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That we are named as Champions and promoted to L1 again.

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18503817.crunch-efl-talks-see-swindon-town-named-league-two-champions-tomorrow/

I am not holding my breath that this will be concluded today though.

Then demoted for ownership irregularities next week?

Nah been done before, they need to think of a brand new punishment.

Promotion to the Championship?

Let's hope so but it's a bit odd how the Power saga has gone really quiet

I think it only becomes a problem when there is sale in the offing. Hopefully, after the very public shenanigans of that court appearance, it can be sorted out amicably between all the parties.

FFS they can't drag it out any longer. We'll still be trying to conlude this season next year

I sincerely hope that is just what is happening at the moment.

Now it’s out in the open I expect so. Bit embarrassing for all parties concerned. last thing you’d want to happen to something you’re keen, very keen to keep a lid on is for it to become public. I expect there is a degree of duck paddling against a strong river, looks all quiet and stable on the surface but those webbed feet are going like fuck underneath.

But the parties will have known that the proceedings (to include the recent applications for interim relief) would not be private and would be in the public domain. Also, modern dispute resolution practice essentially dictates that you try and sort out disputes before issuing proceedings.

I suppose if you have spent 12 months+ trying to get one party to deliver their commitments serious action is required, especially if said person was ploughing on.

The best I'm expecting today is EFL framework ratification.

I still reckon League 2 will need another vote if relegation is back in the mix (it should be, EFL want it)

I suspect that Macc will continue to be a confusing matter, likewise is it clear how they plan to solve the Bury issue?

It's not odd. The only odd thing was that it came out when it did. The issues are almost 7 years old.

Dale Vince tweeted:  EFL just voted for the common sense way to end the season.

"relegation upheld?"

"Yeah, rules for all three, for any that end the season early.  So that’s L2 or L1 in practice."

Efl statement - voted to end season, unweighted pog, relegation and playoffs

Excellent.

Warning: Dale Vince's view of what constitutes common sense may not coincide with anyone else's

unweighted ppg or play on, playoffs, relegation and promotion confirmed!

L2 vote later!

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/efl-statement---outcome-of-egm/ (https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/efl-statement---outcome-of-egm/)

Surely the majority of L1 and L2 clubs will agree to curtail the season?

hopefully! plus, doesn't unweighted PPG mean playoffs and not promotion for the pox

Yep

Yep

Nice :D

So

The relegation issue is expected to be confirmed today that one side will be relegated to the national league BUT the club who’s been relegated is unlikely to be named today! There is a potential issue with this, some rumours have surfaced suggesting that the national league may not start 20/21 season until a couple months after EFL which could create a financial issue for whichever club is relegated from league 2!

Now being rumoured that an independent commission will vote on which team is relegated from league 2!

Statement Tuesday https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/efl-statement---outcome-of-egm/

Assuming the league starts BCD, it would probably mean the relegated club would be comparatively better off than the one that is saved.

They're going to relegate Macclesfield. Macclesfield are a fucking basket case and have been for a while. Why run the risk of potentially breaking a fairly well-run club in Stevenage when Macclesfield are likely to go pop soon anyway?

If it does, and I wasn't taking muich notice of Div 3 back in the football season, it would be the first time they've made the PO's in the 33 years of their existence..... we've had 8 appearances. Of those 8 appearances we've only ever lost the semi once in open play, with another 2 on pens.

If this comes to pass who is going up or down in the bottom two leagues?

Rovrum and Coventry via autos in L1 + PO winner

Tranmere, Sarfend and Bolton relegated

Us, Crewe, Plymouth via autos + PO winner

Stevenage and/or Macclesfield relegated

Relegation confirmed from PL and Bournemouth release a statement

Ta, possibly gives us a chance of another season of Yates then?

Blackpool sniffing

That'll be the fish.

Are Rovrum going to loan to someone in the same league?

I think they triggered the one year option to prevent him going for nowt - which is fair enough.

Is anyone actually buying at the moment?

So, can we open the champers yet?

Metaphorically speaking, as I don't actually have any champagne.

Dale Vince has also tweeted the Lg2 vote is done, only FGR voted to play on. So the season is done and we’re champions. Nothing official yet though.

"Play up Pompey...."  :pint:

champions... champions..m

Well isn't he 'ard.....

Champions*

Is it official yet? I want to open a bottle of something fizzy. Probably Coke.

Great news but can't help feeling a bit meh about finally being confirmed as Champions* (assuming that is actually the case)

Know what you mean, it is a little anti-climactic and we have been robbed of celebrating it properly. As have the players, gutted for them, they deserve a full stadium cheering their achievement. But, champions is champions. And we are finally out of League Fucking Two.

Ours and Coventry's new song " Champions by PPG, you'll never sing that"

No thanks I would rather some alcohol than hard drugs, I like your thinking though!

I like it!

:D Rather left myself open to that one, didn't I? Just say "No", kids

It may be a quirk that only I experience but I find that when using the STFC app, I get the Brighton & Hove Albion badge on a grey background before the various photos load up. I wonder whether the prospect of becoming Southern Counties Seagulls is closer than we think?

.............and  we never lost at home to the numb,   well not in the league anyway.........

confirmed

https://www.efl.com/news/2020/june/efl-statement-league-two-opts-to-curtail/

Fuck yeah!

Championeeeeesssss ole ole ole

Yay officially Champions*

I will take that.

Woo!

Looking forward to next season hunched over a laptop (whenever that might start)

Looking forward to smashing the piss stains either BCD or with no away fans present

Great news.
A 4th divisional title in our history is a fine achievement.
Some very good memories to be taken from this season, although unfinished.

Will be making the arduous commute downstairs to work with a sore head tomorrow morning.

Now follows the hope and uncertainty of making it to the new season with the club intact and part of 72 EFL clubs all good to go.

Theres not a C* on the table in the EFL statement ;)

Great, we are confirmed as champions in the week me and the missus decide  its time we must have  a dry week!

There's always some fucking c*** in an EFL statement

Yet....

Ah but if we beat them BCD, it doesn't count

Sounds about right. They reckon they still won that game where we beat them on pens. Honest to God, they added it to their commemorative mugs!

Sad fucks!

Sunderland and Tranmere fans outrage on twitter is fucking hilarious

Especially when Sunderland has a budget 3-4 times bigger than anyone else. The Oxford 2 have really shafted them.

Donald and Methven are taking a barrage of shit at the prospect of a 3rd successive season in L1.

What did they ACTUALLY expect to happen?

Tranmere expected to be part of a 25 team L1. Sunderland can’t get their heads round how Wycombe are better than them.

Did it with 10 games to spare, in your face Liverpool!

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaE6NIyXkAAO47h?format=jpg&name=large)

Then they both should have accumulated more points.

We're in a fucking once (hopefully) in a lifetime pandemic that has killed circa 400k worldwide. How football seasons are finished are kind of irrelevant. Some clubs might actually go bust in this fiasco and these sadsacks are whining because the season has been ended prematurely, which is in the best interests of them financially.

Its not like they are never going to play any football seasons again, just be better next time!

Get in! Well deserved Ritchie and the lads.

 :yay:

 :cheese:

Congratulations to the first "non-name" manager to win a League title for STFC.
Well done to the players & all the staff.
Down to the CG now with some bottles of cider.
I have my Champions T-Shirt from 2012. That will do to wear for now.

https://twitter.com/Official_STFC/status/1270377614042189824?s=20

 Didn't like reading this on the BBC website....

 
 I know they're talking about Macc, but.....

 So atm we join Notts C, Brentford and Donny on 3 Div 4 titles.   Chesterfield lead the way on 4

A minor point but Plymouth are all over my Linkedin feed as they have pushed out a video on their promotion*.  STFC appear to have no presence on Linkedin which is surprising.

2 hour promotion party on BBC Wilts from 6-8 this evening

An amusing summary of the League One promotion situation from the Independent (per MSN):-

With League One coming to an end, Coventry City will be promoted back to the Championship as League One champions, along with Rotherham United.

Wycombe Wanderers, Oxford City, Portsmouth and Fleetwood Town will enter the play-offs for the final promotion spot, with the EFL to confirm when the play-offs will take place.

Just checked my Bet365 account and notice my £20 bet @20/1 for us to finish as champions  has been refunded.
Why wait until we've fairly won the league,  why couldn't they have done it before ??,  either way it seems they knew  they were going to void the bet .............  going to be some shit going down that phone line as soon as I can get someone to answer it.

Wellens says he thinks we'll have the same budget next season.

Given all that's going on, that could be a good thing? Although we don't even know what'll happen with salary caps yet.

some bookies have paid up, saw a tweet earlier

What happens if you bet each-way on Poxford?

yarp me as well

oops

Season Match Bets/Team Points Totals
If any team does not complete all its fixtures then all match bets and team points total bets involving that team will be made void - win or lose.

Danny Lee has posted something out on his personal - they don't seem to use it or Corporate stuff.  It's not really there for that type of things anyway.

Baudry and Lyden agreed new deals

Sky Bet have paid out i think

Any ideas which ones Batch ??.

Why, have you ?.

Great news!

Certainly not.

I'm just thinking that some Poxford scum expecting a pay-out on 3rd will have to make do with their old Aunt Sally equipment for another year.

Yep, paid out for me earlier.

Doyle says he wants to stay and that it is what he is aiming for next season

Excellent.

Finally Champions* or Champions, either way well deserved. Congrats to Coventry too. Both clubs have needed somewhat of a break for a while. Quite amusing that Oxford "City" miss out.

Now to focus on how football in L1&2 goes about bringing football back in some capacity.

Today we can enjoy this, even if a little weird at not being able to celebrate it properly. Will open a bottle of Elderflower pressé or something.

Championes. We Are Wellens Red & White Army  :) :pint:

Bob is drinking Budweiser.

FFS Bob.

Did you hear all this on 'Talk of the Town' ?

Hearty congratulations to all connected with STFC, well deserved IMO.  :clap:

Hopefully, there'll be another 'home' game for me to watch at the CG, next season. :pint:

Doyle was the BBC wilts live thing that is on at the moment

Thanks Banker.  Appreciated.   :)

Time to open a bottle of wine I think.

Red, naturally.

Just spent 40 minutes on the phone to Bet 365, argued the toss, my bet was Swindon to be promoted as champions,  and we were !,!, was told it was void because season was not completed, asked them to show me where it said that in the rules,  they couldn't,  said they would email me within 24 hrs, now 20 minutes on just checked my account,  guess what ??,   they've paid out !,  withdrawn the money already in case they change their minds,   get on the phone RD,  hopefully you'll get paid as well,  got to stand up to these bullies.
Good day all round,  championees and £270 better off - happy days.

I’ve just paid €28 for a bottle of Chianti

COYR

Enjoy.......

On the shiraz  :)

Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey coming out...........

I did enjoy. The 5 pints of Peroni beforehand enhanced the experience!

:pint: :pint: :D :D

I don't get drunk on school nights.

Why the fuck did we have to go up on a Tuesday?

Sure you're not going to school tomorrow ?.

Ditto. Even though I would have if I hadnt had a lecture about the 12 bin-bags full of cans i took up recycling last night.

 :nod:
yep, me too, got me money, but more than that we won the league :D

Deserved champions. Pussers rum tonight. Have a great night all!

Good oh !!,   did you have to phone up or did they just credit your account ?.

they just gave me it - must have been you mate!
Then sent me this.
"We are contacting you in regard to your bet  placed on Swindon (To Win Outright England League 2 2019/20). As a gesture of goodwill and contrary to our rules we have settled this selection as a winner."
How very civilised!

Just got back from the CG. Disappointingly quirt. There were a few Goans playing football in the carpark. They didn't seem to know what all the fuss was about.
Nice touch to have one floodlights on with Red & White bulbs though!

Same email I got a couple of hours after they weighed me in.  Maybe several people phoned to complain,  who knows,  anyway,  glad you got paid out.  Main thing is we got the championship we deserved, just don't like being ripped off !!.

I know we discovered a few teams named champions after finishing the season second - but has a team ever won the league with a lower total than 69 points (since three points for a win)

My son also got that email.

Happy Days !!..

⚽️🏆👍

See Coventry City 2019/20  Champions BD  :soapy tit wank:

Considering we hardly ever win on a Tuesday, this is pretty big Tuesday night win for the Town. Maybe we can finally put the "Sat-Tues-Sat" myth to bed?  :hmmm:

Poxford lost to Exeter in the POs the first season the "invincibles" were relegated back to non-League. How we laughed.

Swindonian, Agent Zebowski, missing a penalty for the Pox in the shoot out.  He deserves a statue.   Ahem.

*Debbie Downer alert*

For me ever since Lockdown I have had a bit of a malaise about football, I wasn't missing it at all and I don't understand why. That feeling hasn't really changed to be honest and the announcement that we were champions was all a bit 'meh' for me. My celebration was 2 bottles of Coors light and winning £120 on a zoom poker session with friends.

Of course I add my sincere congratulations to Wellens and the players who have been superb this season and provided some memorable moments - Plymouth away, Exeter and Crewe at home stick out in my mind (I was at the latter 2 games, fantastic!).

I'm hopeful that when next season begins and fans are allowed back in I might get my STFC mojo back but I'm a bit concerned that being default Champions and promotion back to a League 1 with some big clubs in it just isn't stirring any emotions. Perhaps the whole Covid thing has sucked the life out of me (although I am more than content with my lockdown experience)

Good news that Lydon and Baudry are likely to sign new deals, if we can get Grant and Doyle signed up and Yates and Benda on loans again, I'd like to think we wouldn't struggle.

Well, there may very well soon be a space spare for one in the centre of Oxford

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Jesus, what's the buy-in?! About 6 of us play on Poker Stars, mostly Friday nights, and I thought $11 buy-in was a bit steep.

Last week I missed the first game so entered a Joe Public one with 90 players and a $1 buy in, came 2nd. Then joined the second game with my mates and won it, was on a roll! To make up for it I'll probably end up going out first this week.

We use Pokerrr app and Zoom. Buy-ins are usually £20 but as I couldn't make next week we doubled the stakes and it was £40. however the buy-ins closed after an hour and so nobody actually bought back in!!

Can't beat the old feeling of winning in Poker at the moment!

I know it's a joke and all but the Rhodes statue stands among about 200 in the city, and is not prominent at all:

(https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/resources/images/11461320.jpg?display=1&htype=0&type=responsive-gallery)

Congratulations on your promotion, by the way.

Thanks Mg.

PS, I don't think (m)any on here will be wishing you luck in the play-offs. The derbies in league 1 next season will finally be our chance to break this poor spell we are having against you!

Look at you, still pretending you're an Oxford fan.

Get the fuck in!

Protracted is not the word.

I just wanted to go up and we have....a Trophy is a nice cherry on the top however hollow it is. Hopefully 4D will start coming to games a bit more!

Lots of thoughts spinning through my head.

Feel a bit for Peterborough and Tranmere who were obviously we going to win all their remaining games... :) Barry Fry and his Boss can cry me a river. :suicide:

Roll on next season...whenever that will be...but we do know that we wont be playing shite like Newport...lets hope Numb fail too....some lovely games coming up.

Sunderland, Blackpool, Ipswich, Gas and hopefully Fleetwood win the Playoffs so we get Pompey, Pox and Wycombe too.

Lovely.

Congratulations everybody!

Not my picture, not sure who the originator is but this made me chuckle.

Bristol City and Rovers fans not happy about our promotion.

(https://i.postimg.cc/gkkg8t0r/103335495-10222454627651765-3481833737650277516-n.jpg)

All this celebration is all very well and good, but I know the key question every fan wants answered is "WHERE'S THE MERCH?" I won't feel like we are properly Champions* until I've been able to buy at least a T-shirt, stupid hat and various odd bits of tat emblazoned with "Swindon Town Champions* 2019-20". Sort it out!

To wear on our 'staycation' holidays!?

Usually to wear once and then sling in a draw

Not sure its been posted before but this made me smile.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1270413272483860487

Jan Age Fjortoft, a proper Town legend.

Corrected for you.

But no one would buy a ticket.

:D

Drawer it's drawer.

PaulD it's PaulD
At least quote the correct perp Reg  ;)

Oh rest assured, if we don't go up you can have a shot at breaking the near 20-year hoodoo  :moon:

We will, I think the last time I saw us against the Pox was when Beauchamp got a warm welcome back  :)
I'll be there this season coming *

*lockdown/coronavirus dependent

With our 3rd "4th Tier" title win we move within 1 title win of Chesterfield, who with 4 wins have the most championships from this division.

Any future relegation from League 1 will have the silver lining of allowing us a crack at joining them on 4... assuming they don't win a 5th in the meantime.

That's good innit?!

Where's the Arkell's promotion beer?

Actually let Hop Kettle do one this time please!

It's been a few years since I bought a Swindon Town coffee mug, and I'm going to need one now I've started a new job (or will, at least, when they let us in to the office).  I'm probably a little more excited than I should be at my age by the prospect of getting a 2020 Champions mug.  I'm sure, in fact, that I will end up buying several.

Tranmere just released a statement saying they are making 20 members of staff redundant due to   Covid and yesterdays decision

Will they play off v Pompey behind closed doors, or a close board fence ?

If we do go down again it may be some consolation! Personally I'd rather never have the chance to win it again! By the way when we first won this league we were promoted on 8 April, a little earlier than this time!

You wouldn't! Fox and Hounds meat draw is proof to that!

That joke is very old, but not as old as your last victory over us  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Here you go goaty, the bigger picture  :)


http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/HeadToHead.asp?Team=Oxford_United

Scrote. My mate used to live in Kingston Bagpuize & get me tickets in the home end at the Triangle cos I didn't have an STFC season ticket to away tickets.
You got OX postcode? Can you get us half-dozen tickets for your big match of the season?

Btw how good are you at playing Aunt Sally, Ol' Boy?

I find this one very clearly laid out:

https://www.11v11.com/teams/oxford-united/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Swindon%20Town/

Valid Pint, there was plenty of space in the Arkell's when I gave a bogus Swindon postcode and watched Constable slot one in at each end of your ground.

Not sure which big match you mean, there've been quite a few in the last couple of years. Mostly us beating Prem teams like Newcastle, Swansea, West Ham, and giving City a fair go too.

OX5. Not bad at aunt sally.

 :fishing:

Why go in the Arkell's when there has always been seats free on the Stratton Bank.

I'll quickly do a poll of yellow vermin & report back on the results of which they think is their big match.

Do you work at London Oxford airport ( that's a stretch ).

I heard Aunt Sally is on the sports curriculum in your area ahead of football, rugby & shinty.

I used to think Valid Pint was Ben on a wind up. But he's just not funny enough.

Back to troll training I think, focus on creativity.

It’s the artist formally known as Red Ken i suspect.

MG has already owned him once with his last response, not sure why VP has bitten poorly a second time 

Because he's a dull as hell horses helmet style troll. I've learned to just gloss over what he posts as its a lot of drivel. If you ignore these people they will eventually go away.

You two first met in 1965 ? Brief honeymoon period then.  :beers:

I think the social distancing towards him has been going reasonably well so far meaning at times he has been resorting to pathetically replying to his own posts to try and get attention.

Its kind of sadly really, hopefully he can develop a support bubble.

Valid Pint is Combe down isn’t it?

Stratton and away corner of the Arkell's were sold out. Only tickets left were for 'home fans' :flaccid:

Had a great view from there of Constable scoring twice in front of the Town End, with Di Canio looking on, admiring the target that rejected him and you.

Funny you should mention the sports curriculum. My school has won just about every football competition going in Oxford and Oxfordshire for the past 6 years. An ex-pupil has just won a scholarship with OUFC,  hope to see him on the fringes of the first team soon, and there are a couple of other alumni in the younger sides. We have never met a Wiltshire school at the South West finals, Southern Finals, or National Finals.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

What schools that?

Matthew Arnold?

I thought you'd left school? Constable is a Wiltshire lad  ;)
Must have been space in the away end as you only brought 2,707.

Defiantly went to school in Malmesbury
 

I bet you live in Swindon

Did not see mine had been paid out completely by Bet365 as well (Champions and promoted) until placing a couple of small horsey ones today. Not a world changing amount of money but every little helps as they will no doubt get it back as my selections on the horse racing front is non too good currently.

There were clearly many seats vacant. Maybe some Ol' Boys got lost on the way to the game. I have never seen Poxford fill their allocation at CG.

Testicle Scrote = Mystical Goat = OX5 = KiDlington QED

We have sold out the home areas about once in last 30 years in this fixture.  Stop digging a bigger hole, he’s done you fair and square

Oxford only used to bring 1,000 to 1,500 back in the 90s, they have brought more this century though  :)

We’ve played them 8 times in 20 years and only 4 of those were league games, 1 FA Cup and 3 Winky Wanky Cup ties.

They’ve got the mugs, tattoos, bunting, key rings, T-shirts, face masks, bedding etc to prove it!

Not that they’re obsessed you understand.

How’d that work out for Constable in the end?

I genuinely never realised he is Oxfords second all time top scorer. 1 off equalling the record.

Half of those were in non league football.... 45 league goals although worthy is hardly a stellar number.

52 if you count FA cup and LC goals during his league spell which the record go by, in league goals his total of 45 is 19 less than 6th on the list Joey Bumchum.

I can think of any other league clubs with three stands which makes them unique!

When they won in 2011 at the CG it was the first time since 1973, the seemed to have turned into a Cheltenham since mind.

Northampton and Sheff Utd would be close before ground moves/redevelopment, Aldershot always use to have just a trawler net behind one goal making them in essence a 3 sided ground, weren't boremuff 3 sided for a while too?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/30/which-football-stadiums-are-lopsided-three-sided-or-just-downright-wonky-the-knowledge

Bolton had 3 and a half at Burnden Park. Oxford had about 6 stands at the Manor. Hexagon to triangle  :)

Depends on what you do, Morecambe (and from recollection Fleetwood as well) are basically three sided with a pointless terrace running along one long side of the ground.

Mansfield’s ground has been 3 sided for years

Good post Pete but I was talking about now in the EFL!.
I did go to Aldershot late 70's when we lost in the FA Cup and there must have been over 10000 in the ground. Also went to Northampton and looked at the cricket pitch in 86 when Charlie Henry scored the winner

Fair point as I only went to the old Field Mill which used to have four sides

Think Huddersfield had 3 for a little bit whilst they were building their new one too.

You should claim back and embrace your 3 sided uniquity :)

I would be happy to carry on losing to Cheltenham and Oxford as long as we are winning leagues and promotions while they are not.. 

You should do what Arsenal did at Highbury and have a mural of fans.

We got beat 3-0 by Oxford in 1996, we won the League, I was very happy.

They'd need to get the fence a bit higher

Joey gave us an English gesture after his goal. Winning the league was better and his return visits to the County Ground very pleasurable.

Their current record of not losing to us is longer than their current stay in the Football League. Neither is acceptable in my book.

Joey Beauchamp or his return visits to the County Ground ??.

Trophy being presented at CG today, pics on players' instas, assume there will be some on the OS later. There best be some merch as well, I demand the right to spaff 30-odd quid on Champions 2020 tat that I will be embarrassed by as soon as it arrives!

More than enough material to put a very good seasons highlights DVD package together.
Include some of the behind the scenes stuff that the media guy took, keep as much of the production in house as possible and the club could make a few quid before the new season starts.

Depends if Ben Hooke is still working and can do the video editing etc I guess.

Still a disappointing lack of STFC League 2 Champions coffee mugs on the online shop/site. I think I'm going to have to make one myself with a red Sharpie pen.

Not official tat, but there's this on Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/810413534/swindon-town-football-club-league-two?ref=internal_similar_listing_bot-2&frs=1

Good spot.  Thanks, Paul.