DK never disguised the fact that fans' financial contributions were vital to keep the Club going - whether they were made by wealthy fans like the Bloom family, or ordinary fans like those who chipped into the Forty Notes Fund.
But it wasn't just money that achieved the successes on the pitch...
"His" purpose? Have you considered the possibility that involving the fans suited the Club's purpose? Or that it even suited the ambitions of the wider community of Albion fans?
What fan involvement are you suggesting should not have taken place?
I take it that the reference to "sucking up to fans' groups" is intended to suggest that Dick Knight involved fans in the work that the Club did to achieve a return to a stadium in Brighton and getting permission, in the face of massive opposition, to getting a new stadium located at Falmer...