[The Only Way Is Up]

WINS old 'Beer a Week' initiative brought new players to the team - until Guterman told me that the club would have financed them even without fans' money. That was the key moment which determined that all money raised should be set aside to fight for fans' ownership of the club.

If BTB is to continue then I feel it's vital that the Trust demonstrates that BTB money isn't simply a substitute for the club budget. The latter should be spent first, with a reducing balance shown for BTB as this 'supplementary' money is spent. Otherwise, there will be nothing to demonstrate that BTB is doing any good in the area intended.