Could I also ask Ilyas what input he had into the decision to release the 'Statement from Accrington Stanley Supporters' Fund 28/09/09'? And whether he thought that the decision to release that statement was in the best interests of Accrington Stanley Football Club or the Accrington Stanley Supporter's Fund?
My opinion of David O'Neill has fallen a great deal since those programme notes, but a public response that makes the fallout reach a much wider audience is hardly beneficial to the fund-raising efforts carried out by the fans. The press release contains the following two sentences:
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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
We believe that the Club's debt is now substantially more than just £308k owed to the tax man.
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The Supporters' Fund, allied with the generosity of Ilyas Khan, is able to remove Accrington Stanley Football Club from debt.
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While there may be a lot of agreement with those two sentences within this forum, we should also acknowledge they are two very strong reasons for people to be reluctant to hand over money to the SOS appeal. The louder we shout them, the more people we turn away from the appeal.