The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust has rejected the club's claims of fan representation on the board.

Spurs announced on Tuesday that they will be establishing a club advisory panel, comprised of elected representatives from different fan groups, with the chair of the panel appointed yearly as a full Non-Executive of Tottenham's board.

However, the plan has left the THST furious with the club's executive and they insist the statement published on Tuesday 'misrepresents [our] position and attacks a volunteer fan organisation... is simply destructive [and]... regrettable in the extreme.'

In a response published on Tuesday morning, THST said: "The timing came as a surprise as we were still engaged in independent mediation designed to bring about a meeting between the Trust and THFC; mediation that was activated by THST after the Club's repeated refusal to specify terms for a meeting.

"At last though, three weeks after the collapse of the ESL, and over a fortnight after everyone else, the club has apologised 'unreservedly', although only after detailing its reservations. An apology is better late, however, than never.

"More important is the acceptance by the Club's Board of measures we have been calling for over some years, and which we put forward in our six-point plan. The dogged stance of the Trust and the wider supporter base has forced the Club to concede the principle that fans must be represented at Board level, and to adopt some of our specific suggestions.

"But announcing this without consultation on detail is not a promising start. And the measures set out in the Club's statement do not give fan representatives any real power.

"It is vital the Club Advisory Panel has the support of the fans, including the Trust, if it is to be a credible vehicle for fan representation."