LAST week’s TrustSTFC AGM hopefully brought some light at the end of the tunnel for beleaguered Town fans as we approach the conclusion of what has been a very disappointing season.

The theme of the meeting was ‘Let’s work together’ – meaning we want fans, club, media and council to join forces and make a bright future for Swindon Town.

We estimate over 100 people were at the Goddard Arms in Old Town, with others being turned away at the door. Considering we only had one or two lonely souls at the Trust AGM a year ago, you can see there is an appetite for change.

After a question and answer session with Town legends Don Rogers and John Trollope, we discussed five key Swindon Town challenges that need to be addressed.

Over the coming weeks we will cover them individually through this column. You can read the full background to the individual challenges in the full AGM meeting pack, which is available for download from truststfc.tv/downloads/agmpack.pdf Please get involved yourself by getting in touch with the Adver through the comments section, by post, or by email, and let us all know your thoughts.

Try to keep the feedback constructive and if you have ideas, please share them - help us bring about positive change.

Topics covered will include the club finances, the County Ground atmosphere, the lack of connection with players, chairman Lee Power himself and, of course, the proposed County Ground purchase.

On this last point, it’s taken two years of behind-the-scenes discussions to get the possible acquisition of the stadium out into the public domain.

At the meeting we asked supporters whether it was a good idea to continue our work and they replied with an almost unanimous and resounding ‘yes’.

The Swindon Advertiser online poll backed this sentiment up with 86 per cent of supporters providing favourable responses: 55 per cent ‘fully behind’ the idea of purchasing our own stadium and 31 per cent suggesting the idea was ‘good – but needs some work’.

In the last few days alone, nearly 40 people have signed up to the TrustSTFC Red Army Fund, including former Town star Lee Peacock, who is now putting his own money behind our scheme and helping us get the idea moving.

We now have around 165 signed up in total, but we need lots more to show the council and other parties that fans are serious about our intentions. Visit redarmyfund.co.uk and ‘Join The Trust’.

We ask you to contribute on a rolling monthly basis, with whatever you can easily afford, from £1 to £25 a month.

We have engaged Supporters Direct, who are experts in ‘Community Shares’ and have worked with many clubs to raise millions of pounds over the years.

Rest assured, we have multiple avenues of funding open to us, be that individuals or organisations, but we need YOU to get behind the Red Army Fund in large numbers and help influence the discussions.

Over the coming weeks we will continue to communicate with supporters and help people understand the simple steps that can make the County Ground purchase become a reality.

In terms of general discussions, we will continue to build our momentum and won’t hold another public meeting until mid-May, as we want fans to focus on helping the club in the current relegation battle.

In the meantime, we hope that matters on the pitch improve and that we see a massive turnaround to secure our League one status.

Keep your chins up, and ‘Let’s work together’