What a shambles! Maybe next month the chairman could try and organise a piss-up in a brewery.
Burying your head in the sand won't make the problem go away. Rumours are one thing but when stuff like this makes the papers I think the club would be better placed if they issued a statement to, firstly, acknowledge that allegations have been made and, secondly, confirm the available facts.
The longer this goes on, the more it is damaging the image of our "family club".
Sort it out!