Exactly this and I struggle how so many don’t see it.
I guess it’s down to years of shit and we just want to believe it won’t be shit forever. Equally it true Swindon fashion what else could be beneath the surface that we are not aware of?
Cynical and a realist for sure. Anything above shit we may have to take.
Absolutely, I would like to say that its the fan over a certain age (50+) that see this but in actuality its fans of all ages that I speak to that seem to think there is a whole raft of potential owners just sitting there, that won't make a bid until the club is listed as "for sale".
That won't actually happen as such, Power would basically be saying make me an offer, if he did that and would invite lower offers for the club than its actual true value (which is not actually that much).
Thats basically what Andrew Black did, put us up for sale and had to make a large loss and include any payments via an indenture that if the club is sold again that he gets a percentage and Black pretty much lost all the money he put in to buy the club. I don't think for 1 minute than Power will do that, he can't afford to do that and openly saying the club is up for offers invites people like Jed onto the scene. Last week was the first time Power said in actual words that he is trying to sell up, despite us all knowing he will.
Power tried to make money and failed because TBH we aren't an attractive venture for any potential investor despite many Town fans thinking we are, we will have the same bunch of people wanting to buy the club as we have always had, owners with little disposable income, in it to make money from the club or owners who see us as an investment due to ground/building opportunities alone, as the Waels are at Rovers, not interested in investing on the playing side and only see any potential gains off the pitch.
There is no "fairy godfather" with loads of money waiting in the wings, there is no Town fan willing to waste his money on buying us, they arent actually out there.
Bournemouth got lucky, Salford got lucky due entirely to their geographical placement, FGR got comparitively lucky, but in the main there are no "rich" interested parties I am 100% certain they would have made themselves known as buying a club in admin, although cheap, will mean a year or more of limited playing/staff budget so a total rebauild probably in a division lower than the club currently stand in after points deductions etc as Wigan now find themselves in and Bolton.
