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Now that we know Alan Savage is the preferred bidder to buy the club we can now put the past few years of mismanagement etc to one side and start looking at new beginnings with someone competent that has the club at heart and I am certainly certain will run it very well. As was already pointed out in the Administration thread, work already seems to be getting done regarding recruitment next season with trialists coming up plus in this period, the under 18s are also training with the first team so Scott Kellacher can look at them and see who is capable of stepping up to the first team for next season. Hopefully most of the current first team squad can sign up on new deals so that the rebuild isn't as tough a job as it would have been! One thing that should certainly not be in question is the management team because Kells and Billy have done a REMARKABLE job so Alan doesn't need to be looking at managers because we have one that I 100% believe in to mount a title/promotion push for next season. I am fairly confident that nearly ALL fans of this club will be as delighted with this news as I am because, at one point during this tough few months, I was seriously concerned we were not going to have a club going forward :caleyscarf: : caleyscarf:

The BBC reports Savage as saying that Lionel Nessie will be reinstated as mascot. That seals it for me!

A refreshing topic. Not out of the woods yet, but certainly very positive on the surface. With Charlie Christe perhaps having the interim tag removed from his title, and I personally hope that this is the case, we would have a CEO with intimate knowledge of the club from all areas of operation from the commercial side to the team management side and of course including youth development. Charlie is utterly invested in the club on a level far more than financially and deeply cares for it as any interview you hear shows this. The article I posted in another thread also shows he has a plan to blend youth and experience and to try to get the most sustainable and engaged squad possible. People wondered what he could do for the club after he stepped down as manager. I think this is his role. https://archive.ph/3gzWH With Kells at the helm as manager, we have done well. He has quietly learned his trade under multiple other managers both good and bad and hopefully taken the good stuff into his arsenal. His press conferences are a breath of fresh air, and fan engagement is higher than it has been for years. Although I have not worked it out, his points-per-game ratio must surely be up there among the best so long may that continue. Couple that with the circumstances he is operating under and to not go with him as manager would be sheer lunacy. Billy as his assistant is also a bit of a no-brainer. I am also good with Alan Savage as preferred bidder. Again, we have someone with strong local ties and a desire to see the club come out of the current malaise. Somone who has been involved before and has shown a genuine affection for the club. We may have questions along the way, not least over the 100% ownership statement, or other mechanics of any offer, but no-one else has seriously thrown their hat (and their money) into the ring either on an interim basis like he did, or with a plan for the future and without him this entire conversation might have been moot. Pretty sure there will be many bumps in the road both on and off field in the ensuing days, weeks and months, but at least that roadway seems to be more visible now.

I saw that last night but didn't want to say anything until we knew for certain that Alan's bid was accepted etc but it's excellent news that Charlie Christie is already showing he's a better and more competent CEO than he who shall not be named!! Hopefully a vast majority of players now sign new deals and we can get a good number of the under 18s squad signed up meaning that our summer recruitment isn't going to be as drastic as it would have been.

Hope so. Also liked this article that may have passed by a few folk: https://archive.ph/3gzWH

Looking forward to getting the focus back solely on the football. Some have hesitations and that's me too but we have a lifeline and need to embrace it to ensure best chance of success.

As good as done. Hopefully this thread will be too.😑

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly11025veyo

If 100% of the shares is an issue, what's the alternative? I can see why the Supporters Trust would want their vote but it didn't help with the previous owners. I also think it's great for supporters to be able to hold shares in the club, but I also hope they see the wider picture. Give Savage a chance to save the club. I'm not sure there's any other way forward. I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually gifted back to the fans eventually but that's too far away, given liquidation could be around the corner.

Yep, confirmed as preferred bidder. Now he has to get the debts written off and get control of the shares.

Following our April Board Meeting, we have issued an update to our members. You can read it in the Supporters Trust Forum here: Update to Members: April 2025 - Supporters Trust - CaleyThistleOnline

Following our recent Board Meeting, we have issued this update to our members today: Update to Members: April 2025 It includes an update on administration, highlights from a meeting with Andrew Benjamin, and details of the Calum Jones gig on Saturday. If you are not yet a member of the Trust, joining is easy (and only £5 or £1 for under 16s): https://www.ictsupporterstrust.org/join-us