PST Board Elections - questions for candidates

The latest PST elections seem to be happening again without any debate or discussion, or any question and answer sessions with candidates.  The candidate statements, whilst helpful, don't really provide enough info to enable a fully informed decision about how to cast your votes, and as somebody who has never met or spoken to any of the candidates that leaves me struggling to know how best to vote.

What would help me are answers to the following questions and I invite each candidate to provide answers.  I'll be happy to post them on this blog if they wish.  You can email answers to me at pompeyroyal@gmail.com. I also hope other PST members and shareholders will ask questions and debate the issues facing the club.  Apathy about Board elections can only weaken the development of Pompey as a community club so let's make sure we all vote, and are as well informed as possible when voting.

So my questions are:

1. Are you a shareholder?
2. How do you think the PST and its Board can most effectively support and influence the future growth and development of Portsmouth Community Football Club?
3. As a PST Board member what would be your top priority for the next 12 months?
4. What role do you think borrowing should play in Pompey's long-term financial strategy?
5. How would you like to see the Trust improve how it communicates with members and prospective members? 
6. What do you think should be done to increase PST membership? 
7. How do you think the Club can, once it has paid off its debts, give something back to the local charities and firms let down so badly by previous regimes?
8. Pompey have drawn local rivals at home in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. History tells us it will be a glorious 4-1 victory. Everybody on the PCFC database wants to be there. On what basis do you think PCFC should allocate tickets?
9. How often do you think a community football club should be changing its kits?
10. Do you have any commercial relationships with PCFC or any of its sponsors?

There are 6 candidates for 5 places. Votes have to be cast by September 5th. More details about the election, including the election statements of each candidate, can be viewed at http://www.pompeytrust.com/pages/pst-election.