Please find below the second part of Graham Simpson's reponse to fans' questions.

The Russo Brothers

With regard to Jimmy and Vince Russo, I have always believed that it is in everybody's interest to keep a dignified silence as to their removal from the Watford board. I am sorry to disappoint you all but I am not prepared to change my stance and I will not be the person that instigates airing this scenario in public. Once again I will take this opportunity to publicly thank them for their invaluable support to the Club.

Aidy Boothroyd and Marlon King

There has been a great deal of criticism levelled at Aidy in the last few weeks. Let's review the situation. We have a young manager who came to the Club when we had the distinct possibility of being relegated and in his first full season took us to "the promised land". He then had to deal with what many people recognised was a football club that perhaps got to the Premiership too early. Yet he did it with great dignity, winning the respect of not only his fellow managers but the media in general. Today, we find ourselves third in the league fending off the critics and cynics and two points from the top spot which we have held for four months.

At Sheffield United earlier this week I was encouraged by comments from their directors who congratulated me on our current league position and general high standing in the Championship. In just a few short seasons we have become the Championship club of choice for many players, something I am personally very proud of. Whilst as a fan I understand everyone's frustrations, let's remember where we have come from.

As for Marlon King I have spoken at some length about the issue on local radio and through our website, but put simply, he wanted to go and we just couldn't stand in his way, no matter how much we wanted to.

Watford Observer

I thought last March that we had finally buried the hatchet. We had a meeting between myself, Mark Ashton, Peter Wilson-Leary and Frazer Ansell, where I apologised personally to them both for my behaviour when they visited the Club after the Elton John "ticket fiasco". Peter and Frazer graciously accepted my apology and we listened to each others points of view. We all agreed to wipe the slate clean and to move forward and I was delighted to invite both to join us at Villa Park for our FA Cup semi-final against Man United. Frazer attended with his son and things seemed to settle down.

The Observer has the right to voice its concerns over any matter relating to the Club as long as the Club has sensible notice periods in order to give a considered response, to what are very important matters. All went well until that fateful day in May when a letter was published from a former employee, which we felt publicly questioned the integrity and honesty of the Watford PLC Board. Sadly we had to threaten legal action. Eventually we were given a front page apology followed by a more in-depth statement at the back of the newspaper. A small donation was made to charity and our costs were paid. Despite this, after the AGM, it was put on the paper's website that I had received a £1m bonus instead of the correct £500k which was later rectified but had prompted several negative comments to appear, one referring to me as a "crook".

So where are we now? Well I am still keen to let bygones be bygones and move forward in a positive way, it is the Watford supporters that need to feel that the relationship between the two sides is professional. So Peter and Frazer, let's have another cup of tea, let's start again and let's get it right this time so both sides can move forward in a positive way.This is my olive branch to the Watford Observer, so please Peter or Frazer pick up the phone, you know my mobile number, let's sort this out.

My position as Chairman

Anybody who didn't know any better could be forgiven for thinking that this is an unhappy ship. Words used in last week's letters refer to integrity, respect, honesty and decency, these are words I hold in very high esteem and all my life have used them as a moral back-drop to my own aspirations in my career.

If after all these years of passion, commitment and determination we at Watford fail then I, as the leader, will take responsibility. I have another life waiting in the wings and one day I will be quite happy to return to it.

In the meantime, we have a job to do. We have a stadium to build, a team to promote to the Premiership. We have stepped back from the precipice in the last five years, and we are getting back on our feet.

Our focus is with Aidy and his team; it's with Mark and his staff. My sole focus as Chairman is to ensure the future of this Club gets brighter, season after season. Clearly I'm reliant on all of you and your support, real Watford fans who want the same as me, because otherwise none of this will ever be possible, for me, or for anyone else who might want to take on this fantastic job.

That's it. This is all I feel I need to say. There's a job to be done, let's get on with it.

Best as ever,

Graham