TISA Statement on Administration

[Richard Chown]

Taken from TigerTalk Forum

TISA like all supporters of Truro City express our concern at recent events at TCFC not least those of the last few days as we hear the club are apparently seeking to enter Administration. TISA, being an independent organisation largely distances itself from the official machinery of the football club except where that impacts on our mission ‘Support of the TUeam and Support of Ourselves’. Clearly with the team that we support now facing a 10 point deduction, this is something we have a view on that we would like to make clear as follows.

TISA believes that no fans would normally welcome a situation whereby the team it supports enters Administration but we have heard directly from the players that this is a necessary action and one that will ultimately secure the future of the football club with the funding that is so clearly necessary. TISA has never wavered in our support of the playing staff and we continue to pledge that support but urge caution to all those that are now proclaiming Administration as the road to safety. Once in Administration the future of the clubs existence or ownership is firmly in the hands of the appointed Administrator and whilst those with the best of intentions are favouring one particular group there can be no certainty over how the Administrator assesses bids for the club and to who he awards preferred bidder status. We only need look up the road to Plymouth Argyle to see how bizarrely the process can unfold.

Throughout the last few weeks during the close season whilst groups of supporters, officials and investors lurched from one position to another firstly in support of the club Chairman, then in opposition, firstly volunteering their resources to help the club and then withdrawing them, TISA has been a constant, turning out to every match including pre season fixtures and serving our members by organising travel arrangements. We continue to pledge our support to the manager and players and like others are hopeful of a solution which sees the continuation of Truro City at the highest playing level and with security of tenure of a suitable stadium in Truro but we cannot and will not blindly pledge our support to investment groups in the absence of either firm confirmation of who they are or what their business plan is for the future of a Truro City ‘Football Team’ with the fans being very much part of that team.

TISA Committee – 01/09/2012

[Nemesis]

The answer is fairly simple, you have 300 supporters, one or more of them must be a businessman of some description, however small. Unless the Administrator can confirm who owns the ground and other valuable assets (including players registrations), no one will even consider bidding. Get your own £1 bid in, the Administrator MUST provide you with all available information, you can then plan a course of action that may be acceptable to become 'preferred bidder'.

The players are deemed as a valuable asset, if one or more can be sold, that may bring in a few quid, Yetton must be hot property. Sell the far end of the car park (if the club or it's current owners have a stake in it), it might be worth more than you think.

Good luck TISA, although I fear you may need a bit more than that to keep the club at any level above SWPL West.

[The Soup Dragon]

Nemisis, In an ideal world a supporters trust would be they way to go, however TCFC have few assets of any worth left, the ground has gone and the players have no value (unless you measure their loyalty) because they are registered on a non contract basis. We all wait with bated breath and hope there is some semblance of a club left. TISA are a relative minority, granted with a loud voice, but everyone needs to pull together if Truro as a city is to have a football club. what has happened has been a disgrace