Who is David Graham?

I think we need to clarify that "No to Winklebury" came about because Winklebury was originally announced by those in charge of the new community set up as the NEW HOME of Basingstoke Town, not the temporary solution that eventually became the mantra when the reality of its limitations finally sank in.

Those of us speaking at meetings and attending protests had already been trying to save the Camrose but we were constantly being told by officials and fans alike that the Camrose was dead and Winklebury was the way forward. Winklebury could host Conference South football, we were all against the club, and we were all wasting our time.

To answer Stocky's question, David Graham has been at the heart of the Save the Camrose campaign from the very beginning, contacting councillors, the MP, the footballing authorities and BDBC officers. He worked on KFIB, attended the business expo at the Apollo where he was threatened by one of Mr Razzak's henchmen, and has written a book. He was at one time involved at the club, and has been a supporter for many years, sponsoring games and promoting the club wherever possible, and along with others who are also now "outsiders" has suffered a great deal of abuse for his trouble.

If you scroll on past David, Jack, myself and Martin in that meeting you will come to the club officials of the day, those who David quite rightly pointed out were mainly put in place by Mr Razzak and were not fit for purpose, and the complete fiasco of how the HFA were ambushed and Winklebury came about.

Just a few extra seats and some terracing was how it was sold by David Knight, and it would replace the Camrose. And it could all be done in six to eight weeks.

I think you will find Matt, that the Sport England position was guided by the council and club position at the time, with Winklebury being the permanent solution, which has now changed. Their concern with the club's agreed move would have been s106 contributions for the loss of the grass pitch and astro courts, rather than a replacement stadium.

Five years on and Colin Stoker has put forward a very good submission to the appeal and we hope the non btcfc submissions can continue to assist the club cause and get the Camrose back.

On a personal note, I was a supporter of the idea of an AFC, as this would have been an immediate break from Mr Razzak and a real fresh start, from where we could still keep the history but build on anew.

But that was not to be and the Community Club took over at Winchester. I then felt there would have been more leverage in remaining out of town, as coming back to a not adequate ground would lead to BDBC saying that the club was where it wanted to be, they had done their bit and that would be that.

Lets all hope for a positive result next week