A personal message from Wanderers Managing Director, Steve Hayes:
"After the euphoria of winning promotion and the exciting prospect of League One football next season, the time has arrived to give serious consideration to the club's long-term future.
When I became a Wycombe Wanderers shareholder in 2004, the board of directors and I presented a plan aimed at achieving Championship status within five years.
To this end, we have made enormous strides in improving the club's infrastructure both on and off the field. Substantial financial backing has been made available to strengthen the playing squad and our administrative operation has improved beyond recognition.
In addition, we have enhanced our reputation as a friendly club where supporters come first. Our efforts have been widely recognised with national awards for our community scheme, family facilities and stewarding.
Off the field, I am confident that we now have the staff and the structure to cope with Championship football. On the field, we could be just 12 months away from achieving that goal.
However, many supporters remain understandably concerned about the size of the club's debt and it's a concern shared by everyone at the club. The Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Trust said they would like to find a solution but they have been unable to do so and have now asked me to make a proposal.
In the time that I have been involved with the club, I have contributed around £7m of my own money in the form of loan notes to help move the club forward. I went on record some time ago saying that this situation could not go on indefinitely and that my financial input would only continue until the end of this current season.
We have now reached the crossroads. I simply cannot carry on making the same financial contribution that I have in the past.
However, I am prepared to turn a proportion of my £7m worth of loan notes into shares. It would, of course, mean that I became the major shareholder in Wycombe Wanderers FC PLC, but the debt would be mine, not the football club's.
I don't think I need to convince anyone that I have the best interests of the club at heart. I consider myself a fan first and managing director second. I feel more at home behind the goal than I do in the boardroom.
Forget the money for a moment, I have invested a great deal of time, effort and commitment in helping to get Wycombe Wanderers where we are today and I am desperate to see the job through. There would be no benefit for me or anyone else in walking away now.
If there was another solution, I would be happy to consider it - but no other solution is on the table.
My proposal is to change the enshrined right that forbids any individual from holding more than 25% of shares in WWFCPLC at any one time. This has to be removed in order to achieve the solution I am proposing. I am also convinced that the only way the club can move forward - and eventually reach a break-even situation - is by moving to a new stadium. For the plan to work, any barriers to achieving this also need to be removed.
To allay any fears anyone might have, I can guarantee that Wycombe Wanderers will continue to have primacy of tenure over Adams Park and I will state once again that there are no plans for a 'merger' between the football club and London Wasps RUFC.
Wycombe Wanderers is a great club with a distinguished history and an exciting future. Our recent promotion has given us momentum - there is real excitement at the prospect of visits next season from major clubs like Norwich, Southampton and Charlton.
In order to provide all Shareholders with the opportunity to hear about the vision for the Club, I have organised a presentation to be held at the Vere Suite, Adams Park on Wednesday 24th June 2009 at 19:30 to which all Ordinary Shareholders and Founder Shareholders are invited.
We have given the area something to be proud of in these difficult times and we are ready to move forward. I genuinely believe that my proposal is the best way to achieve our ambitions and I hope that you agree."
