Thetownend.com

A nice and easy thread to check whether the fuckwit has gone.

Was really hoping to see a 'BBC Wiltshire understands' by now.

Dont be silly.

Power wont do sod all, too much of an inconvenience

Nothing will happen till after the transfer window shuts

He does have a strange turn of phrase in interviews.

referring to keeping the club up he uses ‘them’ instead of ‘us’ i.e. ‘if I keep them up I’d have done a terrific job’

Once Power loses his court case to Standing/ Barry Power and Sheridon will be gone

Can’t wait that long if we want to have a chance of staying up

I think he will be gone today. Absolute no reason for it I just do not see how him staying helps anyone

When is the court case?

Hope you are correct.

Early Feb I believe

Thank you.

I, at this moment in time, refuse to believe that Sheridan's position is as safe as some would think.

Have you hired a hitman?

I hope you are right

Me too. Someone somewhere has funded the new loan signings and is currently paying the wages. No matter what or who they want league 1 football

He’s gone.......






To the shops for some milk

(https://i.imgur.com/tgxSGuw.gif)

 :toocool:

I might not rate him as a football manager but I have no issues with John Sheridan beyond that!

Pullen the trigger...

If Hull is a free hit, failure to beat Wigan next Tuesday will be terminal.

We can't wait for ever.

Who's Barry Power?

Who's Sheridon?

It's all coded.

I understand its Tuesday.

I too wouldn't be shocked to see Sheridan removed from his position in this next week.

Missed a comma

Once he loses the court case with standing/Barry , Power and Sheriden will be gone.

If you need me to space it out more to make it clearer I will, as you seem to lack the intelligence to read a sentence

Fuck sake, calm down cowboy.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6b/85/34/6b85347c9d6c473ec32899fe8fc3704b.jpg)

Sorry to be a total dullard, but should Power move aside, who are the collaberation of new owners and investors? And what kind of money are we talking?

Standing, Barry, Clem etc.......................

I assume these guys have slightly more football business acumen than Jed and his band of merry Pontins employees.

I'm lead to believe that Clem is still sniffing around.

And who knows who else might be in the mix? I would not be surprised if we are taken over by a name that not been mentioned yet.

Don't bank on it.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Anyone who is already involved - Clem, Barry, Standing - will want what they perceive as their due. Clem probably notsomuch as he’s been sorted. If it’s right that the other 2 have put up to £6m in-the club since Power took over who’s going to pay them off? Although, I presume, they have been repaid some of that along the way re their share of any transfer income.

I may be wrong but isn't the argument over 1.5m not 6.

Has Clem ben on the blower...  :D

WRT potential other suitors, are the septics still knocking about, coincidentally yesterday when I was rooting about trying to find a date for the next Standing v. Power hearing,  I read a summary from a legal guy of the initial case, that seemed to suggest that part of the reason the Judge threw out Powers arguments was that he thought the £7.5m American takeover was unlikely to happen, I don't recall that?

They may be arguing over that but they reckon they’ve put £6m in total since Power took over.

There's different figures being bandied about. It's hard to know which one is correct - they can't all be right.

It's in the documents i believe at just over 1m so i am assuming that the figure that matters

Court papers seem to suggest that Standing has put in over £6m in investments and loans, but as it stood he was owed £3.7m (Para 18 of Judgement).

His initial investment was £800k at take over plus an extra £75k to pay off Black on the Richie sale (or so he thought) which suggests he has put in c. £5m post Power taking over.

That was said in relation to the fortification application. Further details should emerge at the trial of Standing's claim if/when that happens.

Will be interesting to see how it develops, if it follows the last hearing Standing will put in a proper case on time with evidence which will be countered with conjecture and the back of a fag packet, submitted late.

The trial will be different.  All the documents and witness statements etc should have been exchanged some time ago.  However, it is not unheard of for a party to amend/change their case shortly before trial so that could happen.

From that on the grapevine twitter account:

Swindon. Sheridan not going anywhere yet. Scott Twines agent stalling the move at the moment, player is ready to sign tho.

People need to remember that the grass isn't always greener on the other side...

But sometimes it is luscious and soft.

i think Judge Rinder should preside seeing as it’s a civil matter. Is any dirty linen likely to be washed? Is there any advantage in racking up legal costs fighting a slam dunk case? What if either party doesn’t like the outcome - hopefully not a protracted appeal.

The club will be dead by then.

There's a pre-match presser in a couple of minutes.

Don't know whose taking it yet.

Update - it's Sheridan taking it.

Arsecakes.

We're not playing today  ???

They always do one a couple of days before a game.

Adver told the presser will be ‘short’ as nothing has changed since tuesday

Haha, in other words, he cant be fucked

Big news in the next 48 hours

-We played well but lost
-The loss is the players fault
-Curran will be on the bench
-I need 10 new players
-Everyone needs to be on it to get anything at Hull
-If I keep us up I would have done a terrific job

Bye

We will lose at Hull?

Eh?

Actually 24 hours now. Got a Twitter alert. Fuck knows what.

You're not pregnant are you?

You are believing the Matthew Walker rumours page arent you

No idea. Just got some random twitter alert.

Looks like Matt Smith is leaving.

Fuck this club

What a joke. Rudderless.

Indeed

Where’s this come from?

Sheridan - the one cunt most of us do want to leave.

Press conference

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19045945.swindon-town-press-conference-ahead-hull-city-league-one/

Not the best kept secret ever.

Good luck Matt, enjoyed watching you this season and thanks for keeping us entertained.

Clueless cunt, unless it was arsenal's choice, which I'm told it wasn't

Obviously offloading any loan players that have shown some talent. Can’t think any of them won’t be glad to see the back of that dinosaur. I know I won’t be.

He sent him back?

I don't know for sure tans. adver say it was hinted at he's gone...

With a world full of conspiracy theories, and wondering what the fuck is going on, is it at all possible that Sheridan is working for any new potential buyers and trying to make sure that we will be worth next to nothing when and if a bid is made

Possible? Sure.

Plausible? Nah!

Occam's razor applies - it's far more likely that he's just shit at his job.

If JS had been paid by Clem/AN Other to get us relegated, you could be sure we'd be rising up the table

I posted my own crackpot theory a few days ago. A L2 club with a £1.5m wage cap that can knock around the promotion area with crowds of 6000+ would leave enough money to siphon off into somebody’s arse pocket. The income from fans alone would be around £2.5m.

Anybody buying anything wants to get it at the lowest possible price.

If it makes you happier, Salfords wage budget this season is circa £3m

 :hmmm:

As was ours, almost, last season.

So, how do the EFL check clubs aren’t breaking the cap?

will we get a Scooby Doo ending where someone rips off his mask and it was Paul Hart all along. "I would have got away with it if it wasn't for you meddling fans"

was it 🤔

Which is ironic as the culprit is usually "its Mr Smith" where Sheridan seems to have an issue with any player called Smith!

I think Morrisey must have pissed in his cornflakes..

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19046523.arsenals-matt-smith-may-loan-cut-short-swindon-sign-new-midfielder/?fbclid=IwAR0k7qrc-iLzr_Et0zcsQF8qfmkHGz7ZusGqgAS-fp6J_LPkcGzDttufGt8

Gaffa           win ratio      games

P Hart          9.1%           11
J Sheridan    20%            15
Singingiiify   25%            40
L Williams    26.7%         75
K McDonald  28.6%         14

Some fantastic company.

See, he's twice as good as Hart. Stop whining.

But if you take into account loss ratio its evern worse.

He is easily the worst manager in Swindons history for losses.

John Sheridan  Loss% 66%
Paul Hart         Loss% 54%
John Gorman   Loss% 52%
Luke Williams   Loss% 44%
Colin Todd        Loss% 44%
Maurice Malpas Loss% 42%
Iffy Onoura       Loss% 38%
Ken Beamish     Loss% 36%
Kev Mcdonald    Loss% 35%
Phil Brown         Loss% 33%

Grapevine twitter:

We have also got the news of Matt Smith returning to Arsenal, the reasoning behind this we are being told is down to the number of players who play in his role. A more advanced midfielder is wanted by Swindon. #STFC

Fuck me. I could have put out that tweet based on all publicly available information, don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to work that one out

I'm almost certain the Grapevine account is the old STFC Twitter ITKer.

Is he still fucking here?

Yes. And apparently has the chairman’s 100% support.

Depends on who the chairman is/will be.

Surely that's the kiss of death we've all been hoping for.

I don't really know the logic for keeping him here. The fact that we've signed a few players and they still need to get to become 'his team'? I feel like we have to pray to every deity there is that this works because I don't think Power will sack him.

The scary thing is even if Power does sack him, I don't trust that we'll get a decent replacement.

Be someone like Russell Slade :D

Or Sam Ricketts

don't start him off

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19047073.swindon-town-boss-john-sheridan-says-lee-powers-full-support/

I don't see why we should necessarily believe a word of what he says. He could also just be very mistaken - he said himself he's not spoken to Power for a while.

He's given himself a vote of confidence! Scenes.

He is full of shit, no sure why this would be any different.

Anyways.

My hunch is that ownership issues will be sorted sooner rather than later - and that Power doesn't want to get rid of him yet so that somebody else can pick up the bill for paying off Sheridan's contract.

The turning point for JS will be when he starts referring to himself in the 3rd person.
There will be no way back then.

It seems to me very much like a rehash of the Sir William Patey Paul Hart era at the end of Andrew Black's time, but over a protracted period.

I don't understand where all of this money is coming from to finance Travers, Thompson, Freeman, Omotoye, a possible midfielder and striker. (And also Palmer and Twine as Wigan and Newport will no longer be paying) But presumably a combination of Sheridan, Wright and Jewell want these players instead of what we already have at the club. Surely you don't go on a spending spree and then sack the manager?

Black/Patey didn't move Hart on until we were down. His objective was to keep us up for the next owners. We played defensive shit (very badly I might add) and created nothing.

Now replace Black/Patey with Power and Hart with Sheridan in the above para and you get where I fear we are now.

probably the same with sorting out season tickets too

Sounds like a pretty plausible hunch to me.

He probably thinks Tommy Wright is Lee Power

Sher's record for us....

P14 W3 D2  L9  F15 A28 GD -13  win ratio 21.4%. Goals conceded per game 2.0

Last 5 games

P5 W1 D1 L3  F7 A12 GD -5 win ratio 20%. Goals conceded per game 2.4

See, its turning around, we are now averaging 0.8 points a game from the last 5. Improvement.

SR would be better than the cunt we currently have in charge.

If you pick his best 5 games it's 11/15 points! That's pretty good.

That's promotion form.

Asked it before but when was the last time we conceded 2 or more goals in 7 consecutive games as we have done now. I’m sure after tomorrow it will be 8 games so one hell of a record!

Looks like Flitcroft is on his way to Vale.

As manager?

If so, those poor, poor bastards,

Spare a thought for us.
Sheridan v Flitcroft at Vale Park...... SKY will be giving that one a miss.

Could label that match as ‘el cuntico’

But what would Sheridan v Wellens be? 'El Stretford Cuntico'?

El Wankero

El Twatico?

Sheridan may defy the odds and end up taking us to his beloved Hillsbrough next season😁

I would honestly consider taking Flitcroft over Sheridan. I'm had a few whiskey's though.

I certainly would and I really hated Flitcroft's style.  But he had a style and the players were prepared and knew what to do. That's light years away from what we see now.

If we are looking back fondly at Flitcroft's tenure, things must be bad.

Les Miserables

Malpas had a better record.

Clash of the shite'uns

Ahh with Power as Javert and the bowing two Mancs sing together;

'Look down, Look down
Don't look 'em in the eye.
Look down, Look down,
You're here until you die...'

Mike Bassett?

Sturrocks style was bland but super efficient and successful

I hadn’t realised Jewell and Sean Curran go a long way back either. Jewell has had horses trained by Curran since he manager at Derby, 14 years ago.

Nothing wrong with that as such, but it just adds to the malaise that selection and managerial appointments are less about ability, and more about whose number is already in your phone.

Is he still fucking here

I don't think Sean Curran is our Curran's dad.

Genuine question.

Would you rather see Sheridan save us from relegation but then get a new contract

Or

We get relegated and we see the back of him.

Avoid relegation at all cost so accept how dire it is under him and hope next season he gets the boot early on

I want us to lose today in the hope it brings us one day closer until he fucks off

I know where you're coming from, but I'm not convinced a 20-0 loss will see him sacked. My hunch is that a takeover is coming soon and power will rather leave paying off Sheridan's contract to somebody else.

If it hastened Sheridan leaving I would take 2 defeats in a row now TBH, if a draw today keeps him employed for a further 3 weeks I want us to lose.

I don't think I have ever felt that way before that I actually would possibly prefer us to lose.

In reality though I would prefer a win and then Sheridan leave when the takeover is completed so they take us over in a better position in the table.

I know what you are saying, but if Sheridan saves us from relegation, it means that he will have found some way for us to stop conceding goals, but at the same time enabling us to create chances and score goals.

With the strike force we have we need multiple chances to score a goal. So, if we only won every game 1-0 then we would be playing much of the game in the opposition half and he would have improved the team from where it is now.

If he'd improved the team substantially from where it is now, both we and the media wouldn't be on his back about apparently crazy things that he is doing, which is hampering our chances of being successful.

Anyway, none of that is likely going to happen, so, Mr Sheridan, its a 'no' from me!

I agree. I was going to post ‘can anyone see Power sacking Sheridan?’ If so under what circumstances and when?

I don’t think Sheridan is going anywhere irrespective of results. Power has seemingly gone AWOL and checked out. And whatever the results, he’ll go when Power goes I suspect - because a new owner may just want... a bit of positivity...

Played at no other than Vale Park I mean Jurassic Park.

Staying up for me.

There’s no guarantee a JS replacement would be any better and it could take even longer to have another promotion season.

Is he still fucking here?

Updated

Just think, Tuesday might be the last day that power owns the club.

Well, it's got a one in seven chance...

Just think, Tuesday 2nd January 2021 might be the last day Power owns the club ;)

You are living in the past man!

And the first day we can start ripping in to some other unsuspecting sap.

Balls, February.

Fuck it, you know what I mean.

Power & Sheriden 😀

:) I did wonder if you had heard something we hadn't heard!

:D

Is tomorrow D-Day for Sheridan? If it’s not announced then I fear we’re bolloxed.

Why would it be?

Transfer deadline day tomorrow. Could be busy either way

edit: I'm half joking.

If he’s not going to get the boot after yet another dismal performance, when will he?

If we lose against Wigan then that should be it, but I honestly think we are stuck with him whatever happens this season.

If we lose to Wigan then our Coffin is well and truly ordered.

And if we lose to Wigan and Sheridan is still manager on Wednesday, said coffin is truly ordered, delivered, occupied and Town will be pushing up the daisies.

I am not sure that 2 Feb is going to yield the seismic shift many seem to be expecting. Monday should tell us whether the trial of Standing's claim is going ahead then.  

If the trial does go ahead as many seem to think it will, it doesn't automatically follow that everything will be resolved there and then.  For example, it's inevitable that the hearing will last more than one day.

Is he extinct yet?

Bloody Richard Attenborough!

Brighton Rock?

Do you think JS was cloned from the contents of the guts of a miosquito incased in amber?

Unlikely, there is an intelligence issue to consider.

Is he still fucking here?

Are they going to rename the County Ground Isla Nublar?

Has Sheridan been anywhere near Wales recently ? they seem to be finding his foot print

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55863928

Headline when he does eventually go:

Dino’s Off.

 :D

It has a sort of Italian flair about it, nobody could say he is a keeper!

This fella seems to fit the bill.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/shamosaurus.html

Sheri-DONE.

Surely.

Short. Succinct. And to the point.

The Cunt has Gone

'One of our Dinosaurs is missing'

Tyrannosaurus ex.

d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w-58hQ9dLk

Very good!

 :clap:

I read this as a stand-alone post initially.

Imagine my disappointment when I realised the context.

And this is a genuine Dino

Fukuisaurus

got me as well to be fair. I was straight on twatter to check it.

First chink of light?

‘SWINDON Town assistant manager Tommy Wright admitted he does not know whether victory against Wigan Athletic tonight will be enough to keep he and manager John Sheridan in a job.

Following defeat to Hull City on Saturday, Town’s poor record under Sheridan and Wright stretched to just one win in 11 games as the Robins remained in the bottom four of League One.’

You wait and see, we’ll end up winning tonight, thus prolonging the agony even more

I've been convinced since post-Plymouth that Wigan would be the end game if results didn't pick up.

Now I'm not so sure.

This was always my thinking until yesterday’s shit show.

nothing screams 'on the brink' does it

I don't know why but I feel like El Shezza has already gone. Still there in person but effectively mute and managerless. Not done the last two pressers (other reasons aside, he hasn't done that many) and is about as visible and available as our Prime Minister.

It would not surprise me in the least if Power were to announce Stuart Baxter as Town's new manager...  :no:

Good manager in his time but not it appears such an eloquent if misogynistic user of the English language.

Changes are needed at management level as Sheridan does not seem to have any grip on tactics or team selection and his handling of the media is bordering on hubristic.

Baxter was a decent manager to be fair but he's royally cocked up presently.

Absolutely mate - brick wall stuff at the moment. We know it won't happen. Partly feel sorry for TW because he is purely just toeing the party line; a mouthpiece some might say. At least he's had the cajones to face the press though.

It won't happen ASAP but hopefully it will happen in the next few weeks when we go on a longer losing streak.

Tommy is doing his best under difficult circumstances, he is doing his job and Sheridans in fronting the interviews when Sheridan can't be bothered, fair fucks to him for doing it and coaching the team to the best of his ability.

No manager should shirk interviews pre or post match unless for totally unforseen circumstances (as happened with his parents) otherwise he should man up and not talk down to his interviewer constantly and buck pass to players when he is obviously at fault himself. Its pure derision on his part.

The Last of the Dinosaurs?

Trust FC describing tonight's game as El Jurassico

Cant he just go now and go out on a high after a win and then he can claim he was doing ok etc for his next desperate club

Lets extinct the stfc dinosaur

Is he still fucking here?

Unfortunately, fucking yes  :cry:

Is he still fucking here?

Lolz (mahoosive ones) "he" is Currantly on BBCWilts doing his P-MP ;)

Sher's record for us....

P17 W4 D2  L11  F16 A30 GD -14  win ratio 23.5%. Goals conceded per game 1.765

Have we had anyone with a worse record?

Hard to tell. There's a monotonous drone on the radio, but it could just be the mowers.

Yes

Sheridans record after todays game
P18 W4 D2  L12  F16 A31 GD -15

Pretty sure Sheridan has the lowest win percentage of any manager in our history, Paul Hart had 27%.

Lowest win percentage and highest loss percentage of any Town manager ever.

Gone from one of the best teams we've had in recent years last year, to the shambles we now have. Not many clubs would have put up with that so why are we?

In over 140 years. That would be an astonishing record.

Because our owner is a) a c*nt, and b) has abandoned the club.

Thats some achievement.
(https://i.postimg.cc/mg7fL1NM/2544.jpg)

Not sure who pulls the figures together given that power is a crook and hides most of it, but if his net worth supposedly was £45 mill in 2018, how much is his net worth now? Oh and by the way, he ‘allegedly’ had an affair with a female jockey so can’t someone blackmail him?! What first attracted you to the multi millionaire former footballer?

still second worst to Hart

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Managers.asp

His charm, honesty and good looks😀

Thats like comparing Love Island to Big Brother.

I’m trying to post a pic of her but struggling!

Thought he’d get sacked last week after Hull. Given that he didn’t then, I very much doubt he will be now. I feel most sorry for the careers of players he’s ruining (Thompson and Twine spring to mind the most).

Yep. He and power and fucking with players livelihoods. They’ve no shame.

it makes you wonder how many good players that we (and football in general) have missed out on due to poor management. Twine is at the age where he really needs games and the right manager to develop.

Steve McMahons stats are interesting as he had a s/r of 49% but conceded more than we scored F 245  A 277  

This is it. Whilst Sheridan is in charge, I can’t see anyone developing which is only going to hurt us long term.

It's all the same dross that sends me to sleep!

His Passhunnnn!

Town games?

Completely this - texted a mate this afternoon that Twine must be delighted he came back from Newport

Them as well but I did mean love island and big brother 😀

 :clap: :clap:

My only hope is now the court case has been delayed at least a year, Power may want to act now as surely he’s not gonna leave Sheridan in charge going into next season.

The speed at which the proceedings are progressing will have been anticipated by the parties and their lawyers. STFC supporters may have been surprised by the trial window, but LP won't have been.  So, this shouldn't really change LP's thinking.

Don't know what you're all complaining about Sheridan speaks with common sense, honesty and humility.

How many players have got worse the longer he's spent with them? Twine and Thompson's best performances were against Ipswich, where arguably they hadn't had enough time with Sheridan for him to implement his 'tactics'.

I think (and it's purely my own thoughts not an ITK representation from the inner thoughts of LP), if Power knows deep down that he will lose his case... surely would it not be "better" for him to delay the process for as long as he possibly can? This may seem counter productive on initial viewing as costs will rise. However, if he hasn't any personal cashflow he likely couldn't afford the costs of a few milk bottle tops right now.

An element of can kicking and a "cry for help" which is why he's done his little public "save us" speech. The longer he drags the case on, the more time he has to find some mugs hustle a new avenue of cash-flow. Which is why he appears to be clamouring (almost embarrassingly so) at claiming the "Americorns" are still interested.

From my view, the trouble is LP has probably always been considered somewhat as a "hot potato" within wealthier circles the issue he has now is that the "potato" is glowing deep cherry red and anyone with at least a couple of brain cells will not want to touch him.

Any deal has to be with him not retaining any involvement whatsoever, Shirley Bassey?

Is he still fucking here?

Think that boat has sailed, FH. The Idontgiveafuckasaurus has been stinking the club out from the time he arrived - any normal owner wouldn’t have employed him in the first place. He won’t sack him now. There’s no upside for Power. Money to pay him off and, tbh, what sort of replacement would we likely get until all the shenanigans have been sorted.

It’s all tied into one thing - new owners. Until then it’s as you were. Most clubs sleepwalk to relegation. We seem to be embracing it on the marching powder!

‘Judge me after 5 years’

Well, you’ve had 7 so just fuck off.

After Pompey & Rovers and possibly/more than likely two more losses can he survive three defeats in a week if the answer is yes then he's here until the end whenever that will be!

And I'm sure for this reason he wont sign a new contract, he will be gone in the summer to a side that is prepared to help him develop his game

he's not going is he 😭

Interestingly we have been going downhill since 2014-15 with the one blip being promotion last year.

2014-15 - league one 4th
2015-16 - league one 15th
2016-17 - league one 22nd (relegated)
2017-18 - league two 9th
2018-19 - league two 13th
2019-20 - league two 1st (promoted)
2020-21 - league one currently 21st, likely relegated

The first couple of seasons under Power the strategy seemed to be invest in young players like Luongo and Byrne who they could sell on for a decent fee.

With Tactics Tim leaving Spurs the supply of ex Spurs youngsters dried up and after missing out on promotion in 2014/15 it was time to cash out.

You wonder now how much the original strategy was funded by Barry/Standing and as the trust with Power has broken down the funding has dried up.

Looks like very little chance of an extinction level event any time soon.

If it did happen then at least it might indicate a desire by Power to keep the club in this division.

I don't know, he is a local lad and a Town fan apparently so I'm sure he'd like nothing better than to progress and succeed here. Failing that, if he does have to move, could see him signing a Steve Mildenhall-style contract and sign for someone else a day later so the club get some money for him (yes I know they'll get some anyway because he's under 24)

Did the petition do the trick?

Yeah, got 100k signatures. The issue will now be raised in Parliament.

An already unhappy dressing room not made any better by

Curran already being told by Sheriden he's starting Tuesday..

Was the experienced players who were vocal its now spread to the younger player..

Have they signed the petition?

Perhaps he's being put up front

To be fair, do we have any other option but to play Curran Tuesday? Isn't everyone else injured/suspended?

Seen as we appear to be down to two fit centre backs - it’s pretty much a given Curran will have to start.

Dion was only one game no? Dion and AK should (will) start.

I understood it to be a 1 game ban, there is no way Curran will start ahead of Odimayo, unless he is dropping Hunt and putting Odimayo at RB rather than bringing back Caddis into the fold after a long absence.

Who the hell knows what goes through Sheridans head.

My bet's on a substantial draft. edit: draught? breeze.

Wish it was my boot

Conroy was a straight red wasn't it? Doesn't that make it an automatic 3 game suspension?

I thought it was a 1 game for that offence, not seen it confirmed though

‘If a player is sent off for a professional foul (eg holding an opponent back when they're through on goal) or a second bookable offence they will be handed a one-match ban.’

can't see anything on this, though it's got to be the most clunky easy of presenting suspensions ever.

https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/suspensions

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19071395.john-sheridan-unable-explain-swindon-town-inconsistent/

John Sheridan unable to explain why Swindon Town are inconsistent.

Wrong yet again Mr Sheirdan, we are very consistent, consistently awful.

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19071118.swindon-town-lose-1-0-home-shrewsbury-town-league-one/

Or in goal.

Left right back in the dressing room is his best position.

Having the wankiest of Monday’s, so would really appreciate someone posting some good news confirming that the Sheridactyl has gone.

Is Baudry actually injured?

who knows

Yes, he's very injured but that's not to say that he's not on the John Sheridan naughty step.

Thank goodness the Curran thing was either overruled or your source was wrong

edit: not having a go, appreciate the info you post, it's just that is been worrying me since you posted!

It' probable that Sheridan forgot Conroy was back.

Is he still fucking here?

He's on the bus

I assume that's still parked ineffectually on the edge of our box isn't it?

Hopefully it's that fucking £1 MegaBus from Portsmouth to Manchester.

'If you can't find it fucking grind it driver'

Is he driving the bus too? Not allowed to use a phone whilst driving.

Or drink. (Allegedly)

Does he even care that he looks a complete whopper blanking interviews and press conferences only to re emerge a few days later or after a rare win.

I'm hoping we've heard our last words of pre historic wisdom but wont get too excited.

tbf you'd be stupid to use your phone whilst drink driving, just increasing your chances of getting pulled up.

Or the cliff in the Italian Job?

Perhaps the petition did the trick after all.

Actually, you could take the audio from Sheridan today and play it to film of the team finding their spots and getting sorted on the bus, would probably work quite well.  "Payney, where the fuck are you going?"

"Get forward" - as Palmer tries to work his way to the back of the bus

"Catch it, fucking catch it" as Sheridan chucks some snacks at Travers

"you're not fucking there" Sheridan gets angry as Payne tries to take the front passenger seat by the door

You could pull together a good 30 minute sketch show from it.

I've worked out who he sounded like. He sounded exactly like TBBM, the miserable sod in the stand who doesn't really seem to understand what he's watching, never offers the team any encouragement, only unhelpful criticism, but just needs this opportunity to stand and shout his frustration into the wind once a week to relieve the misery of his failed life.

You know, the bloke you finally turn round to after 70 minutes and tell to shut the fuck up. Like Dominic Thompson did.

+10

Purely just for the use of the word "whopper". Fantastic. Haven't heard that one used in a good while. Kudos indeed Hans.

It has to be today, doesn’t it?

He’s on a contract until the end of the season. There’s virtually no cost.

So, theoretically - he gets sacked/walks (soon).

Who takes over? Jewell & Peacock?

Who would be the realistic external candidates?

Plenty of managers out of work and despite the basket case circumstances, it's still a L1 job and opening for someone.

You da think it’s today or never. I don’t think it matters muchly who takes over - him going would be a huge lift.

Doubt any manager worth his salt would want to walk into this shit storm - nobody for a 2-3 month stint anyway. Let the season end, take the relegation hit and start from there.

Is there a usual time for these kind of announcements? Grant A tweets ‘he ain’t crying’.

I think it really has to be prior to the Rovers game, another team completely devoid of confidence and being setup not to lose.

Get Sheridan out and replace him with anyone internally, perhaps just until the end of the season. Be it Mildy, Peacock, Alan Mac, bring Noel Hunt back in for example. These players must be absolutely shot to pieces playing this kind of anti-football that Sheridan is adopting. Let the new guy come in and take the shackles off of these players, get them playing football again. There is little point in having the attacking threat of Omotoye and Garrick if you are going to totally bypass them all the time. Get them utilised properly, they are here to learn how to play the game FFS. I'm sure the Swansea and Norwich management team must be aghast to see their loanees being utilised so pathetically.

Power has a chance to save our league 1 status by making that call over the next few days. These players need a shot in the arm, getting rid of Sheridan is that boost.

Shows how out of touch Sheriden was, he didn't realise Conroy was available until yesterday......

Source has Said virtually all the loanees want to return to parent clubs..
Smith wanted too in January, Thompson not happy he's being told not to play his natural game, Masters on and Travers not happy with Sheridens methods..

Pitman now refusing to talk or listen to Sheriden.....

No idea where you get this information from, but this does sound like the old 'losing the dressing room'. Although I sense he probably lost it some time ago.

In a relegation dogfight you want to rely on your experienced players, Hunt, Caddis, Grant etc. Grant is the leader in this side that you need to be with you to scrap and fight for these points, as he did last season when we won the league. To have him as an outcast now is ridiculous.

Sad to say I would be flabbergasted if he went, can't see Power sacking him and he has shown himself to have no self shame so can't see him walking.

I hope I am wrong!

I can't see him going either. Maybe player power can force the situation?

According to this: https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/huge-wage-gap-in-efl-revealed-2663302, the average league 1 wage for managers is around 180k. You'd think we'd be at or above that line. Taking that figure, it would cost Power 78k for Power to pay off 4 months.

If it is a lot less (say, 100k), that figure will be closer to 43k. That's still a lot to pay out for something when you can just leave it to somebody else to do instead.

They could come to an agreement to a lower payout, but with the brontosaurus unlikely to have anything lined up, why would he?

Is there not a scenario where it costs power nothing?

Pay sheridan his wages until the end of the season and place grant/caddis in charge. Would grant/caddis automatically demand management wage of would they soon current salary?

Lost? That’s more of a Bermuda Triangle dressing room.

  :)

https://youtu.be/ylftUmF-GSw

 ;D ;D  ;D

To the tune of Rotterdam by Beautiful South https://youtu.be/06EbMhzwLBw

And the town fans tug their hair
Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out
Other clubs have taken the step to get rid of the shit that is making them doubt
And our chairman is a shyster  
Dipped long in Irish stout

The whole squad is stifled
The players are stifled for sure
And no one knows if they've done more here
Than they ever would do in a jar

This could be Flitcroft or Williams
Paul Hart or Brown
'Cause Jurassic John ain’t wanted here
Anyone but that clown
Anyone but that clown

Not sure if this has been posted before, it was just sent to me by a Notts County fan...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4140634/The-foul-mouthed-rant-John-Sheridan-launched-referee.html

Well, we can't say he doesn't have form...

I guess DLLWLL is still form...

and also a Town in Wales!

Better known as Dullwool  :nod:

Seeing alot on Twitter about Sheridan's language and complaining about it to the league etc. Well in my opinion that's ridiculous. It's normal language used within the game. Every club in the land will be similar. He should go due to his results and the fact he clearly doesn't have the dressing room but rollicking players and swearing, give me a break...

I know you are talking Twitter, but most people on here are more concerned that that swearing and shouting the obvious for 90 minutes is plain crap coaching.

And I am in total agreement with that view. When the team need a lift he's doing the opposite and making things worse.

The reaction struck me as a desperate get him out by any means necessary. Like arriba, the coarse language doesn't bother me, but I agree that it is a damning indictment of his coaching ability.

Sent from my CLT-L09

it just needs some actual instruction when things are going wrong. 'Catch it',  'hit the target'  and 'slow down' doesn't cut it.

swearing at football though, guilty as fucking charged

I found it funny.

Especially when I realized he wasn't being sarcastic when telling Thompson off for running at 200MPH. And the way Pitman just seems to not give a fuck about what he says.

Was annoying during the match, though. What an utter gobshite.

I'm surprise the squad haven't got together and said that's enough and stand up for each other? Is the team divided? As surely the leaders Bauldry, Grant and Caddis would get some backing, loyalty from the other lads?
I want the players to revolt against the Dinosaur and unite.

Regardless of language, he's in a performance related business where the performance of his peers around him have not been great and they are being relieved of their duties. Sheridan is currently performing worse than all of them. There are perfect grounds for dismissal based upon that alone.

As for professional conduct or professional approach (or lack of) to his performance related role that is another story. There is plenty of evidence available to to relieve him right now.

I can't think of any if many jobs in a PRP based role where he would still be in a job. I'm pretty certain if I were measuring his performance since he came into the role, against any pre-agreed objectives then at a monthly appraisal, after seeing continual decline...he would be relieved of his duties. I'm sure if an appeal was made that the CIPD would fully back the evidence and reasons given for fairly dismissing him.

I suggest we minimise the cost even further by replacing him with someone else with the same initials. At least that way we’ll get some use out of his effing coat.

John Sitton?

Jason Statham

John Suchet

:D

Joss Stone

Joseph Stalin

I'm not ITK but I've said it before, Power won't be sacking JS.  JS doesn't care either way anyway.  

Power plainly won't save us and Sheridan plainly can't save us.  Unfortunately there is nothing that leads me to believe there is the level of leadership or respect in our senior players to take over.  We look rudderless.

Otherwise the least that could be done would be for the players to persuade Curran to declare himself unfit.  On top of our playing concerns, that situation has been an insult to the club's sporting integrity.

Everyone’s contract is up at the end of the season so why would they make the effort

Jonjo Shelvey

Jimmy Saville

John Smith (played by Peter Kay), not Jonny Smith.

" 'ave it!" ⚽

I reckon Mike Bassett and John Smith (Kay) would take us all the way to the Champions League (of gentlemen).

#TopBombing

Jock Strap? Should help improve our ball control and prevent flapping.

Startling insight from Sheridan on his training methods in the Adver

‘We practice shooting’

Fuck me!

You're this, you're that... you're too intense

Reckon he'll be involved with a similar thing this season

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55948890

But there's no reason to throw the towel in this season. Not yet anyway. We definitely have the squad to get us safe and there's plenty of time to do it, we just need to change the fucking manager (is he still here?)

I’m not sure we even have the squad for it now.
No DJ, no M.Smith, no Travers.
Probably our three best players this season!!

Yeah were fucked.

But you can see Flash's point, if you look at the table we are somehow still in it. Therefore we keep fighting.

I agree it looks hopeless on the field.

3 x 6 pointers this weekend

Us v Rovers
Wimbledon v Rochdale
Northampton v Burton

The rot has well and truly set in. It's clear to see. No real structure to the side, and I'm buggered if I can see what our supposed style of play is meant to be. Also missing too many players in various ways. A negative manager who isn't really managing and obviously doesn't have the dressing room. The only hope is he goes now and someone more positive has enough to get us limping over the line. Sets the team up with a structure and tries to lift them. Otherwise the trap door beckons.

honestly think if he's not going the only hope is a player revolt to play a style they see fit and ignore the fucker.

would need everyone onboard though. suspect many would view playing in a shit team better than being frozen out

I agree, a good side dismantled in a matter of 3 weeks.

M.Smith & DJ going basically took away all our creativity.
Brett, Brett, Brett Pitman, Brett Pitman is not the type of striker to create something out of nothing.
We have no attacking threat.

The Ipswich game (where we looked decent) seems along time ago and was this season 4-2 win away at Charlton on Sky where we looked decent then sold our two best players Morrison and Austin.

Brett is a "goal hanger" in old school terms, a role which can be great if played to its strengths....and therein lies the problem.

Pitman has lost any pace he had but can still jump a bit but we persist in playing long balls to him, when thats not his game, it also doesn't compliment our team at all either. He does know where the goal is though when you get balls to him in the box.

We need players bombing down the wings getting crosses in for him, even if we persit on playing 451 as we seem to lately then stick Twine or Omotoye sat in just behind him in case of loose balls. Get Garrick wide right getting crosses in and Thompson going down the left, add Caddis on the right to support Garrick.

That way we could get Grant and Missilou sat in front of the back 4 breaking up play and starting moves, but keeping the ball on the deck down the wings which is what suits of players as we have pace there even if not bags of ability.

I think Grant and Caddis need to patch up any disagreements between them and the manager and lets see how Grant performs alongside another holding midfielder Missilou, it may lack creativity but all they need to do is cover the defence and start moves by passing to players who can creat things (even if Sheridan has done his best to get rid of those type players).

                 Woolacott
Caddis   Odimayo  Conroy   Thompson
            Missilou      Grant
Garrick                                Payne/Hope
                  Twine/Omotoye
                  Pitman

I can't help thinking though with J Smith, DJ, Travers and M Smith that side would look like a decent L1 side still rather than a decent L2 side which we may be.

I quite like that team. Only change I'd make is I'd give Caddis a go where Garrick is and put Hunt at RB..

Not really up to them, its up to the bloke who appears able to fall out with just about anyone!

Do we have any members who live near the Memorial Ground who may be able to deliver a message to Sheridan tomorrow whilst undertaking their essential exercise?

Brett, Brett, Brett Pitman, Brett Pitman would have thrived in a team with JPM or Zaaboub out wide.

Been saying for a while, we have (or at least had) a decent enough squad, certainly enough to consolidate in mid table, it's just the way they are being used that is the problem.

Thompson & Iandolo could be a good combination down the left?
Not sure what Ellis would make of the cries of "Smithy, Jonny Smith, what you doing, get it into the fookin box" echoing down the touchline.

As you say, Pitman could thrive with crosses coming in from the byline but we don't anywhere near doing that at the moment.
Instead we get the familiar sight of Pitman's signature move as yet another ball fails to get beyond the first man.
The pained expression and small skip of frustration with both hands held out wide before assuming the familiar slouch formation.

Love these sound bites from today's press conf:

I've managed for 15 years, i'm not a bad manager. One relegation in 15 years. I manage the way i manage. I don't have to change for people. They need to grow up. People might not agree with it. Players enjoy playing under me because i'm honest. If i'm not honest, i'm not being myself.

Do i think i should be sacked? No, because the chairman trusts me and i'm here for the fight.

There will be so many managers who get sacked before their team get relegated therefore avoid it on their CV. It’s such false economy.

Paul Bodin has a Swindon relegation on his CV with but Wilson and Hart don’t...

That last one's a bit of a daft question tbh, what did they expect him to say "Yes, I've had a right shitter, can't believe I'm still in a job"?

Here is the first three revolting ;)

Sheridan on Bristol Rovers:



"We had a video showing players the Bristol game and what they should expect and three of the players were late.



I regard that as a disciplinary matter and it has affected my team selection for tomorrow. They should know the importance of the game."

Caddis

‘If I become a manager myself then there is something you take from everybody, and I will take a lot from John Sheridan as well."

Yeah, how not to do things. Take over now for God’s sake.

I notice he said the 3 would have been starting tomorrow, good excuse for him to throw Curran into the starting line up I'm sure!

Who do we reckon then

Jonny Smith, Matt Smith & Travers.

I'll go Pitman, Odimayo and Thompson

Brett, Brett, Pitman?

Pitman, Payne and Thompson is my bet

brett, brett, brett-brett, brett-brett, brettbrett, pitman, brett

(Trumpton)

Coming from the most ill-disciplined manager we’ve ever come across, this is beautifully ironic.

How about this cunt doesnt fail to turn up to after match press conferences?  Then maybe the players will turn up when they're supposed to.

Maybe they claimed 'technical difficulties'

My thoughts exactly...

Cheeky cunt!

A postponement is the only thing that can save us IMO.

Deluded dinosaur prick. Now cracking down on players that we need in the team?

Its Hart and Grella all over again....the only bloke that might score  that season and Hart dropped him.

they should obviously be on time. no excuse there. fine them, don't drop them if they were playing tomorrow.

massive game, we need what he considers the best 11 on the pitch

Corrected for you.

soapy tit wank.

where was that Sheridan quote from btw?

(edit: total swindon, found it)

Yer wot?

fixed it for me

100% this, clearly Sheridan views the players respecting him and not stepping out of line as more important than Town staying in League 1.

Discipline is important and fines would be appropriate, but this for me is the proof that the foul-mouthed, obnoxious, painfully-bad-at-his-job-its-not-even-funny cunt doesn't give a fuck about Swindon Town FC.

it’s nice to see the fan-base so united over something. Brings warmth to my heart, and a tingling in my extremities.

I agree. Almost beyond caring and am finding it slightly amusing watching how bad JJ is perishing.
I will still pay for the match on Saturday as I like to think that some of the money I pay will trickle into keeping the club afloat. I have made my peace with us being relegated and just hope that we will have a club to support next season.

Correct!!

oops.

I wonder if that wsa accidental ...

It's actually funny now how many different and creative ways the Sheridactyl is finding to weaken his squad.

He's the Black Knight, isn't he.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXY9TuuwyL8

Not surprised if true, if that cunt had been on my case for a whole 90 minutes i wouldnt fucking bother either.

Thompson may be the next to return to his parent club..

This.
Keep watching each game and thinking just imagine driving all over the Country having to watch this shit show because I would be as daft as I am.
Small mercy I guess.
Just waiting for us to bottom out and we will but we will continue to drop for a while yet unfortunately thus it’s all about conditioning the mind.

It makes you wonder what us long serving STFC fans have done in a previous life as we've suffered more than most over the last 30+ years with the odd good time thrown in which is normally short lived!

That’s bollocks. As an historical lower league club we’ve had some fantastic years being Town fans.

The majority of our current peers have achieved the square root of fuck all.

Perhaps it's better to have highs and lows rather than a sustained periodic of mediocrity.

Absolutely.

We're fucking illustrious compared to many around us, and that's no exaggeration. We're a lower league Barcelona.

Yeah we've had some awful times too which our rivals won't let us forget about

Sadly this is the problem we have. We are Swindon Town not FGR or Cheltenham.
We have lowered our dreams and aspirations. Million miles from where we should be.
We were bigger than Reading when I started and have been left behind by clubs like Barnsley and Reading to name two.
Unfortunately if mismanagement behind the scenes was a measure of success we would be Premier League.

Di Canio Cup feats apart, the only achievements over the last 25 years have been promotions from tier 4.  There have been one or two good seasons and some great football and footballers to enjoy but any club will manage that.  

Whilst Tier 2 was punching above our weight (yet regarded as normal by many at the time), we should have been a tier 3 club to be reckoned with and at least aiming higher.

But as JBZ observes, the [occasional] ups and [frequent] downs may beat mediocrity.

Until recently I've been open-minded about Power but I hold him, far, far more than anyone else, responsible for our present predicament.  I have always said that the time to judge him would be at the time of his departure.  The fat lady seems now to be waiting in the wings.

My approach to being a Town fan is similar to that of Capt Speirs in Band of Brothers. It makes it easier to deal with the bad times.

Take note Sheridan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/talksport/status/1360242264044363776?s=24

 :hmmm:

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19089353.person-dinosaur-costume-walks-around-rodbourne-lockdown/

Sheridan out on his daily exercise.

I think this is some kind of charity initiative. There was one wandering around outside our street yesterday and my Brother-in-law said he's seen some around him in Fife so think its some UK wide thing.

Or Sheridan has gone ?.

I think that Dangle Berry is going to be around for sometime unfortunately.

Bristol City I see have sacked their manager after he lost 6 games.....if only stfc was that proactive

Is he staying now?

Mark Bonner would be worth approaching at the end of the season  :hmmm:

Sam Ricketts might still be looking for employment at that time

Indeed. Town are allowed to accept applications from more than one suitor and I would imagine, also able to approach more than one candidate.

If the current manager secures league one status for another year, I assume that he will be given a fair crack of the whip the following season.

Nope. Will be gone regardless.

It’s an odd one.

If he does keep us up - then there is very much the argument he has done exactly what was asked of him, so why wouldn’t you give him the following season. In theory no one gets sacked for meeting their targets

On the flip side, you have 16 years of Sheridans managerial career to look over and he’s certainly not one for progressing teams forward. It would be appear ugly partially effective football is his forte (and that’s usually they term forte very loosely) so long term I think it’s safe to say he isn’t the answer, assuming the question is ‘who can take this club forward’

Still a long way to go before he keeps us up, so we shouldn’t start getting too far ahead...

Scraping a few results playing a truly dismal ‘style’ of football is no long term plan to progress a club.

I think we’re all hoping for a complete clean sweep of ownership and management.

Another season with Sheridactyl doesn’t bear thinking about.

This all day. I don’t want to rock up at the CG for a season of this shit.
Mind you the first thing is to sort the ploughed field out.
Replace the Winter Wheat with Grass.

If he keeps Town in L1 then it's job done and I'll be grateful but I remain certain that John Sheridan isn't the future and that he's only here as long as the ownership remains at the club.

It would also take one hell of an argument for anyone to convince me that the 90 minutes against Crewe and the 45 minutes against Northampton were all part of the tactical masterplan. Lincoln was good.

But 'points not performances' and all that.

This team is better than it's position in the league.

I'll be grateful if he keeps us up but he should not be here next season. I won't be surprised if he's not here at the end of this season.

totally agree.

If we stay up I'll shake his hand, buy him a pint then order him a taxi

This 100%

Sheridan is not really a Swindon Town-type manager, or the kind any progressive club is likely to engage.  Very much echoes of John Hart for me.  For all the angst we have shared over the years, we have generally been quite progressive in our managerial appointments.  So regardless of the outcome of this season I would hope that he will have moved on by the start of next. 

Far more important, to me, is the question of ownership.   

I recall Sheridan as a highly skilled midfielder and could imagine myself being excited by his appointment in other circumstances, had he been 25 years younger.  20 years on, he obviously now realises he's never really achieved so much, even at our level.  However, he does keep getting the appointments, which is more than many aspiring managers achieve.

Sheridan admits to being hurt by the criticism (football manager not a great career choice perhaps?) and has of course lost both his parents over Christmas (https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19100893.john-sheridan-admits-tough-switch-off-manager/).  Whilst we are still fighting for survival, every individual connected with the playing squad, inc. JS,  has my full support. 

Good post and it's only the older supporting like us will remember that Sheriden was a classy midfield player so it's surprising that he didn't take that into management. Like you say if you don't like personal criticism maybe being a football manager is the wrong job but you have to give him respect for carrying on when he went through so much with both parents dying which would be hard for anyone to put up with.

You may touch elbows, offer him a socially distanced (and sanitised) can of beer and encourage him to avoid public transport  :busted:

But, looking back, progressive managerial appoints haven't yielded any further progress up the football pyramid.  If PDC is regarded as a progressive appointment, one has to acknowledge the fact that he appeared to have the benefit of unlimited funds.

Again, I am no Sheridan fan but if the club remains in the third tier then great.  If the results continue along current lines, why not give him another go

I suppose it all comes down to expectations.  I probably take a slightly more pragmatic approach.

Swindon have been in either L1 or L2 for 21 years now, I have no expectations beyond remaining in L1.

I'm not even sure what I want in terms of manager beyond 'a good one'  :)

I suppose the problem with those managers considered to be good 'uns is that they bugger off as soon as they can. 

Football is an entertainment business. That's why you don't appoint John Sheridan beyond the summer.

Forget the rivalry but I am envious of our neighbours down the M4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phbhFvAlFbo

Until someone comes in and sorts out the fundamentals that have plagued the club forever nothing much will change.

The Town End and Stratton Bank should have been consigned to history decades ago. The promise of a 50/50 ownership of the CG gives some hope on that front.

Any success this club has achieved in its history has never been built upon. We’ve lurched from success to disaster in short bursts of time. Some of our historical rivals have kicked on massively whilst we’ve stagnated - or, more truthfully, gone backwards.

Spot on and as much as I hate to say it Bristol City are a well run club who got lucky with a billionaire owner

Sadly, they are on a level that STFC is unlikely reach unless there is a substantial change in the club's fortunes.

I understand that other posters in the know consider that there are a number of suitors (of some means) who want to acquire STFC over any of the other struggling lower league clubs.  As someone who isn't in the know, I can't see it - but I hope to be surprised.

Whilst that is true, it’s the wrong way round. They got a billionaire owner then they kicked on.

Yes it all changed after 82

Interesting that you think they are a well run club, they have a section of supporters who think Lansdown has spent 20 years wasting his money on non football club things, not been ambitious enough in choice of manager, rubbish players etc, the list is long.

In fact up until Pearson was appointed there was talk that he should sell up. Pearson and two wins and all is forgotton.  :D

I would have said the same way before Pearson was appointed and during their losing run. Yes he has prioritised Bristol Bears over recent seasons but looking at their infrastructure, finances and fanbase they have definitely been under achieving

You have to question why they underachieve, with the size of the support, setup and finances. I blame the fans.

I blame the Sheridactyl

Would be nice if we had crowds to sing "He's a Dinosaur" to the theme of Jurasic Park.

It doesn't matter whose to blame, watching the annual angst is the fun bit.

Sadly they might have stumbled on a solution with Pearson. Hopefully they'll miss out again and Pearson gets a premiership gig.

Or Pearson loses his temper in the dressing room

There's money on who does it first, Pearson or Barton from over the river.  :D  :D

Both have history of it😀

I cant believe I am reading people advocating that if Sheridan keeps us up then he should be given a go next season.

We are traditionally a club that likes to play football not hoofball, if he keeps us up well done he has done what he was brought into do and he can walk away with his nice little bonus in his back pocket and wait for the next club that needs someone with the tactics of a dinosaur for the fans to dislike.

Hopefully whatever division we are in we can appoint a young up and coming manager, we need to remember we will be used as a stepping stone until ownership is resolved, but the only way he (or she) can move on is if they gain success and get noticed and talked about, like Ritchie did.

100% this.

Pretty much all of the people backing Sheridactyl and suggesting he is given longer have a history of being deliberately obtuse and posting just for a reaction, which they have got.

Usual suspects, too. Fucking deadheads.

Is anyone really advocating he gets the gig next season?

I will be grateful if he keeps us up but he shouldn't be here next season. He shouldn't really still be here this season given the dismal results (last 3 excepted), aimless hoofball and getting rid of any player with any talent. If Power wasn't skint he'd be long gone.

Who wants him to stay?!? Mental. :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I can't say I've seen a single person say it, but then I've not been visiting certain social media channels lately.

There was another I think cant be fucked to look for it though.

I rest my case, M’lud

Oh.

JBZ doing JBZ things.

I think Power appointed Sheridan purely to keep us up so I would be surprised if he gives him an extended contract, but who knows. Think you'd be mad to give him a summer AND an entire season and I think it'd hurt ST renewals (if it hasn't already).

Yea, even I know that doesn't count

JBZ just asking whether he might still be around if results continue in a similar vein. Nowt wrong with that.

Something wrong with referring to yourself in the third person though  :hmmm:

It was a reference to "JBZ doing JBZ things" mentioned above

If JBZ will still be around?  ???

Slightly surreal.

Have you heard?

Have to admit, from someone (this is I) who posts "incredibly challenging and cryptic" posts on this forum, I found that rather surreal. Maybe just a case of being logged into the wrong account and making a simple mistake. It happens...I guess  :hmmm:

 :girlgiggle: dealt with above.

I see...  :shifty:

Sheridan considering his position tonight... Keep your fingers crossed!!

Sheridan "I have considered it and I have decided I need a few more weeks pay packets".

As you were.

Walk now you fucking wanker, save the last of any semblance of face you have left.

I reckon he's gone but I think his career is possibly over now and the only way he can save it might be to keep us up. Not that there seems anyway that's remotely likely.

Whilst I want him to walk as much as anyone it ain’t gonna make all that much difference to the running of the CLub

Power has to go- I won’t be renewing my ST next season under the current ownership whoever the manager is.

If he does leave then he gets to leave with some dignity.

Let somebody else give it a go. There's still enough time to stay up.

I started this thread 28 Jan. Hopefully, after 6 woeful weeks of absolute dross it’s reached its conclusion.

100% decision made.

 :beers:

Not seen anything formally announced. Is this ITK?

https://twitter.com/BBCWiltsSport

Have a nagging feeling everyone has jumped the gun here.

I'd take a listen to the post match interview mate. The tone was incredibly despondent and it was and unprompted revelation. It was as if the penny had finally dropped.

I did say that he "could" be doing some excessive serial trolling but if that was the case, he deserves an Oscar.

if he comes back and says "I've thought about it, and I'm the best person for the job" it'll be troll of the century.

He sounded broken and maybe the call had come from Switzerland for a chat ...

With the amount of us online currently and likely many of us glued to the radio...it appears we are awaiting a certain announcement by 6pm during the BBC Wilts Post Match?

Unless your mate gets in touch privately😀

This wouldn't come from him directly. I think we will all know around about the same time.

What time is the last train to Manchester?  :hmmm:

I'm guessing Hawes & Hodgetts would know slightly before if there was a statement from the club.

Sheridan isn’t at the ground any more, that I do know, there is a video doing the rounds of a fan telling him to fuck off as he left.

That's uncalled for

can't see it being tonight unless he's pushed.

I'd sleep on it if I were him

yeah, it is

Not necessarily. Have you seen how the club communicates things at present? The man at the top is ever vacated. Even when he was around he didn't give an interview to BBC Local.

You would think in normal times, yes they would know before joe public but with the club at present, they could easily be in the dark as much as us.

I didn't know that So fair point about them not knowing before the rest of us

Too much pop in their belly no doubt. But Sheridan not being at the ground at say even 5pm after a 1pm KO is no strange event. Most are gone around an hour after a FT whistle.

Is it? Not something I'd do but how is it different to a fan inside the ground doing it?

Does he not stay in Swindon during the week?

Wheres this video?

It's kind of irrelevant. He wouldn't be at the ground...unless he lives there?!  :)

He could commute most days

Fuck that. Quit, get a good nights sleep.

I had it sent to me on WhatsApp - I have no idea how to upload it though.

Its on twitter

https://twitter.com/oscroftofficial/status/1370779469657559045?s=21

I guess it's the old two wrongs making a right argument.

OK for him to embarrass all associated with the club ref 'sweargate' at Pompey and the damage that did to the squad , the Muff keeper going back etc etc....BUT.....don't let a fan give him any abuse, because that's out of order.

He would of got a lot worse if the fans were allowed in.....Tuesday alone would of been a bloodbath.

He's got away with it..

I guess he would be fair game for abuse inside the stadium but outside of work you would hope that he was quite dignified and a decent human being

So where’s the bit telling Sheridactyl to fuck off? Looks like video of the shit state of the road surface around the CG.

Used to room with Phil King at Wednesday.

I have no issues giving it out if your at the match inside the ground. However, outside no one deserves that kind of abuse.

Spot on

It's a good job the pubs have been shut Duke otherwise he would have lived in Phil Kings pub

I agree, bit like your boss coming round your house and shouting from the gate in front of your neighbours that you have been fired.

Anyone that calls themselves "<<insert name>>official" is probably a bit of a knob head anyway. Claims to be an STFC AND Arsenal fan...fair weather fan no doubt.

As for the vid, there is nothing there to suggest El Dino was present. Is it possible the person videoing is doing it for twitter clout and maybe the manager wasn't even there?

Personally, I just think the person filming it and posting it is no better than Kristian Crusty Cock. I notice he has shoehorned into the comments, to make himself relevant by adding "pint when I see you".

Just makes us look even more tinpot than anything. That's the saddest and most true story currently.

Like I think if you're going to confront him then at least be original about it. Laddy fuck offs is a bit shit.

Throw a P45 at him.

Indeed. I'm expecting further development to appear in the adver;

"OscroftOfficial: I support Town when they are winning but when they aren't I support Arsenal, anyway fuck off Sheridan"

Not much fair weather in that combination in recent times.

What a twat... as always regardless of how bad things get within the club, there is always a Swindon fan able to embarrass us more.  I wonder if that kid would have the guts to say it to his face?

Absolutely embarrassing

Well no but I suppose any other club would be fair weather relative to Town right now :)

Total  Sport Swindon were reporting it earlier after an interview with him.  He says he needs to speak with the Noard members first

I have a story that kind of fits. I’m at a rave in Bristol, enjoying myself......out of the crowd I get a tap on the shoulder, some girl from a previous job starts having a go at me about a piece of work I poorly graded her on. I was too loved up to give her anything but a smile. Her work was shit btw

So how did it end up😳

The music stopped and everybody went home.

Nothing romantic then!

To be fair he just kinda did there. I actually don't mind it that much, he was fair at the beginning saying what we would if we were protesting after a game so seems fair. Sheridan tells him to jog on so he tells him to fuck off, seems fair enough

You could argue he was hiding behind the fence and that he was harassing him

You could but that's just because we can't go outside the players entrance on match days. Are we saying that this is worse than if we were allowed at the stadium and there was a few hundred protesting after the game? It just seems different because it is just one person. He is lucky tbf this is the worse it's been

Agreed but I dont think he should have to put up with being harrasssd walking away from the stadium where anything could have happened. Inside the ground all fans are welcome to voice their opinions and any outside demonstrations would be policed and he would probably have been ushered away with protection from another entrance.

But that doesn't make it right does it?

Have you ever been to a protest out the back of the north stand? this is no different it just happens to be that Sheridan decided to tell the lad to jog on

The kid sounds like a dickhead thinking he’s billy big bollacks for doing it and then posting on social media. When do children adults become mature adults?

One on one is a bit different methinks.

I am sure he would prefer one lad shouting than hundreds of others

If Sheridan was walking down the street I wouldn’t condone it. However, Sheridan was still at the ground, has been acting like a cunt since he’s been here and the fans have zero voice currently so it’s difficult to be too critical.

If you add on the square roote of -1, and revursive it out for different cartesean points then you might get a mandlebrot set. which is cool

When they choose to leave the drum at home?

Aye.  (I mean 'i'.)

When are we expecting an announcement then? Or will he be advised to stay

Christ, with that sense of humour, you must be John Sheridan under a sudo name..

He said that he was going to think about it this evening so I suspect tomorrow or Monday. Probs need to figure out Plan C

Careful now, you don't want to put him on a peddle stool.

You would like to think it would be announced Sunday or Monday at the latest if it were to happen.

At least whoever directly takes over from Sheridan will have 4/5 days to set up tactics and impose their football style on the squad before our next game against Fleetwood next week.

Sheridan has to go because he basically admitted in the radio interview that he didn’t really know what to do to change our fortunes and improve things. In any other line of business he would be relieved of his duties or employed elsewhere within the business.

If he does stay then it shows Town’s absolute lack of ambition.

No it doesn't, hence my two wrongs comment.

It shouldn’t be Sheridan’s decision to make - Power should have done this weeks ago.

This run of 4 defeats in a row isn’t any worse than what we’ve had before this season, so you’ve got to ask - why now.

It all seems to be coming to a head. News of Clem taking over with his comment of ‘restructuring management’ may have made it abundantly clear to Sheridan that he’s got no future and has decided to jump before being pushed.

The other option is that his comments yesterday may be yet another 2 fingered salute to the fans and he’s just taking the piss.

It's win-win for Power if he walks, even he must realise he has to go, probably known it for a while, this way, even if he's written the club off in his head, Power gets rid of a manager certain to take us back to L2 for free.

He probably knows at this stage we'd all rather an internal appointment of some kind than suffer Shez any longer, Wright probably follows him so that's two wages that no longer need paying and a small chance any change prompts an upturn in form and we avoid relegation.  L1 still has to be better than L2 from a business point of view, surely?

As for why now from Sheridan's pov, perhaps he simply wants to avoid another(?) relegation being on his cv so is actually being selfish?

Either way, let us all hope that we have the news that he is no longer an STFC employee later today, no point waiting until tomorrow, what a boost it would be for the players to know ahead of going to training in the morning.

Very much this.

The silence and pressure on Power now building.
Nowhere to hide and of Steve Anderson, nothing just nothing. Complete contempt to the paying Customer.
The biggest positive to come out of this week is virtually every Swindon fan will at last have a better view of Lee Power.s intentions of this football club - in it “100% for the money.”

My immediate concern is Power begging Sheridan to stay to deflect the focus from him.
Meanwhile his attention is all about maximising what else he can take before his final days as the walls close in on his underground business dealings.

What a sad state of affairs we are in.
Not renewing my season tickets or any more Corporate support until Power is gone. I think a fair few others have also made that decision.

Very much this.

Hoping to hear from BBC wilts and what they understand today.

Lets hope Sheridan does walk and Wright follow him out the door, and Monday Alan Mac & Lee Peacock are asked to take the 1st team until further notice.

I cant see how Power could appoint any new manager with a takeover in the offing (maybe), it would need Clems buy in to appoint the new manager and I don't think there is time to be messing about.

Problem is now Clem has released the details in public you can see Power digging in his heels and sticking 2 fingers up to Clem, after all he did make him go to court to get his 15%.

My fear is Power ignores Clems offer, and tells Sheridan he still has confidence in him to keep us up or gives the job to Wright.

I think Power and Sheridan just want to get out of Dodge now. There’s nothing left for either of them.

Dragging it out won’t do anybody any good.

If Sheridan does stay on you sense it could make him ill as he's been through a lot in his personal life which seems to be reflecting in his decision making and the way he seems to be reacting with certain players and snapping at the media. If he's not careful he could end up having a breakdown so it may be within his interest to step away from football in general for a whil irrespective whether power begs him to stay as it's only going to get worse st the club before it gets better. As for options you make a good point about appointing Peacock & Alan Mac or you could try and get someone like Holloway in for the remaining 11 games just like we did with Paul Hart.

there is a whole lot of assumptions in that. no one knows the guy personally on here, he might be coping absolutely fine with his personal life and might just be making terrible decisions because he has been doing it since he walked in

Just my opinion of course and I don't claim to be an expert. he might be coping fine but then again he may not be.

Surely to come out with the comments he did so soon after the game this was not a spur of the moment thing. He had obviously contemplated this for some time, so the question is, if he's serious about his future, why didn't he just walk  ??.  Another Sheridan Wind up ??.

still here?

damn

Just out of interest - is power allowed to sell? Had a feeling there was something in the court case which blocked selling of the club.

There was, there must be a way to get around that though.  All parties agree to sell then argue over who is owed what after.  Can't imagine Standing/Barry/whoever else are too keen on holding on to any stake they do or do not have in the club.

I have to say it would be great if JS made the decision to resign himself.  For the fans, obviously but also to help turn the spotlight more revealingly onto the source of our problems, namely Lee Power, as well as for his own self respect.

Whilst I share the criticisms made of his management style and coaching, I believe the disrespect he has been shown has often been excessive.  In the way that it has spilled over from critique and frustration at his performance into quite personal vilification.  I think we can agree that his man management methods have been antiquated and disruptive and his coaching and tactics negative and unhelpful.

However, he has been 40 years now in the professional game with nearly 20 in management.  His management methods were likely never innovative.  20 years on, they are now antiquated.  BUT.  His methods have "worked" in all but the most recent times.  He has won the odd promotion and indeed play off spots as well as having steered struggling clubs to safety - as well as THAT Johnstone's Paints Trophy at Wembley.  He has done all of this with clubs even less reckonable than ourselves, Argyle aside.

My view is that he has been struggling for 3 or so years now.  He was certainly a square peg in a round hole here.  That will likely have helped pressage STFC's exit from this League and his own exit from management at this level.  3 or so years of failure for a manager in his late 50s is obviously a stressful personal situation, never mind the double bereavements.  I see no reason why he should not leave now, with his head held high, if he does so assuming responsibility for his own departure.  IMO, he's had a very decent career and will hopefully be able to look forward to different and better things.

As might STFC, once Lee Power is also out of the way.  Power could have removed Sheridan in January but didn't.  Sheridan would understandably have had a belief that he could bring about a rescue then.

I understood the injunction essentially prevents any sale etc of 50% of the shares of the holding company or any dealings in the assets without Standing's consent. He doesn't have to consent.

So I presume if Clem offered £7mil and both parties Power and Standing/Barry felt that was an acceptable offer then Clem could become majority stakeholder?

According to Clem he has offered in excess of the supposed £7.5m the American company, Able, offered last year - although I find that to be a very high value if the club (but what do I know). Maybe there is a hidden gem raising the value.

Making the figures easy - if Power has valued the club at £10m, he would want £8.5m as his share. As the kerfuffle between him and Standing is whether Standing actually owns 50% of Power’s 85% share of the club, both parties would clear £4.25m from the sale.

What we, or anybody else, doesn’t know is whether Power’s share has been diluted further by any side deals.

I assume he would acquire the remaining 85%. I am aware that it has been said on this forum that Standing also 'wants out' or words to that effect.  Is anyone ITK when it comes to Standing?

I suspect the "hidden gem" is hidden in plain sight - the training ground land with it's shiny new planning permission for houses. I'd guess that's also likely to be where any difference in valuation comes - Power thinks the club alone is worth the £7.5m the Americans supposedly offered, Morfuni has offered, let's say to illustrate the point, £8.5m to include the training ground land. So Morfuni can say he's offered more than the Americans and Power feels he's offered less (because the land with planning permission is worth more than the difference). All this is just guesswork but I suspect it's not a million miles off

I know nothing about Morfuni and he may well be the saviour that many think he might be.  However, I doubt that any interest is driven by altruistic reasons alone.  The detail of any alleged offer would make interesting reading (I assume this is not currently available).

All sounds very plausible. One could assume that the training ground is a massive sticking point and could well be the only reason Power is still here. Based on nothing other than speculation/plausibility

Again, just presuming, but wouldn’t Power retain the golf club land that’s got residential planning granted for his own benefit - does he own it personally, away entirely from the club?

I can see him flogging off the slice of the golf course earmarked for the training ground, but Clem et al wouldn’t be forced to buy it. Hope we don’t end up renting it from him.

No idea, the legal complexities of this whole debacle are rather beyond me. That’s why I really don’t trust my judgement on anything to do with this, can only go on gut feeling

Is Sheridan still here? Got hammered last night in hope of announcement and still a bit drunk. Is it best to plough through until Monday? Need to get some more wine

Yes, so he can choose to sell it along with the club or sell it separately to a developer to build the houses.

You might need a few more vats

Didn't power also want the land for his racing stables. Be quite awkward next door neighbours (no pun intended) if power did split up the parcels of land.

Box wine is better for the environment anyway

Power has always said the training ground will go with the club. If Power decides not to sell Twelve Oaks with the club, he’ll be stuck with a plot of land that he won’t be able to build houses on without further costs and an awful lot of fighting. If he’s sensible, he’ll sell it off as job lot minus the horse stables.

Are there any gallops close by as it seems pointless having stables without anywhere to train unless he has additional land that he can develop

You're assuming he would use any of the land for a training ground at all. Why bother if he no longer owns the club?

Power says a lot of things. He won't be stuck with a plot of land he can't build houses on, he will have a very saleable plot of land he can sell to a developer for decent wedge because it has planning permission. He was never going to build the houses himself, that was always going to be sold on.

Power says a lot of things but coincidentally nothing recently as his ship sinks fast😀

According to that ‘throughthegrapevine’ twitter account, which barely gets anything right, Paul Tisdale was at yesterdays game sat next to Paul Jewell

Where's Hodgetts when you need him as he would surely had spotted Tisdale if he was in the directors box!

You’re right. Power isn’t going to build a training ground for a club he no longer owns.

He may well sell the land for such purpose to any prospective new owner. How much did he pay for he whole shebang? £2m springs to mind

This.

I read all through the court proceedings eventually glazing over at the intricacies involved into who actually owns what percentage and what monies have been loaned/paid/owed etc. etc.. When/If the training ground may also become a part of the whole shebang as well makes it a further muddying of the waters. I cannot see it being sorted out quickly which is not good news for long suffering supporters and the only people rubbing their hands are the lawyers.

Power stared that he only had enough money to pay the wages for February so how's he funding the March wages!

Maybe, and I'm going out on a limb here, not everything he says always turns out to be 100% accurate :)

Exactly that😀

Hand jobs at the back of the townend, £5 till you pop

 :girlgiggle:

You have lost me on this. You suggested the training ground land could be included in the valuation of the club to help meet a high valuation.

I am sure any potential buyer of the club wouldn't be buying the club plus a plot of land for houses off power. It would only meet the needs of a buyer if it was a training ground.

Good money for 20 seconds work

Yeah but he would only short change you and probably use someone’s else’s hand.

He’s not going is he

https://youtu.be/_lvL4Bzyumg

He ain't going is he ?.............

I hope I am wrong but I reckon he will be taking training tomorrow.

I can see an early statement in the press. “Sheridan gets vote of confidence from STFC board”.

My Liver is struggling.

Someone asked the oracle Nixon on twitter whether he was going and he said

‘Well he hasnt left....’

Even if he told Power he wanted to quit straight after that radio interview on Saturday, they'd still need to work out the terms of his leaving. And even if they sketched that out in principle there and then, it'd need some details filling in properly, which wouldn't be done till today. But if no announcement's made today, I think we're probably stuck with him for the rest of the season

Well at least he’s got that right.

I’m confident he’ll be gone today

Its only Monday morning. Its also a week where we don't have a game on Tuesday. So, I expect whatever is going to be done will be done early this week.

Add some bacon and onions, you'll thank me for it.

nom

Actually had some chicken livers for supper last night/

As it stands Power has three plots of land eacgh with a seperate planning permission;

Racing stables which has nothing to do with the club, his aspirations for the club and would be of no interest to any buyer of the club, it does however form part of Powers wider interests albeit as noted above without gallops etc not reallysure of the point of it.

Site for 18 houses, will be worth a fair old wedge of cash, imagine it was argued that this was needed to cross fund the training ground but cannot see any sort of s.106 linking the two permissions so Power has probably got a relatively unfettered consent which will make his a fair bit of wonga.

Now the elephant in the room, the training facility. Power seems to have a few options here,

a) build it and get the club tied into a lease before he sells the club (Alternatively sell the club with a commitment from the new buyer to lease at an agreed rent when complete) - thus securing some on-going income from the club;

b) Include the land with PP within the sale of the club, albeit as the land is ownerd by L Power rather than STFC it would probably make sense for him to do this as a side sale to ensure that Clem et al don't benefit;

c) Hang on to the land to consider further options for it, with a bit of nous there is potential to get housing on it now.

We shall see.

From what I hear Sheridan is taking training today.

I heard he was going to leave but then someone with a mobile phone filmed himself telling Shezza to fuck off and so he changed his mind and thought he would have a bit more fun being a troll. Curran and Broadbent to start up front on Saturday.

fucks sake

 :puke:

I know you are joking but it really could be something as simple and contemptable and trolling as that. We all know Power won't sack him so its a free ride.

Christ.

The guy's basically admitted he can't do the job.

Or Sheridan was put in charge to get us relegated out of pure spite by Power....

He was going but Power has said he's doing a great job in succeeding with Powers plan...

He’s probably watched the video from Saturday, got all excited about his quintuple substitution and self-reaffirmed his tactical genius status.

But we still lost😀

10 weeks into this thread now. Saturday he admits he doesn't know what else he can do with these players. Back on the training ground today then for more of the same it is then

We train? Who’d a thunked it!

Of course. Specific focus on leg strength so we can kick it far and high. Also working on neck muscles so they can watch the ball as it re-enters Earth's orbit.

It would be genuinely intriguing to see what they work on in training. because there is no substance in any match from set piece routines except Twine shooting. and no pattern of play to work into better positions on the pitch as it just goes long. Must just be heading and fitness!

And swearing from the touchline.

We practice to be this good?

We've become a laughing stock and are shortly hoping to be replaced in league one by our two little neigbours from Gloucestershire😀

This is an absolute state. Listened to the post match lspodcast last night, and matey is spot on about how rotten the club is. Cheerful listen.

And then they will both struggle next season. Their success sums up football in COVID times, you lose the advantage that you get with larger crowds (both financially and atmosphere) and gives a massive advantage to non entities like the Vegans and Cheltenham who get crowds of between 1k and 2k. Salford should be in that boat as well but Wellens is doing his best to ensure they miss out!

At lest if they struggle next season they will go down playing football and without all the shenanigans we've had to put up with!

I wish I was wrong, I can assure you.

We're so far behind what a modern, progressive community-focused lower league club should and could be. 30 years behind.

The club is rottent to the core now.

Power sees the club as nothing more than a money making exercise, he is playing a bidding war to raise the amunt he can now get after paying off Standing/Power/Black, denying there is any bid from Clem and stating that he has no more money (which is blatantly a lie) as he is just refusing to put any money into the club knowing he won't be owner for that much longer.

Sheridan is here because he is close mates with Power, again despite what he says. He has trolled the fans with his pathetic post match interview on Saturday, looking for sympathy, which he got - yet having no intention of leaving of his own accord as that means he will lose his last football related income as I doubt he will get another manager gig after this absolute shambles.

The ground is in a state of disrepair and will need money thrown at it before we get fans back in, off the pitch we are in a mess with Power seemingly refusing to invest anything into the staff/upkeep etc.

It seems pretty obvious that Wellens could see this happening hence his Northern Ratty body left the ship before it sunk.

I don't think for 1 minute that Power is deliberately running the club into the ground so we get relegated as surely it will be less appealing to future buyers if we are in a lower league and probably the sale figure would be considerably less.

Come on Lee Power come clean and just let the club sale go through before we are confirmed as relegated so we can get rid of this dinosaur managing us, before its too late.

Excellent pots JJ :clap: :clap:

I thought you were spot on all the way through.

I had a particular soapy tit wank monent when you were asked about the Camp signing - and responded with ‘dont give a shit’

For me, as I said in the pod, every single department of the club is under-gunned and under-resourced. Take the footballing side out of the equation, it's an SME with c. £5m revenue. Run it like a business.

Have a creative, modern, forward-thinking commercial department, sales department, marketing department, media department. Doesn't need to be expensive.

Have long-term strategic aims. Have a corporate culture. Have a KPI structure and a performance management structure. Have a mission statement.

Just run the business like a modern business.

Isn't part of the problem that Jed contracted out the catering deal which means CentrePlate or whatever they're called profit from events more than the club? Not excusing Power and there's plenty that could be done but hands are tied in some areas.

You have to remember that almost every businesses Power has been involved in have either gone bust or have had every pip squeezed out of them, leaving only a husk.

STFC is no different and it was always going to end thus.

Word for word spot on.

That's one tiny element of running a football club.

Didn't realise it was you! But yeah top podding and spot on throughout,

Panda's "I don't give a shit" made me spit my beer out.

Lost of head nodding to that pod, sadly.

I really enjoy the post match pods. I find them quite cathartic after watching the crap Sheridan dishes up week after week. I usually find myself in complete agreement.  This week's in particular was a joy. Especially the Lee Camp remarks.  I am a bit disappointed we have signed Lee. Nothing to do with his ability but I was kind of hoping to see a few more keepers this season.

Keep up the good work Panda

I have heard the catering deal has been voided since lockdown and cancelled.

I'd love to be proved wrong, but I don't see Sheridan leaving until any takeover. Power is a vacant owner, he won't be doing anything over and above bare minimum.

Panda for Chief Exec!

Anyone expecting a ‘BBC Wilts Understands’?

He’s screwed us over, hasn’t he. What an absolute turd of a bloke.

He’s not going anywhere. Owner needs to grow a pair of bollocks too

Never thought I would hate a Swindon manager as much as I hate this piss taking cunt.

Its getting to the stage where the paranoid me wonders whether he supported a team who play in yellow as a kid....

I have to admire this level of trolling. Fair play John.

He has definately stepped up a gear, cant fault his commitment to trolling, setting a new gold standard.

Not prepared to leave without a pay off, Power won't pay him off.

Only logic i can see.

I can't understand how placing him on gardening leave or paying up his contract and recruiting internally would cost power money?

That almost sounds like blackmail.   I know I'm shit and should resign but will only leave if you pay me.
Probably not the first or last time it's happened in football

Let's hope they are figuring out succession plans and backroom staff, (TW would be due a pay off if he went) before announcing anything.  

Can’t believe there’s been no club comment after a The Turd’s outburst on Saturday.

We’re all being treated with utter contempt.

Yep. Withholding Ifollow money until he’s gone

Not sure. Maybe Power just simply doesn't care about what happens to the club and is happy to see us go down.

If that's the case though it seems a weird stance to take given they're not due in court for around a year i believe? So you'd imagine he would want the financial benefit of league 1 away followings lining his pocket rather than the much lower numbers in League 2.

Possibly has a deal in place for a sale in the summer and wants to fuck the fans off with a relegation before he leaves.

Who knows! Nothing would surprise me at this stage.

If you said he’s on £1k a week, 7 weeks of the season left.... £7k pay off isn’t a lot when you stand to lose a lot more than that through relegation....

7 weeks.... Shit, is that all.

Why?
It’s plain to see, drain the last penny until the club is sold.
Season Ticket sales to follow.
Not having a go at you it’s absolutely shit and we’ve all had enough. Sheridan is simply a deflection away from our biggest problem.

He aint going no where....the worst he has to put up with at the minute is a few pointy questions via the Adver and BBC Wilts to a lesser degree.

No fans baying for his head. Has never once given me the impression that he gives a shit, we were in trouble and hes been given a free hit....piece of piss for him.

Bit of a sob story Post Match to get us all excited, gets a bit of support as some youngin told him to fuck off in the Car Park.

Rock up Monday as if it never happened.

Yeah no fans is bad financially but great if you want to carry on being a cunt with no accountability. I think Power would be well advised to get out before fans are allowed back in - probably be more toxic than ever before with the amount of frustration and anger building amongst the supporters. Though not sure if he even bothers to attend any more regardless.

but an internal appointment with a fan favourite gives renewed optimism, and if it works and we stay up then would increase season ticket sales and keep fans on board for that little bit longer. cant see a negative in sacking him.

Why do we think that an internal appointment is free? If I was taking that much extra responsibility at work I'd want a fucking pay rise.

Got to pay them first ;)

My hunch in this hilarious situation is that Sheridan wants to jack it in, Power has asked everyone in the club who wants to fill in for a while, everyone has ducked their head and said ‘fuck no, I don’t want a relegation on my CV, especially as first proper management job’

So power has asked El Dinoden to hang around for a week so Power can rope some desperate fuckwit off the street to take over for half of what he’s paying out now and even then he’s struggling.

That, or Sheridan went home Saturday night laughing his bollacks off that everyone has swallowed his first class trolling hook, line and sinker.

The rollercoaster of Swindon Town rumbles on regardless

It aint a rollercoaster any more. They're fun at times. This is beyond banal - welcome to the Circus Berzerkus.

Nothing will happen this week now.

Our fearless leader will be more interested in Cheltenham races

I'm inclined to think that he's not going but I don't expect fans to go the whole week without any sort of comms from the club.

Yesterday was pretty bad but a whole week would result in more than a couple of bed sheets and a single fan turning up.

ya know shhhhhhhhaawn, nufings changed so I di-unt need to saaay anyfing

Total Sport saying Sheridan has made a u turn, they asked for an interview with him but were told BBC Wilts would be speaking to him first.

Cue arse kissing from Shaun Hodgetts

Relegation confirmed then.....

Maybe he's done the unthinkable and actually asked the players their thoughts on how we should approach games?

No, you're right, he doesn't talk to the players at all let alone invite them to talk back, aside from the insightful rants he has pitch side that is.

Maybe Power has said "Don't go yet. Hang in for another week or two and you can get paid up when the new lot sack you"

Watch this space......

Our season is saved, Captain Unsackable Dinosaur is staying.

I don't beleive a single fucking word he says. Not one.

I don't think he had any intention of quitting and did it to wind up the fanbase.

I know we have a few who are ITK on here (Some really and some possibly less than they think they are), there must be rumours/stories circulating within the club regarding Power and Sheridan's positions?

Yes but the forum police shout them down!

Oh, do behave.

It has been explained to you numerous times how best to pass on what you've heard without being criticised for it. If you choose to ignore that then that's your problem.

Says constable Flashheart of the forum police.......

Now you see the violence inherent in the system. Help! help! I'm being oppressed!

That does appear to be his aim, he clearly doesn't give a shit and by openly admitting he doesn't know what to do but still not leaving it will antagonise the fans even further. His sole aim seems to be to demonstrate how untouchable he is and that he won't be sacked no matter what he says or does...

OK. You go ahead and continue throwing a childish paddy instead of just taking some well-intended advice.

No skin off my nose, mate.

Fuck the forum police. Get it on here, if people choose to disbelieve what you say I'm sure they can just ignore you.

Childish.. Maybe
A paddy... No not all

Well intended advice?... What advice would that be.?

I and other people have posted info I had heard that at the time was correct.... You can believe it or not..

As in life sometimes things change..

If you and other posters want to get bent out of shape because sometimes the info or circumstances change and what I or other people have posted does not happen grow up get over it and move on......

Be grateful some people do actually have and are willing to share what's going on in the club..

However for me and others that info will be kept to ourselves...

Meh I'd prefer not hearing this bullshit wank.fuck off

Taking your ball home?

Judge Flashheart "I am the law"  :busted:

quite

Respect my authoritah

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More like Chief Wiggum....

All cynical stuff aide, I really got the impression that most parties (club staff, local media, fans) felt that Sheridan was done on Saturday afternoon.

...but the two people who probably matter here, Power and Jewell, didn't force the issue or seemingly have any interest in forcing the issue.

I don't think Sheridan said what he did malicously or to potentially swerve difficult questions because those questions *will* come with or without the Advertiser. Sheridan probably thought 'fuck it' at Full-Time and then having slept on it changed his tune.

This issue, again, is the fact that Sheridan is (potentially) being allowed to 'sleep on it' and decide whether he wants to resign or not. This should have been out of his hands weeks/months ago.

Club has been sold to Mr Bean

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Think you're spot on here Rich. He genuinely sounded despairing in the interview, and whether we think he's capable of trolling to that level or not, I certainly don't think he's that good an actor. I think he meant it on Saturday and subsequently changed his mind (or was persuaded to). Dave did a very good thread on this on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/1MREDVE/status/1371524292912029696

This made me laugh more than it should have done. Perfect response.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz9I0WJxF84

That is the first time I have laughed or smiled over something STFC in a while.
Therefore I thank you.

Appears that way.
Power clearly not interested and knows the end is in sight thus why force the issue.
This won’t be forever and hoping this gets resolved sooner rather than later. Other claims are now being levied as to who owns further parts of the club.
We as Supporters simply have to sit this out and will pick it up once it bottoms out. How far that is simply depends on how quick a takeover is in place.
The screw is being turned.

If there are loads of competing claims, I would have thought that they need to be resolved before LP can dispose of his interest in the club.

Not necessarily. Power et al could accept an offer, hand the club over to whoever and sort out who gets what over any time period they want.

The fact that Power has, eventually, become the chancy character a lot always though he was from the beginning, should really surprise nobody.

As has been said, it won’t last forever and I reckon we’re down if we get rid of Sheridactyl or not. Hopefully we’ll have a clean slate going forward into next season.

So are you suggesting there are more shareholders potentially than Power / Standing (Barry) / Morfuni

Does Black's debenture have to be resolved when the club is sold ?

I would guess for the club to be sold it will need Power & Standing to agree and come to and agreement on price or for a judge to rule the club can be sold and the moneys be put into an account by a solicitor until after the court case, this could be messy