The Club is aware of a story circulating in the media regarding the former Honorary President Jeff Stelling, who resigned in May 2025.

For absolute clarity, neither the Club nor Chairman have asked for other clubs in the National League to exclude or ban Mr. Stelling from matches at their grounds.

Mr. Stelling resigned whilst making unfounded accusations about the treatment of an unnamed party that he claimed had interest in takeover of the Club.

At that time Mr. Stelling declined to say what that treatment was or how he came to know of it. One explanation is that he was wrongly given information by a source or a prospective buyer.

At no time did Mr. Stelling ask the Club or Chairman for a factual position on those takeover matters. Further Mr. Stelling could not have been privy to any of the factual negotiations for takeover as all parties involved signed Non-Disclosure Agreements. Mr. Stelling was not party to those agreements or the negotiations.

The letter that the Club recently sent to National League opposition simply informed opposition that Mr Stelling no longer held a formal role and considerately asked opposition not to allocate Mr. Stelling dignitary places or seating, so as to avoid any unnecessary confusion or embarrassment on matchdays for the benefit of all parties including Mr. Stelling.

Mr. Stelling is of course able to attend away matches in any other capacity, as he stated was his intention when he resigned. At no point has the Club or Chairman requested or suggested that be otherwise.