I can't do any of the things you're asking me to do, sorry.
The backing was subject to future clarity, the decision made with the information we had at the time and yes of course with all the concerns you highlight and we still had very much in mind. Personally speaking, if I had to make the decision again I would not make the same one. But I did feel (and still do) a need to help in any way I could the club's stagnation to end. The fact that all the club has delivered since was the open day in June showing old pictures and giving no commitment to lasting benefit to the club, and nothing since, could not have been 100% foreseen but I guess the signs were there from the previous 6 years...
I appreciate your honesty and I have no doubt in my mind you are doing what you believe is right. One more question. Why can't you do any of the things I'm asking?
I also have to be completely honest here. You are clearly intelligent enough to understand the avoidance or lack of ability to provide the evidence or answer what are straight forward questions leaves me with bigger doubts than I had before regarding the validity and/or completeness of the claims. I feel like members/fans are being treated like idiots and only being told what the Board feel we should know and being told it when they are either forced to or when they feel like doing so. Who does that all sound like? You can't have it both ways.
Again being completely honest it makes me highly suspicious that there is something to hide and that makes me wonder why that would be?
I'm sure we will eventually find out. I hope the Trust Board are completely comfortable with their conduct directly or by association.
In a wider sense I think the Trust Board need to reflect on what people like myself are saying and really question whether this is the level of openess and honesty they should be delivering to it's members. If a Trust Board Member can't answer questions from it's membership not because they don't know the answer but because they are not allowed to then I think it's clear that's a big problem for that organisation.
In my opinion the Board has got itself so wrapped up in fighting the Owners they've forgotten that isn't their sole purpose for existence. I also feel the Board would do well to remember that much like they claim of our owners they are simply custodians and the Supporters Trust belongs to it's members and the fans of NTFC.