The Paisley Daily Express today reports the official launch of SMISA, which stands for the St. Mirren independant Supporter's Association. Their aim is to raise the necessary £100,000 to gain a seat on the board so as to have a say on how any other monies they raise should be spent.
Chairman of the fund iain Crawford said this to the PDE A group of us got together for a couple of meetings because we were concerned about the way things are going both on and off the field.
"We did a bit of work looking into starting a supporters' trust and as a result on February 13 we formed an independent supporters association, with no links to the club whatsoever, called the St Mirren Independent Supporters Association.
"Basically we're a group of St Mirren supporters who are concerned for the welfare of the club.
"Out of courtesy to the club chairman Stewart Gilmour, we met with him last week to let him know what we were doing.
"He told us he was very excited at the idea and that we'd have to raise £100,000 to buy the shares to get ourselves a seat on the board.
"A number of us, including myself are shareholders, but shares that have already been issued are of no use to us, we need new ones.
"But Mr Gilmour said that if we raised the money the club would issue shares for that amount and that would allow us a seat on the board.
"Being independent allows us to raise funds to get ourselves a seat on the board and because we are independent and have no connection to the club, we have the power to decide how the money we raise is spent."
Gilmour said in the same article "Anything they're going to do can only be for the club and they have come up with a lot of positive ideas.
"Like everybody else, if they want a seat on the board they will have to come up with the required money. We can't guarantee them a seat, although the likelihood is that they'll get one."
You can visit the SMISA website by clicking here.
Chairman of the fund iain Crawford said this to the PDE A group of us got together for a couple of meetings because we were concerned about the way things are going both on and off the field.
"We did a bit of work looking into starting a supporters' trust and as a result on February 13 we formed an independent supporters association, with no links to the club whatsoever, called the St Mirren Independent Supporters Association.
"Basically we're a group of St Mirren supporters who are concerned for the welfare of the club.
"Out of courtesy to the club chairman Stewart Gilmour, we met with him last week to let him know what we were doing.
"He told us he was very excited at the idea and that we'd have to raise £100,000 to buy the shares to get ourselves a seat on the board.
"A number of us, including myself are shareholders, but shares that have already been issued are of no use to us, we need new ones.
"But Mr Gilmour said that if we raised the money the club would issue shares for that amount and that would allow us a seat on the board.
"Being independent allows us to raise funds to get ourselves a seat on the board and because we are independent and have no connection to the club, we have the power to decide how the money we raise is spent."
Gilmour said in the same article "Anything they're going to do can only be for the club and they have come up with a lot of positive ideas.
"Like everybody else, if they want a seat on the board they will have to come up with the required money. We can't guarantee them a seat, although the likelihood is that they'll get one."
You can visit the SMISA website by clicking here.