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For one night only, Kramer have agreed to reform and make an appearance as a special guest act at the first concert.  By popular demand, they will open with their seminal work 'Singing Out for Swindon'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY5FU9rUc9Y

Not bothered about it being Alan Mc. What could it be though? There is no body else we are waiting on to sign a contract is there? So it could be contract extensions for Thompson brothers/Wes etc

Thompson twins would be a good signing - But not for the concert!

TBH, anything that is not bad news is good news at the moment.

There seems to be a cloud of doom hanging over everyone.

Personally, I would appreciate a frank and extensive explanation of what Jedward & Co. see as the future for STFC

TBH, anything that is not bad news is good news at the moment.

There seems to be a cloud of doom hanging over everyone.

Personally, I would appreciate a frank and extensive explanation of what Jedward & Co. see as the future for STFC

New investors or ground development please.

The opportunity to ask questions.

Whether you get a frank and extensive answer is another matter.

I'm beginning to feel numb about the off-field shenanigans and am just looking forward to the actual football again.

It aint the first time we've been run by a less than popular board - although that usually becomes apparent after a period of time - not from the outset!

Are new ownwers havent a fucking  clue have they. :doh:

The opportunity to ask questions.

Whether you get a frank and extensive answer is another matter.

I'm beginning to feel numb about the off-field shenanigans and am just looking forward to the actual football again.

It aint the first time we've been run by a less than popular board - although that usually becomes apparent after a period of time - not from the outset!

Perhaps we're having a Glastonbury style pyramid put over the bank?

The opportunity should be welcomed not derided.

Nor have you about 'our' and 'are' !  :D

Don't see how my post derided the Q&A session.

Just wondered if their answers will be frank, that's all.

And, FWIW, I have indeed applied to go

You've pretty much said that the answers won't be forthcoming/frank/not bullshit.

And for what it's worth I have my doubts, but perhaps looking at such board-supporter interaction positively may yield better results.

I remember attending a Trust meeting when Jim Little attended. It was great he came along but it didn't do much to alleviate my doubts with the fluffy and elusive answers/speech.

I'll be amazed if anyone can match or exceed Mr Whippy's fuckwittery though.

Theo Robinson has agreed to join the club, he has just gone on holiday but should put pen to paper when he comes back.

Official STFC: "Looks like today will be a good news day Town fans..."

Come on then, start the banter and speculation!  :sherlock:

Ive looked for this tweet but could not find it...

It is on the Official Facebook page, haven't seen it tweeted.

Who?

He was the guy a few season's back who said he would sign for us after he got back from his Hols and then got back from his hols and signed for Huddersfield.

Visocant, will settle for nothing less than a Bosnian pyramid, for it to be good news.

He was the guy a few season's back who said he would sign for us after he got back from his Hols and then got back from his hols and signed for Huddersfield.

It is on the Official Facebook page, haven't seen it tweeted.

If only it were a real pyramid.  :(

Someones taking the piss here aren't they, there isn't any good new is there, it's just doom and then more doom.

Tweeted "player updates" on official website at 4pm.

That reply from o2 has to be a pisstake surely a Town fan working there or something?

No news is good news...

I reckon they just thought he was a cunt and googled him

"SIGNED: Nathan and Louis Thompson have today committed their futures to Swindon Town FC by signing two-year contracts #STFC"

ha ha is that it?

I'm sure its great news but trailing it all day seems a bit much

Talk about an anti-climax.

Is there no more good news? I thought we were signing some Theo Whathisname from Huddersfield?

Lets face it unless the news was

'Saudi Prince Arby el Araby has agreed to plough his one hundred and eleventy trillion pound fortune into Swindon town and will arrive hearalded by a free concert by Muse, Coldplay and Beyonce (who has promised to get em out for the Swindon boys) with Messi and Ronaldo on each arm'

it was never going to please the whingers.

I just find amazing the club still manage to score a PR own goal with good news by over milking it. The good news comes out and they have to over do it as if to say "Hey look! We're not complete spackers all the time!"

There was one FB post saying there was good news... Hardly over egging it.

So the Facebook message early on "Good news Today". They are not stupid enough surely to put that out with knowing something definitely positively 100% was happening today. Otherwise we would be back in the "its happening tomorrow" era of a few months back.

The over egging is letting it drag all day.... Or maybe that's just because Jeddy needed mummy and daddy to  help him count the money in his Piggy Bank

Lets face it unless the news was

'Saudi Prince Arby el Araby has agreed to plough his one hundred and eleventy trillion pound fortune into Swindon town and will arrive hearalded by a free concert by Muse, Coldplay and Beyonce (who has promised to get em out for the Swindon boys) with Messi and Ronaldo on each arm'

it was never going to please the whingers.

They didn't drag it out. They made one comment this morning,  which has been milked to fuck on forums like this one and twitter all day. Every time we offload a player it's relegation time, yet when we extend contracts for 2 of our most promising players, some would still rather look for negatives.

You only need to read the title of this thread to know good news doesn't stand a chance to some. Some have chosen to have a moan without even acknowledging that this is indeed good news.

So the club mentioned good news is due on facebook. That was it. So fucking what?

So are they still swanning around in hired Mercs....anyone know?

Just an honest question....anyone know?

What does that have to do with the Thompson's signing?

So are they still swanning around in hired Mercs....anyone know?

Just an honest question....anyone know?

Who are you? the fucking judge of who says what?

Just for you i will do it properly.

Comical. And there was me thinking we might have some news about new players.

Jed McCrory - The Gift That Keeps On Giving.

I can judge all that I fucking like and I judge that comments like that are ridiculous.

This is a thread about the GOOD NEWS about last years fan's player of the year signing and people like you pop-up and add a negative which completely unrelated.

And if there's allowed to be a thread where a bunch of miserable cunts have the free speech to cast doom and gloom then other's are allowed to speak their mind as well so like it it lump it!

do I need to put some cute pictures of kittens?

You only need to read the title of this thread to know good news doesn't stand a chance to some. Some have chosen to have a moan without even acknowledging that this is indeed good news.

So the club mentioned good news is due on facebook. That was it. So fucking what?

Look up Ivory Tower you muppet......READ THE FUCKING THREAD TITLE...ITS NOT EXACTLY FULL OF THE JOYS OF SPRING IS IT.

The Will i fuck on the end of the title gives it away i reckon.

Fuck off telling me what and where i can post.

Have you read the thread or just the title?

We've signed last year's fans player of the year plus his promising young brother yet all people can do is fucking moan. It may not be news of massive investment but this is still good news.

What a bunch of miserable fucking cunts

We could go bust and you would still put a positive spin on it BR.

I think you will go down as my favourite happy clapper of all time.

Have you read the thread or just the title?

We've signed last year's fans player of the year plus his promising young brother yet all people can do is fucking moan. It may not be news of massive investment but this is still good news.

What a bunch of miserable fucking cunts

do I need to put some cute pictures of kittens?

I can throw in a couple of .Gifs of Kaley Cuoco if it would help?

I responded to this thread because of the title!!

Course its good news those two have signed.....but like the thread title suggests i am still very wary of the set of events.

Believe me Flasheart i love the club....i travel the country and love spreading the word of my love for the club.


Without sounding patronising i admire your loyalty to the cause and new board....but i still need a lot of persuading that things are moving on in the right way.

And yes i might be a cunt....but i certainly aint miserable :D

I responded to this thread because of the title!!

Course its good news those two have signed.....but like the thread title suggests i am still very wary of the set of events.

Believe me Flasheart i love the club....i travel the country and love spreading the word of my love for the club.


Without sounding patronising i admire your loyalty to the cause and new board....but i still need a lot of persuading that things are moving on in the right way.

And yes i might be a cunt....but i certainly aint miserable :D

TBF most people, myself included, was convinced Nathan Thompson was a definite to be sold.

So, yes, it is good news

So when did a contract stop players being sold....if i was cynical i could say that it will up his price for potential buyers.

Am i wrong in thinking that Flint and Alan Mac were still under contract.

As i say its good news that he has signed....but it only will be great news if he stays....and if a big offer comes in then he wont :(

What fucking annoys me more than anything is that this new lot are being fucking cruicified still,on a day that it has transpired that our previous lot are happy to let a player who did not play a minute of football take 8 grand a week.

Why are people not starting to ask more serious questions of the previous regime, Jeremy Wray had the fucking front to sit at a trust meeting and say he is worried about the new lot?

The new lot are being crucified because unlike other interested parties they either skipped due diligence or fucked it up. I guess they saw a club going virtually debt free and saw pound signs flashing. more so if we got promoted. The chickens are now coming home to roost. Tough fucking shit, they took a business risk and its coming back to bite them on the arse. They show no signs of having any capital behind them and don't appear to have put a penny in themselves as well as being chavy cunts.

Key word highlighted. On the flip side Chalkie with the shit now coming out the closet about just how fucked we are cash wise we should be grateful that any fucker took us over tbh

Key word highlighted. On the flip side Chalkie with the shit now coming out the closet about just how fucked we are cash wise we should be grateful that any fucker took us over tbh

What fucking annoys me more than anything is that this new lot are being fucking cruicified still,on a day that it has transpired that our previous lot are happy to let a player who did not play a minute of football take 8 grand a week.

Why are people not starting to ask more serious questions of the previous regime, Jeremy Wray had the fucking front to sit at a trust meeting and say he is worried about the new lot?

Agree entirely with the Jeremy Wray thing, I hope there were some difficult questions thrown his way.*

I don't think the Trust have really done a good job themselves PR wise and whilst I'm not slating the good work they do, it's things like the Wray incident which make people think it's a 'secret club' with a hidden agenda.


*In fairness I did not attend the meeting so I've no idea what the agenda with his attendance was and whether he did in fact confess to the shit that was going on.

I can't understand though how we are so fucked cash wise. We've got a very healthy ST base, good commercial revenue and probably the 6th biggest turnover this season in div 3. The club came debt free ( or so we believe ). Even with such high earners I still can't do the maths and see us being in such shit so early in the day.

I can't understand though how we are so fucked cash wise. We've got a very healthy ST base, good commercial revenue and probably the 6th biggest turnover this season in div 3. The club came debt free ( or so we believe ). Even with such high earners I still can't do the maths and see us being in such shit so early in the day.

I can't understand though how we are so fucked cash wise. We've got a very healthy ST base, good commercial revenue and probably the 6th biggest turnover this season in div 3. The club came debt free ( or so we believe ). Even with such high earners I still can't do the maths and see us being in such shit so early in the day.

So are the wage issues the thing that Mr Wray wanted everyone to sign to say they wouldn't discuss, or is there worse to come?

Is it worth going back to page 1? I went back to page 5 and have moderately chuckled since.

Since our Big Fat Gypsy owner has taken the reigns I have read more 'fact' here about the board and their intentions than what Jed & Co have peddled out themselves. From the semi-believable to the utterly absurd, its all been said on the TEF over the last few weeks.

For the very little, if anything that its worth, players have gone, fan favourites at that. This isn't something that is exclusive to this close season thats for sure. Some seem to think releasing a few players is abnormal and is a clear indicator of imminent doom, on and off the pitch. Really? The cynicism is laughable.

As pointed out earlier, why on earth were we dishing out contracts like Adam Rooney's, although having to sell arguably our best player to pay the bills at the same time?

Ok, Jed's method of PR and his general interpersonal skills leave much to be desired, not sure me or many others on here would do much better, but the official stuff that has come out of the club shows we are at least thinking about sustainability by looking for further revenue sources. If he learned to keep schtum from time to time half of these threads wouldn't exist!

I think tea and crumpets are needed all round, Bovril on one, crunchie peanut butter on the other.

I don't know but can kind of understand why Black wanted him replaced when he was negotiating deals like this. Worth remembering this all goes back to Swindon Legend Paolo Di Canio having a hissy falling out with our captain.

Big contract's like Rooney's will skew things a tad but we will not be operating on a shoe-string budget as some are happy to make you believe.

New midfielder?

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New midfielder?

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As pointed out earlier, why on earth were we dishing out contracts like Adam Rooney's, although having to sell arguably our best player to pay the bills at the same time?

Can't find the right thread, but Jed has said on twitter Mccormack has been offered 2 years.

To get back to football matters, a back four of Thompson, Ward, Troy, McEvely (or alternative) with Foderingham behind will be better than most other teams in the division even if the rest of the team is hopeless (which it's unlikely to be).

To put those players into perspective, Bristol City will probably be building their promotion bidding defence around Aden Flint.

With Collin/ Williams/ Storey up front we'll look like being only a decent creative centre-mid and a winger away from having a (semi) competitive first team (albeit with a very thin squad to back it up, a bit like Franchise).

I think once we start filling in those gaps with new players and rebuilding after the trauma of the current painful (but financially necessary) exodus of playing staff people will begin to regain some of their lost excitement and feel more positive about the possibilities of the new season.

No doubt there'll be plenty of PR blunders/ brawls in the boardroom/ Fredi accusations etc. to keep us entertained/ arguing in the meantime. 

Ned payne summond to county ground by jed according to his twitter @nedpayne1

An Adver type, Morshead has gone on holiday.

I see. If he is Morshead's stand in, shouldn't he be at the CG anyway?