Walsall fans ready to grill Jon Whitney and club board
Walsall fans are being urged to attend a public meeting focusing on in a bid to get answers about how the club is being run on and off the field.
The Walsall Football Supporters Trust has issued a rallying call to all Saddlers after the club announced they would hold a fan focus meeting on Thursday. Last week, the trust threw its support behind a planned protest due to take place during Saturday’s game with Oxford.
A vocal section of the club’s fan base have become frustrated with how Jon Whitney is managing the team, and as well as how how owner Jeff Bonser is running the club. They Those supporters plan to stand outside the Banks’s Stadium during Saturday’s match instead of buying tickets.
But before then fans can have been given a chance to grill Whitney, as well as chief executive Stefan Gamble and club secretary Dan Mole at a focus meeting.
And Ian Astbury, a Walsall Supporters’ Trust board member, said: it was important fans went along. “As a trust, we are encouraging people to attend this meeting.” “It’s an opportunity to ask questions both to the manager and to Stefan and Dan who are on the board.
“Questions can be asked on the night but people can also email questions to the trust which will also be looked at by Jeff Bonser if Stefan and Dan don’t feel they can answer them.
“The trust still backs the protest due to take place on Saturday.
“But this meeting is an opportunity to question key personal at the club.”
The meeting will take place at the Banks’s Stadium from 6.30pm.A statement released by Walsall Football Club said: “The club is keen to provide this opportunity for supporters to put their questions about the club and its operations directly to key members of staff – and of course all fans are welcome to attend.”
Questions to the trust can be emailed to walsall1888@aol.com
