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Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: hansgruber on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:07:36
There's a surprise:

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/display.var.1885652.0.takeover_on_brink_of_collapse.php

ANDREW Fitton's Town takeover bid is on the brink of collapse, the Swindon Advertiser understands.

A statement is due to be released later today confirming that Fitton's protracted attempt to purchase the County Ground outfit is doomed to failure.

The news will throw fresh question marks over Town's immediate future with mountains of unpaid debts threatening to send the club out of business.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC Bart on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:10:21
Well what a suprise. The third one on the trot.

Common denominator here chaps


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:10:48
I am not shocked to be honest, does this mean we can have a real manager now?


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Sippo on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:11:37
Game over.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:11:51
Quote from: "Tails"
Violent protests needed now.

Little marches and chants do fuck all.


yes but neither does violence


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC4LIFE on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:12:30
Cunts, fucking cunts.
Fuck off


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: axs on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:12:41
i won't be part of any violent protest. Loud, irritating and in your face yes, violent no.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Sussex on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:12:33
Quote from: "Dazzza"
Going tits up.


Gone tits up?

Fucking useless cunts.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: fatbury on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:13:14
RIP Swindon ...
thats the end folks ...
 with a collapse comes a 10 point penalty - relegation - no manager wanting to touch us with a bargepole unless they are crap - poor results -  falling attendances - failure to meet debts mean a winding up order which will most likely equal the end of the club - too late to protest were done for.

I feel sick ...  :cry:


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Tails on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:13:15
Maybe it's me over reacting, but I think if we really want them out we've got to do more than peaceful marchs or a few chants at the end of the game. No idea what, but something has to be done.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC Bart on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:14:20
Thats a minimum points deduction and probable winding up order

now will you lot sit up and take notice


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Bushey Boy on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:15:33
I believe the club will be bringing out a statement in a few minutes

All over


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: WorcesterRed on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:16:52
So can we deduce that because certain people would not give up their vision of making a fortune out of a development, they will not sell the club and would rather see the club go out of business?

If this really is the case, I really do hope that these people can sleep at night.

I am not a violent person but can see certain people making life very uncomfortable for certain individuals should the full details ever become public knowledge.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC Bart on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:19:41
Wonder whose fault it will be?

Fans, Bill Power, Paul Davis, the adver, the council, the revenue, Fitton

Bets anyone


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: hmparkin on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:20:03
Are there still any other shareholders apart from SSW, MD etc? If so, does anyone know percentages?


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: fatbury on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:22:10
Cliff Puffett is Plan B i bet that!


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Colin Todd on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:22:33
I look forward to the dimaond mike interview in the near future :-))(


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Foggy on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:22:43
R.I.P Swindon Town. Its been one hell of a ride supporting you through the good times and the bad, so many happy memories washed away by one mans greed. Thank you Mr Diamandis or what ever the fuck your name is you have just killed the club that is loved by thousands .


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: genf_stfc on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:23:09
Quote from: "Colin Todd"
I look forward to the dimaond mike interview in the near future :-))(


in front of a fucking judge, I'd hope


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC4LIFE on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:23:32
Greek fucking prick.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: reeves4england on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:23:31
Quote from: "STFC Bart"
Thats a minimum points deduction and probable winding up order

now will you lot sit up and take notice
I hope that wasn't aimed at people on this forum Bart. If so you are a complete twat.
The users of this forum, in general, are the minority who actually tried to do something about this.


I think they'll blame it on the coffin this time. Or maybe it was our obscene chants of "One Andrew Fitton" that scuppered the deal?


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC Bart on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:24:25
You can bet it will be someone elses fault


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: janaage on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:24:59
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: hansgruber on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:25:13
If the creditors don't demand payment immediately now, they're a load of idiots.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Tails on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:25:51
Of course it will.

It's as much as Sir Seton Wills' fault as Diamandis.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: magicroundabout on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:27:24
i feel sick  :(


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Dazzza on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:27:49
Quote from: "fatbury"
Cliff Puffett is Plan B i bet that!



I wouldn't be surprised if Cliff the magic Dragon makes an appearance in the next few weeks.  As nice a bloke as he is he’s done the ‘fronting’ for Mike before and has been brought in as a ‘neutral’ to try and calm things down when they get a bit handy.

On to plan B then, which I think will see us pay off some of the debt renegotiate the remaining amount of the CVA with creditors, take a 15 point hit, string the charade on for another 18 months, take out any revenue as ‘admin expenses’ all until the next unsuspecting investor comes long.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: McLovin on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:28:58
Power is a handy scapegoat for all this i see...

I don't know if i'm angry, upset or what. I feel weird.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: hmparkin on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:29:07
Surely any other potential investor can't remain unsuspecting for long if they've got half a brain cell?

Why can't we support a normal football club?  :(


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:33:25
Quote from: "janaage"
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.



 :goodpost:
I 100% agree with that, and I bet we don't even get a points deduction


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: hansgruber on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:34:41
Plan B will be Seton Wills loaning the club more money at a ridiculously high interest rate (which makes him a loan shark), followed by a huge fire sale in January and relegation.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC Bart on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:38:20
You have hit the nail on the head


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: ghanimah on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:38:45
Quote from: "janaage"
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.


I wish I could believe that I really do, and I'm sure Scarborough fans felt the same before they went under, but...there's got to be a tipping point somewhere and I fear this is it. Sorry.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Colin Todd on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:42:04
Quote from: "hansgruber"
Plan B will be Seton Wills loaning the club more money at a ridiculously high interest rate (which makes him a loan shark), followed by a huge fire sale in January and relegation.


Who do we sell that is worth any money?

Other teams know of the finacial crisis- we'd struggle to get 1/2 a million up front for our entire squad


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: thepeoplesgame on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:43:47
Quote from: "janaage"
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.


This is the theory on which the current board seem to have based their entire 'business plan'. We've already far outlasted the amount of time an ordinary business would have had to deal with these issues by virtue of being a football club, but nothing lasts forever. It's blindingly obvious that a successful takeover is our only way out of this mess, and increasingly obvious that the club's current owners would rather see it die than sell it. As such your blind optimism isn't cutting much ice, I'm afraid.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: stfctownenda on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:44:05
Quote from: "ghanimah"
Quote from: "janaage"
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.


I wish I could believe that I really do, and I'm sure Scarborough fans felt the same before they went under, but...there's got to be a tipping point somewhere and I fear this is it. Sorry.


Exactly we have never been so close to the brink, the CVA must be paid just to lift the transfer embargo and I just cant see these clowns paying it now.  We are in deep trouble, surely Brighton at home every Swindon fan will be protesting, for those that just want to support there fucking team newsflash we are on the edge of a cliff about to go over.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC Bart on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:44:06
The sheer  greed, incompetence of these people is just astounding


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Ardiles on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:52:52
Quote from: "janaage"
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.


Jan

Unfortunately, there are thousands like you - sharing your blind faith that it's all going to sort itself out.

It's called apathy.  It's a Swindon thing.  And it's just one of the many reasons why we're in this mess.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Nemo on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 11:55:52
I think I can sum up my feelings.

Fuck.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: JOHNNY REEVES on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:05:20
plan b withdraw all the money they've been hiding and pay everything off simple.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Batch on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:05:35
Oh man, things are pretty fucked up, cunty cunty bollocks.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: genf_stfc on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:08:01
if things do all go tits up and the club is wound up etc, the CVA fails and the full amount is owned - is it the directors of the club that are responsible for the debt ?  If I was a creditor I'd have the bailiffs round their houses already.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: sonic youth on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:08:17
Quote from: "janaage"
What a crock of shit.

I just can't see us going out of business, don't know why, but I always feel that the club is immortal and will find a way through this.

Don't ask me why or how but we'll survive.
unfortunately, we can't go on indefinitely - we'll hit a wall eventually and that'll be it.

we do seem to have a history of escaping from the death throes but fitton's put no money in, we can't sell anyone right now and SSW has no property left to mortgage...


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: red macca on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:12:59
I feel a bit sick now


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:16:09
I feel evil  :twisted:

Mike Diamandis i hope your fucking proud of yoursellf. Fucking prick.

Feel like going up the club this arvo :evil: Whos in?

Gonna email starnes and withdraw my application seeing as well have no club soon.  :evil:

Fucking greedy pricks


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: juddie on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:16:22
I feel empty.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: BANGKOK RED on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:19:03
I'm going to start drinking immediately!!


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Fred Elliot on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:20:29
WHEN IS THIS FAT CUNT GOING TO GET WHAT'S COMING TO HIM ?????????


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:20:43
Ive just had an email from Lambert thanking me for my cv and it will be passed on...

Shame we wont have a club now.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: janaage on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:30:29
Quote from: "tans"
Ive just had an email from Lambert thanking me for my cv and it will be passed on...

Shame we wont have a club now.


Send one back telling him you've changed your mind and he can stick it!


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Fred Elliot on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:35:55
I said in the MDT on Tuesday that someone would meet him in a dark alley one day


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:38:27
Quote from: "janaage"
Quote from: "tans"
Ive just had an email from Lambert thanking me for my cv and it will be passed on...

Shame we wont have a club now.


Send one back telling him you've changed your mind and he can stick it!


I thought something about money grabbing cunts might be in there somewhere too  :wink:

Ill devise something and send it in a min


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: red macca on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:41:20
Anyone have starnes email


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:41:52
Ive just emailed thanking him for the correspondence but that its irrelevant as we wont have a club anytime soon.

Doubt ill get a reply though.  :?


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:42:42
Quote from: "red macca"
Anyone have starnes email


I believe its [email protected] or something Deano, but someone might correct me


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: yeo on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:44:58
Its probably best if people dont threaten to beat people up ,you'll get Whits into trouble.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: red macca on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:46:35
Can i get in trouble if i send this

Martin



I would like you to please forward on this message to the right people . Let them know that their actions and total fucking incompetance has effected the lives of thousands of swindon Town fans . They are stupid cunts who could not manage a piss up in a brewery and are as much use as a chocolate fucking teapot .



If they think that after recent events that they are going to get away with this lightly they can think again and fuck off, from this day forward their lives are going to be made a fucking misery until they have done the right thing



Now kindly fuck off and get out of this club for good


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Fred Elliot on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:48:08
Quote from: "Oevil red"
Its probably best if people dont threaten to beat people up ,you'll get Whits into trouble.


Nobody has, just stating that there is so much anger about, that it would not surprise me if some of it was aimed directly against him


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: yeo on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:48:22
:mrgreen:

Seems alright to me Macca


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC4LIFE on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:48:31
Send it!!!


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Batch on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:49:17
Yes, you would get into trouble.

although "they are stupid cunts who could not manage a piss up in a brewery and are as much use as a chocolate fucking teapot . " is true, the second paragraph is threatening and also implies the threat of harassment.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: janaage on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:49:17
I agree with Yeovil, do not make threats on this site, it's not big and it's not clever.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Sippo on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:49:40
You'll probably get an out of office reply...

I'm sorry I am not at my desk at the moment because we've all disappeared as we we are very very scared of some nasty people wanting to vent their anger towards us.

I will deal with your request when we get back from our sunny resort.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: red macca on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:49:54
Sent


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFC4LIFE on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:51:06
:D


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:52:03
ace


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: red macca on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:52:42
Its not Harrasment im merely pointing out i will participate in protests  :D


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Batch on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:57:05
Fair enough red macca!
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T'is a bit odd that one minute Fitton is hopeful but frustrated, the next minute (literally) it's on the brink of collapse.

The fat man hasn't somehow refinanced and pulled the plug on the deal from his (the clubs) end has he?

I'm clutching at straws aren't I.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Melksham Red on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 12:57:07
Well i'll be honest. If I see Diamandis I'll chin the cunt.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: bashful01 on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:00:53
better off getting ya selves off down the road to Newbury ...

I'm up for it


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: JOHNNY REEVES on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:03:17
fuck this for a game of soldiers, i think i,m going to subscribe to sky.i,d probably save myself a mint, watch more football, stay warm,not get too wound up,have drinks brought to my comfy chair,put weight on, keep my hair longer,reduce my carbon footprint and become another boring plastic premiership side supporter.thanks a lot diamandis. :fu:  :fu:  :fu:  :fu:


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: genf_stfc on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:07:08
Quote from: "Melksham Red"
Well i'll be honest. If I see Diamandis I'll chin the cunt.


How would you know which of his chins is the right one ?!


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: horlock07 on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:09:25
Probably worth copying all emails to Mike D also, whilst we dont have a specific email for him but as a director of Dunwoody I am sure if we send copies of all to them they should get through to him!


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:13:26
Football has lost its appeal to me totally today.

No Swindon...No football for me.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Power to people on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:20:08
If we go under then the I'm sure the authorities will be looking at why and what happened...I think that a few people could end up spending some time at her majesty's pleasure


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:24:03
Well I think they should bring back hanging....Mike D has killed our club.


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:25:29
That's it then. Where to next boys?  :(


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Colin Todd on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:26:40
http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/display.var.1886302.0.fittons_takeover_is_dead.php


cunty fuck wank arse shitbags


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:29:52
Thankyou Diamandis. I hope you are happy and rot in hell.

Lots of love

Tans xx  :fu:


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Dazzza on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:34:08
Sounds like we’re well and truly fucked.

I wonder what the players meeting is about.  Sounds like the squad is going up for auction.

  :fu:  Indeedy


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:37:53
I cannot believe the day has finally come  :(


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: STFCBird on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 13:38:39
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night  :cry:


Title: Takeover talks to collapse
Post by: cib on Thursday, December 6, 2007, 14:00:12
so with whats happened today - whats the time scale being wound up and the other shit which has now hit the fan?