A report by consultants says there are financial problems lying ahead for Brighton and Hove Albion with its bid for a community stadium at Falmer.

That's scarcely surprising when the club's current bosses inherited a mess from the previous board after the fiasco over selling the Goldstone ground in Hove.

Critics will doubtless seize the opportunity to say the Falmer proposal should be abandoned. But the consultants don't suggest that.

Falmer is still the best possible site for a community stadium, although not perhaps in exactly the form originally envisaged by the club.

No one should forget a referendum only last year overwhelmingly endorsed Falmer as the site. There is nowhere else in the Brighton area for the club to go.

The Albion are part of the community and must be found a permanent home as soon as possible. The current board is doing its best for the club.

Money must be found to help the club pursue its dream of a stadium fit for the 21st century which can be used for other sports as well.

Political will, sadly lacking from the borough council in recent months, is needed to back this proposal all the way and make it a reality.

The revelation is poorly timed on the day when Albion hopes to get permission to stay longer at its temporary home in Withdean and put in more seats.

But Albion needs all the support it can get to overcome formidable financial and planning problems before Falmer can become a reality.

Told you so Brighton and Hove Council has cancelled a meeting next month because there is not enough business on the agenda from its committees.

The reason for that is plain. When the council introduced its new cabinet system last year, it abolished nearly all the committees.

Decisions are now largely taken by the one-party cabinet before being endorsed by the one remaining powerful committee, Policy and Resources.

But there's plenty of business the council ought to discuss.

Have its leaders forgotten so soon the piles of rubbish littering streets after Bank Holidays?

Isn't it time for a public debate on the Albion and its Falmer proposal? What about a discussion on directly-elected mayors, a topic aired in the Argus only last week?

This cancellation is exactly what critics of the cabinet system warned would happen. When decisions are taken by a few powerful people, they see no reason to debate them.

It's undemocratic and insulting to people the council is supposed to represent. The meeting should be restored immediately and the public will pose plenty of questions that need answering.