Tony, I'm not in the dock here! I don't have to admit anything. The truth; I can't say for certain when George was phoned. I did yesterday however ask Graham Newby personally whether we had called George or not. He answered the Vice Chairman as opposed to me personally so the answer was official. What more can I do to verify this? I understand that George is 76 years old and simply wants to put this whole sorry business behind him which is why he won't renew as a PFA inspector. I don't blame him for that and it's for that reason that I don't propose to question him personally about when and how many times he was called. The EC made a decision democratically and the Association acted upon it, nothing will change that now. I understand your desire to champion your friend, but you have been given some great references on here so I must assume you are a 'good guy'. I certainly don't criticise you for your defence of George but this isn't getting us anywhere useful. I've tried to show that we have made some big changes as a result of this sorry affair, and we are continuing to sharpen up our act.
I for one joined the EC as my own man, not as a stalking horse or supporter of another EC member, I say what I think and I have a habit of turning over stones if I think something slimey is underneath, doesn't make me popular but what the hell.
Give me REAL proof of something, anything and you have my word publicly that I'll look into it, but I won't do it on here.
Look forward to hearing from you, I'd like to talk this through with you.
Last edited by NigelR; 23rd April 2004 at 09:21.