The words ' fool ', ' parted ', ' soon ', ' a ' , ' money ', ' his ', ' and ', & ' are ' spring to mind.
Debenture = blackmail in my book.
If you pay for a season ticket you are already ' guarenteed ' the next season in the same seat as you are given priority renewal. That's the way to reward suppporters, not rip them off for even more money.
I think it was a case of DK being a figurehead, taking all the flak, and instigating the Falmer campaign, which when finally approved, saw TB appear as if by magic, waving his cheque book. It wasn't a co-incidence this happened. If TB had shown his hand early, it might have thrown a spanner in the works. Simples...
I paid in the Alive and Kicking Contribution in 2004 and we didn't get all we were promised then £250 down to experience would not subscribe to a debenture scheme