New hope

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Someone posted this on My Only Swindon:

Now, the fact that I can't see this confirmed anywhere online yet, I'm hoping this isn't going to getting everyones hopes up. But, I have been told from a reliable source (soon to find out how reliable), that a deal has been done and Fitton has bought the club for £2 and agreed to pay off all debt.....and build a new stadium.
Other news is that Everton want both Brez and Tozer for a fair sum.
If all true, we can all grab our STFC shirts back out of package destined for the national football musuem............if I'm wrong.....I'll get my coat.....

Sound like rubbish to me. How many times have we heard "sources" claim this    If it is true though then great  

[axs]

sorry, i won't believe a thing before an official statement and cars leaving the county ground containing all major current shareholders, but yes, if true it's awesome.

[STFC4LIFE]

£2
Ben could afford that.

[wokinghamred]

Someone posted this on My Only Swindon:

Now, the fact that I can't see this confirmed anywhere online yet, I'm hoping this isn't going to getting everyones hopes up. But, I have been told from a reliable source (soon to find out how reliable), that a deal has been done and Fitton has bought the club for £2 and agreed to pay off all debt.....and build a new stadium.
Other news is that Everton want both Brez and Tozer for a fair sum.
If all true, we can all grab our STFC shirts back out of package destined for the national football musuem............if I'm wrong.....I'll get my coat.....

Sound like rubbish to me. How many times have we heard "sources" claim this    If it is true though then great  

I'd heard that Everton were going after Wayne Hennessey from Wolves instead of Brez.

[wokinghamred]

For once I have to say well done the Adver.

Fitton has piled the pressure on by pulling out, whether it was genuine or bluff.
(I wonder how many times someone has called Diamandis (and friends) "deluded" in public, and then back into the room to carry on negotiating with him - brilliant)

Today the Adver has for once got off the fence and said the deal must be done. They have got interviews with Peter Rowe who has always had pretty strong views, and by Jim Little who has given his views.

Now I don't think for one minute the Greek shit would normally listen to any of them, but the pressure is racking up here. The voice is becoming clammering that the deal must be done. Maybe SSW is too deaf to hear anything other than the Greek drivel in his ears, but maybe, just maybe, he reads the Adver. Anything that cranks up the pressure must be good.

We all need to keep the pressure on, in any way we can.

[Barnard]

I'm cautiously optimistic at the mo.

I can understand some of the pessimism and 'end of the world is nigh' feeling though.

As far as I can see though :-

Andrew Fitton tells the Evening Advertiser that the deal is dead. We all wail and gnash teeth. fair do's.

Andrew Fitton tells the Evening Advertiser that he's back in talksand 'Excellent progress has been made'.  Surely thats grounds for optimism.

We were prepared to attend the clubs funeral on the basis of one story, but not prepared to accept the ray of hope offered by the other.  

I am back believing we're going to pull though. For today at least.

[glos_robin]

Someone posted this on My Only Swindon:

Now, the fact that I can't see this confirmed anywhere online yet, I'm hoping this isn't going to getting everyones hopes up. But, I have been told from a reliable source (soon to find out how reliable), that a deal has been done and Fitton has bought the club for £2 and agreed to pay off all debt.....and build a new stadium.
Other news is that Everton want both Brez and Tozer for a fair sum.
If all true, we can all grab our STFC shirts back out of package destined for the national football musuem............if I'm wrong.....I'll get my coat.....

Sound like rubbish to me. How many times have we heard "sources" claim this    If it is true though then great  

Thing is I think we've had various people say the deal is confirmed in the past but obviously it has never been true. People may have sources or may just make it up but I feel that Fitton is a man who keeps his cards very close to his chest.
I think only Fitton knows if and when the deal is done and until he says so in a statement or on the radio etc I don't believe the deal is completed. After all the work he's done background checking I can't imagine him rushing through the deal yesterday, it would be completely out of character.

[No Longer Posh Red]

Someone posted this on My Only Swindon:

Now, the fact that I can't see this confirmed anywhere online yet, I'm hoping this isn't going to getting everyones hopes up. But, I have been told from a reliable source (soon to find out how reliable), that a deal has been done and Fitton has bought the club for £2 and agreed to pay off all debt.....and build a new stadium.
Other news is that Everton want both Brez and Tozer for a fair sum.
If all true, we can all grab our STFC shirts back out of package destined for the national football musuem............if I'm wrong.....I'll get my coat.....

Sound like rubbish to me. How many times have we heard "sources" claim this    If it is true though then great  

Thing is I think we've had various people say the deal is confirmed in the past but obviously it has never been true. People may have sources or may just make it up but I feel that Fitton is a man who keeps his cards very close to his chest.
I think only Fitton knows if and when the deal is done and until he says so in a statement or on the radio etc I don't believe the deal is completed. After all the work he's done background checking I can't imagine him rushing through the deal yesterday, it would be completely out of character.

The ony thing I would say is that the deal was already nearly done. So if it was just a case of ironing out one or two differences maybe (JUST MAYBE) he has been able to do a deal.

After all, this really is the last chance saloon, and maybe that has dawned on the half-wits in charge.

[Power to people]

Remember before they can move the redevolpment rights and sell the Holding Co Wills & Co need to settle with Power & Emmel so that is yet more grovelling and appologising they have to do  - I'm sure if it was Diamandis that made the call Power would probably tell him to Fuck off as he would want to speak to Wills and come to an agreement rather than the Dirty Greek.

The deal can't be completed until that is sorted as Fitton would not want to run the risk of the current lot screwing it up.

I have a feeling there is still a way to go before it is all done and dusted.

[BANGKOK RED]

Remember before they can move the redevolpment rights and sell the Holding Co Wills & Co need to settle with Power & Emmel so that is yet more grovelling and appologising they have to do  - I'm sure if it was Diamandis that made the call Power would probably tell him to Fuck off as he would want to speak to Wills and come to an agreement rather than the Dirty Greek.

The deal can't be completed until that is sorted as Fitton would not want to run the risk of the current lot screwing it up.

I have a feeling there is still a way to go before it is all done and dusted.

Fitton has said himself though, that he wants the deal done "In a matter of days", sugesting that BP and his shares/loan ain't the problemo amigo.

[STFC_Gazzza]

Someone posted this on My Only Swindon:

Now, the fact that I can't see this confirmed anywhere online yet, I'm hoping this isn't going to getting everyones hopes up. But, I have been told from a reliable source (soon to find out how reliable), that a deal has been done and Fitton has bought the club for £2 and agreed to pay off all debt.....and build a new stadium.
Other news is that Everton want both Brez and Tozer for a fair sum.
If all true, we can all grab our STFC shirts back out of package destined for the national football musuem............if I'm wrong.....I'll get my coat.....

Sound like rubbish to me. How many times have we heard "sources" claim this    If it is true though then great  

To be fair though this isn't really anything we didn't know except them saying it is done.,

[STFC Bart]

To be honest as long as Mike Diamandis is still involved in the deal i cannot see the deal ever happening.

He is quite happy to see us go under- I find it unbelievable that SSW still listens to him even now

[sonic youth]

people will slate you for that but i'm inclined to agree.

history suggests that as soon as things start to look better, diamandis will stick his nose in and things will go tits up - it's no coincidence that fitton pulled out after diamandis managed to wrangle his way back into negotiations.

i live in hope!

[Arriba]

i agree too

[glos_robin]

people will slate you for that but i'm inclined to agree.

history suggests that as soon as things start to look better, diamandis will stick his nose in and things will go tits up - it's no coincidence that fitton pulled out after diamandis managed to wrangle his way back into negotiations.

i live in hope!

Pretty much sums up my feelings also, most of the abuse he gets is for being repetitive and blunt with what he says, but on the whole I tend do agree with alot of what he says....as you say Sonic as soon as Diamandis sticks his nose in things usually go to pot