No, they really aren't. Particularly about contracted players who may be the subject of negotiations 12 months down the track.
I'm not sure why you think the club owes you an explanation or running commentary of negotiations, because they simply don't. We're not talking about an amateur club playing in an amateur competition.
The club don’t have to answer anything if they don’t want to.
But this is the age of communication and it appears Cain Liddle is rightly extremely sensitive to membership.
Everyone is/should be accountable for their performance in the end.
One simple question.
Never answered definitively ...