CHAIRMAN’S REPORT TO THE AGM – 18 FEB 10

1. This has been a year of retrenchment. The current Board took responsibility for the
Trust at the last AGM when the only other alternative was to place the Trust in abeyance.
With the exception of Ian Kelly and Donald Anderson none of the new Board had any
experience of Supporters Trusts from the inside, but there was a willingness to pull
together and move the Accies Trust forward.

2. I accepted the Chair at the first meeting after the AGM and thereafter wrote to the
Club informing them of the changes to the Board and our aims. Ronnie was most
receptive and was kind enough not only to meet me to discuss the Trust but to invite 2
members of the Board to the Falkirk game late last season as guests of the Club. We
didn’t manage to agree a suitable date for a ‘Meet the Manager’ evening at the end of last
season, but that remains an ambition of your Board for the future.

3. The Board agreed a winter programme to include Richard McBrearty, an AGM with
a Q and A session with Les Gray and a night with SPL referee. These have happened, or
are in the process of happening tonight.

4. In the course of year the Trust Board co-opted Graeme Brown on to the Board as
Webmaster and he has produced an excellent Trust Website with occasional help from
Alan Hutcheson and me. We have established email communications with the majority of
members and would urge those who would wish to have such contact to keep us informed
of current Email addresses. The Board also co-opted Euan Simpson, who has penned a
weekly column for the STV football website.

5. The Board has considered 2 projects under the auspices of the Trust. David
Hamilton wishes to use the Trust website as a vehicle to host an Accies Memory Bank and
stats encyclopaedia (for want of a better expression) and Ian Kelly is writing a personal
history of the last 25 years as an Accies supporter with some potential assistance (by way
of a small loan) with early publishing costs. Ian hopes to launch his book in early August.
The other project is more problematic, requiring greater IT skills than is currently available
to the Trust or to David Hamilton, but negotiations continue to find a solution.

6. Board Members David Ogg, Craig Rankin and Graeme Brown successfully
attended a Trust Board members training session run by Supporters Direct. David will
attend a pilot training session for Board Chairmen on 21 Feb 10.

7. The next year will continue to pose significant challenges. We will introduce an
annual membership subscription from 1 Sep 10 to avoid the gradual running down of Trust
funds whenever we undertake any activity. Standing order forms are available tonight and
any donations in advance of the start date will be gratefully received. We would like to
contribute more to the club over the next year, but to do that effectively we need to have a
greater sharing of the work involved. The Trust desperately needs a Secretary and if
anyone thinks they have the skills required please contact me. Additional Board members
will be made welcome, particularly if the come with ideas to take the Trust forward and the
means to carry this out.

8. I remain grateful to all the Trust Board members for their support during the year. I
note particularly the continued support from Ian Kelly and Donald Anderson, who have
been on the Board for some years and whose enthusiasm and commitment remains an
example to us all.

David Ogg, Chair, 18 Feb 10