Minutes from the Trust Board meeting held virtually on 28th January 2021. Present: Peter Warrilow (PW), Mo Razzaq (MR), Simon Goodyer (SG), Jonny Gould (JG), Stuart Paul (SP), Nigel Canin (NC), John Taylor (JT) Apologies: Neil James (NJ), Karl Bowater (KB) We emphasised that we are a community organisation with a broad church of volunteers.Read more
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The Trust and other supporter groups met with club officials on April 8th for a virtual Fans Consultation Group Meeting. Here are the matters that were discussed and details of the attendees. Fan Representatives Peter Warrilow & Mo Razzaq, AVST; Joe Costello, Heroes & Villans; John Gillett, Lions Clubs; Scott Jones, Villa Talk; Jonathan Fear,Read more
Following on from the recent meeting with Christian Purslow, we returned to more operational matters when we met with the Club on 24th November. This was in the backdrop of the second national lockdown coming towards an end and talk of fans returning to football matches. Though, this was before the Government announced further detailsRead more
The Trust and other supporter groups met with Villa CEO Christian Purslow on Tuesday 27th October. This meeting was somewhat overdue with our previous meeting being pre-lockdown in December of last year. With Premier League survival confirmed at the end of ‘Project Re-Start’ Christan Purslow summarised the key events and decisions that were made post-lockdown.Read more
Minutes from the latest Trust Board meeting held on 15th July 2020 which was held virtually via Webex. Present: Peter Warrilow (PW), Mo Razzaq (MR), Simon Goodyer (SG), Jonny Gould (JG), Stuart Paul (SP), Nigel Canin (NC) Apologies: Neil James (NJ), John Taylor (JT), Kris Carr (KC) Not received: Karl Bowater (KB) 1. OpeningRead more
Last month, the Trust and other supporter groups met with the Club’s retail operations, Kappa and Fanatics. After the much-publicised issues with the Season 2019/20 kit, it was an opportunity for them to address our concerns, share their plans and get our feedback to help improve the relationship with fans. As you know the KappaRead more
Minutes from Away Fan Consultation Meeting held on Thursday 5th March 2020 Attendees: Away Fans Consultation Group – Anne Edwards, Anton Cuscito, Thomas Cole, Steve Hollyoake. Fans Consultation Group – John Gillett, Lions Clubs; Mo Razzaq, Aston Villa Supporters’ Trust; Joanne McKibbens, Aston Villa Disabled Supporters’ Assosciation. Club Representatives – Lynne O’Reardon, Head of TicketingRead more
At the annual general meeting held on 18 February 2020, at Villa Park, Birmingham all the resolutions were duly passed. This included a combination of ordinary and special resolutions as detailed below in the minutes. Thank you again to all those members who either attended in person or submitted their preferences in advance of theRead more
The Trust and other supporter groups met with Villa CEO Christian Purslow on Tuesday 10th December for our twice a season meeting. Here is an overview of the matters that were discussed. Fan Representatives Joe Costello, Heroes & Villans; Jon Knibb, Lions Clubs; Scott Jones, Villa Talk; Ian Stokes, Vital Villa; Nick Sanders, avillafan.com; PeterRead more
The Trust and other supporter groups met with club officials earlier this week. Here are the matters that were discussed and details of the attendees. Fan Representatives John Insley, Villa View; John Gillett, Lions Clubs; Scott Jones, Villa Talk; Jonathan Fear, Vital Villa; Nick Sanders, avillafan.com; Peter Warrilow, AVST; David Michael, My Old Man Said. Club RepresentativesRead more