WEDNESDAY’S meeting of the Patrons Association finally brought the curtain down on the 2008-09 season.

But a 100-plus audience witnessed two very different one-act plays.

It was definitely curtain up as manager Lee Clark took centre stage, giving a very assured performance.

In his opening remarks he paid tribute to the magnificent support that he had received since his arrival at the club.

He emphasised his belief in fitness and athleticism allied to ability.

It’s his expectation that an influx of new players, together with an intense pre-season preparation, will be the basis for sustaining good performances over 90 minutes.

He’s looking to strengthen the squad in all departments except goalkeeper, where he already has three high-calibre players.

The academy is an integral part of his plans but the bar on quality has been raised.

We learned there might still be a chance this summer for Jonathan Tehoue to earn a place if FIFA complete their investigations in time.

Lee Novak will not be loaned out but will compete for his place in the squad.

Martin Kelly could be here next season, depending on Liverpool’s summer signings.

The best is still to come from Lionel Ainsworth, and Anthony Pilkington can go all the way to the Premier League – hopefully with Town.

The manager also paid tribute to Andy Booth.

Lee has huge ambitions for, and commitment to, Huddersfield Town and will leave no stone unturned to achieve success.

The second-half play featured Ralph Rimmer and Ken Davy, with Ralph leading off by praising the manager for dealing so effectively with all the questions raised.

Ken endorsed that view before giving us a resume of his six seasons in charge of the football club.

This included the 2004 play-off success in Cardiff, and he also told us that Peter Jackson had refused to spend the money from the Chelsea FA Cup match in January 2006 on squad strengthening.

He then threw the meeting open to the floor but had already made it clear that he would not take any questions that he considered had already been answered.

This turned out to be a reference to the issue of the stadium shares.

Instead there were several questions for Ralph on the management of away supporters and on stadium development.

Ralph also dealt with a question on HD One by telling us that the anticipated significant increase in people visiting the site should bring more visitors to the club shop.

The number of companies operating there should also bring many more sponsorship opportunities.

Ken also pointed out that increased revenue for KSDL could mean a reduction in the stadium rental for both clubs.

The answers to other questions to Ken Davy included the following snippets: Adam Pearson’s approach was declined because they didn’t believe it would ever have come to fruition and Town had been used as a “stalking horse”; Town’s rental payments have fallen during his tenure; he was reluctant to come forward to take the club out of administration but there was no-one else to do it.

Ken said he has extended the stadium, built a new shop and a new ticket office, and believes that Huddersfield Town are a solid club to take forward.