Lee Power

[Samdy Gray]

Juddie mentioned on Twitter yesterday that he knows Mr Power quite well.

[Bewster]

Hoping this is not the takeover / selling "bit" referred to. Not exactly mind blowing or reasons to be confident, quite the opposite.
Try and get more.......(w'kend).

Can you change your screen name to "secret squirel" ?

[Red Frog]

I wish I could disagree!

It must be killing you. 

[mrverve]

Jed has to go a long long way to convince me.

I don't trust this current board at all.

[Crispy]

Every single member of the board are fucking wrong'uns... how we've fallen.. the club was almost perfect not along ago at all.. Paolo, Fitton, Watkins.. The list goes on!

[RobertT]

Jed has to go a long long way to convince me.

I don't trust this current board at all.

Ray Hardman was vilified in the early 90's, he was in charge when we got promoted to the top table.  External competence and wealth need not equal success, and a lack of both does not equal Diamandis.

[Reg Smeeton]

I wish I could disagree!

So, if you've come over to the darkside Flashheart, doesn't leave a lot of Board apologists. All of which begs the question, what is to be done about it?

[Flashheart]

So, if you've come over to the darkside Flashheart, doesn't leave a lot of Board apologists. All of which begs the question, what is to be done about it?

No Reginald.

While they may well appear to be a shifty looking bunch that does not necessarily mean they have ill intentions. It does not mean we should buy into all the conspiracy theories and unfounded rumour either, at least not until we have something of substance.

[horlock07]

No Reginald.

While they may well appear to be a shifty looking bunch that does not necessarily mean they have ill intentions. It does not mean we should buy into all the conspiracy theories and unfounded rumour either, at least not until we have something of substance.

I agree entirely, there is so much anti-board stuff flying around that is without substance but has become fact that I am tired of it all.

I am still waiting for someone to explain how the new board are planning to fleece us of millions when as it stands the club doesn't earn enough revenue to actually pay its bills each month, doesn't own the ground and has a playing squad where the majority of value are out of contract come the summer?

Now I am no businessman myself, but the only way I could attach ineptitude to them so far is the fact that if they were planning asset stripping and making millions they could have chosen a considerably more attractive proposition than Swindon Town Football Club.

[Flashheart]

I agree entirely, there is so much anti-board stuff flying around that is without substance but has become fact that I am tired of it all.

I am still waiting for someone to explain how the new board are planning to fleece us of millions when as it stands the club doesn't earn enough revenue to actually pay its bills each month, doesn't own the ground and has a playing squad where the majority of value are out of contract come the summer?

Now I am no businessman myself, but the only way I could attach ineptitude to them so far is the fact that if they were planning asset stripping and making millions they could have chosen a considerably more attractive proposition than Swindon Town Football Club.

If they are planning on fleecing the club, they are either geniuses with a cunning master plan or a bunch of complete fucking idiots.

[LucienSanchez]

I suppose (and I'm not suggesting this is the case) that they could just pocket all incomes, like gate receipts, prize money, TV money, transfer fees, season tickets, then disappear leaving us in administration? That's the only way I can see them milking any money whatsoever out of the club (in the guise of wages and bonuses), but I have no idea if, or even how, that could be possible. Football clubs don't generally make profit, so it's the only scam I can come up with!

[Reg Smeeton]

If they are planning on fleecing the club, they are either geniuses with a cunning master plan or a bunch of complete fucking idiots.

Ineptitude is just as dangerous as malign intentions....I don't think SSW had a master plan to screw the club over.

[sonicyouth]

Surely the first thing is to find out who exactly the mystery investors are, if they're still around or if they've been scared off and to obtain clarification of the role of Power, whether King is still lurking and why he is involved but not named officially and what happened with Gregory Hall.

Beyond that I'd settle for something vaguely resembling a long term plan from the board beyond holding concerts.

[Reg Smeeton]

I suppose (and I'm not suggesting this is the case) that they could just pocket all incomes, like gate receipts, prize money, TV money, transfer fees, season tickets, then disappear leaving us in administration? That's the only way I can see them milking any money whatsoever out of the club (in the guise of wages and bonuses), but I have no idea if, or even how, that could be possible. Football clubs don't generally make profit, so it's the only scam I can come up with!

Don't forget the gig money...

[thepeoplesgame]

I am still waiting for someone to explain how the new board are planning to fleece us of millions when as it stands the club doesn't earn enough revenue to actually pay its bills each month

Unless, of course, you don't worry about paying bills…

But you're right, it's all conjecture at this point (although from the links in this thread, it is clear that not paying bills is a route at least one of these gentlemen has gone down before, and it's a route that has almost fucked this club before, so it seems to me those are grounds for legitimate concern).