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So Devlin has now "officially" resigned........

Anyone know why or what this means ?

source?

Official site

I wonder if its a condition of the negotiations I assume he was suspended on full pay?

Accepted "with regret" my arse. I doubt the major shareholder who had "lost confidence" in Devlin has any regrets.

Presumably this  "mutual" agreement  is in place of spending shed load of cash going through the courts. I guess it is best for both parties in that respect in that Mr Devlin can move on with his life/career.

I further wonder if this is part of ongoing negotiations between Power and the board over the £1 loan argument. I worry this is not a good sign for the consortium takeover bid and hope those in charge haven't found more investment to stave it off.

Good luck Mr D, hopefully we will see you back in the boardroom one day. Remember that resigning from the board of STFC is usually only temporary. Snady G and Bob Holt (twice) have done it, I'm sure you can too if this lot up sticks!

Don't be a stranger Mark. We'll have you back soon enough.

Mark, anything to add to this or are you unable to do so ???????

Not reading too much into this, not a surprise, will wait to hear where this fits in, in the grand scheme of things.

Anyone know when this weeks club representatives/Bill P & Phil E meeting is?

You'll be back soon Mark, I hope.

Disappointing and angry. He did wonders for this club.

Best of luck to the guy.

I too was a tad cynical by that "regret" comment.

The way I see it fellas is, Devlin is a Bill Power-ophile, therefore it's in everyone's best interests if Mark D isn't connected to the club at this time as he may have a bit of a conflict of interest.  Works for the board but allied to Bill P.

I'd welcome him back with open arms when the takeover is complete!!!  As I'm sure would most supporters.  Let's just "grin and bare" it!

Well all the best Mark .. I hope its not goodbye and just farewell for now and that you are back in the near future .. best damn Chief Exec Swindon ever had !

Fully agree.

Good luck Mark....and here's hoping we'll see you back for a third time.

Thanks for the kind words. I've nothing to add to the statement, except to thank you all again for your support, and best wishes following the air crash. The time has come to draw a line under things and look to the future and some opportunities that have been presented to me. Unfortunately I need to undergo an operation to remove the pins in my spine later this month and, once recovered, I will, hopefully, be able to come to a couple of games during the remainder of the season, and I feel sure the team can achieve promotion.

Oh well thats somwthing else they can blame Mark for when the accounts come out - if ever.

In light of the rubbish they spouted about him in the media, I assume that to go quietly and not pursue a claim for Constructive Dismissal he thought of a number doubled it then added a bit!! And good luck to him!!

When will the 'businessmen' who are wrecking this club learn.

Hope that Mark is off to the forum on Thursday night.

if it were me and i'd done no wrong, i wouldn't have resigned.
but mark d's health is most important here and with that i wish him well

Cheers for your efforts Mark - it's no coincidence that the periods of supporter-happiness and good relations with the board have coincided with the times you've been at the helm.

Don't let these mugs get you down too much and best of luck for the future.

good luck Mark!

I would like to wish Mark the best of luck for the future and hope to see him at a game in the future...I'm sure there are many people that will buy his ticket and beer before and after the game.

Hopefully we will asee him back when the consortium takes contrrol.

I was surprised he resigned though rather than wait to be sacked and then do them for unfair dismissal...or constructive dismissal

Best Wishes for the future Mark - part of me hopes it'll still be with Swindon at some point. Good luck for whatever life throws at you next - hopefully you'll be dealt a better hand than the last year!

Good luck Mark you were fantastic here in some dark days, hope you will return with Bill as part of the consortium take over  :beers:

All the best to Mark on his path to recovery. Hopefully he will find work at another club soon.

thats a shame, but not like we didnt see it coming really.


fingers crossed you'll be back soon tho. meanwhile, all the best to you and your family kiddo.

Kiddo?? He must be twice your age Sonny jim

I've no doubt that this is something to do withy the consortium bid, people who have been suspended but deny any wrongdoing dont just resign for the sake of it

unless you knew its not worth suing them if your gonna be back at the club soon anyway :wink:

what do you mean hopefully he'll find work for another club? hopefully he'll be back here Gazza!  :D

Good luck Mark, all the best to you and your family.

Does this mean you can start posting in the non-footy parts of the forum?  :D

Excellent - let's have some stuff from the "Flasher Mac Files" in NSFW!

Ok if he doesn't come back here. But he has bills etc to pay. I wouldn't think he would sit around waiting to get back into STFC, especially if the consortium bid hits any rocks along the way.

Or mines

Mark's comments on here show great professionalism, something which has been lacking at the club in recent times. All the best for the future and hopefully we'll see you in a 'new life'.

Sory to see you leave Mark, hope it wont be for too long! :mrgreen:

All the best Mark and thanks for all the hard work you put in.

Hope to see you back a.s.a.p

Best of luck for the future Mark. I hope that we can see you back at the county ground very soon ( with your now infamous flasher mac).

All the best Mr D and love to Stan. Hope you're back soon. Tommy moony coming here for fuck all..that was the deal of the century...never mind selling a million pound striker for 400k (ish!)

I liked Mr D  :cry:  Only decent bloke around that was prepared to tell it how it is and make a great effort to keep the fans informed.

All the best Mark and lets hope you return when Bill succeeds with the Consortium, with your flasher Mac of course  :wink:

Deviant Diamandis will hopefully be many miles away by then  :beers:

says in the adver today he has a few "opportunities, that I am looking at and we'll see what happens"

What's you point Gazza?  What was he supposed to say?  Or what were you expecting him to say?

My point is, as everyone likes to speculate anyone want to speculate about what oppourtunites these are? Besides the obvious talk about him coming back under the fans consortium

He's going to run away join the circus*



*Ok I made it up, please don't sue me Mark  :|

according to some he's just left the circus?

I won't comment as I don't want to be sued

why would you get sued?

Don't play dumb. I know you're trying to get me into trouble  :wink:

you see me writing circus im not in trouble

You are now, I'm sending my clown and lion-tamer mates over to sort you out with squirty flowers and custard pies in their exploding car.

well atleast I dont have to jump through rings of fire!  :soapy tit wank:

Your bowel problems are your own affair

No....................thats mine ! :cry: