Watford owner Laurence Bassini has published his answers to supporters' questions which were submitted last month.

A number of the questions and answers can be seen below but the full list of responses can be seen at the club's website here.

The club claimed: "All questions asked appear below. Aside from corrections to spelling and grammar, they are published word-for-word."

Q: What is your vision for Watford Football Club under your tenure? - Glyn Freeman

A: To give this club the stability it needs; it's had very little of that for a long time. And to get the stadium looking like a proper stadium. It looks like a dinosaur has come along and taken a chunk out of it at the moment.

Q: What do you intend to with the club, specifically in the longer-term? - Adrian Rolfe

A: To see it strengthen and grow both on and off the field.

Q: What is your strategy and ambition for Watford FC? What made you choose Watford? Peter Quinn

A: I've always lived locally so Watford has always been my local club. I was a guest of the club a number of times before I bought it, and I saw the mess the east side of the ground was in, particularly. I thought I could make a positive difference here.

Q: Malky Mackay cited his main reason for leaving and going to Cardiff as Watford's lack of ambition. Others have said things along the same lines. How do you respond to this, and describe the club's level of ambition? - Andy Flemming

A: Malky left the club for his own reasons in the summer. He'd signed a new contract three months before, but, after being approached, wanted to talk again about a better contract in the summer. We have ambitions of our own, but things take time to change and to develop.

Q: Are you/Watford going to invest in new players and not continue to sell our best players so that Watford can consolidate and sustain a good position in the league to provide a good basis for progression and push for promotion in the very near future? - Ron Stevens

A: Buying and selling in football is natural for most clubs at this level - it's the business we're in. Of course we'll continue to buy new players, yes, as we have done throughout the earlier part of the season. But if we get an offer for a player of ours that makes sense to accept in the long-term interests of the club, then it will always be seriously considered. That's how football is for a lot of clubs in a similar position to ourselves. That doesn't mean we have to be 'little old Watford' and be a soft touch. Those days have gone. But we have to do what's right for the club.

Q: Are your intentions regarding Watford FC's long-term future in their best interest or for your personal gain only? - Howard Matus

A: There's no personal gain in owning a Championship club. I'm a fan like the rest of you. I may not have so many years' service as lots of other fans, but I'm trying to do what's right for Watford.

Q: We've heard NOTHING from you for over a month but what I want to know, amongst others no doubt, is WHERE IS OUR MONEY from your purchase of shares from us small shareholders? - Mr B Crick

A: The money was all lodged with Capita Registrars at the time of the purchase and forms were sent out to be completed and sent off. I checked with our company secretary and not many forms were returned so we're going to put up details of how to claim the money on the club website in the next few days.

(Note: these details have already been published on watfordleisureplc.com)

Q: God forbid but what if you were to default on your payment schedule on the bond - what would happen? Would the club go back to the ownership of Lord Ashcroft or be put into administration? As Lord Ashcroft has never had one of his businesses go into administration, could he now still claim that if we were to go into administration? - Greg Theaker

A: I've no intention on defaulting on the payments. Quite the opposite, actually, my financial people are actually putting together the paperwork necessary to pay the bondholders off in full so the club can actually say it's debt-free for once.

Q: What are you aiming to get out of your time as Watford owner and what will you consider a good return on your sizable investment: being able to sell on for a profit, completing the challenge of stabilising the business, achieving certain on-field successes? - Michael Funnell

A: Stabilising the business, first and foremost. But, like anyone in business, I'm looking to make some sort of profit in the longer term, yes, and I don't see anything wrong in saying that. But first of all, we've got to get this club moving in the right direction. I want to see this stadium finished and make sure the club is at least in the Championship - if not in the level above.

Q: Why did you sell Buckley to Brighton for a crap price, he was one of our best players. And what's our transfer budget looking like for January? - Stuart Davies

A: £1million was an excellent deal, in my opinion, but it's not for me to tell other people what to think about that deal. I took advice from Malky Mackay and Julian Winter at the time. Brighton offered a little less initially, so it certainly wasn't the case of taking the first offer that came along. Malky, in particular, thought the club should deal at £1million. As for January, well we've already started well, I feel, by signing Nyron (question asked before his signature) Nosworthy. And we'll continue to strengthen where we need to.

Q: I appreciate that funds are currently an issue and new investment is continually being sought, but are there any updates on the rebuilding of the East Stand and the corners of the ground where the construction seems to have stopped? Christopher Tompkins

A: We're finishing the pub first and, once that's done, we'll be concentrating on the South West corner. The East Stand will come after that.

Q: How is the development work going on at The Red LIon pub and when do you expect it to open for business? Tim Dunn

A: It's going okay, although we had unexpected extra work to do because of major problems with the roof. I'm expecting The Red Lion to be open for business within the next couple of months.

Q: Where did you, and do you acquire, your financial resources from to purcahse the club and continue your financial support for the club? - Peter Stevens

A: That's a private matter. It's my money.

Q: Mr Bassini, there are suggestions that you want to relocate Watford and make a substantial profit on the existing stadium and adjoining land thanks to the prospect of a Tube station being built to The Vic as part of the Croxley Rail Link. Please may we have your comments in response to this? - Perry

A: Complete rubbish. We wouldn't be committing the funds towards work on the stadium and The Red Lion if we were going to relocate the club.

Q: Have you closed the Barclays Bank account we have had for 90 years and have you bought a Bentley with the club's money? - Paul McCarthy

A: No we haven't. And no I didn't; I had that particular car before I came to the club.

Q: Have you closed the Barclays Bank account we have had for 90 years and have you bought a Bentley with the club's money? - Paul McCarthy

A: No we haven't. And no I didn't; I had that particular car before I came to the club.

Q: As owner, what will represent a successful tenure? - Jon Moonie

A: To do well in this division; to get promoted, ultimately. To complete the stadium would be the thing I really want to see completed, though.

Q: Why would someone who was not previously a fan of the club invest significant amounts of money in a business which has year-on-year been a predominantly loss-making one? - Peter Fincham

A: Watford has always been my local club and I am a fan of the club. I'm really into things here. I wanted to try and turn this club around and make it a profitable business - although I knew that wouldn't happen in the short-term.

Q: Primarily I would appreciate knowing what your business plan for the club is. Is it to: a) put in the time, effort and money over a long-term basis that would bring success and make you a hero of the community?

b) do the above over a short-term basis that brings success and enables you to sell the club to larger capital investors that would make you a capital gain, which is to me the more realistic approach?

or c) treat the club as a personal cash cow while you own it and sell the better players that would only make you a villain of the community?

A: Answer a), but I'm not sure about the hero part of it. I just want to do some good for Watford and create more stability around here.

Q: Please confirm that the pitch will be lowered and re-laid during the forthcoming close-season? - Mike Smith

A: It will be re-laid, yes. As for the levelling works, they are still to be confirmed. We may feel that it's not needed but that decision will be made soon as well. But yes, a new pitch will be laid; we've already paid the deposit on the hire of the specialist equipment needed.

Q: What is your biggest surprise since taking over at Watford? - Adrian Patterson

A: Just how much skull-duggery goes on in the industry. What I mean by that is the sheer number of people looking to attach themselves to football to make thousands of pounds for themselves without a care about who they hurt in trying to do so.

Q: Could you guarantee that The Harefield Academy will remain open and fully funded while you remain owner of Watford? - Lee Coan

A: Yes, I am happy to put my name to that. It's vital to the future of this club.

Q: What is the logic of effectively removing the heart of the integrity (i.e. key employees) without having a clear vision/strategy in place to ensure continuity and integrity of decision-making at the highest level? I believe the way this has been handled in recent months has been profoundly detrimental to the morale within the club. Can you assure supporters this issue is being addressed? - John Samways

A: Laurence Bassini will be contacting this supporter directly to discuss his question in detail as he believes the answer would contain information which should remain private.

Q: Is there any chance the Saracens may stay beyond the end of this season and, if so, what implications does this have for the planned pitch replacement? - Jenine Langrish

A: No plans for them to stay. And there are no implications on the pitch works.

Q: Why, once you owned a majority shareholding, did you feel theneed to upset long-term and committed supporters, like myself, with small shareholdings, by attempting to buy out ALL shareholders? Surely, as you had a majoirty shareholding anyhow, you were able to achieve all of your plans - unless these plans are not actually in the best interests of the club? - Steve Atkinson

A: I do feel for people on the matter of shares, however it's not my business at all to talk about what went on before and how shareholdings were diluted. I wanted to be the owner of the club, and my financial advisors suggested that they should progress with getting to 100% in the best interests of the club. I don't think it's my fault that I should want to own the club outright. Perhaps things that have happened in the past with previous ownerships have contributed to any ill feeling about the number and value of shares held.

Q: Can you please dispel the rumour that you are acting as a front man for the Russo brothers? - Simon Conway

A: Yes, happy to dispel that rumour. There's no front man, just me. I'm not acting for anyone else.