Club statement

[Nemo]

We could do with knowing a bit more about Morfuni... after all he may not be from the Jed/Murrall school of Power chums, but as long as he lurks in the shadows, we can only assume the worst.

http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/cricket/ViewPlayer.aspx?playerID=944097&eid=3830

He can't be *so* bad if he plays amateur cricket, right?

[Reg Smeeton]

http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/cricket/ViewPlayer.aspx?playerID=944097&eid=3830

He can't be *so* bad if he plays amateur cricket, right?

In Australia though 

If an Englishman had such figures, it would be reassuringly telling about the cut of his jib. But a Convict, not sure it applies.

[Peter Venkman]

He's meant to be the man in charge of the so called regeneration of the town which has failed miserably (kimmerfields farce). The tossing off of the towns leisure facilities. The ski slope pipe dream. The general decline of the town. The Rikki Hunt WiFi missing money. Etc.etc.

Ah thanks, not heard of half of those projects to be fair but I hardly ever read the Adver online and obviously don't get it 100 miles away!

I can understand your doubts about him.

[Reg Smeeton]

Ah thanks, not heard of half of those projects to be fair but I hardly ever read the Adver online and obviously don't get it 100 miles away!

I can understand your doubts about him.

When May described the Tories as the Nasty Party, she might have had Perkins in mind.

[BambooToTheFuture]

Lansdowne (Bristol City fella) is worth nearly £3 billion - https://www.forbes.com/profile/stephen-lansdown/
Arbib once sold shares for a billion, but is reckoned to be worth around £350 million - http://economia.icaew.com/features/the-accountancy-rich-list-2015/accountancy-rich-list-2015-24-to-11

Nowhere near the same ballpark. Have another couple of cunt points for spouting made up shit as fact again.

We are not a tier 2 club.

Sorry, King of the TEF, centre of all knowledge.

That's funny though because in 2010 Andrew Blacks Betfair was worth around £1.4bn(1) and a net worth of £200m. He sold them recently for around £660m(2). Arbib in 2009 was actually around £325m(3).

In 2009 Lansdown was worth £280m(4), in 2010 he paid for BCFC stadia to be built. Today Lansdown is worth about $2.5bn (or £1.8bn)(5), and in 2015 he was worth $1.9bn (or £1.3bn)(6).

I've highlighted the 2009/2010 periods because that is when both Black & Arbib were involved with Swindon Town (they took ownership in 2008, I'm sure you're aware), and Lansdown in ownership of Bristol City. For comparison, as the facts show, the STFC owners net worth of c£525m was nearly double that of Lansdown at that time. Even individually (at £200m, £280m, and £325m) they were all playing in the same ball park. In fact Arbibs net worth was down c£45m from his reported £370m in 2008.

1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/8081984/Betfair-shares-get-strong-start-in-boost-to-IPO-market.html

2 http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/betfair-and-paddy-power-merger-set-for-february/2018724/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews

3 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-martyn-arbib-and-family-8l26chvpjjn

4 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_2009/article6068991.ece

5 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6115739.ece

6 https://www.forbes.com/profile/stephen-lansdown/

So have go every time I post if you like Jayo, were all just coming on here to give an opinion most of the time. Just because you've "been here longer" I couldn't give a damn. We're both cunts. Oh and thanks for extra cunt points. Much obliged.

[THE FLASH]

Sorry, King of the TEF, centre of all knowledge.

That's funny though because in 2010 Andrew Blacks Betfair was worth around £1.4bn(1) and a net worth of £200m. He sold them recently for around £660m(2). Arbib in 2009 was actually around £325m(3).

In 2009 Lansdown was worth £280m(4), in 2010 he paid for BCFC stadia to be built. Today Lansdown is worth about $2.5bn (or £1.8bn)(5), and in 2015 he was worth $1.9bn (or £1.3bn)(6).

I've highlighted the 2009/2010 periods because that is when both Black & Arbib were involved with Swindon Town (they took ownership in 2008, I'm sure you're aware), and Lansdown in ownership of Bristol City. For comparison, as the facts show, the STFC owners net worth of c£525m was nearly double that of Lansdown at that time. Even individually (at £200m, £280m, and £325m) they were all playing in the same ball park. In fact Arbibs net worth was down c£45m from his reported £370m in 2008.

1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/8081984/Betfair-shares-get-strong-start-in-boost-to-IPO-market.html

2 http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/betfair-and-paddy-power-merger-set-for-february/2018724/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews

3 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-martyn-arbib-and-family-8l26chvpjjn

4 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_2009/article6068991.ece

5 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6115739.ece

6 https://www.forbes.com/profile/stephen-lansdown/

So have go every time I post if you like Jayo, were all just coming on here to give an opinion most of the time. Just because you've "been here longer" I couldn't give a damn. We're both cunts. Oh and thanks for extra cunt points. Much obliged.

Lansdown is a fan...that's the biggest and crucial difference!

[BambooToTheFuture]

Lansdown is a fan...that's the biggest and crucial difference!

Yeah it's a massive difference, but an owner doesn't have to be a fan to put his money on the table. Granted, it does help. However Jayo comes on shouting me down, saying i'm spouting bullshit. At that time (10ish years ago), the investors of STFC and BCFC were financially in pretty much the same ballpark. For the record and to add Reading to it too, John Madjeski was worth c£250m 2009.

[horlock07]

I remember Barry Venison wasn't very happy during the Newcastle game 

Oh deer

[jayohaitchenn]

Still not a tier 2 club

[BambooToTheFuture]

Still not a tier 2 club

  haha!

[Legends-Lounge]

Lansdown is a fan...that's the biggest and crucial difference!

And holds the freehold.

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

OK, so we may not be quite big enough to be Championship, but I think we could be good enough to flirt between Championship and Div 1 ?

I look at teams like Reading and Bournemouth - they were never as big as us until they had rich backers

Personally, I don't wish for that.

I want Swindon Town to do the best we can within the budget that we can sustain.

[Posh Red]

I think history shows we have been a team at the top end of the third tier.

Can’t remember what it is but our average league position over the years Reflects that

[Peter Venkman]

I think history shows we have been a team at the top end of the third tier.

Can’t remember what it is but our average league position over the years Reflects that

Thats correct, I think we are about half way down tier 3 in history of league finishing positions, we had to apply a few times for re-election so L1 is our natural level, attendances over the years have fluctuated wildly, but then so have others in similar positions, I remember Shitty averaging only about 3k in the old Div 4 in the early 80s, the same with Reading.

[Flashheart]

Big enough to challenge at the top of the 3rd tier, but not enough to compete in the 2nd. Not without significant funding, anyway. That might change if a new stadium puts bums on seats, though.