Elsetrap and Reg are right, STFCere, when we launched the Red Army Fund we agreed with the club and the Supporters Club (who are co-sponsors of the scheme) terms and conditions under which the scheme would operate. These terms and conditions are published on the Red Army Fund section of the Trust website at
http://www.truststfc.co.uk/RAF_terms.php. So we cannot use the money for anything other than strengthening the playing squad, as otherwise we would be open to the accusation of having collected money under false pretences, in essence. And as you can see from the above, many people who have donated would not be happy for the money to be used for any other purpose (even if they do want AK to quit), so ethically we couldn't suddenly decide to put the cash to another use. Hope that helps clarify the situation, if nothing else.