A brief summary of the events of this evening and a few quotes from Simon himself:

Question: regarding the £6,000 raised from FAST to put towards the sheeting rows?

Simon explained that their is not much point at the moment to have the sheets painted at the moment. Without the necessary licensing for them to be put up on the PRE, they would only lay dormant and could possibly get damaged.

The next few questions were on the topic of the nuisance fans are having with only having one set of toilets to use on match days. Fans were unhappy with the traveling around the ground thats needed to get to the restrooms.

Simon acknowledged the restrooms needed doing 'desperately' and that 'it is on the list of priorities and we will get round to it.'

Question: Will we be placed under a transfer embargo in the future and why did it happen in the first place?

SH - "Hopefully not. We had a few cash-flow problems last year and we were very open about this. Cancelled games led to unpaid staff and players. Craig Dobson who used to play for us took 6 weeks to cash his check of £68. It was very frustrating; we shouldn't have really had one in the first place. It is bad for the clubs reputation. All because we committed to our players and payed the 100% of their wages unlike other clubs last season."

Question: As a result of the embargo have we lost opportunities to sign players?

SH - "No and it is a testament to us that the trialists turn up game after game. But we have to be realistic on our budget now in terms of signing players."

Question: The old club was under-capitalised and under-funded and promises were not kept. Bonds with the council and local businesses were lost and we don't want the same to happen again, do you have a reserve is place?

"This time it is different, there is a huge investment going into the infrastructure of the club. If I left the club tomorrow what has been done here is still Farnborough's, not mine. £970,000 has gone into ground improvements since 2007 and still we were hit with 11 health and safety notices over the summer. This meant that we have had to spend an unforeseen £120,000 on that work which is still ongoing and that is why the council gave us £50,000 and that is where the money has gone. It is hard to set a budget not knowing the gates for our games. We have set an average figure of 900 and we are hoping local games will boost gates as well. Like any business in these economic times its hard to forecast. Were planning to lose £120,000 this year and we are comfortable with that. The SAG (safety advisory group) though has been a blessing in disguise as we are now prepared for the next level and even League Two of football already rather than having to rush later."

Question: What is the situation with Dean McDonald and a possible transfer?

SH - "Swansea wanted him along with other clubs. I don't want him to go but I was also sympathetic to his want to take such a great opportunity. I said I wanted £150,000 for Dean, I wasn't prepared to sell him for £5,000 like you see happen to great non-league players all the time. The gates from the Conference South average 600 and the average for the Conference National is 2000. That is where we want to be and Dean can help bring us there."

Question: The non-league show interview, what was the real story behind that, and how do you feel the BBC treated the situation?

SH - "I thought the people on the show should know better. There are other clubs at our level in much more serious trouble and they don't get talked about at all. The slightest thing that goes wrong here and it gets blown up and out of proportion. I was moving house on the day of they tried to contact me or was I having my house reposed like some trouble makers on the internet suggested (Laughs)? We have had such a positive three years as a club and all we get is such negative response. I mean our attendances went up 71% last season and we never hear about that. We have 37 schools running programmes with us, we have 600 children in our youth teams, 2 who signed professional contracts with Cardiff last year. We have been promoted twice in three years, scored over a hundred goals last season. I just hope they can come down one day and visit the ground and see what we are really all about" 

Question: Why change name to the Rushmoor Stadium?

SH - "After receiving great support from the council I thought the name would encompass what we are all about. It is the senior stadium in Rushmoor. Overall we want the club to be more than just serve football fans, we want to serve the community as well. The 'Dugout' will change to 'The Cherrywood' so history is not forgotten. 

Question: How are you filling the role of a full-time chief executive? And was Steve's exit personal?

SH - "Were picking up and learning new things each day to cover what Steve did for the club. Like other staff members Steve was paid late and with his priorities of having a family it was not ideal for him to be working here for such long hours. It wasn't personal, it was a matter of what his priorities were, if it was personal you would have to ask him. But in all no football club should rely on one person and we are moving on as positively as we can." 

Issues such as the new car park and season tickets were also dealt with at the meeting. The car park will hopefully be ready in around 4 weeks. After corrupted software led to a large loss of data. Season ticket holders will have to issue information and allow for new photos to be taken before the start of next season.

The price change of the Southampton game came because of the late change in squad that the Saints decided to bring to the Rushmoor stadium. Because of a stronger team they asked for their travel costs of £700 to be paid by us and therefore the prices were raised to cover that.

A few more words from Simon - "We do not have a cash-flow problem. We are in the process of refurbishing the the bar which is costing £30,000. The money we are investing will eventually produce revenue for the club, and unfortunately the projects that will not are being put on the back-burner like the PRE roof.  We have great ideas and we are really looking forward to deliver. We have schemes to get younger supporters into the club and it will be free for under 16's next season. Our fans have been fantastically generous after the past three years, which is amazing in this current economic climate. I want players to walk over broken glass to play for Farnborough F.C. we don't have he luxury of bringing in talent with the gates we receive compared to other clubs.  We need to produce our own players which is going really well with our youth system of 600 children at the moment."

Overall Simon's responses showed his passion for the club and his attitude to prepare Farnborough for the future. Instead of drip-feeding the club with investments each year to keep the club afloat, Simon has made his plans to change the club as quickly as possible. He wants the stadium and fan base of the club ready for the Conference National. "It is going to be great when it is all done and our initial goals are complete, then I can start running Farnborough solely as football club and not a property development."