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Not seen it mentioned anywhere but Morshead tweeted last night:

"Stephen Crouch was appointed a director of Lee Powers newco Swinton Reds 20 Ltd at the end of last month"

More questions than answers as usual then.....

But Swinton Reds still doesn't have any (official) connection with the club.

Pending takeover, perhaps?

Including:

- What do Swinton Reds 20 Ltd do?
- If its linked to Swindon Town then why Swinton?
- What are Power's links to Swindon Town?
- What are Crouch's links to Swindon Town?
- Why are the players contacting Power about contracts? (Source Adver report from McCormack)

I think it was in the "nine months of mayhem" section yesterday, it mentioned that it was one of Crouch's accountancy firms that has been going over the books for the last few months.

I guess a possibility is Swindon Town as an abbreviation. Retarded though.

I looked at the McCormack report and couldn't see any reference to Power? Did they change the article or am I missing something? Can you link to that?

I definitely read an article recently where a player was saying his agent would contact Lee Power.

"my agent spoke to Lee Power and he’s going to try to get an offer in"
http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/10411105.Swindon_is_Macca_s_first_choice/

Embarrassing "Continental Circus" style mix up :)

Thanks. I had read this one. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/10416792.Championship_quartet_step_up_chase_for_McCormack/

Jedders has admitted previously that Power is involved as he 'understands' football and dealing with Agents etc. I don't see this being any different to the Spencer situation although as it relates to the new board rather than Sir Paolo of Canio a lot of people are up in arms.

They are suspicious buggers but we really need to stop trying to see a conspiracy in everything.

He's one of them, copy this dude just to be sure:

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Probably means nothing but I was digging into Swinton Red 20 Ltd and saw that the company details are based at  “IPS LAW LLP” below are a few things that IPS LAW LLP specialise in.
Would seem strange that Sam says Swinton Red 20 Ltd is an independent venture and has no relevance to STFC, it must be football related in some way and with a name like that??

Commercial
•   Shirt Sponsorship Agreements.
•   Technical kit supply agreements.
•   Commercial partnership agreements.
•   Brand licensing and merchandising agreements.
•   Inter club co-operation agreements.
•   Electronic turnstile operation agreements.
•   Media content development agreements.
•   Website optimisation agreement.

Player Transfers
•   Player transfers.
•   Playing Contracts.
•   Agent Representation Contracts.
•   Compromise agreements.
•   Image rights structures.


Edit:
Having another look they also cover property including
•General property issues which include rights over property eg rights of way, rights to connect to services and releasing of restrictive covenants, dealing with flying freeholds, unregistered titles, neighbour’s rights.

If that is the case, it almost seems as though they have some sort of plan!

Haha, I'd not heard of that before so just checked it out on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Circus) :D

Good knowledge. Similar to Donkey Kong, too.

I presume IPS just set up the newco Swinton Reds, and have a sports law team that deals with matters such as those listed. Nothing more than that. Any law firm has similar blurbs on their website, albeit not usually as specific and niche as that.

The real question is whether Swinton Reds is the vehicle Power and Crouch intend to buy the club with, or if it's Power's independent 'agency' for any fees he earns from player transfers, both in and out. Crouch's involvement puzzles me. It even ran through my head that he's being given equity in the club in lieu of his fees for carrying out the financial analysis his firm is going through, because McCrory's rabble have nothing at all to pay him with. I'll say this very quietly: I think I had more faith in D**mandis. I can't help but assume the worst and come up with conspiracies.

I think people are seeing connections with our club that might not exist. Swinton Reds 20 Ltd is registered at some law firm in Cheshire, so is just another off the shelf company with a name plucked out of the air, this being the 20th company registered by the firm using that name by the look of it.

Why Swinton Reds? Who knows? Maybe one of the staff plays for or watchs the local side of that name?

If you wanted a conspiracy theory connected with the name then there's much more fun to be had in the world of NW rugby league, where the Salford Reds are in financial crisis, and have had a borrow a fortune from the local council and others as well as taking a donation from their more solvent neighbours Swinton Lions. You could easily construct some sort of story about someone attempting to make the profit from a merger.

But I think it's just a random place holder name.

IPS Law are also the legal firm representing "The Secret Footballer"

So there is nothing to see here again then, just could be and maybe's