Of course there was money on the table, but it was borrowed money, not ALK's money, and loaned to us against future TV revenue and Parachute Payments. It remains a fact that we would have had to spend £60-£80 million just to stand still, and this was basically because of the way the ALK takeover was structured financially. ALK have not invested seriously in the club, £15 million I believe is what they paid for a club valued close to £200 million, the rest paid for with the club's own money, sqirrelled away by Garlick, or borrowed, on which we now pay interest.

We're approaching our 2nd relegation under these owners, the catering situation at Turf Moor is shambolic, away fans in our sections of the ground are causing ongoing concerns and we are heavily in debt, but just how much no one knows, except Mr Pace and ALK and they most certainly are not saying.

ALK may or may not be asset strippers mon ami, but you know what they say, if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck.......etc.