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Sorry, a bit short of a year then. I see you are not disagreeing with the rest on my concerns.

I have done already that's why I'm worried !

Please let me know if anything I have said is not a fact. I will be happy to say sorry if I am wrong. I have no agenda beyond fear of this scheme.

I see you are not denying that I am right and you are wrong ! This is not just about me. It's about this Club. I have no intention of a cosy private conversation - I want Mr. Atkinson to come on here and explain this scheme to us all. Including you DIV it seems.

You are right - You don't know enough to comment - but you have been trying to tell us what a good idea this is in the rest of this thread. We need some facts not fantasy accountancy. Is the money not to come from the Scottish Investment fund - Mr. Atkinson told me it was ! Look at http://www.scottishinvestmentfund.co.uk THE FIRST LINE OF THE WEBSITE SAYS The Scottish Investment Fund is a £30million fund provided by the Scottish Government. I wish people would try and make sure they know the facts before telling us what a great idea this is.

Well spotted that man - Loans = Debt = BIG trouble

Thanks for giving this a thread of its own but I see you have not copied over all the comments I made (see the alan Provan thread). I was not the accountant at mentioned as being at the AGM but do remember Stuart Gilmour having to 'rescue' Mr. atkinson from further questioning by taking the mike from him ! I only want to know why I should let Mr. Atkinson run my club. As a shareholder I already own a wee bit of the club. The government in some shape or form will hand over millions of pounds to this Comunity Intrest Company and let Mr.Atkinson and and some well meaning so called supporters run our Club. Why ? I liked the Brearly scheme more as I said before at least he used his own money. Mr. Atkinson harps on about Stenhousemuir but that’s a true community set up and one of the best. But stenny is hardly the model for a Premier Club with ambition. Atkinsons model will tie the clubs hands financially in the future. Best prospect - a middle of the road First Division club. Would he put in cash if we were in trouble? No he’s not putting ONE PENNY in now. Classic case of using other peoples money here! He is telling anyone who will listen that it wouldn’t matter what league we are in. Also the CIC system would hand power to his 'members' who would then dictate to shareholders what happens at the club due to his 52 percent holding. What a slap in the face to them. Some of them have put their hands in their pockets to buy shares a number of times to help out the club knowing that they were just giving that money away. There has been no dividend for years. A faceless high street brand will take the Club (and us) to the cleaners financially and cut all stock lines. So much for supporting local businesses. Provans treatment has been a disgrace. I hear that Braehaed - our major spensor are far from happy about the shirts we played in on Saturday - no logo for a televised game. Perhaps Mr. Atkinson can come on here sometime soon and give us some answers.