Courier NEWS: Dundee fans say Tim Keyes and John Nelms FAILED to address key issues of open letter and insist they MUST keeping asking tough questions of owners – read their reply IN FULL

[News Bot]

Dundee fans can’t afford to be silent and fail to ask questions of those in charge at Dens Park after two administrations in the past 20 years.

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[Mr Sensible]

If anyone can put response up. Be much appreciated.

[Dayster]

1 hour ago, Mr Sensible said:

If anyone can put response up. Be much appreciated.

Dear John and Tim,

Thank you for responding to our open letter.

We once again acknowledge the stability you have brought to the club and note the achievements you have listed. It is reassuring to hear you restate your commitment to Dundee and we have never doubted that your intentions for the club were anything other than honourable.

However, we do not feel your reply directly addresses the core element of our open letter - the call for reform to the structure of the club to increase representation, expertise and accountability.

To that end:

• Will you commit to reinstating fan representation at boardroom level?
• Will you commit to introducing individuals with new skillsets and fresh ideas to the board of directors?
• Will you commit to reintroducing a club AGM, or other public meeting, where shareholders/supporters are able to ask questions about the running of the club?

Given that the open letter has achieved significant traction - considerably more Dundee supporters have now signed it than attended the recent cup quarter final - we believe we are speaking for a substantial number of fans when we ask whether you will be willing to meet with a small number of the original signatories to address these questions.

Those who signed the letter gave support to the continuation of FPS ownership but called for fairly moderate reforms to ensure that the club can not only survive this current crisis but thrive in its aftermath.

In your response you make reference to the events of 2003 and 2010. The circumstances leading up to both are very different but on each occasion questions failed to be asked of those in power. We cannot afford to make the same mistake again.

[andrak]

This is the Courier asking Dundee fans to provide more free copy for their paper.  Would you air your own family's dirty washing in public. I would hope not but your nosey b*stard neighbours would want you to so they could gleefully gossip about you for weeks ahead.

This horrifies me if I'm honest. I think many of us have stopped believing that DC Thompson care much about what happens to DFC, but this feels like them loudly shouting for a street fight between the fans and owners that could end horribly. And that will hurt the city that has hosted them these last 117 years.