DROGHEDA UNITED MEMBERS have endorsed the 100% acquisition of the club by American investment firm Trivela group.ย
Drogheda announced on the social media that the acquisition was endorsed at a Special General Meeting of the clubโs 144 members last night. Some 90 vote were cast for the acquisition with one against.ย
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐% ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ
— Drogheda United F.C. (@DroghedaUnited) November 6, 2023
At the Special General Meeting of the 144 members of Drogheda Utd, held on Monday 6 Nov, the acquisition was endorsed by 91 total votes, 90 for & 1 against. pic.twitter.com/T3C1GME13L
Prior to the meeting, 59 votes were cast by proxy leaving a further 85 potential votes to be made on the night, according to the club.ย
The endorsement required 75% of all votes cast to pass but went through with the overwhelming majority when a further 32 people voted on the night, the club said.
Club chairperson Joanna Byrne told those in attendance that they had โmade historyโ in casting their votes and she believed they had paved the way for the โbest versionโ of Drogheda United.
Last month, the clubโs board provisionally accepted a 100% takeover of the club by Trivela Group.ย
The group, based in Alabama, completed a takeover of English club Walsall last year. They have been approved for ownership of Drogheda by the FAI.
The Trivela Group have said they plan to enhance fan experience at Weavers Park in the short-term, and begin discussions around a new stadium for the club in the long-term. They also plan to increase investment in the clubโs front-office operations and fully professionalise the sporting department.ย
President of Trivela Group Wesley Hill is set to join the Drogheda board as the executive director, overseeing day-to-day operations. Trivelaโs managing director, Benjamin Boycott will assume the role of co-chair of the club, joining current chairperson Joanna Byrne in the same capacity.
