Sale of the Club

[welshred]

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/contractsexchanged-629219.aspx

Someone has had a sex change?!

[Dozno9]

Just after the lottery numbers were announced. Coincidence?

[donkey]

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/contractsexchanged-629219.aspx

Contract Sex Changed?  Who'd sign that?!

Edit:  Damn you Welshred. (Shakes fist in a Grampa Simpson stylee  )

[Quagmire]

What a load of shit, nothing all day and when we get a statement it tells us something we already know.

[reeves4england]

The statement's on the OS now. Patey says the deal puts us on a sound financial base for the rest of the season. Which seems completely at odds with us selling Ritchie for a pittance.

[oxonrobin]

Well that was a shorter statement than I hoped

[TheMajorSTFC]

"which we hope to obtain in the next few days."....so room for bringing players in or is it too late??

[kerry red]

My take is we've been taken over by a load of shysters who have taken advantage of Black's desperation to offload the club to any bunch of twats.

There is an awful stench about all that has gone on

[red socks]

Well, still shit about Ritchie. But I think its better than "deal has not been done". At least in the short term.

It's been a bit of a horrific day, and who knows what tomorrow will bring, but I wouldn't swap the down and dirty cut and thrust of supporting a team like swindon than moaning that we haven't spent £50m on a new player like a Chelsea fan I over heard in the gymn earlier,  we could be Pompey........

[Barry Scott]

All sounds good to me. Might have lost Richie, but then Roberts favours the righ,t does he not? and both De Vita and Rooney (Luke) can play there.

Also, Ramon Nunez is unattached and I'm convinced he's amazing and set to sign.

[donkey]

It's been a bit of a horrific day, and who knows what tomorrow will bring, but I wouldn't swap the down and dirty cut and thrust of supporting a team like swindon than moaning that we haven't spent £50m on a new player like a Chelsea fan I over heard in the gymn earlier,  we could be Pompey........

By when...end of Feb? (Sorry, I feel the old STFC gallows humour returning...it kinda feels like coming home.)

[caveej]

The sale of Ritchie and the exchange of contracts was clearly all part of the deal.

[reeves4england]

By when...end of Feb? (Sorry, I feel the old STFC gallows humour returning...it kinda feels like coming home.)

Orange hats at the ready?

[Salford Red]

PUBLISHED

22:25 30th January 2013

by Swindontownfc.co.uk

THE Board of Swindon Town FC are pleased to announce its majority shareholder Andrew Black has today exchanged contracts with a consortium to acquire the Club. Completion of the sale is dependent upon approval from the Football League, which we hope to obtain in the next few days.


Upon completion, most of the Club’s existing debt will be written off, the threat of administration will be avoided and Paolo Di Canio and the squad will be able to concentrate on football and the challenge of making Swindon a Championship club next season.


Chairman Sir William Patey commented: “This is an important day for the Club, with the current owners writing off most of their debts and the new consortium’s funding, the Club has a strong financial base to continue the battle for Championship football. I look forward to updating you with more details as soon the deal receives Football League approval.”

[donkey]

Orange hats at the ready?

 :)It's upstairs in me wardrobe (actually I have a woolly one for the winter and a baseball cap with Power on it for the summer).  What's Bill Power up to these days?