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Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: News Monkey on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 15:57:52
Swindon's chief executive claims the club are close to agreeing terms which will bring major investment into the club.

Read more... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/6727305.stm)


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: hansgruber on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 16:37:05
close? or closer?


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 16:45:35
or not even exisisting at all


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: STFC Village on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 16:54:30
Quote from: "hansgruber"
close? or closer?
Or closed?


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 16:58:29
Notice they say "ofcourse things can fall at the last hurdle"

Slightly dubious to say the least.


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 17:08:03
exactly Sam. cue a story of "Investor pulls out" at the end of next month


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: yeo on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 17:08:31
They obviously do have an investor all this denal is a bit silly.


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: Simon Pieman on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 17:46:12
I'm of the opinion there's someone who could be interested but I doubt it's near to completion. I think it's a tactic to stall the CVA payment


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: sonic youth on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 17:48:16
Quote from: "Yeovil Red"
They obviously do have an investor all this denal is a bit silly.


is it?

how many times have we seen this come to nothing? i think it's perfectly fair to assume it might be bollocks. even if it wasn't, i dread to think what the board might do with the money.

i predict exotic fish.


Title: Swindon close to big investment
Post by: TalkTalk on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 20:17:04
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"I understand the investment would be substantial and make a big difference to Swindon Town's finances."

Yeah, like propping up the interest payments and the losses.

Nothing would change.

After x days/months/years* we would be back at square one.

* insert and delete as appropriate.