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United front
Should the Trust get off the ground it would be the first of its kind in the club's history and would provide representation on the club's board for the fans, something the Magpies' majority shareholder is very much in favour of. He said: "I would love to see that happen. I desperately want people on the board who want to represent the club. It would be great to have everyone working together. "The main thing for me would be to see everyone joining in and getting involved with the club. I've just had to write a cheque for £10,000 to put into the club, but I can't keep doing that forever." County town supporters will be given the chance to put their questions to Mitchell, fellow director Neill Blake and director of football Shaun Brooks tonight in a Fans' Forum at the Jewson Stadium (6.30pm). The property developer added: "At the forum I will explain to everyone that this is not my club, I do not own it - it belongs to the fans. "All I want to do is come in on a Saturday afternoon, have a few drinks, watch the game, maybe see my son Tom play and go home with a win because that would make me feel good about the day - that is all I want from the club." The idea of creating the Trust comes at a time when the Magpies are struggling against relegation from Blue Square South. Trust spokesman Paul Breakwell is calling on all county town fans to get involved. He said: "The club is going through a turbulent time in its history, which is a shame as this season looked so full of promise. "We could moan about it or we can get together and work to represent the views of the fans for the continued benefit of the club." Breakwell though, states that the new Trust has a remit beyond the existing Dorchester Town Supporters' Club. He added: "We are not a supporters' club. We are an independent Trust to give our supporters a voice that is both heard and heeded. "The Trust will be very much about action - working to galvanise the community for the benefit of the club. "It's all about supporters working from outside the day-to-day affairs of the club, but doing so in a complementary way that enhances the chance of us having a successful football club operating in the highest tiers of the English non-League game. "What we need now is for more like-minded supporters to come on board. We are appealing to them to get involved for the positive benefit of the town and the club."
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