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A day early but I am bored .......

So will we get this statement from the club Re Lee Power we were promised?

Several people been promised statements clarifying his position, etc. from Jed on twitter several times now, Thursday seems to be the latest date quoted....see no reason why this one will be met.

Several people been promised statements clarifying his position, etc. from Jed on twitter several times now, Thursday seems to be the latest date quoted....see no reason why this one will be met.

Not quite sure what people are expecting from this tbh. It will just say "Lee Power's a lovely fella who's done loads of good things for the club and knows lots of people in football dontcha know. And all that embarrassing stuff about programmes was ages ago. And that Cambridge/Rushden/wherever else it was stuff too. And he wasn't even in the country for most of it. Or awake. Or anything."

And if he is a genuinely all right bloke who's going to do a cracking job for the club, having a statement saying so won't make anyone believe it any more than not. And if he's a MegaMind style evil genius intent on bringing the club to rack and ruin while he strokes a white cat next to his ornamental pool of pirahnas (complete with deluxe retractable bridge), the statement's probably not going to mention that. Much like the Adver's "At home with Mike" Diamandis glossy of a few years back didn't focus too much on the whole "couldn't trust as far as you could throw him" aspects.

We'll be none the wiser either way. As arriba said the other day, judge him/them on what they do, not what they say. (Unless they say something hideously stupid of course :) )

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/1771517.___We_don___t_accept_Trust_criticism___/

Smart casual...not a shark, or absurdly powerful prosthetic limb or other appendage in sight.

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/1771517.___We_don___t_accept_Trust_criticism___/

Smart casual...not a shark, or absurdly powerful prosthetic limb or other appendage in sight.

Couldn't even spell my fucking name right it's WILKS FFS!

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=26065.msg486704#msg486704

How time flies!

I'm just a cunt really...

I’m delighted to be officially joining The Board of Swindon Town Football Club.

I don’t think it’s any secret that I have been working in the background for the past few months and am pleased that I can finally talk in an official capacity. I am very excited about helping the club with the challenge of continuing to be successful on the pitch and also assisting in achieving financial sustainability. We (The Board) are extremely confident of achieving this but to ease all supporters' concerns, until this has been achieved, we (The Board) will continue to finance any shortfall.

We knew this was the case in the short term and we are prepared to do so going forward until the club is where it needs to be financially. We also have to be aware of the new FFP rules which we would have exceeded considerably if we hadn’t taken the steps we had over the summer. From my personal point of view I feel I can add a lot to the club with my extensive business and football experience.

As you are aware there has been a significant turnover of players and there will continue to be so until the budget is reduced to where it needs to be. The club has achieved success over the past couple of seasons signing experienced professionals on substantial contracts. That strategy needed to change and we have to now do things in a different way but we still expect to be successful with a younger group of players mixed in with some good senior professionals. We also plan to produce an attractive and exciting style of play that Swindon has been famous for in the past.

We are excited by the players we have recruited and using the loan market to get good quality players in who fit in with the style that we play and also fit in with the wage constraints was always part of our plan. We feel that we have managed to get four loan players of real quality from Tottenham, and hopefully having them all from the same the club will make the bedding-in process a lot quicker and easier. I think a lot of people within the game consider, at that age, Spurs to have one of the strongest groups in the country.

We are actively looking for a manager at the moment but that does not mean we will not continue to be active in the transfer market. Obviously it is not an ideal situation but with the season now upon us we have to continue to move on targets that have been identified whilst still moving some players out. We have a blueprint and philosophy in place that we want to instill and we are looking for a manager and players that fit into that. I am in constant contact with Mark Cooper who has done an excellent job and will be treated as manager until we are in a position to announce a permanent manager.

I would like to reiterate my excitement at being part of this fantastic club and I would ask for a bit of patience as we work through this transitional period. I am sure if we are afforded that and you continue with your fantastic support of the club, we will give you a side to be proud of and that you look forward to coming to watch.

#COYR

Lee

That's a pretty good statement on the club's direction but ducks the question of what his actual role is which is concerning.

However, as said previously, Actions > Words.

Really? To me the statement refers things they have already done, rather than talk about things they are going to do...

Apologies. I thought you were alluding to the whole 'false promises' angle which has been used previously by Town fans!

So we got what we expected....  nothing we didn't already know.  However I am not sure what else anyone expected from this statement

Wouldn't it have been nice to have had a photo of him as well? Without one, he still seems a dark and shady figure, hiding away in deepest Switzerland.

Something is better than nothing, certainly.  But what Jed (and Lee Power) need to understand is that this club has previous - and fairly recent - experience of having been run by a shady character operating in the background.  And it didn't go very well.  Anything that looks or smells like another Diamandis situation is going to get a lot of people offside.  And as a result, transparency is a lot higher up the agenda than it probably used to be.

I don't want to denigrate everything that Lee Power is doing, because there are signs that some of what is being done might just work.  (Or fail horribly.  But that's not really the point.)  But given the absence of a manager at the moment, and that Lee Power appears to be doing a lot of the things that you might reasonably expect a manager to do (incl player selection and signing etc.), I think we're going to need to see & hear a little more about what he's up to than we have up until now.

I see Fredi has reappeared.

Dear Fredi My beloved friend 1) Wes is not for sale 2) No the club is not for sale I would also like to thank u for you're valuable support

Fredi on thisis says:

Hilarious timing of Lee Power's statement, with last real asset, Wes, about to be given to Brentford for £450k. Can't wait for Jed's spin on this one after promising he wouldn't be sold. And the two of them are already in talks to sell the club on, trying to blag a ridiculous sum. And still people will believe the bullsh*t. The fans deserve better, the players and staff deserve better. Fortunately, it will get better, but more pain first.

I know we're not behind this board in droves yet, but at least some are willing to give them the chance. When everyone was up in arms and getting their knickers in a twist, her words only reinforced everyone's hatred, now I think she should just fuck off.

Fredi has an axe to grind with the new board, she wouldn't know anything about Wes being sold as she is no longer employed by the club.

Fredi is a cunt.

Anything prophesied that has turned out to be riight?

He/she is getting tiresome now. At the beginning there were some alarm bells in my mind but (and maybe I am extremely naive) I am behind this board to take us forward.

I doubt we'd be bidding 6 figure sums for strikers if they were trying to strip all of our assets.

achieving financial sustainability. We (The Board) are extremely confident of achieving this but to ease all supporters' concerns, until this has been achieved, we (The Board) will continue to finance any shortfall.

Have I missed something where Fredi has been confirmed as a female?

Fredi has a cunt.

Have I missed something where Fredi has been confirmed as a female?

I thought I read that jed had refered to Fredi as " she " certainly other people have implied that it's a female who used to work at the club?

I believe this to be the case, yes. I also believe that the club know exactly who Fredi is too.

I believe ou are correct on all points PV - I also believe that Fredi is an anagram of . . . .  . . .  hence the chip on shoulder shit stirring happening on another forum!

Is Fredi a good centre forward? We need one of those.

I don't think Fredi is one person, going on by what a lot of people seem to be saying.

I believe ou are correct on all points PV - I also believe that Fredi is an anagram of . . . .  . . .  hence the chip on shoulder shit stirring happening on another forum!

Fredi is a norse goddess

Bidding and buying are 2 different things, though