Election Reflections

The Election That Ate Itself

Another Dons Trust Board election has come and gone. We now find ourselves doing what we always do, a little election reflection. The results are in, the manifestos are filed away, and the winners have been declared.

So first, congratulations to those elected. You’ve just landed the least appreciated job in football. Yes, even less appreciated than being first-team manager. At least Johnnie Jackson gets a cheer when we score. You’ll mostly get emails about items being confiscated by security, questions about lager in the Phoenix, and forum posts calling you corrupt for answering slowly.

Still, someone has to do it. And as always, the road to those results wasn’t smooth. This was an election of turbulence, disqualifications, resignations, and the occasional online riot.

Now the dust has settled, it’s time for a retrospective, not just on who got elected, but on the circus that got us there.

Rule 10: The Red Card

The election didn’t begin so much as it imploded. Before the first vote was cast, the Election Steering Group had to enforce Rule 10 and show one candidate a straight red for abusive behaviour towards volunteers (including DTB members).