The most important game of our life, a home match against Liverpool and a cup final rolled into one, is due to kick off in a Hove Town Hall committee room next month.

It occurs to me that the sharpest tool in the propagandist's armoury has always been the 'Controversial Statement That is Strictly-Speaking True But'.

For example: "The morning after Colin had his car serviced it failed to start and it has never moved since" could suggest a dodgy job by Acme Motors. On the other hand it could mean that the car was demolished by a juggernaut following its service. And "Mr Ponsonby was not happy when he discovered that his new boots let in water" could refer to when he fell off a cross-channel ferry.

And take this one: "...the Taylor Report, published in 1989, put forward a number of crowd safety recommendations including the progressive removal of spectator standing areas at all Football League grounds. The Albion FC (sic) considered the implementation of these recommendations at the then home ground, the Goldstone Ground, but this was considered unsuitable for improvement due to its confined nature and poor pedestrian circulation and general access. The club therefore decided to sell the ground and relocate."

The only difference between that quotation and the other two is that I didn't make it up. Lewes District Council did. It forms part of the internal briefing that led to the Council's recommendation that Falmer Stadium should not be built.

This suggests the only reason the previous owners sold the Goldstone was to comply with regulations that might come into force in the future. News to me, and I am sure to you.

I always thought council officials had to display an icy objectivity when preparing recommendations for their elected members. No spin, colour, angles. Just facts. People can make up their own mind as to whether Lewes Council's description of the Goldstone sale offers such a display.

Consider this benign-looking sentence: "The Club say that the current ground is a temporary arrangement." Harmless enough? Not really. It implies that it is just the Albion's opinion that Withdean isn't permanent. Which is untrue. The very basis of the deal that saw the club return to Withdean was it was a short term arrangement. Perhaps Lewes is trying to soften the ground for a permanent new stadium there. Be watchful, Westdene residents. Be very watchful.

The anti-Falmer argument has increasingly relied on the claim that there are other places where the stadium could be built. The current No.1 is Shoreham Harbour. Lewes District Council tucks in behind this, suggesting that the huge off-site works required would be similar in scale to those needed at Falmer.

They do not mention figures of course although, unfortunately for them, others do. Earlier this month, consultants estimated that the cost of the access road alone at Shoreham would be £50m and grave doubts have been expressed as to whether it would ever be built.

As self-appointed guardians of all things eco, Lewes Council could not be expected to come out in favour of the alternative site that is Waterhall.

No, as good little greeny people, Lewes has to be in favour of the alternative sites that "appear to be available" in the city. All right, chaps, where are they? Your report quite properly writes off Brighton Station, so perhaps you would like to give us a list of all the others.

Alphabetical order would be nice.