Both have approached the club in the last 10 years, but both were unwilling to share control with a. Ted or b. Any of the number of family members he has brought on board over his term.
What this statement does is clears the stumbling block of the perception of the old regime still having a foothold after a new buyer comes in.
Put simply; would you want the old owners of your house living in the conservatory or garden shed? No you want control of what you paid for.
If Fulton and Wright had made this statement around the time Caddick was knocking around your future could have been very different to what it is now.
I don't want this to descend into (yet another) measuring contest, I just thought I'd give you a more detailed account of what's going on, from the perception of someone on this side of the fence.
