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Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Samdy Gray on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:14:24 http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/swindontown/headlines/display.var.1507006.0.sturrock_not_worried_about_cva_payment.php
Quote WITH Town fans sweating on the eve of the CVA deadline, Paul Sturrock remains unflustered. As the Swindon Advetiser went to print there had still been no official word from the club or Company Voluntary Arrangement supervisor Andrew Andronikou about how the outstanding £900,000 owed to creditors will be settled. But Sturrock's faith in the board has not wavered and he remains confident there will still be a club for him to manage come the new season. "Put it this way - I'm not worrying," he said. "I'm happy to work for the people I'm working for. "And they've given me a vision and a plan the way they see the club is going to go. "I wouldn't have signed if I'd been disappointed with that side of it. "I try not to think about the financial side of it because at the end of the day Swindon have been in administration twice. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that money has been a hardship to this club over the years. "But any time there has been a problem, the owners of this football club have come to the fore - I don't see that changing." Supporters writing letters to the Adver are unconvinced a mystery investor' will ride to the rescue. But Sturrock is urging the club's followers to concentrate on the positives at the County Ground as he prepares to lead Town into League One. He said: "I think the good news we want to hear is about the football side. "If I could get a couple of signings it would definitely benefit the football club. "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it. "I've listened to a lot of things and read a lot of things from a lot of people this year and in the end politics can cause a lot of worry in a football club. "We have got a rise in season tickets, we are trying to bring quality players to this football club - I think (Hasney) Aljofree proves that. "We are trying to do things behind the scenes, modernise the stadium, the pitch is looking fantastic and the we're going into a new league. "These are the things we should be thinking about rather than the other worries." What the fuck? How naive can he be? 'Oh it's all ok, they've said they're changing, we're bringing players in and we've got plans to redevelop the stadium'. Get real Sturrock. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: fatbury on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:20:37 as good a manager as Sturrock is .. why does he keep sticking up for this lot?
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Lash_sumthin on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:29:38 uhh because they pay his wages?
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: ghanimah on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:30:57 He would be rather silly to publicly criticise those that employ him. Good to see that he's more worried about bringing quality players to the club rather than the CVA etc which is not really his job
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Sippo on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:34:06 Quote from: "fatbury" as good a manager as Sturrock is .. why does he keep sticking up for this lot? Because hes 'in' with the board don't forget :roll: Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: stfctownenda on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:35:12 Ahh I see so according to Mr Sturrock I should just concentrate on the great positives that we have signed Aljofree and just ignore the fact that the club could go out of business, absolute genius :-))( Personally as always said Mr Sturrock I would prefer if you just didn't make a fucking comment on this.
The whole close your eyes everything will be okay because it has been in the past is a fucking shocking attitude, if he had bothered to read the important stuff he would have seen that we are either being run by the most incompetent spanners in history or a bunch of crooks its that simple Sturrock open your fricking eyes :x Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: stfctownenda on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:36:50 Quote from: "Lash_sumthin" uhh because they pay his wages? Absolute garbage he doesn't have to comment its that simple, he says he doesn't like the politics but yet he chooses to comments its as bad as STFC Gazza :| Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: TalkTalk on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:39:44 Quote from: "stfctownenda" most incompetent spanners :soapy tit wank: Haven't heard "spanners" for ages Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: herthab on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:40:27 Tbf, Sturrock is a lot closer to what's going on at The CG than any of us and he doesn't appear to be an idiot.
I think he knows a bit more than he's saying (Or allowed to say). Of course he's going to back his current employees, anyone who expects him to do differently is being a bit naive, imho. The main thing is that he's concentrating on the on field activities. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: stfctownenda on Friday, June 29, 2007, 07:50:18 Quote from: "herthab" Tbf, Sturrock is a lot closer to what's going on at The CG than any of us and he doesn't appear to be an idiot. I think he knows a bit more than he's saying (Or allowed to say). Of course he's going to back his current employees, anyone who expects him to do differently is being a bit naive, imho. The main thing is that he's concentrating on the on field activities. Don't expect him to be different, I just don't expect him to comment if he doesn't like the politics just stay out of it. Something along the lines of 'its not my place to comment, address your questions to the board room as I just manage the team'. I don't think he knows shit he has been painted a rosey picture by Mikey D. I am 90% sure that the only people in the know will be Mike D, Andronikou and the Wills family. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: janaage on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:01:26 Whilst I don't agree with the close your eyes, put your foot down and just drive throught the shit kind of mentality, it'll be alright, I can see why Sturrck would say something like this.
In all honesty if he came out and said "fucking hell we're all doomed" don't really think that would help matters. He is employed by STFC, so he will back STFC and the board, just as I would with my employers/company. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: pauld on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:02:15 You can read this kind of piece any one of a number of ways:
Washing his hands of it - "I try not to think about the financial side of it because at the end of the day Swindon have been in administration twice." "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it." Backing the Wills family - "But any time there has been a problem, the owners of this football club have come to the fore - I don't see that changing." Patronising (don't worry your pretty little heads about the finances, that's not for the likes of you) - "I think the good news we want to hear is about the football side." "These are the things we should be thinking about rather than the other worries." or probably half a dozen other ways if you want to read stuff into it and get yourself all areated by it. He's been asked about financials and has answered the question largely by trying to put the focus back on the football, which as team manager is his area of expertise. Fair enough. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: yeo on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:03:38 He says "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it." which is fair enough ,so keep quiet you fucking mong.Its easy for him to say "stay foucused on football things and positives" blah fucking blah,we've had to think about the other things for 5 or 6 years, more in fact.
I'm pretty sure there isnt one supporter that wouldnt rather not have to think about all this crap and would rather concentrate on how wonderfull it is to sign lots of free Wednesday rejects but we've lived with the pending death of this football club for to long to be able to air on the optomistic side of things like I think he suggests we should. Grrr he really fucks me off :x Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Batch on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:10:18 Meh, Sturrock beleives in the current regime and if he has not yet been lied to then you can understand it. Let him get on with managing while leaving the politics alone, sounds fair enough.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: herthab on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:11:29 I like him :mrgreen:
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: stfctownenda on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:11:46 Quote from: "Yeovil Red" He says "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it." which is fair enough ,so keep quiet you fucking mong.Its easy for him to say "stay foucused on football things and positives" blah fucking blah,we've had to think about the other things for 5 or 6 years, more in fact. I'm pretty sure there isnt one supporter that wouldnt rather not have to think about all this crap and would rather concentrate on how wonderfull it is to sign lots of free Wednesday rejects but we've lived with the pending death of this football club for to long to be able to air on the optomistic side of things like I think he suggests we should. Grrr he really fucks me off :x Exactly the only thing I can compare it to is when STFC Gazza was going I hate the politics and posting in the boardroom section every day. Yes they are his employers but he can choose not to comment on it thats the simple thing for me. I would love to concentrate on the football side and not worry that our club is being shafted by these crooked cunts. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: ghanimah on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:13:14 Sturrock can hardly say 'no comment' if he's asked questions about the finances etc, otherwise the Adver could run with 'Sturrock refuses to back the board'.
We're only 24 hours or so from the CVA deadline, so Sturrock's really the last person any criticism should go to at the moment. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: red macca on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:14:08 Quote from: "herthab" I like him :mrgreen: i like him aswell people say they dont want him to get involved. so he comes out and says it does not worry him which i have understood to mean im not getting involvedTitle: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Tails on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:17:14 Quote from: "fatbury" as good a manager as Sturrock is .. why does he keep sticking up for this lot? Because they pay his wages, possibly? Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: RobertT on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:21:32 I don't like him one little bit, but I think with the right backing he'd do vwery well for the club. He's clearly been contacted by the Adver so has to say something without causing panic or talking about things he probably has little interest in.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: glos_robin on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:37:40 Quote from: "RobertT" I don't like him one little bit, but I think with the right backing he'd do vwery well for the club. He's clearly been contacted by the Adver so has to say something without causing panic or talking about things he probably has little interest in. That pretty much sums it up for me, I'm not really a fan of Sturrock and don't really like him or his tactics but he is better than King so should hopefully guide us to a midtable finish. He was probably just rang up by the adver late last night so had to say something, but I understand peoples issues with his comments. For a man who has said on many occasion he doesn't like the politics he does seems to get involved in them here. But that is probably due to the fact he hasn't yet been shafted by the current regime and has no idea about their abject failure over the last 6 years. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: red macca on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:43:00 Quote from: "glos_robin" Quote from: "RobertT" I don't like him one little bit, but I think with the right backing he'd do vwery well for the club. He's clearly been contacted by the Adver so has to say something without causing panic or talking about things he probably has little interest in. That pretty much sums it up for me, I'm not really a fan of Sturrock and don't really like him or his tactics but he is better than King so should hopefully guide us to a midtable finish. He was probably just rang up by the adver late last night so had to say something, but I understand peoples issues with his comments. For a man who has said on many occasion he doesn't like the politics he does seems to get involved in them here. But that is probably due to the fact he hasn't yet been shafted by the current regime and has no idea about their abject failure over the last 6 years. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Tails on Friday, June 29, 2007, 08:53:45 Why don't people like Sturrock?
I think he's ace. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: RobertT on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:00:17 Don't know, it's something to do with his personality, style of management, previous teams etc. He just grates me.
That's just a personal opinion on the man though, I still reckon he's one of the better managers we've had and will get results for us. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Rich Pullen on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:05:10 Quote from: "Tails" Why don't people like Sturrock? So they can be first to say "I told you so" when he goes? I don't know why this has caused so much annoyance... It's such a generic/nothing interview. Sturrock does not support Swindon. If his bosses, who are in regular contact with him state that "there is no problem" - then he's going to go along with it. I feel sorry for Sturrock on this topic - because by backing the board a large chunk of the fanbase dislike then it's going to cause friction. Once/if a takeover occurs - he'll say the same about the new board too. Fact. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: RobertT on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:12:11 I'd like to add that his interviews regarding the boardroom have nothing to do with my dislike of him. I fully appreciate the position he is in and it would be a big hole to fill should he leave.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: janaage on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:12:28 I don't understand the dislike of Sturrock. That fans forum swung it for me, the bloke 's a comedy genius and a good fucking manager.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: yeo on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:25:26 Quote from: "janaage" I don't understand the dislike of Sturrock. That fans forum swung it for me, the bloke 's a comedy genius and a good fucking manager. Actually I walked away from the first fans forum ,the one upstairs thinking he was alright.He was engaging and humerous at that meeting.But since then his interviews paticulary the radio ones that has put me off him,I dont buy the Old School Scot ,poor mans Fergie,moaning,excuse making im the "gaffer" crap.Hes become completely charmless...and no that doesnt make him a bad manager just one that I feel no iffinty or loyalty to simple as that. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: janaage on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:41:00 I agree his media interviews are a little uninspiring, but I still liek the bloke.
Not because he's Scottish but I genuinely believe when he gets the players he wants we'll have a decent team! Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Simon Pieman on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:42:25 Let's say for the sake of argument we do survive this, get a mystery investor or whatever. If Sturrock doesn't act now by saying stuff like this we could miss out on a few players who could be put off by talks of the potential CVA failure/Bill Power legal action etc.
Sturrock's just trying to steady the ship in order to carry out his job and make life a bit easier for himself. I don't see the problem with that myself. He hasn't exactly spoken to the fans in a way that Andonikoid has. That said the timing of it is a bit crap, but as others have said, that could just be down to the Adver trying to sniff out a 'story'. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Fred Elliot on Friday, June 29, 2007, 09:44:12 Quote from: "Si Pie" Sturrock's just trying to steady the ship in order to carry out his job and make life a bit easier for himself. I don't see the problem with that myself. He hasn't exactly spoken to the fans in a way that Andonikoid has. Exactly Well said Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Phil_S on Friday, June 29, 2007, 10:12:18 Don't blame the Adver. At a guess they are trying to find out what's happening, & Sturrock was the only one they could get hold off. The Boardroom Mafia are probably in hiding.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: ronnie21 on Friday, June 29, 2007, 10:34:55 Wherever Sturrock has managed he has had the fans behind him, yet he comes to Swindon and a certain element are not at all enamoured. I, for one, believe he needs at least another year before he really gets to mould the team he wants here, then watch us go!! I would sooner listen to his after-match comments than the ones given by a certain Mr King who tried to deflect criticism of his tactics (if there were any!) and place the blame on everybody else - including the fans!
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: sonic youth on Friday, June 29, 2007, 11:35:06 sturrock could have simply said "no comment" or "i don't get involved with the politics".
i'm not keen on the bloke but that's nothing to do with his comments in regards to the board/behind the scenes issues. i'm really getting a little worried about this head in the sand attitude of everyone at STFC Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: magicroundabout on Friday, June 29, 2007, 11:36:50 Quote from: "sonic youth" sturrock could have simply said "no comment" or "i don't get involved with the politics". i'm not keen on the bloke but that's nothing to do with his comments in regards to the board/behind the scenes issues. i'm really getting a little worried about this head in the sand attitude of everyone at STFC aren't we all :? Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Sippo on Friday, June 29, 2007, 11:41:54 Mr sturrock isn't... :-))(
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: The_Plagiarist on Friday, June 29, 2007, 11:45:53 Quote from: "sonic youth" sturrock could have simply said "no comment" or "i don't get involved with the politics". i'm not keen on the bloke but that's nothing to do with his comments in regards to the board/behind the scenes issues. i'm really getting a little worried about this head in the sand attitude of everyone at STFC You're not the only person to have said that, I'm always a bit surprised when I hear our fans saying they dont like sturrock, as I think he's a fucking top bloke and a fucking great manager!! Opinions eh. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Tails on Friday, June 29, 2007, 11:46:38 I just don't understand why no one likes Sturrock.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: sonic youth on Friday, June 29, 2007, 11:56:44 i think he's a good manager, i just don't like him personally. mind you i thought kingy was a shit manager but thought he was an ace bloke :D
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: yeo on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:00:55 Quote from: "Tails" I just don't understand why no one likes Sturrock. I think 90% do like him. I dont count cos Ive hated all our managers since Kingy 8) Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: spacey on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:04:47 Quote from: "Tails" Quote from: "fatbury" as good a manager as Sturrock is .. why does he keep sticking up for this lot? Because they pay his wages, possibly? I'm fed up with hearing this bollocks! 'ooh, they pay his wages, ooh ooh he can't be critical.' Bollocks! Managers are always fucking whining about their boards. Whether it be not being given cash to strengthen, lack of ambition, interference or whatever. They never fucking stop moaning! Where exactly has this myth come from that you can't slag off the people that pay your wages? I fucking well bad mouth mine all the time, the only thing that gets me through the day is calling the gaffer a wank faced cum wipe to anyboby who wants to listen. You might be a bunch of kiss arse, yes sir, no sir, how many sugars would you like your lovliness, ooh I like your tie sir, losers! But it's not compulsory to buy the boss chocolates and tell him his hair looks fashionable. Why don't you just go out and join the young Conservatives! Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: normy on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:07:48 Why criticise Sturrock for this? Imagine you are in his shoes. There is nothing to be gained, and perhaps a lot to lose, if he mouthed off against his employers at this point in time.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Arriba on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:13:20 maybe sturrock is just being honest?
thats what i think anyway Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: sonic youth on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:34:07 nobody in football is honest
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Colin Todd on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:40:31 Quote from: "stfctownenda" Quote from: "Yeovil Red" He says "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it." which is fair enough ,so keep quiet you fucking mong.Its easy for him to say "stay foucused on football things and positives" blah fucking blah,we've had to think about the other things for 5 or 6 years, more in fact. I'm pretty sure there isnt one supporter that wouldnt rather not have to think about all this crap and would rather concentrate on how wonderfull it is to sign lots of free Wednesday rejects but we've lived with the pending death of this football club for to long to be able to air on the optomistic side of things like I think he suggests we should. Grrr he really fucks me off :x Exactly the only thing I can compare it to is when STFC Gazza was going I hate the politics and posting in the boardroom section every day. Yes they are his employers but he can choose not to comment on it thats the simple thing for me. I would love to concentrate on the football side and not worry that our club is being shafted by these crooked cunts. Please stop comparing our manager to STFC Gazza. It scares me. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: stfctownenda on Friday, June 29, 2007, 12:57:42 Quote from: "Colin Todd" Quote from: "stfctownenda" Quote from: "Yeovil Red" He says "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it." which is fair enough ,so keep quiet you fucking mong.Its easy for him to say "stay foucused on football things and positives" blah fucking blah,we've had to think about the other things for 5 or 6 years, more in fact. I'm pretty sure there isnt one supporter that wouldnt rather not have to think about all this crap and would rather concentrate on how wonderfull it is to sign lots of free Wednesday rejects but we've lived with the pending death of this football club for to long to be able to air on the optomistic side of things like I think he suggests we should. Grrr he really fucks me off :x Exactly the only thing I can compare it to is when STFC Gazza was going I hate the politics and posting in the boardroom section every day. Yes they are his employers but he can choose not to comment on it thats the simple thing for me. I would love to concentrate on the football side and not worry that our club is being shafted by these crooked cunts. Please stop comparing our manager to STFC Gazza. It scares me. From the original quote "I don't want to get involved in the other side of it" Sturruck said, heres a tip then so don't comment on it. The only thing I can think reminisent of it was when Gazza used to come on here and say he didn't want to get involved in politics and then used to post on board matters. Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: Spud on Friday, June 29, 2007, 16:09:09 A couple of questions Mr Sturrock:-
Will you worry about the CVA payment when they inforce -10 points for the start of the 07-08 season? Will you worry about the CVA payment when you're looking for a new job as there is no Club to manage? Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: JOHNNY REEVES on Friday, June 29, 2007, 16:32:20 we,re saved what a relief.
Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: janaage on Friday, June 29, 2007, 16:35:39 Dell surely this is a statement. A statement saying nothing, but a statement none the less!!
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1064449,00.html :wink: Title: Sturrock Not Worried About CVA Payment Post by: glos_robin on Friday, June 29, 2007, 16:43:01 Although he doesn't like to admit it, Dell's like the rest of us........he knows nothing about what the board are doing or have planned :soapy tit wank:
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