“Last year was, literally, the highest player budget in the club's history,” said chief operating officer Paul Douglas.
“It didn't work, unfortunately, but that hasn't stopped Tony committing us to a very, very healthy League One budget this year.”
“The season had the largest investment that I've ever put into the club and the board expected a lot to follow,” Tony Stewart said.
“I think I'd lost the will to live halfway through. It was just unreal. I've always said, we're in the entertainment business. I want to be entertained, I want the fans to be entertained. I can only apologise for what was displayed. It wasn't ‘my’ football.”
“Steve and Rob hit the ground running and very early on we were recruiting players,I think we can be optimistic about doing well. How well, I don't know.”