ANDREW Fitton has revealed two late amendments to the already agreed contract were the final straw as his takeover bid collapsed this morning.

Town have claimed the Ramsbury businessman dropped out over a disagreement about a £2.8million loan owed to St Modwen by Swindon's Holding Company, but Fitton has dismissed this .

He insists one late change to the deal he received this morning was a "monetary issue" while the other was the Holding Company reluctant to include the development rights in any sale.

Fitton told the Swindon Advertiser this afternoon it was highly unlikely he would resume any interest in the deal.

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