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One for Mark D really after a random thought

Any news on the next overdue set of accounts being released?

Off the top of my head I cant remember what period they are for or how late they are :?

I'm going to guess they might show a loss though

Think we're up to about 2003....unfortunately Sandy Gray gave up smoking at this point so didn't have any fag packets left to write them out on.

After deciding to not be so lazy, the last accounts for Swindon Town Football Company Ltd are for the year ending 31/5/03 :shock:

Making the '04 accounts fully 12 months late :?  The '05 ones are supposed to be filed a companies house by the end of the month:?

Mark - I can save my fag packets for Sandy if she wants them :wink:

It won't be too long as the auditors left us about two weeks ago. I'll get a better idea from our Financial Controller and post the info here. Sorry I can't be more definite than that.

I thought the last set of accounts was for the year ending 2004 though? That's what I saw on the www.bvdep.com website

To be fair some people on here slate MD but hes on our unofficial site at nearly 11pm at night.  Not many people still keep an eye on work at that time

You are quite right Si. I was looking at an old report :doh:  damn you red wine

last accounts are for y/e 31/5/04 and show a pre-tax loss of £603k.

I'd agree with your opinion here Asher.  Fair play to Mark, he's been given a rubbish hand to deal with, yet he making strides on the PR front.  

Here's another one for you Mr Devlin.

If and it's a big if, if we do stay up this season, are the fans going to be allowed to celebrate this achievement in the traditional way of going on the pitch at the end of the game.  It used to be a last game of the season event which was always a nice way to finish off the year.  Recently though this "the pitch is private property" stance has gone too far.  We realise it's private property but it's STFC's property.  All we want is to have laugh and say goodbye to the season.  It's much better to do that than clap the players as we do after (most) home games!  

Come on Mark, loosen up a little!!

If we managed to stay up on that last game, I'd like to see the stewards try stopping anyone.  I'd hope the sensible approach would be to just steward off a small section by away fans, although I doubt there would be any issues with Huddersfield fans unless we managed to stop them getting into the play offs or something.

Every other club seems to allow it, remember city v Hartlepool, when their players were stuck on the pitch???  Brighton against us??

But whenever it's us we're treated like idiots, although after sitting through a year like this season they may have a point!

Come on you reds!

it is a criminal offence to go on the pitch,but i dont think they could stop it if everyone did it.

The point is it's a criminal offence to go on to anyone's private property.  However surely with a bit of good nature involved the club could allow it.  If I invited you into my house you wouldn't be trespassing, if you then misbehave I could get you kicked out.  Same as in this situation.  There's never trouble in end of season invasions, it's tradition!!

Its all about numbers Jan. If half the crowd are on the pitch, STFC cant really ban half its fanbase can it?

Do the club get fined for it, or would they be able to blag it as a one-off oversplling of joy at staying up. fuck me, this is getting optimistic now!

I'm already booking my place just on the pitch by the dugout, going for £10 on the Pitch INvasion Advance Purchase Tickets!

The Stewards constantly tell people to sit down and they don't so they'd have absolutely no luck in controlling the situation if people did go onto the pitch.

Mark D I imagine can't exactly coming on here saying it would be ok if people did want to go on the pitch as it is a criminal offence and someone in his position couldn't be seen to permit it, however, i'm sure the club are well aware of the fans reactions if we were to stay up.

I do appreciate that lady, just wondered exactly what the official line was and what their reasons for it were.  Like I say after numerous seasons I remember going on the pitch, when Sunderland got promoted for example, after the leeds match when we were relegated after Glenn's first season in charge...  All good natured joyious celebration, or reflection as in the case of the Leeds match.

I don't expect amrk to come on here and say go for it fella's.  If he uses the private property excuse though I'd be disappointed.

Under the Football (offences and disorder) Act 1999 an arrest can be made for entering the "playing area or adjacent area to which spectators are not generally admitted without lawful authority or excuse."

But I've got a blantant disregard for the laaaaaw*


* assuming 1000's of other do first!

To be perfectly honest, regulations or no regulations wouldn't stop me either, (providing thousands do first as well)  8)

The idea of getting arrested doesnt really appeal to me

get arrested for something worth while??  Maybe?

Getting nicked for walking on some grass, no chance.

It depends on whether or not you try and break Pooks legs as he walks off...

I keep hearing, only if 1000s do it before me....how many people are you expecting at the last game of the season, really?

Wish we had all run on last season, just so I could have shaken SSPs hand before he let.

and in typical DV85 fashion, I dont expect any joyus scenes on the last day anyway.....actually that isnt true...Huddersfield till have alot to play for

First things first. The 2005 accounts should be completed and published by end May/mid June. The 2006 accounts should be quicker to complete and we should make the allowed date of three months after our year end, which is May 31. As for going onto the pitch, I totally understand that it is seen as a traditional way of ending the season for most fans- especially if the players keep us up. However, the law says that it is an offence to enter the field of play, even if it is just for friendly celebration. The club would get in trouble if it did not attempt to stop pitch incursions, and no allowances are made by the authorities about this. Sorry to trot out the boring company line, but that is the situation we and every other club find ourselves in these days.

How does Michael Pook get away with it every week then?  :D

Haha! Excellent, VD. Possibly the best post you've ever made!

So the club will get in trouble if they "do not attempt to stop pitch incursions".  That's good enough for me.  So STFC won't get into trouble if they attempt to stop it, but due to the over exurberance of the fans didn't prevent it from happening.  Thanks for your reply Mark.

How come Fulham and Doncaster have got away with it? Doncaster have had 2 pitch invasions on live TV and walked away unpunished.

To be fair I don't think Fulham have got away with it, so to speak, I thought the FA were still making enquiries into that one.

Yeah but they'll do fuck all. Then if we do it I bet we'll get severely punished and an example will be made of us, like always  :evil:

I see Reading had a pitch invasion on Saturday to celebrate going up.  I expect a full Football League enquiry into this and a hefty fine for the club.

They'll get fuck all. Therefore i suggest we go for it!

I wonder if you were nicked whether, if brought to court, you could highlight these other cases as some sort of defence, ie it happens all over the country and no one gets nicked, you do it here and the Wilts Constabulary go OTT.

Still, we have have to stay up yet!!  There's a long way to go....

No, you couldn't.

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Mark? Any news?