One of the things that has most annoyed me about the criticism of JB and especially specifically his inability to complete proposed projects, is that some people seem to think that the economic downturn that started with the banking sector collapse has no influence on the ability of projects to attract borrowing. To attract funding you have to present confident plans with ambition and engender a sense of the possible. These plans are nothing more than this- an initial investment to attract backers who see the potential. We can all look at the clubs with so called "ambition" and vilify our own chairman for not delivering, but we must realise that they are being bank-rolled by personal fortunes or assets which can act as security for borrowing. JB has never claimed any of these. so we should be pleased that in the light of our perilous position a few years ago, that the club has moved considerably forward.
