I wouldn't be too sure about that, it was like Christmas morning for some when the new 'broke'.

I'm not entirely sure what is so sensitive about any of that explanation.

At least we now know why the club didn't forewarn supporters of the issue.

Summed up nicely in the one paragraph. Doesn't make sense as to how this was too sensitive that they could tell the ST but no-one else early in the week, but then go on a radio station available worldwide on the internet to explain it.

Perhaps the sensitive bit has not been mentioned.

Can we now leave this and move on. We have a bright future, exciting things are happening on and off the field, lets look forward and put this to bed once and for all.

Why even bother with the word "perhaps"? Comments like this make you as big a culprit of anyone on this thread for muck stirring. Dropping hints like this in one breathe, then the next telling people to move on is hypocritical in the extreme.

I tend to agree if what was said last night had been said a week ago, would have potentially nipped this in the bud.

Not seen any further comment from AdeyBull or BigAlf so presume they don't have any plausible explanation as to why what JE has said is not correct, cos I'm sure we would have heard from them by now

Okay, I should not have said "perhaps". I'm certainly not muck stirring all I was trying to say, obviously unsucessfully that the Club did not say more because they could not say more.

I tried as soon as James Elston made me aware of the situation to difuse it and had hoped to allay peoples fears and end it. Clearly I didn't and in future I think it best if I keep my mouth shut.

Thank you Sandal for taking the time and effort on this thread to try your best to put our fans at ease with your knowledge of the incident, some people dont appreciate it and would rather try pick arguments at every little thing you say.

The sad thing is that with my dealings with the club all this didn't surprise me at all, you can only stumble through so long before you trip and fall. I would say a large part of the explaination has been removed, otherwise it just doesn't stack up. HMRC don't just issue winding up petitions on the first ask, no matter what 'special measures' a company is in. It has to have been going on longer than is being let on and is probably due to either a dispute over the amount (which is pointless as you never win, pay it and hope for a refund in the future) or good old incompetence in the admin office. Think its time we invested in staff who may cost a little more but know what they are doing rather than ones who are under-qualified and cheap but look nice. It's time to get professional off the field or give it up and become a semi-pro club because right now there are too many square pegs in round holes i'm afraid. The people there deserve credit in taking the club so far but they need more expertise. Now it needs to kick on in preparation for Newmarket and take the opportunity it has to get right to the top of the game by the end of the decade. The club can't afford to let this chance pass and hopefully this event will focus the mind.

I think that's totally unfair, he obviously had communications with the Club due to the ST but couldn't say fully what they had told him, probably because they wanted to do it themselves and was only trying to put a few minds at rest, can't see how you accuse him of muck stirring at all, strange comment.