Orange revolution - brilliant!

[Summerof69]

 

What would, in my view, help is if someone with a beter knowledge of IT than me could create a page of quotes, archived from the media, from our board.

I can think of dozens of statements that contradict previous statements. It woulld just be really good if you could point people to a single artical that clearly renders them incompitent through there own words only

Just buy the Vintage Red fanzine....it's got more quotes 'than you can shake a stick at'!!!

[my-velocity]

Weren't anything special, people had orange hats and thats about it. All preety pointless.

[Melksham Red]

Looked like a total failure to me. Don't get me wrong, I support the consortium but they should concentrate on doing the job. There's other ways to drum up support. The board will be rubbing their hands together after yesturdays pathetic showing.

[my-velocity]

Looked like a total failure to me. Don't get me wrong, I support the consortium but they should concentrate on doing the job. There's other ways to drum up support. The board will be rubbing their hands together after yesturdays pathetic showing.

[pauld]

Looked like a total failure to me. Don't get me wrong, I support the consortium but they should concentrate on doing the job. There's other ways to drum up support. The board will be rubbing their hands together after yesturdays pathetic showing.

Running out of 1500 hats in under 45 minutes, plus about 4000 flyers handed out (and from what I saw eagerly read) is hardly a failure. Everywhere you looked yesterday there was someone wearing orange. Bearing in mind yesterday was just the start, and that in a 10,000-strong crowd the effect is inevitably diluted, it was a fantastic start to Rob's idea and took off a lot better than I think anyone had dared hope. Remember on Thursday/Friday we were being told "there'll only be 100 of you wearing orange and no-one will notice". As for the board's reaction, well of course they will do all they can to ignore or laugh off the increasingly obvious signs that fans have lost faith in them. Expect a deluge of spin next week.

[Mexicano Rojo]

get behind the idea what have we got to lose?

[Melksham Red]

I know alot of Town fans. We all want change and support the consortium but all say the orange idea is shite. The new fanzine probably did more to drum up support than a few people wearing silly fucking hats.

[Frigby Daser]

I just hope people know to wear them to the next game - and for it to gather pace rather than that be the pinnacle. It was great to see yesterday - and hats over t-shirts - far more visible.

[mattboyslim]

The bloke behind me regularly getss on my tits, yesterday more than usual.  He said the trust nearly force out the one man who's saved us time and agian, SSW!  I couldn't believe the nonsense he was talking, as I remember SSW and his advisors took exception to teh trust for no apparenet reason some years ago, and my recent experience of the trust have been very positive towards the Wills', just not the people who advise them.  Short-sighted people, arrrrrggggghhhh!!!!

[Fred Elliot]

Thats a good idea jbo, and i would imagine the trust might want to have alook at it.?

Millom

Already done Millom and Justboiledover

Have a look at this

19/9/06

“We have not been approached officially or unofficially by anyone looking to invest in the club,” he said.

“If someone came along with an offer that can be substantiated, then the board would be duty bound to put that offer to the shareholders with the appropriate recommendations. – Bob Holt



22/9/06

“There was media speculation about some rift within the board. It is not the case

The disappointing news was that because of the seriousness of Bill’s illness and the fact that he won’t be returning to work for at least 18 months, he is unable to fulfil the role at the County Ground that he originally intended, therefore would not be taking up a position as a director or an executive role

26/9/06

the directors have said that should a group or individual demonstrate the financial clout and ability to take the club forward, it would relinquish control immediately.

Should a group or individual prove they have the financial backing and management ability to ensure the future of the club ‘an agreement would be formalised and immediately the current board would resign and relinquish the day to day running of the club. – STFC Board

Director Bob Holt told the Swindon Advertiser last night: “Some of the things being said out there are totally unwarranted and completely without foundation.

“We really hadn’t wanted to say any more once we’d made the statement (about Bill Power’s departure) but felt we had to.

“Why should anyone accept comments about cheats and liars and the like?”

The director also reiterated the board was deadly serious in terms of listening to offers.






28/9/06

“There is no crisis in the club whatsoever. Bob’s departure has nothing to do with anything rumoured to be happening here. It was a completely personal thing”

“I don’t really want to get involved with it all but I want to reassure the fans there is nothing sinister going on”. – Willie Carson

3/10/06

Holt said: “It is what we have all been waiting for to be honest. If someone was to come in with the investment I think you would smell the burning leather as we got out of there.

“But until someone does come in with money it would be very unwise to keep criticising them (Devlin and Power)  because it could well push them over the edge. I don’t think anyone wants that.”



4/10/06

To conclude, my father and I are distraught by the prevailing attitudes towards us and the current Board of STFC, and it leaves us no option but to seriously consider our future involvement at the club – James Wills



23/10/06

Swindon reluctantly agreed to that request, but made clear they would only release Dennis and Gus from their contracts if suitable compensation were paid by Leeds

Regrettably it has proven impossible for the clubs to agree a suitable financial package


8/11/06

“I’m sure Dennis himself didn’t think he was going to leave the club that soon but circumstances came about and he had to go” – Willie Carson




24/11/06

The Board have for some time been discussing with the administrator the requirement for a variance of the CVA. With the additional problem of this years overspend, this years payment has been, with agreement, delayed until the rights issue is completed. The Board are also taking the opportunity to see if they can include this year`s payment in the variance – Following the AGM statement that all CVA payments were up to date

30/11/06

“We will have to try and get sources of funding from outside, try and see what we can generate organically.

“The bottom line is that the money Bill put in was used to pay bills and effectively it was used to finance the losses.

“If you’ve a cash deficit arising from trading losses the money has to come from somewhere. It either comes in share capital, from loans or ultimately from profits. Bill’s money was effectively used to finance trading losses last year and trading losses at the beginning of this year.” – Martyn Starnes


1/12/06

The continued reference to a Fans Consortium appears to be misleading given that Mr Wilkes is stating he has funding available from an unnamed backer, who we understand is American and not a fan of the club. – STFC Board


1/12/06

It should be emphasised that the Wills family are not actively looking to sell the Club - STFC Board

[cavpete]

Don't think the board could run a bath let alone a club. From what i have read from the club they are running around like headless chickens. Dishing statements and spin willy nilly. We was told by some to get the facts before posting can't the club do the same and we all sing from the same hymm book.

[pauld]

I know alot of Town fans. We all want change and support the consortium but all say the orange idea is shite. The new fanzine probably did more to drum up support than a few people wearing silly fucking hats.

That's fair enough - you don't like the idea and choose to express your views differently. But a lot of people did back the idea and wore orange and it especially gave a hell of lot of people who don't want to engage in vocal angry protest an opportunity to show their views. What's wrong with that?

[Melksham Red]

I know alot of Town fans. We all want change and support the consortium but all say the orange idea is shite. The new fanzine probably did more to drum up support than a few people wearing silly fucking hats.

That's fair enough - you don't like the idea and choose to express your views differently. But a lot of people did back the idea and wore orange and it especially gave a hell of lot of people who don't want to engage in vocal angry protest an opportunity to show their views. What's wrong with that?

Nothing at all. It's just not my cup of tea.

[Cookie]

Well done guys. I was suprised by the amount of orange on show and just wished I could of got a hat, leaving the pub late has disadvanatges after all.

[JayJay]

some fucker swiped my hat whilst i was celebartin