Adver News: SWINDON TOWN: Club present their vision to businesses and sponsors

[PetsWinPrizes]

There was no Q & A as such....questions were being asked throughout the presentation.  In fact it too about 40 mins to get off the first slide!!  Steve Murrall made it clear from the outset that he wanted to answer questions about anything and everything, and he would like people to feel free to interrupt....which they did, freely!!

About changes in the boardroom...there was a sideways comment that simply said changes were made when it became clear that particular individuals had nothing in particular to offer; and they are now happy with the four board members they have.

Thanks, did fan representation on the Board come up?

[sonicyouth]

looking forward to Frigby Daser's thoughts.

[Frigby Daser]

looking forward to Frigby Daser's thoughts.

Pleasantly surprised at the reaction to be honest. It sounds as if they genuinely think the concerts will make money, and that there's stacks to be made via myworld. I hope they haven't overestimated it. I'm disappointed there aren't plans to redevelop properly - the only real catalyst to move the club forward, and I'm still bemused by the spending on Byrne.

Edit: and still concerned that we're dodging bullets by luck rather than judgment: Ian Wright, Gregory Hall et al. It's not out of line to be a bit worried about that.

[Ardiles]

The general impression I get is of a board that got off to a chaotic start, but which is slowly now getting its act together.  Biggest step forward during recent weeks is that there appears to be a strategy.  To a lot of our fans, it's not a particularly exciting one.  But at least we know it exists.

[PetsWinPrizes]

Edit: and still concerned that we're dodging bullets by luck rather than judgment: Ian Wright, Gregory Hall et al. It's not out of line to be a bit worried about that.

I'd like to think that now the board is Jed, Murrell, an economic expert and a football insider these bullets will be less frequent than when it was Jed, Murrell and their drinking buddies.

[Flashheart]

Was Steve wearing a tie?

[Simon Pieman]

Nobody seems to have picked up on why we may have paid a fee for Byrne.

Remember what happened with Collins and Archibald-Henville? At least this fixes the price.

[ronnie21]

The general impression I get is of a board that got off to a chaotic start, but which is slowly now getting its act together.  Biggest step forward during recent weeks is that there appears to be a strategy.  

Steve did admit as much in that they had not done due diligence before taking over.  It was, I believe, a case of do it now or the club goes down, literally, administration was the only other option and that would have meant a relegation to the Conference as a minimum.  The atmosphere last night was positive, the sceptics appeared not to have turned up, so the glass half full people need to remember that Black and Di Canio have gone and we all should move on together.  Incidentally, talking after the meeting to Mark Isaacs  it would appear that the walk-out by PDC left an extremely bad taste in the mouth as he never bothered to contact anybody, including the people who had worked hard for him, even to say goodbye!!

[tans]

Incidentally, talking after the meeting to Mark Isaacs  it would appear that the walk-out by PDC left an extremely bad taste in the mouth as he never bothered to contact anybody, including the people who had worked hard for him, even to say goodbye!!

Hardly surprising is it? Blokes a selfish money grabbing petulant cunt.

[Riddick]

Hopefully after a little more time the board will realize the ground needs to be redeveloped/built new elsewhere for the club to really move forward. Frustrates me that this never gets going, and just means we fall further behind everyone else

[ronnie21]

Hardly surprising is it? Blokes a selfish money grabbing petulant cunt.

Tans, for once, you are correct!!  As Mark said to me last night, with PDC it was all me, me, me!!  He made a big thing about loyalty to the players, office staff and fans yet run away when it didn't suit him without as much as a goodbye!!

[Batch]

Nobody seems to have picked up on why we may have paid a fee for Byrne.

Remember what happened with Collins and Archibald-Henville? At least this fixes the price.

But they were established first teamers, but yes its a lottery. However I thought the centre of debate was whether he was worth a(n alleged) six figure sum.

[Simon Pieman]

But they were established first teamers, but yes its a lottery. However I thought the centre of debate was whether he was worth a(n alleged) six figure sum.

That's for the manager to decide. I guess us fans can doubt him though.

Got to be better value than the likes of Atiku, whom I recall never played in a competitive match and we undoubtedly had to pay off to release from his 2 year contract.

[Ginginho]

Tans, for once, you are correct!!

Ha, subtle, I like it 

[RWB Robin]

The general impression I get is of a board that got off to a chaotic start, but which is slowly now getting its act together.  Biggest step forward during recent weeks is that there appears to be a strategy.  To a lot of our fans, it's not a particularly exciting one.  But at least we know it exists.

I would agree with you Ardiles.  That's the impression from last night...and significantly, Steve was entirely realistic in saying that they could only take the club so far, and he wasn't going to make promises he couldn't keep (including on redevelopment of the ground.

Nobody seems to have picked up on why we may have paid a fee for Byrne.

Remember what happened with Collins and Archibald-Henville? At least this fixes the price.

We would not have got an answer on that, as Steve was clear that managing the playing budget was the task of KMac and Lee Power.  He did not try to get into footballing matters, except to say, rather obviously, that success on the field is the key part to building a sustainable club.

Hardly surprising is it? Blokes a selfish money grabbing petulant cunt.

And that is a view which would be reflected by many people within the club structures....whatever the successes of the PdC era, a happy atmosphere in the club was not one of them.