by Tony Blue Williams » Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:53 am
If I get the chance tonight I will put some points to Ridsdale and that statement is a good starting point.
I don't dispute that our Chairman has done a good job in bringing the stadium to fruition and probably it did need a high profile outside person like him to mediate it through to completion considering the animosity which existed between Sam Hammam and the City Council.
Yes he also helped facilitate the new training complex, although the biggest thank-you for that should go to Gerald Leek. PR has also stumbled on the Malaysian investment and it appears he should also take credit for that to.
However, what is unforgivable is he only owned up to financial difficulties once the details had been printed in the local press. He can moan all he wants about the so called 'knockers' but he has had ample opportunity to explain why season tickets have gone on sale in OCTOBER and why fans are expected to finance the youth academy, which is almost certainly due to this unpaid tax bill which saw the club appear in the companies winding up court last week.
It is the spin and deceitfulness which winds me up. He can use words like 'challenging' 'demanding' and 'balancing' all he wants but the bottom line is he 'challenging' 'demanding' and 'balancing' with our season ticket money and as such he has a duty to explain any financial difficulties before he takes our cash and not sweep any financial problems under the carpet in case we decide not to pay up.