Harrow Borough supporters form Trust- and ask for help

Harrow Borough supporters have got together to form a Supporters Trust, in the hope that they can help the club to secure its future.

Alan James, Brian Walter, James Clouting, Ritvars Gaiduls and Chris Hill are the driving force behind the initiative, which has the immediate aim of raising funds to ‘ensure the club can start next season.’

They explained: 

'This football club has been part of the local community for nearly 100 years and we are determined to do everything we can to ensure it reaches its centenary and beyond. As well as the joy it has brought us and many others on the pitch the same applies to off it, with the clubhouse hosting community groups, music nights and other social events. The basics are there, but the future of the club needs to be secured for it to fulfil the further potential'.

They are asking for donations, and for people to sign up to Trust membership- here. The hope is that this will keep the club going in the short term, after an agreement to sell Earlsmead to a property developer- an agreement which would have allowed the club to stay at Earlsmead for a few more years before finding another home- fell through. 

Former player Albert Adomah, who began his career with the club before moving on to success at a much higher level with the likes of Bristol City, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Ghana, and who these days plays for Walsall, has agreed to become a Patron of the Trust. Former Borough boss Dave Howell, who managed the club for eight years earlier this century, has agreed to become its first President. 

The founders added:

'The trust has approached potential investors / buyers and have received interest from four parties. Despite that positive news, nothing has been signed and sealed, and any other individuals or companies who are interested in investing in the club should contact the trust at [email protected]
The trust is urging the club's board to take interest seriously and move swiftly to end the current uncertainty and speculation that surrounds Harrow Borough FC.'

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