BOSSES at Worcester City are set to hold talks with the supporters’ trust in a bid to agree the “best way forward” for the troubled club.

Under-fire chairman Anthony Hampson, who has seen four directors leave his board in just over a week, sent an email to the trust on Saturday with a “reasoned offer”.

But, after discussing Hampson’s email at a trust board meeting on Tuesday night, director Rich Widdowson said they were keen to meet “face-to-face” with him and his board members to discuss a solution for City.

“The chairman sent an email to the trust,” he said.

“We have now replied to him to state we will meet with him and his board.

“Once we know what he wants to talk about, we will put it to our members and they can decide. We need to know what the true situation is.

“He had an opportunity last week and didn’t disclose it, so people want to know what their intentions are.

“We think our way is the best way forward but we have never discounted any other solutions.”

Trust members Jem Pitt, Rob Crean and Mike Davis resigned as directors after claiming they had been “deliberately excluded” from meetings.

Carl Heeley has also decided to step down in order to concentrate all of his efforts on managing the first team in the Vanarama National League North.

Calls were made for Hampson to quit as chairman by fans after the trust’s hopes of making the exiled club a community benefit society (CBS) were dashed by a shareholders’ vote.

Hampson this week released a statement, saying they “urgently” needed to resolve the differences between the club and the fans’ trust.

“The uncertainty generated by these continued delays (over the Perdiswell ground application), together with the shareholders’ rejection of the supporters trust’s resolutions at last week’s general meeting, is highly damaging,” he said.

“The club can only hope these issues can be resolved in a timely and professional manner as a matter of urgency.”

Hampson admits there is “absolutely no doubt” the board are keen to adopt a community-based structure and says they will take “professional advice” on the best model due to City’s “unique circumstances”.

After the vote results, Crean said the club had lost their “negotiation power” to build a 4,100-capacity stadium at Perdiswell.

Hampson added: “There are constitutional changes that may find favour with shareholders, which could allow the trust to begin to gather a portfolio of influence in the current club, and I have put these to the supporters’ trust for consideration.”