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Minutes from the Trust Board meeting held on 21st March 2023. Present: Mo Razzaq (MR), John Taylor (JT), Stephen Morley (SM), Stuart Paul (SP) and Ben Smith (BS), Karl Bowater (KB) Apologies None Minutes of last meeting No matters arising Finance & Company Secretarial Accounts and Annual Return for 2021 had been filed and withRead more

The Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust is highly disappointed with the Club’s announcement of a Principal Partnership with BK8 as its front-of-shirt sponsor for the next three seasons. In January, several Villa fan groups put together a joint statement expressing concerns over the reported discussions with BK8, highlighting the social and mental health harms caused byRead more

Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust would like to place on record its thanks to Christian Purslow after recently leaving his position as Chief Executive at the Club. Whilst some fans have pointed to the recent debacle of the season ticket increases and the ill-fated appointment of Steven Gerard as recent failures, the Trust believe this isRead more

The Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust has been in dialogue with the Club following the Fans Advisory Board meeting on April 20th at Villa Park and has reviewed the recent announcements. Whilst the Trust welcomes some of the initiatives presented by the Club at the meeting, it has severe reservations about the price increases on seasonRead more

Supporter representatives of the Fan Advisory Board attended their first meeting at Villa Park on Thursday, 20th April, called at short notice on Monday, 17th, for the Club to present season ticket plans and details from the recent Holte End Survey. These are the matters discussed and confirmation of the attendees. Fan Representatives Scott Jones,Read more

Minutes from the Trust Board meeting held on 17th January 2023. Present: Mo Razzaq (MR), John Taylor (JT), Stephen Morley (SM), Stuart Paul (SP) and Ben Smith (BS). Apologies: Karl Bowater (KB) New Board Member MR welcomed BS to his first meeting following his appointment to the board. BS introduced himself to the other members.Read more

Minutes from the Trust Board meeting held virtually on 16th November 2022. Present: Mo Razzaq (MR), John Taylor (JT), Stephen Morley (SM), Stuart Paul (SP) and Karl Bowater (KB). Apologies None Minutes of last meeting Signed-off Chairperson election KB proposed MR, seconded by SP – vote unanimous Board member roles and responsibilities MR, Chair JT,Read more

Following the AGM, members of the Trust had the opportunity to ask questions of Christian Purslow, CEO of Aston Villa. Redevelopment of Villa Park CP was asked about the redevelopment of Villa Park and particularly the Doug Ellis Stand and the Holte End. He initially outlined the rationale behind the expansion of Villa Park andRead more

Minutes of Annual General Meeting held at the Gas Lamp Lounge, Villa Park, Birmingham on Thursday 29th September 2022 at 7pm Peter Warrilow, Chairman of the Supporters’ Trust welcomed members to the AGM and apologised that the venue was not entirely suitable. Though, it was a consequence of the meeting being rearranged from its originalRead more

The Trust as part of the FCG met with the Club’s Senior Management on Monday 27 June to view the redevelopment plans ahead of the start of the pre-planning consultation process. The Club shared the first phase of its long-term vision for Villa Park and the surrounding area. As expected the centre piece of theRead more