STEWART Day made an impassioned plea for shareholders to trust him during a heated debate at Bury’s recent annual meeting.

And the 33-year-old chairman repeated that call this week after his handling of the club’s finances was yet again called into question in an article published on the Guardian website.

Day dismissed reported claims he had secured a high-interest loan on the JD Stadium and admitted frustration at the difficulty he has experienced in winning over fans and shareholders.

“When people come along and question what we are trying to do when we are now four points from the top of the table, in the second round of the FA Cup with a team that we believe is good enough to win promotion this season, it does become very, very frustrating,” he said.

“The hard work that has gone into this football club over the last 18 months and the hours we have put into it - myself and Glenn and the other directors - is incredible.

“We just want what is best for this club.”

The property developer says he appreciates the history of the club and the fight fans went through to haul it out of administration in 2001.

But he has warned, after rescuing the club from a winding up petition last summer, it will take a completely fresh approach, focusing on “third-party revenue" to ensure its long-term survival.

“We are trying to make it so, over the next several years it will become a self-sustainable business, but it is going to be difficult,” he said.

“If it had been easy there would have been a queue of people outside that door when we took over and there wasn’t.

“You can’t change the history, you can only change the future.

“What we are trying to do is make this a club people are proud of.”