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Quite a few posts to be answered whilst i was away. I have two boys, and 18 month old, and a 4 year old, and their bath time waited on me, and then i put my youngest to bed. So apologies for the slight delay. i will deal with the questions that came whilst I was away in the order i see them on the bulletin board.

Willie - thanks for your first reply and also for the clarification. I note that there are two points to be addressed. Firstly, being open and available on any bulletin board carries a certain amount of risk, and one of them is to be open to being misunderstood. I apologise therefore if i misunderstood you. On your other point, about not understanding why someone would give away £250k as a "businessman" I can only repeat that my actions, not my words, should be judged. I have given away to many accrington causes in the past, and all for no gain or profit. God has been good to me and my family, and i am simply giving back to the community in as best a way as i can. Over the past couple of years alone, Moorhead school, accy cricket club, the ladies footy team and stanley are just some of the examples, and I hope to continue if possible. Perhaps its my way of saying thank you to a town that I love and to which I owe so much. Accrington was a lovely place to grow up. A lot of people still remember my mam and pa, and no matter what goes on, its home. I hope this is something you will understand.

this current spat with oneil was started on friday when he personally attacked me and lay himself open to this response. My intentions now are to be transparent and allow people to judge for themselves as facts emerge.