IT was supposed to be the night when key members of Michael Wilde's proposed new board delivered their mission statement to fans.

Potential chief executive Jim Hone, operations manager Lee Hoos and chairman Ken Dulieu were aiming to tell supporters just why they should be trusted with the running of their club if Rupert Lowe loses the EGM.

But in the absence of their manifesto the publication of which has been delayed due to legal technicalities the evening turned into a showcase for Patrick Trant and Leon Crouch's passion for Saints to come through.

Trant was a last-minute addition to the top table for the first half of the meeting at the Northam Social Club.

But, after Portugal-based former policeman and financial investigator Delieu and ex-Fulham pair Hone and Hoos had all introduced themselves, it was local businessman Trant head of Trant Construction who got the assembled fans cheering and applauding.

More from the night of passion' in today's Daily Echo Sport