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Anyone see him on 'The Championship', acting again like there is no offer coming from the consortium!! :evil:

It was pretty embarressing. I liked the "where's Carson?" negative approach by The Championship though.

Agree that it was embarrassing, but from the Boards point of view a sucessful bit of publicity.....attention on Carson, who is merely a figurehead, no mention of any discontent from the fans....nothing on the orange protest etc....no questions about CVA payments or posible 10 point deductions.

 So as far as they're concerned its carry on as usual....delay and then the summer/.

Laughed out loud when he said he wouldn't mind an approach from an American or Russian.  Wasn't it Holt  (or Starnes) who tried to belittle the Consortium by saying he's heard it was backed by an American!!

Summed Carson up getting to the ground with 15 minutes left, what an absolute tool....loved the interview with a supporter that slated Willie good they put that on....

Also again the board have publicly said they are open to offers which is either good news for the consortium or another own goal by the board

I really don't like the bloke. He just does not seem interested.
It was embarrassing to watch.

and he turned up to the game with 15 minutes to go  :twisted: just because he was at newbury race ground or something
the mans a tosser

His bloody horse would be a better chairman.

I thought the same. Starnes was so nonchalant about it... As if it's common practise for a Chairman to have better things to do on a Saturday, such as "working lunches".

I also didn't believe him when he said he tried to get Arabic interest in - I doubt he tried very hard at all.

If I was chairman of a club I would want to be there to see what was happening. How can he possibly have an opinion on how well Sturrock is doing without even seeing what goes on?!

For all he knows we could have a Championship quality side with a donkey of a manager who can't even win this league with it!

(Not that that's the case!)

Can someone tell me what he said?

I have recorded on me sky+ I'll transcribe it now for you mate:

Starnes said "I think most clubs are open to offers under the right circumstances"

carson was on a working lunch at Newbury races, arrived at about 4.40ish and just to rub it in ITV did a close up on the Stratton bank clock to show the time he arrived

Carson was interviewed after and said,

Reporter "weren't going to miss this one were you"

Carson "No I wanted to get here hopefully have some good news have some champagne, but as you can see no champagne on ice still, were gonna persevere....and hopefully that somebody will come along.

Reporter "so you're open to offers?"

Carson "We'd like a Russian or an American but I don't think one of them will come along"

Reporter "You know a few of those Arab racing tycoons"

Carson "tried that, tried that........ basically Swindon Town is a championship team"

Reporter "Thinking big, sparkles still there thats good to see"

Carson "Yes the sparkles still there"

Then he does some weird thumbs up gesture and thats it really.........bit of a bellend

I read that with an image of Willy as the Man From Another Place from Twin Peaks in my head...fucking weird 8)

cheers glos

No probs

Oh and the interview started with his awful cackling laugh  :?

It infuriated me.

Carson stood there and said 'we're open to offers'.

Well there's one on the table already you fucking bellend!

Perhaps he hasn't been let into the secret yet! :roll:

It wouldn't actually suprise me.
Also, is he really a life long fan?

i doubt life-long, he doesn't seem to have a particularly west-country accent

 nah....he's a Stirling Albion fan.

 When he finished with racing he was looking for something to do with his time.....got caught up on the M4 with the post match celebrations after Leicester, which caught his imagination and was persuaded to buy in by Mike Spearman, to the tune of 400K.

To sum up: Life long fan my fucking arse :?

i left my house immediately after interview and have just got back nearly 12 hours later but im still so fucking angry. "open to offers" theres a fucking offer already there you cunts.

is he hateful or just simple.

I genuinely think it's the latter.

as i was writing that line i stopped and thought better about finishing it, because i do believe he may well be simple and if he is, its kind of harsh taking the piss.

then i thought nah fuck it and left it.

it that sort of attitude alan's so irate about though! tsk

I really think that little Willy knows as much, or possibly much less about what is going on at our club than the average TEF'er.  I really think that he means well but is in with the wrong crowd. I really do :shock:

I say chuck him on a horse, poke the horse with a hot iron and see it run off in to the great beyond with him never to be seen again

He should have said "i heard the Camera's were here so i thought i'd show my smug little face, i love a good Tv Camera me!"

Yeh exactly spuddy. He's a greedy little git. Been inhaling too much horse shit fumes, its gone to his head.

I hate that fact that people unfamiliar with him think he is a funny and loveable character. After Franchise at home last season he showed his true colours and is a little cunt

No, I think it should probably have been "I wasn't planning on coming until Martyn Starnes saw the TV cameras turn up, shat himself, and rang me. I coudn't miss an opportunity to show my smug little face on television."

Sad to see the ambition is no greater than the Championship in the eyes of certain people. Before this season, I have to confess I thought we had missed the footballing gravy train and we'd never catch-up. I also had doubts about whether a club in the West Country could attract sufficient investment to sustain itself at the top flight. In many ways, my dreams of going from bottom to top and upsetting the odds died with Wimbledon FC.

Reading have changed all that. I know they are not exactly West Country but it really wasn't that long ago we regarded them as nothing more than a minor, local irritant and pinching the likes of Craig Maskell off them for buttons just to keep them afloat. OK so there is the Madjeski factor but Bill Power's interest shows that monied individuals with good intentions and no obvious link to the club are out there... and that STFC is still a viable option fo them.

I'll long remember this season as the year I allowed myself to dream again. I suggest Carson and cotake a long, hard look at our situation from a true fan's perspective and re-evaluate their ambitions.

nail on the head as ever mark.

He really annoyed me at the "fans forum" junping up & down & cackling like a demented twerp.