CRISIS club AFC Totton were remaining tight-lipped about their plans for the future following last night’s full members’ meeting at the Testwood Stadium.

With the media not permitted to attend, a club spokesman would only confirm that the Stags’ newly formed interim executive committee – comprising chairman Andy Straker, vice-chairman (commercial) Graham Speechley-Price, vice-chairman (football) Rob Lomax and accountant Nick Ferguson – had addressed the meeting and “put members fully in picture” about the club’s current crisis and that “certain things had been mooted” by way of a solution.

But in yet another twist to the on-going summer saga, former club vice-chairman and sponsor Calvin Caunter put forward a new proposal on behalf of Testwood Park Limited, who appeared to have withdrawn their interest the previous day.

TPL’s original offer was to take on the club’s debt of £185,000 and buy the freehold title of the Testwood Stadium for £1.

But, following scathing criticism of the bid on the club forum, they decided against putting their original offer before the membership and instead requested that Caunter – a full club member – put forward a new proposal on their behalf.

Managing director Ed Holmes has since confirmed that TPL are still prepared to take on the debt but, instead of buying the stadium freehold, would settle for a 99-year commercial lease.

As a non-member, Holmes could not attend the meeting himself, but he confirmed late last night that he would be submitting an offer to new chairman Straker.

Holmes said: “Members had strong feelings about our original offer and we are willing to adjust it so that the members would retain ownership of the ground. They would be landlords and we would be tenants and we could get on and run the club our way.

“We’d be looking at introducing a playing budget and either keeping the team in the Southern League or getting them back in it as soon as possible.”

But according to the AFC Totton spokesman, Caunter got a hostile reaction – principally because he wouldn’t reveal the identity of the financial backer(s) of TPL bid.

There is deep suspicion among the membership that former club sponsor Jim Fallon, currently serving a three-year FA ban from football, is behind it.

But Holmes insisted: “I’ve got other shareholders. Jim Fallon is not involved.”

No vote was taken last night on the interim executive committee’s plans.

“The members will consider what’s been put before them and there will be a press release in due course,” said the club spokesman.

“No date has been set for another meeting, but there has got to be an AGM soon.

“The new set-up is the nearest thing you could get to a supporters’ trust.

“We received donations of £2,000 straight away and there was a will among supporters to help.”