Referring to H Mason's comments (Letters, October 5), the Goldstone was not sold by Brighton and Hove Albion.

It was sold by a small coterie of directors - Bill Archer, Greg Stanley and David Bellotti - whose personal and financial interests were served by the sale.

None of those people is involved with the club now - the result of a two-year campaign by outraged fans to oust them before they drove the Seagulls out of business.

We don't know what happened to the money received for the Goldstone.

A gagging order was put in place by the directors at the time and nobody is allowed to discuss, or even have knowledge of, these financial arrangements.

Those former directors also changed the club's Articles of Association to allow themselves to profit if the club was to go out of business.

These decisions, made by directors who didn't have the club's longterm interests at heart, are what made Albion's plight so pressing.

Had the law enabled us to prevent the scandalous sale of the ground, Albion could have stayed there under a more enlightened group of directors and taken its time about finding a site for a new stadium.

As it is, the Albion's search for a new home is being further hindered by those with enough wealth and determination to block developments they don't like, even when decisions are arrived at democratically.

Falmer is not perfect - what football fan would want neighbours like those? - but it is undoubtedly the best site available. Let's get on with it.

David Bellotti was, briefly, a Lib-Dem MP and Norman Baker, the current Lib-Dem MP for Lewes, worked for him then. As the current Lib-Dem-led council in Lewes has also proved itself an enemy of the Albion, it is no wonder they will be opposed by the Seagulls Party at the local elections next year.

  • Jason Goodchild, Hill Farm Way, Southwick