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Are you happy to continue as chairman of the club, despite once saying that John Ward's appointment as manager would be your last?

I WAS really cross and angry with the performance at Port Vale, and I have heard the Doncaster match was very poor too.

I was really angry, but what has happened over the past week doesn't impact upon my commitment to the club.

But if someone comes in and wants to take over with a major stake in the club, it has to be right for the club.

Some say Swindon are being taken over by a Portuguese consortium, but it hasn't happened.

Swindon owe us £25,000 for the ticket sales from the match at Whaddon Road earlier in the season, but they won't pay us until the consortium is sorted out. They are still hiring players and I think that stinks.

There have been difficult times for the board before and it's difficult now, but we are a stable club with a fantastic nucleus of 3,000-3,500 fans.

We also have a great bunch who go away from home every week and we are laying on three free coaches to Northampton Town in a couple of weeks' time.

We want supporters there to support Keith and we want to reward them because they have seen some pretty poor performances recently.

We have a great training ground and great backroom staff, but the squad needs to be strengthened and that's our challenge now.

How embarrassing is this to owe them money, how the fuck have we got away with not paying them for the tickets.

I am actually shocked by this

:shock:

Hiring players?

Jesus Christ........

not good news at all.

:shock:  :shock:

fucks sake.
this board are cunts.

Is there some sort of Football agency that hires players to Club's?

Will probably limit the allocation of tickets other clubs give us in the future. :shock:

Have you got a link to this story macca?

What an utter, utter bunch of thieving cunts

That's just plain unbelievable.  No doubt we can count on their support in the future if we ever get into serious trouble :roll:

Still, it doesn't suprise me though.  It's about time Wyatt was brought in to get them the hell out of Dodge.

I think the whole 'hiring players' thing is nothing to worry about. I think they mean 'signing players', afterall how would some Cheltenham yokel know more about the goings on at our club than we do.

isn't that the words of their Chairman though?  It is rather immoral to hold onto money that we owe someone when we were about to sign 3 players up, especially when it isn't even our money.

If our own players/staff weren't paid then it is hardly suprising Cheltenham haven't been either.

Is it wrong, yes, suprising, no.

Bit of an all time low tho.  The players/staff haven't been paid a few times in the past but now were witholding ticket money to opposition teams that are due them if pretty dreadful and if the league get wind of it, will we not face at the very least a ticking off?

Theres a statement on the OS effectivly saying the Wills are financially supporting the club whilst the protracted takeover talks contiune

Well that was short and sweet!

And did I miss this?

Chetenhams manager has fucked off to Carlisle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/7025268.stm

Perfectly put.

How do they keep getting away with this shit?

This will be because it's become clear there are now more leaks than on my collander at home.  Something has to be put out to suggest all the grumblings will we get to hear are just admin issues that Wills will sort in time.

I am ashamed to be associated with this lot

Totally and utterly ashamed !

During the 4-4-2 interview I laughed off the "Swindle" gags and threw back some piss takes of my own

How right those other three fans were, and how correct is the nickname that they have given us.

Disillusioned

Busybodies.....the lot of ya   :old:

Can't you just MYOB and leave the powers that be to continue with the excellent job that they're doing?

 8)

It doesn't actually state that though


Swindon Town FC Club Update
Posted on: Thu 04 Oct 2007

As the protracted negotiations with Best Holdings with regards to the takeover of the club continue, the STFC Board of Directors has, in the meantime, sought from The Club's major shareholder additional funds to fulfil the immediate obligations and financial liabilities of the Company.


"Sought" is a fucking long way from "Secured"

I presume the FA have not caught wind of it as that sort of shenanigans usually means we have a fairly prompt transfer embargo slapped on the club.

Piss poor really and it begs the question did the Portuguese mob know about this or is it the first of many to blow out from under the carpet.

How come I get the feeling EVERYTHING is going to go tits up in the next 2 weeks. I can see

- Best Holdings pulling out
- Tranfer embargo
- Football League meeting to discuss a points deduction
- Expulsion from the league. :cry:
- Winding up order from HMRC
- Supermarine become our main club and ST holders get fuck all money back along with creditors.

This is now beyond a joke.  I am at a loss to understand why HMRC and Swindon Council are not getting involved.  External pressure needs to be applied, or these cowboys are going to string us along indefinitely.  Someone needs to go in there and bang their heads together.

This charade is worse than pathetic.

Good point. They normally word these statements carefully and I have no doubt it accurately reflects the situation.

I took it to mean hiring players as in "you're hired" or "you're fired", just like The Apprentice and other Americanised sayings.

However, not paying over the money is unbelievable.

Probnably because they feel that they would rather hold out for some money instead of non if they fold. the ONLY reason I can think of.

I have been reading between the lines on their statements for longer than I care to think and that little gem just jumped out at me.

I suspect that this lot are paying as little as possible and that is why 'nam have not been paid, there is probably other clubs that have not been paid, and if we are due to make payments for anything I suspect they won't be paid.

I would imagine the money they have sought from the Wills family will be used to pay the players wages for last month that has still not been paid, they are basically admitting they cannot afford to keep the FC going any longer by asking for external funding, I susect that Wills would want the "loan" back from the Portugeezers if the takeover goes through also which is probably going to be another sticking point in the ongoing saga

The reasons in my mind:

1. ATM the deal is not dead. It still represents the best chance of getting their money back as quickly as possible.
2. Anronikou is actually doing a good job reassuring them the deal is not dead  :shock:

Still fully expect the shit to hit the fan soon mind should this deadlock not be broken in the next week or so. :(

During the last couple of months although I've still been attending all home matches and some away I have lacked alot of the old passion for the club. This whole fiasco has made me embarrassed and ashamed to support the club at times, so much so that I've signed for and played for a Saturday team and if things carry on like this I can only see myself playing increasingly more matches than I watch.

This current board are blatently impossible to do any kind deal with and when they lose the Court Case for Powers money next month it really could leave the clubs existance hanging by a thread. I could rant and rave but after the last few months if I didn't support STFC quite frankly I would think the club deserves everything it gets if everything goes tits up as the owners have brought this on themselves and there is no longer anyone else to blame.

http://www.swindon.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=84844

This deal WILL NOT GO THROUGH, take it from me.

I have been in business a long time and people like our Jim do not get rich by doing deals with "uncapped liabilities", and in essence that is exactly what MikeD is demanding.

Jim Little will walk away rather than leaving him and his colleagues exposed

Nice use of the word "quelm" Gazza. Not wholly sure what it means but it sounds vaguely salacious - I don't know I'd like to be "quelmed" myself, certainly not in public  :D

Why the fuck do we even owe Cheltenham that money anyway? I see the old Cheltenham fans are kicking up a fuss about it  :-))(  Cunts.

I'm very concerned by todays "update". They could have at least let us know a bit more. It concerns me that we are looking for funds. I thought best holdings had the funds? Does this mean they don't want to pay the debts? Are they going to do a runner?

Message to the Board of STFC and proposed New Investor.

PLEASE GET YOUR COLLECTIVE SHIT IN A SOCK AND SORT THIS FUCKING MESS OUT PRONTO SO THAT WE, THE LOYAL FANS OF SWINDON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB, CAN JUST GET ON WITH SUPPORTING THE TEAM ON THE PITCH.

Sorry for shouting, but it just needed to be said.

And we would be kicking up a fuss, they are fully justified to be pissed off in my opinion.

I presume the Board are not playing Poker with the club at all, much more likely it's a game Russian Roulette.  Maybe we could get Walken to play Diamandis when the film comes out.

I thought best holdings had the funds?

They do............but why should they stump up wads of cash to fund basic trading when any deal is light years away ?


Does this mean they don't want to pay the debts?

Only agreed debts, and certainly not general trading debts


 Are they going to do a runner?

Would not suprise me one bit (I certainly would)


I see the old Cheltenham fans are kicking up a fuss about it Tch

I dont blame them one bit, we would if the boot was on the other foot

'Quelm' is indeed a great word.  I think it means to 'calm' and to 'quell' at the same time.

Should have used "felched" instead

 :mrgreen:

I wonder if we are so hard up that the coffee at the club now resembles Baldrick's?

Capuccino?

Yes i can understand why they wouldn't pay it. It's a joke. But why would we suddenly need to look to SSW again? This means the deal is way off. Quite frankly i don't think there is a deal anymore. That's my gut feeling.

ONE BILL POWER  :D  8)

Fred is spot on.

For those of you unaware of the real meaning of the two words, see the links below.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=felch

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=quelm

 :mrgreen:

Yes but come on 25k  :soapy tit wank:  

We would kick up a fuss but some of them you'd think we burn't their ground down or something.

Fucking Ace

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Here Here

 I've given up....

  In that ad for Bulmers Ice where the bottles fall in the sea, anyone else reckon they swim past a manatee?

DONT FUCKING START THAT REGINALD

 :twisted:

I'm unbelievably calm about this - For the first time in my life it seems like I have more important things to worry about than STFC!

The metaphoric eruption that is Richard Pullen will take place upon the confirmation that this takeover is 100% dead.

Until then I'm dormant.

For those who are suprised by this - I pity you.

 No need to shout Fred....I may have a bit of a problem with ear wax on occasions,  I baint deaf though.

 I reckon the bottles fall in the water off  Port of Spain, pass the manatee near the Florida keys before reaching the icy waters of Labrador.

I'm not surprised i'm just pissed off and confused about the whole thing.

sometimes i wish there was no stfc.
i'm starting to get that feeling i want away for a while.last time was in the 90's because of that cunt macmahon and it lasted a few years.
i'm just fed up with all the bullshit

You may not have to wait long.....

Presumably if they get the money off SSW, The CVA will be paid? To me that is a current financial obligation?

Is this any different to Theft ?

Its like Ash asking me to sell his car me actually receiving the cash but not giving it to him. I never thought i would be shocked by what this club has done but i really cant get my head around this one.

Heres the link whoever asked for it

http://www.myrobins.co.uk/news/Ward-...750211417.aspx

Just when you thought this lot couldn't get any lower...They bloody achieve it !!!

http://www.myrobins.co.uk/news/Ward-failed-to-attra750211417.aspx

Your link is pooh!

Never mind

It will soon be a case of "everyone hates us - but we do care!"


 :evil:

Very rarely I agree with you Reg, but I feel the same. :shock:

 Its good to know there is a growing number more concerned for the manatee than the boardroom.