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« Reply #19245 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 22:23:28 »

I thought it was in the 6-8m range in 2024. Might be wrong.


https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/24950460.swindon-town-8-million-debt-owner-clem-morfuni/
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« Reply #19246 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 22:28:57 »


I think Sam said he’s putting in a monthly amounts at the moment so could up higher than that. Around £200-£300k a month, the debt could easily be over £10 million now I’m guessing
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« Reply #19247 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 22:33:23 »

Yeah, that's why I put 2024 because that's the last accounts.

8 figures means he gets more than his money back.

The problem is, as you've pointed out, if he sticks around the debt goes up and he's even less likely to get his money back.

Not sure what his end game is or why he can't just be straight in interviews.
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« Reply #19248 on: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 22:43:59 »

Yeah, that's why I put 2024 because that's the last accounts.

8 figures means he gets more than his money back.

The problem is, as you've pointed out, if he sticks around the debt goes up and he's even less likely to get his money back.

Not sure what his end game is or why he can't just be straight in interviews.

Missed the 2024 bit.

Like u, I don’t quite understand what his end game is. The club don’t have any assets as such. How will
He make his money back
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« Reply #19249 on: Today at 00:09:50 »

If we accept that Clem is the majority owner and not a front or any of the other theories and innuendos posted online at this point it could simply be sheer bloody mindedness.

The more people demand he sell, the more we plebs dare challenge him the more obstinate he has become in his interviews etc.

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« Reply #19250 on: Today at 06:07:12 »

Missed the 2024 bit.

Like u, I don’t quite understand what his end game is. The club don’t have any assets as such. How will
He make his money back

Laundry service.
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« Reply #19251 on: Today at 06:47:07 »

I’d hazard a guess that any new owner would become privy to any shenanigans that may have happened/are happening.

There is no logical reason why we would want to hang on if receiving an offer that’s way above the going rate.

Puppet on a string?
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« Reply #19252 on: Today at 07:14:08 »

That's certainly one reason someone wouldn't sell.

Another it's he's in deeper than the books show. But then I don't understand how he's ever getting out.

He could genuinely believe he can keep finding the club. But surely his pockets aren't deep enough.
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« Reply #19253 on: Today at 07:16:43 »

Laundry service.

…but even if it is Laundry service he needs to sell to get the money out?

Assuming he’s putting dirty money (his and / or others) into the club as loans then isn’t the pay off selling the club & having your debt settled?

I’ve always assumed it was a case of taking money out as ‘admin expenses’ into his personal account to then put his (the clubs) money back into the club as a loan to cover the loss (he’s created) thus turning club money into his own money but again the pay off for that is selling the club & having your debt settled.

So either he does want to sell or is just playing hard ball because the plans hinges on being in a strong selling position & selling for more the clubs debt.

If it’s none of them above it has to be dirty money into the club as loans. Clean money out as admin expenses & for that to work ‘they’ have to be sitting on millions & millions. That method cleans the money but again the cherry on top wouldn’t still be selling & having the debt settled.

Could be taking rubbish - as clearly not an expert on the above subjects but to me anyways - making a profit out of STFC clean or otherwise massively rests on selling the club & having the debt paid off in full.

The only other way to massively invest in the infrastructure, off field team the on field team, get some momentum, win games, go up at least a couple of division. Increase income exponentially to the point where the club is actually making enough money to fund itself, keep some in reserve & have enough left over for you take some out.

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« Reply #19254 on: Today at 07:17:47 »

tl;dr

…if your laundering money via a loss making football club wouldn’t the end goal be selling the club?
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« Reply #19255 on: Today at 07:41:50 »

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« Reply #19256 on: Today at 08:39:11 »

We might be top of the league, but all this off field drama is a lot more fun, isn’t it?  Cheesy
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« Reply #19257 on: Today at 08:51:42 »

We still don’t know on what terms the £2m from ‘the wives’ to pay off the debenture were/are.

Who knows what % Clem is charging the club for any money he may have put in - sure as hell wouldn’t be interest free.

I remember skewering Power during a phone in about what he was charging the club on his ‘loans’.
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« Reply #19258 on: Today at 08:54:24 »

We might be top of the league, but all this off field drama is a lot more fun, isn’t it?  Cheesy

At least we've done it in the right thread Wink

The football is good
The running of the club has been shit
Clem lies
The club will be sold when its sold
The sky is still blue
The clouds come and go
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« Reply #19259 on: Today at 08:56:14 »

Who knows what % Clem is charging the club for any money he may have put in - sure as hell wouldn’t be interest free.

Actually, it is.
I can't believe "the wives" have done it for fun though.
And who knows where Clem got his money and what he personally owes (if anything).
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