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If/when Morfuni eventually does get the hell out of Dodge, by the terms of the JV is he allowed to actually sell his 50% as if it was his to sell as he sees fit and for as much as he sees fit?

We have a home game on 7th December, why the wait until the 21st?

probably a question for the JV (Trust), we are looking to respond to JV things asked as part of the JVBP vote. If it's ok with y'all I'll take away and get a response

The JV is in the clubs name and not Clem's right?

I bet the game gets moved forward to 12.30  :D

So, in effect, Clem’s 50% of the CG wouldn’t be part of any sale - it’d just be some kind of transfer to the new owner?

We have a home game on 7th December, why the wait until the 21st?

Morfuni tends to visit over Christmas too, doesn’t he? So good timing in that respect also

I had been going on about protests some time ago. There was no appetite at the time.

What will happen if there are counter protests by the hardcore supporters of the current consortium?

I had been going on about protests some time ago. There was no appetite at the time.

What will happen if there are counter protests by the hardcore supporters of the current consortium?

‘Get that Aussie out, say get that Aussie out’

‘He comes from a land down under
He bought our club and made me chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover, yeah"

I had been going on about protests some time ago. There was no appetite at the time.

What will happen if there are counter protests by the hardcore supporters of the current consortium?

Surely blunder should be in there  :)

‘Get that Aussie out, say get that Aussie out’

‘He comes from a land down under
He bought our club and made admin blunders
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover, yeah"

are funds going to be needed? If so, is some form of fund raiser planned ? 

Alex Vlogs has "thrown in the towel" on his Town coverage.

In case some havent seen it, this is from the Swindon Town supporters group on FB.

Why the fuck have people got their head so far us Clems arse.....after all this shit?

I despair.

(https://i.postimg.cc/fbT01yPh/2.jpg)

That dope StfcBoo is one of them, total twonk

Rob Clarke and Robert weyman have been banned from the other one.

I've seen a few "what if Clem walks" posts about.

My answer is "then he loses £6m+" but would be good to have an answer for it

This guy has me on strings. I actually get angry reading his tweets.

He will slag off Russell, Hall, Gunning, Holloway. The players. The staff behind the scenes. Everybody

But he won't say one bad thing about Clem.

How can he not comprehend, that even if all these people are indeed incompetent, they were employed by the man at the top.

I'd have a lot more respect for them if they actually offered any kind of explanations to their response.

Weyman just laugh emoji'd anything negative.

Clarke just gives the whole "this is fine", "this is normal" - but no explanation as to why. Its just plain weird, and if Sutton (rest his soul) were still here with us I'd be pointing a Kingston Robin size finger at him!

Exactly I can see no reason why he would walk, his cash is tied up in the club (one way or another) and the only way he gets that out is by way of a sale (of an asset that gets ever more valueless as each days passes unless something radical changes on the pitch) otherwise its just been pissed up the wall.

I must admit I had my questions on this initially, until I saw who was actually behind it and realized that they are genuine fans rather than just fans that want publicity (I can think of a couple).

Remember there will be fans that want to join in protests but cant due to having children with them or are elderly, disabled etc, but I suppose that orange will cover that.

I do feel the only way the only way to get that sea of orange as per the Power days is to be giving them away - but to do that the group would either need it sponsored or for a wealthy fan / group etc to be willing to purchase them, you wont get enough people willing to part with £10 for a hat and those that do will probably be spread out, and there is only so many that can be captured on social media, although a leaflet drop at future games will ramp things up as well I expect.

If Clem walks - and takes the other parasites with him - I’d expect the club would function just fine financially without the leeches sucking money out of it.

My question: the guys involved say they were involved with the trust when it ousted power for Morfuni. Clearly Morfuni hadn’t been any better, in fact possibly worse than power. What gives them the confidence that this time around the end result will be better?

My question: the guys involved say they were involved with the trust when it ousted power for Morfuni. Clearly Morfuni hadn’t been any better, in fact possibly worse than power. What gives them the confidence that this time around the end result will be better?

I honestly don't remember why orange was considered significant last time round and why it remains relevant now (apart from obviously a fair few having orange hats left over from last time!)

I struggle to see how it could be worse.

I honestly don't remember why orange was considered significant last time round and why it remains relevant now (apart from obviously a fair few having orange hats left over from last time!)

Sure it was to do with the orange revolution in Ukraine.

It might function fine, but would it function sufficiently fine to the acceptance of the fan base. Was reading something the other day about Portsmouth who basically ended up in fan ownership after a trail of shitty owners and what became rapidly clear is that under fan ownership it could just about tick over as a business but until the guy from Disney came in with cash behind him it was at best treading water.

Albeit treading water sounds like fucking heaven compared to where we are now...

My fear is that anyone who buys the place off Morfuni is going to be a shitty chancer who doesn't do due diligence (as nobody in their right mind would pay any sort of cash without seeing the books) so will it be a Jed plus the bloke with silly hair sort of 'deal' replacing one dubious group lacking a pot to piss in with another one?  

My fear is that anyone who buys the place off Morfuni is going to be a shitty chancer who doesn't do due diligence (as nobody in their right mind would pay any sort of cash without seeing the books) so will it be a Jed plus the bloke with silly hair sort of 'deal' replacing one dubious group lacking a pot to piss in with another one?  

My concern entirely- it could be worse. Think 10 years down the line we are sharing our ground with supermarine and or a rugby club (to make some money) and playing the likes of Banbury Utd.

Partially as a Dundee United colour having Paul Sturrock as manager I think, but there were other reasons it was settled on, I'm sure.

My concern entirely- it could be worse. Think 10 years down the line we are sharing our ground with supermarine and or a rugby club (to make some money), only the arkells is open on match days, and we are playing the likes of Banbury Utd.

My concern entirely- it could be worse. Think 10 years down the line we are sharing our ground with supermarine and or a rugby club (to make some money), only the arkells is open on match days, and we are playing the likes of Banbury Utd.

My concern entirely- it could be worse. Think 10 years down the line we are sharing our ground with supermarine and or a rugby club (to make some money), only the arkells is open on match days, and we are playing the likes of Banbury Utd.

For those concerned about the possibility of selling from one underperforming ownership to another, I went through the same thought process during the last ownership and with this one and rationalised it in one way.

What’s your personal opinion of our realistic trajectory under our current ownership vs what’s the roughly worst case scenario if we moved to a worse performing ownership.

My personal opinion is that our current trajectory is almost certainly towards dropping into non league, if not this season then the next. Once we’re down there, it’s very easy to keep going down and would require a monumental shift in approach, organisation and finance to turn the tide towards moving back upwards. So I think we’d likely rot there or drop further before we had any chance of moving back up. From there we know it’s only a matter of time before the club is lost.

What’s the roughly worst case scenario if we sold to worse performing ownership? Likely very similar to the above.

When that’s the case, what is there to lose with rolling the dice?

I thought it was this, also Orange is a colour that wouldn't normally be seen at a Town game & is quite visible in the crowd.  (I guess the fluorescent green would work the same way)

More a question for the Trust.
But would the Trust's side of the JV have the power to veto a sale (of the club & by extension it's share of the CG) to any party that the JV didn't like the look of?

what are your thoughts on fans throwing tennis balls on the pitch between the 6th and 9th minute of matches, as a form of peaceful (if slightly disruptive) protest?

I will harp on about my issue with the Trust - and I hope this protest move and fear of the "what if" statements from those worried focus them.

If the ownership did ever just walk away (I still think that unlikely given the entanglements), then now is the time for the Trust to have a back-up plan being worked on.  We should have a couple - ideally, some rich benefactor walks in, but given the chances seem slim, we should also have a plan for full fan ownership and what lives between those two scenarios.

Disengage with the ownership - it's pointless trying to change them.

Engage with fans and methods and means of investment and work on business plans for what comes next.

Nothing wrong with Banbury United, thats my non league team!

Being in the same league as them, is what's wrong with it though :)

going to give loathed strangers a listen in a min, did anyone grab dan on points west?

iplayer doesn't seem to have included that part just about Rovers selling 45% to someone from Kuwait (but i thought there were no buyers out there)

Hi TEF admins...

We've tried setting up a new TEF account under the username "thespiritof69" (or "so69" on a failed second attempt), but not had anything back since? Just says it awaiting approval or something similar. Could you do some magic please? Thanks.

Profile picture changed in solidarity! ;D

Aaaaand they're gone.

The account is awaiting activation - you should have recieved an email, probably in your spam

He's looked everywhere, but cannot locate the email. Any way you could re-send it perhaps? (apologies!)

Wonder if Orange scarves would work too. Few hundred swinging it around their heads would be a great visual

Wonder if Orange scarves would work too. Few hundred swinging it around their heads would be a great visual

Few hundred swinging it around their heads would be a great visual

I do not really wear hats . can I wear an orange cravat or maybe orange corduroy trousers instead?

I do not really wear hats . can I wear an orange cravat or maybe orange corduroy trousers instead?

I'm having a blank moment here (happens ever more frequently these days😆) what's the origin of the orange hats? I know it refers back to a previous protest but why was it chosen then?  Was it something to do with some Eastern European country?

Orange is not just a colour that brings joy, conviviality and cheerfulness to individuals but by symbolising energy and drive, it is also used politically. In 2004, Wiktor Juschtschenko and his followers used orange to protest the rigged election of the Russia-friendly opposition during the presidential elections in Ukraine. Their repeated protests, demonstrations and strikes were called „Orange Revolution“.

But even centuries before the protests in Kiev, the colour orange had a political meaning: The reigning family of the Netherlands, Oranien-Nassau, was a result of the successful union between the lineage of Nassau and the principality of Oranien in 1530. In 1560, Wilhelm I of Oranien-Nassau (1533-1584) took over the principality, then occupied by France, and became the governor of the entire area under Spanish foreign rule. Under his rule, Netherland won its sovereignty which is why the „Oranjes“ still see him as the founder of their country.

I'm having a blank moment here (happens ever more frequently these days😆) what's the origin of the orange hats? I know it refers back to a previous protest but why was it chosen then?  Was it something to do with some Eastern European country?

Orange Revolution in Ukraine

And further, if people didn't hear our Spirit of 69 Loathed Strangers Q&A episode... it's available to listen to here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uoGbVqnG5Si5wtidpmOls?si=EG7SuHbMQn6MqzU2DyHIPA

This is actually mental, how delusional can one man be?

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/24765872.clem-morfuni-doesnt-see-sense-swindon-town-fan-protests/#comments-anchor

Clem Morfuni said that his position on selling Swindon Town remains the same following the formation of a fan group hoping to encourage a sale.

Last Tuesday, The Spirit of ’69 was formed by two former TrustSTFC board members, Terry Pierce and Dan Hunt, along with The Loathed Strangers Podcast and Fanzine founder Rich Pullen to put pressure on Town’s owner to publicly put the club up for sale and engage with interested parties.

The group has seen plenty of online support in the days since, having more than 1,200 followers on X, selling out branded hats in seven hours, and many fans changing their profile pictures in support.

The group intends to campaign on social media ahead of an in-person protest ahead of the Grimsby Town match on December 21.

When The Adver spoke to Morfuni this week, he was asked for his reaction to a group formed up to oppose him which has seen plenty of support in the days since its founding.

Morfuni said: “Was I happy? No, I wasn’t happy. Do I understand where they are coming from? Yes, absolutely.

“As I have said in the media numerous times: if there is anyone out there who can show me their proof of funds and a letter of offer then I will gladly sit down with them.

“If this Dan Hunt who has organised this 1969 group has a consortium with a proof of funds then I will look at it.

“I have never shied away from that and said that I am never going to sell the club.

“If these guys can do a better job than me then show me the offer; there are a lot of people who talk a lot and I have had a lot of people come to me saying they want to buy the club, so I ask for their proof of funds but nobody does.

“What do you want me to do? They are all full of BS.

“If Dan Hunt has got someone who is a billionaire and wants to put millions of pounds into Swindon Town and wants to sit down with the Advisory Board every month and wants to make sure that the development gets done then, by all means, bring them down, I will gladly sit down with them.”

The Adver is aware of and has been contacted by multiple parties who had held an interest in purchasing the club in recent months, but none have progressed to an advanced stage.

With The Spirit of ’69 advocating that Morfuni publicly says he is entertaining interest, the Australian businessman said that he has never stood in the way of a realistic sale as no such party existed.

Morfuni said: “I am a businessman at the end of the day and I will look at every opportunity.

“If the opportunity is there and I believe that they will do a better job of running this club then I will sit down with them and talk to them.

“I have always said that. In Fan Forums, in the press, and everything else.

“There is no point in protesting, just give me someone who wants to buy it.

“Protest about what? I am putting millions of pounds in every year, it is not like I am not putting the money in or taking money out.

“I don’t put anything to the club: my flight, my accommodation, or my travel – nothing goes to the club, everything is put to my other business.

“I haven’t taken a penny out, I am not paying myself a wage, I am not flying to games in a helicopter and charging it to the club as some other previous chairmen have.”

This group is a manifestation of the sentiment communicated by TrustSTFC’s survey of supporters at the end of last season, which displayed a lack of faith in the current leadership of the club.

When asked about the current state of the club’s relationship with its supporters, Anthony Hall said: “Obviously, the fans are very annoyed and frustrated and we understand that – it is not good enough from anyone’s point of view.

“Whether you work at the club or you are a fan, results have not been good enough and we accept that and we have looked at that.

“There is stuff off-the-pitch that we have been doing: architects have been appointed for the redevelopment and we have done Statue Park in association with the Eady trustees and the Trust.

“There is some good stuff going on but we accept that results on the pitch have not been good enough and we understand why, from a fan’s point of view, the relationship is strained and there are frustrations.

“However, we urge everyone to get behind the team that you love to get us out of where we are and join us in working hard to do that.

“That is what we need and that is what the players need when they are coming to The County Ground, they need a positive environment which is behind them.”

Morfuni added: “The players need it and the manager needs it. I said this in the Advisory Board, if you want to criticise then criticise me, not the players, they are young kids who are on the pitch and playing for you guys.

“Support the team and support Ian Holloway. You love this club, it is your club, I am just a custodian for the club and I want it to go up as much as anybody else in the town.

“That is what I am striving and working so hard for, I don’t want this to fail, I want to make sure it gets better.

“We have put improvements onto the pitch, we have done Statue Park, we have done the club shop, we have done the Legend’s Lounge (the flooring is not great and we are rectifying that), we have improved the pitch, and we have set up Advisory Board meetings that I have been to every one except one. In 25 years what work has been done to the stadium? None.

“I am not shying away from anything. People can say ‘Clem out, Clem out’ but it is not like I am taking money away from the club.”

And further, if people didn't hear our Spirit of 69 Loathed Strangers Q&A episode... it's available to listen to here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uoGbVqnG5Si5wtidpmOls?si=EG7SuHbMQn6MqzU2DyHIPA

Clueless. Deluded. Arrogant.

Jesus fucking wept.

Liverpool v Accrington Stanley - ffs

Ecosports are decent cars tbf. My mrs loves hers

Ecosports are decent cars tbf. My mrs loves hers

Back on topic, is anyone wearing their orange hat to the Fleetwood game or to ColU tonight?

Hmmm, I mean fair point from Clem that he wants to see proof of funds before entering discussions

Back on topic, is anyone wearing their orange hat to the Fleetwood game or to ColU tonight?

Just need £100k or something in a bank account don't you to pass the fit and proper persons? I seem to recall Power quickly loaned Jed it so he could worm his way in.

Well there have been interested parties. Be interesting to know if they managed a look at the books or not.

Who in the trust was behind the tweet that time about the people in the background of the club and stuff?

That caused yproar on twitter that night