Supporters of the Albion stadium at Falmer are somewhat selective in their version of events and figures.

Using The Argus web site, the following examples come to light.

Ivor Caplin, the Hove MP, suggests overwhelming support, based on a referendum where the choice was Falmer, Yes or No, and quotes 68 per cent voted Yes.

He did not mention the voting turnout was only 38 per cent. In real terms this means, of the eligible electorate, 26 per cent voted Yes (maybe including Nimbys from other possible sites), 12 per cent voted No and 62 per cent did not vote.

What does he suppose the result would have been if Lewes District Council had put the referendum question on the back of a local election?

At least Falmer would have been included in the democratic process. As for the petition of 60,000, this seems barely significant in terms of the total population of Brighton and Hove and the rest of Sussex.

Derek Chapman, a 13 per cent Albion shareholder, has complained about Lewes and East Sussex councils wasting money on opposing the Falmer stadium but failed to mention the delayed Albion finance plan anticipates a contribution from SEDA, a government agency, of at least £7 million of taxpayers' money.

At the inquiry, one of the Albion consultants stated there were no other professional clubs within a radius of 40 miles of Brighton and Hove but did not point out that if one produced similar radii from clubs in London and the southern counties, there would be large area overlaps where fans would have a choice with better transport connections (Chelsea or the Albion?).

I wish the real supporters well, especially those helping out with the Albion's wage bill, but this scheme has all the hallmarks of a financial and football disaster. Look at the capital and operating costs and the logistics realistically and in depth, not just hopefully.

-B G Beck, Lewes