SIR Seton Wills says he will lift the lid on the boardroom squabbles that have crippled Swindon Town when he meets with fans tomorrow evening.

The club's major shareholder, who has sunk £6 million of his family's tobacco fortune into the team since 1991, is promising to answer all fans' questions.

His son James, also a director, this week threatened he and his father will walk away from the club because of a lack of confidence in the way the club is being run by chief executive Mark Devlin.

He accused Mr Devlin of agreeing deals, including a contract offer to Paul Ince, without the approval of the board and leading the club into a £750,000 overspend.

The club has been left in financial crisis after investor Bill Power told the club his £1 million cash injection was a loan that needed to be paid back, not a share deal.

James Wills said: "My father and I are distraught by the prevailing attitudes towards us and the current board of STFC, and it leaves us no option but to seriously consider our future involvement at the club.'' Sir Seton, who lives in Ramsbury, said yesterday about the fans' meeting: "We just want to talk about the issues and all we want to come out is the truth, because it is what the fans deserve.

"It is obviously upsetting because we have got great supporters and all we want to see is the team winning games on the pitch," Sir Seton said.

"I have been here since 1991 and Swindon Town have never experienced an easy ride, so this is nothing new."

He said he is desperate to find a way to resolve the crisis, which could mean bringing in new investors.

He said: "It is hard to switch off, I want every team from the first team to the youths to win, and we talk about Swindon a lot. I think my wife gets a little bored.

"Only yesterday James rang me to discuss the League Two team of the week because Michael Pook was in it."

He said though that his family will not stand in the way of any proposed takeover by the supporters group Trust STFC.

"We have always been in favour of it and if the fans can raise the money it would be great, what could be better?"

The majority shareholder started going to games in 1952 and started to take James in the late 1970s.

Wife Gillian does not have as much interest in the club but still goes to the occasional match.

They have a daughter Alice who currently works for an accountancy firm in Australia, but is still an avid fan. "We have to send her all the newspapers,'' he said . "She keeps in touch on the internet as well, she's a big fan."

Yesterday the club was rocked again with the news that Ince has had his contract terminated after claiming travelling every day from Chester was too much for him.