John Batchelor attempts to takeover Mansfield Town, and it emerges that he has madcap plans including to rename the club to Harchester United, see here, while he says he would mortgage Field Mill for £4million, see here. Meanwhile James Derry resigns as chairman after the collapse of his consortium's takeover bid, see here.
25 March 2008
TM newsletter to all TM members.
TM set out their key questions relating to the James Derry consortium takeover which still needed to be answered.
Read the full newsletter here.
16 March 2008
SUPPORTERS GROUPS STATEMENT
TEAM Mansfield had a number of meetings with James Derry, Stephen Booth and Steve Hymas ... Full story here.
10 March 2008
A reminder to all ANNUAL TM members that subscriptions are due for 2008.
Adult annual membership fee £20
Junior annual membership fee £10
Cheques made payable to "Team Mansfield Supporters Society Ltd".
Address: TEAM Mansfield, Freepost, Newgate Lane, Mansfield, Notts, NG18 1BR.