Di Canio ready to walk away (From Swindon Advertiser)

Redhouse Red says...
6:12am Sat 2 Feb 13

Sigh*
Those that were close to the edge after transfergate will be one step closer to slipping over it.

Me, im not really sure what I what I think. Only the longer we stay in this transfer of ownership limbo, the worse things are likely to get.

Paolo, youve always been a bit of a flight risk. But you are our own, special and very successful flight risk.

For the memories, thank you. To the future, good luck

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stfclondon says...
6:12am Sat 2 Feb 13

Let's show our support for him today. Don't watch the game at home or in the pub, get yourself down to Crawley and sing his name for 90 minutes.

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bowralbob says...
6:14am Sat 2 Feb 13

The same news as last night.

Time will tell.

Fed up.

Bye Bye PDC??

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red white says...
6:27am Sat 2 Feb 13

People of Swindon Town.

We are the Championes from league 2.

Soon to be Championes of league 1.

Please do not keep saying that Paolo will leave.

He won't walk away and to think he will is disrespectful to what he has done,what he has and what he wants to achieve.

And what he has to say!

Yoooouuu Reds!

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Anoldgreymoonraker says...
6:33am Sat 2 Feb 13

I think Paolo's done a great job here n will carry on doing a good job here for at least another 15 months making sure we stay in Champions league next year, In Paolo we trust (got me shirt ready) go get em
...:o))

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SAPFanSTFC says...
7:01am Sat 2 Feb 13

I'm not sure why this has been re-posted as it is the same as yesterday?
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I really hope we get a good turn out at Crawley today....my hands are tied and can't go but would be on my way now if I could.
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Lazaat says...
7:12am Sat 2 Feb 13

Will recent events bring the team together even more and make them more determined and resolute? Or will they be demoralised and be looking for a way out? Will Paolo stay or go? The key could be our wonderful fans, will we turn up in our droves and drive and inspire the lads to victory and make Paolo think again? It's going to be a very important day for us and things are touch and go...the only certainty is us fans WIL BE HERE for the long haul!

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Ollie Reed's Parky dance! says...
7:17am Sat 2 Feb 13

Well said Lazaat

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SAPFanSTFC says...
7:31am Sat 2 Feb 13

Three steps to heaven:
1) The football league rubber-stamp the sale of the club - like all I would hope that due diligence did its bit and that there is nothing more than for them to process the paperwork and background checks.
.
2) The new owners arrive next week and once they are permitted to do so they talk to Paolo and clear the air - Paolo then commits his future to town until the end of the seaosn at least.
.
3) Once the sale of the club is approved then we will be allowed to take the 3 players in on loan with Rooney heading the other way for Marlon Pack.
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As per Laz's comment - WE the fans stay behind our team and behind Paolo and show them who really matters!.. and that isn't the outgoing board!!
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Ignore all of the sh1t stirrers, we all stop getting wound up by meaningless new posters and let's get back to the one and only thing that matters..STFC!
....
Crawley are in for a hiding tonight if the players use all of the events in the right way!

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SAPFanSTFC says...
7:36am Sat 2 Feb 13

......and just in case he does read this -
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Message to Paolo:
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A gladiator never turns and flees they summon up the power from within - the power granted them by the roaring crowds....it is not to their owner they owe a brave fight but to the fans who now bay for blood - rally the forces and come out fighting - show the world what Paolo and his army can do tomorrow - and S0D THE LOT OF 'EM who have done this dirty deed.
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In the words of Shakespeare Paolo!!:
“I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one”......
.......but an essential one!! You have the hearts and minds of every town supporter with every sep you take and all we ask is that you do this for us for you and for your men, the team!!
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WE are STFC not Black, NOT Watkins, NOT ANYBODY else....WE are STFC!!
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Get those scarfs held high for Paolo!!!!!

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swindonmatt says...
7:39am Sat 2 Feb 13

Please don't walk paolo your a town legend in our eyes. Were so close 2 the championship we can almost taste it please don't go now finnish the job u started. We know the board have shafted u and wouldn't blame u if u went. All I can say whatever u decide there will always be a place in my heart 4 u what uve done 4 our gr8 club. Thanks 4 the memories.

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nosyrudeman says...
7:40am Sat 2 Feb 13

Has Mr Black turned from being part of the consortium that saved the club, to be the man who has turned our club upside down and on the verge of destroying what has been built to be a promotion seeking club. I can't get my head round the timing of his unwillingness to see the season thru', and avoid all this kerfuffle.
Please Paolo give it a chance with the new owners.

Come on you mighty REDSSSSSSSS.

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umpcah says...
7:40am Sat 2 Feb 13

SAPFanSTFC wrote:
......and just in case he does read this -
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Message to Paolo:
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A gladiator never turns and flees they summon up the power from within - the power granted them by the roaring crowds....it is not to their owner they owe a brave fight but to the fans who now bay for blood - rally the forces and come out fighting - show the world what Paolo and his army can do tomorrow - and S0D THE LOT OF 'EM who have done this dirty deed.
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In the words of Shakespeare Paolo!!:
“I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one”......
.......but an essential one!! You have the hearts and minds of every town supporter with every sep you take and all we ask is that you do this for us for you and for your men, the team!!
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WE are STFC not Black, NOT Watkins, NOT ANYBODY else....WE are STFC!!
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Get those scarfs held high for Paolo!!!!!

Fine words but alas I think it`s unlikely that Paolo will ever read them. Sob !

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SAPFanSTFC says...
7:43am Sat 2 Feb 13

umpcah wrote:

SAPFanSTFC wrote:
......and just in case he does read this -
---
Message to Paolo:
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A gladiator never turns and flees they summon up the power from within - the power granted them by the roaring crowds....it is not to their owner they owe a brave fight but to the fans who now bay for blood - rally the forces and come out fighting - show the world what Paolo and his army can do tomorrow - and S0D THE LOT OF 'EM who have done this dirty deed.
----
In the words of Shakespeare Paolo!!:
“I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one”......
.......but an essential one!! You have the hearts and minds of every town supporter with every sep you take and all we ask is that you do this for us for you and for your men, the team!!
----
WE are STFC not Black, NOT Watkins, NOT ANYBODY else....WE are STFC!!
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Get those scarfs held high for Paolo!!!!!
Fine words but alas I think it`s unlikely that Paolo will ever read them. Sob !

Can but hope... :-)
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He won't go anywhere as to he is on a no-lose scenario now....go up and he has down so in the light of all adversity, stay down and....well not his fault!
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When the other 3 players arrive we'll be sitting pretty for the run-in.

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London Red says...
7:53am Sat 2 Feb 13

SAP sorry it was 794 at Orient
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I hope we have more today and we all sing our heart out for PdC and the boys
.
Matt may have gone but we still have enough to beat Crawley
.
Then the 3 new boys will be in for Hartlepool
.
2 big wins should sort us out!
.
Here's a thought for the Adver - instead of just reprinting the same piece as yesterday how about some new news? Didn't Banbury have a fans night last night hosted by JM - didn't anyone think of findin out if anything was said about STFC?

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CraftyPig says...
7:54am Sat 2 Feb 13

SAPFanSTFC wrote:
Three steps to heaven:
1) The football league rubber-stamp the sale of the club - like all I would hope that due diligence did its bit and that there is nothing more than for them to process the paperwork and background checks.
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2) The new owners arrive next week and once they are permitted to do so they talk to Paolo and clear the air - Paolo then commits his future to town until the end of the seaosn at least.
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3) Once the sale of the club is approved then we will be allowed to take the 3 players in on loan with Rooney heading the other way for Marlon Pack.
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As per Laz's comment - WE the fans stay behind our team and behind Paolo and show them who really matters!.. and that isn't the outgoing board!!
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Ignore all of the sh1t stirrers, we all stop getting wound up by meaningless new posters and let's get back to the one and only thing that matters..STFC!
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Crawley are in for a hiding tonight if the players use all of the events in the right way!

Fully agree with this and no doubt our amagnificent away support will pull on Paolo's heart strings later.

A few banners wouldn't go a miss.

What really worries me is the size of Louis' hangover today though!!

Keep smiling!

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Rebel_phish says...
7:57am Sat 2 Feb 13

Paolo .... Flight or Fight?

Flight : when the cause is lost and there is no chance, when there is nothing that you can do to change the events.

Fight: When there is HOPE, a DESIRE, SPIRIT; something worth fighting for.

The STFC cause is far from a lost one.
HOPE - 95% of the fans hope you stay with us. The players hope you stay with them.
DESIRE - we, the fans desire to see good, free-flowing football. We desire you take us to a higher level. WE desire you guide us to another League Title.
SPIRIT - Your spirit, your passion, your drive, your motivation, surely it will not let you walk away for a job half done. Even if others have. You, Paolo, are a fighter not a quitter. You want to see the job through, WE, the fans, WANT you to see the job through.

And........

I Really believe you will.

Please, prove me right.

Stay.

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SAPFanSTFC says...
8:01am Sat 2 Feb 13

CraftyPig wrote:

SAPFanSTFC wrote:
Three steps to heaven:
1) The football league rubber-stamp the sale of the club - like all I would hope that due diligence did its bit and that there is nothing more than for them to process the paperwork and background checks.
.
2) The new owners arrive next week and once they are permitted to do so they talk to Paolo and clear the air - Paolo then commits his future to town until the end of the seaosn at least.
.
3) Once the sale of the club is approved then we will be allowed to take the 3 players in on loan with Rooney heading the other way for Marlon Pack.
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As per Laz's comment - WE the fans stay behind our team and behind Paolo and show them who really matters!.. and that isn't the outgoing board!!
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Ignore all of the sh1t stirrers, we all stop getting wound up by meaningless new posters and let's get back to the one and only thing that matters..STFC!
....
Crawley are in for a hiding tonight if the players use all of the events in the right way!
Fully agree with this and no doubt our amagnificent away support will pull on Paolo's heart strings later.

A few banners wouldn't go a miss.

What really worries me is the size of Louis' hangover today though!!

Keep smiling!

HahHaHa!! - Yep he's going to be slow getting up this morning!! :-0 ...ouch!!
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Cheers LR - thanks for the update and sorry for doubting Isthatyoulovesey!
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On a serious note regarding today - the team just about picks itself (although I'm hoping Devera and J-Mac are both fit again and that we push Macka into his central midfield position as a tester)
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Who have we got for the bench? I've only got:
Fodders
Thompson-Devera/Flin
t-Ward-JayMac
Roberts-Ferry-Macka-
de Vita
Williams-Collins
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Leaving:
Bedwell
Flint (or Devera)
Miller
Navarro
Thompson
Rooney
...and err....who am I missing?..will he take Luke and risk him before the loan deal with Pack...bit risky in my book.

[quote][p][bold]CraftyPig[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]SAPFanSTFC[/bold] wrote: Three steps to heaven: 1) The football league rubber-stamp the sale of the club - like all I would hope that due diligence did its bit and that there is nothing more than for them to process the paperwork and background checks. . 2) The new owners arrive next week and once they are permitted to do so they talk to Paolo and clear the air - Paolo then commits his future to town until the end of the seaosn at least. . 3) Once the sale of the club is approved then we will be allowed to take the 3 players in on loan with Rooney heading the other way for Marlon Pack. ==== As per Laz's comment - WE the fans stay behind our team and behind Paolo and show them who really matters!.. and that isn't the outgoing board!! ---- Ignore all of the sh1t stirrers, we all stop getting wound up by meaningless new posters and let's get back to the one and only thing that matters..STFC! .... Crawley are in for a hiding tonight if the players use all of the events in the right way![/p][/quote]Fully agree with this and no doubt our amagnificent away support will pull on Paolo's heart strings later. A few banners wouldn't go a miss. What really worries me is the size of Louis' hangover today though!! Keep smiling![/p][/quote]HahHaHa!! - Yep he's going to be slow getting up this morning!! :-0 ...ouch!! --- Cheers LR - thanks for the update and sorry for doubting Isthatyoulovesey! ==== On a serious note regarding today - the team just about picks itself (although I'm hoping Devera and J-Mac are both fit again and that we push Macka into his central midfield position as a tester) ... Who have we got for the bench? I've only got: Fodders Thompson-Devera/Flin t-Ward-JayMac Roberts-Ferry-Macka- de Vita Williams-Collins ..... Leaving: Bedwell Flint (or Devera) Miller Navarro Thompson Rooney ...and err....who am I missing?..will he take Luke and risk him before the loan deal with Pack...bit risky in my book. SAPFanSTFC

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dreamofacleansheet2 says...
8:02am Sat 2 Feb 13

Get yourselves and all your family and mates to Crawley. Support the team even louder than normal. Inspire them to victory. Inspire the Emperor to then say on live tv " How can I leave these magnificent fans? I've been lied to but I will do it for them..."

Anyone with prior engagement's be under no illusion how important this day is in our history.

I wrote a few weeks ago to Paraphrase Kitchener "Your club needs YOU"....

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nlorenzo says...
8:05am Sat 2 Feb 13

Paolo please stay! You compared us to Newcastle fans and believe me we are every bit as passionate. Look at the economy in the town, things are not good. Many people are struggling but still support the club, through thick and thin. I know loyalty is an old fashioned word but I ask you to consider staying with us and becoming a true legend of our club. Paulo rimane con noi!

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SAPFanSTFC says...
8:05am Sat 2 Feb 13

London Red wrote:
SAP sorry it was 794 at Orient
.
I hope we have more today and we all sing our heart out for PdC and the boys
.
Matt may have gone but we still have enough to beat Crawley
.
Then the 3 new boys will be in for Hartlepool
.
2 big wins should sort us out!
.
Here's a thought for the Adver - instead of just reprinting the same piece as yesterday how about some new news? Didn't Banbury have a fans night last night hosted by JM - didn't anyone think of findin out if anything was said about STFC?

You don't know Guyswonga by any chance do you!?
....
Totally agree with the sentiment but I doubt that anything was said about STFC last night as he is tied by a non-disclosure agreement.
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I seriously think that there will be some muck flying about once the sale is ratified....the outgoing Mr Black seems to be in far too much trouble for my book.

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adystfc says...
8:05am Sat 2 Feb 13

Heard a good saying recently: "god saves the hardest battles for the strongest soldiers".. Be strong STFC!

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Davethered says...
8:08am Sat 2 Feb 13

I was one of those people who never had a lot of time for Paolo , but this last week I really feel for him ,it must be cr*p being a football manager . Paolo you've now won me over as a supporter , there are hundreds of young fans in this town who idolise you . Don't walk now, it's too soon . At least see it out till may , you don't know what could happen between now and then. Maybe things will be a lot better then , maybe worse , but now is not the time to jump ship . Be strong for your players and the young boy's and girls in this town . We know your suffering just like we are , hang on in there.
COME ON YOU REDS

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mikes0708 says...
8:09am Sat 2 Feb 13

I hope Jed McCrory has spoken privately to Paulo. It is the old regime that kept him in the dark.

Black knew he wanted out months ago which is why he replaced Wray with his lap dog Patey who was here just o find a buyer. The timing was awful so I hope football fans everywhere will boycott Betfair!

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Rebel_phish says...
8:14am Sat 2 Feb 13

adystfc wrote:
Heard a good saying recently: "god saves the hardest battles for the strongest soldiers".. Be strong STFC!

That is oh so right.

Go get 'em Tiger. Or should that be Lions....

No .. Rottweilers

COYR

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STFC 67 says...
8:16am Sat 2 Feb 13

If these guys run companies it makes you wonder how they ever make money. This is a clumsy ill thought out piece of business that puts the future of the Club at risk.
Whatever Andrew Black has done in the past for us he has now caused severe damage that could have been easy avoided.

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louiscassius says...
8:19am Sat 2 Feb 13

Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))

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SAPFanSTFC says...
8:23am Sat 2 Feb 13

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))

Morning Louis!!...hope the head isn't aching too much!
.
Don't go back and read what you wrote it isn't worth the pain...you'll only get upset!! :-) You're a real star matey!!
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Just seen that Sheff Utd lost at home to Coventry last night!!...now they've lost their goal machine I'm expecting them to fall by the wayside.....or at least struggle into the play-offs.

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Rebel_phish says...
8:24am Sat 2 Feb 13

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))

Sore head..... You don't say

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louiscassius says...
8:28am Sat 2 Feb 13

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))
Morning Louis!!...hope the head isn't aching too much!
.
Don't go back and read what you wrote it isn't worth the pain...you'll only get upset!! :-) You're a real star matey!!
..
Just seen that Sheff Utd lost at home to Coventry last night!!...now they've lost their goal machine I'm expecting them to fall by the wayside.....or at least struggle into the play-offs.

Cheers mate...

Yeah i thought that....

We need to bounce back tonight and the players need to show this country what STFC are really made of.

We are STFC....Champions of League 1 2013!!

Mate, i'm not coming on here for a while mate.

It friggen kills me all this....Paolo leaving and all that.....

I wish i could get to Crawley today, i hope the SwindonFaithful shout load and proud

"We are Paolos Red & White Army"

COYR'ssssss

Thanks for all your support this week Ian. Really mean that mate, thank you.

Louis :-))))

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SAPFanSTFC says...
8:32am Sat 2 Feb 13

louiscassius wrote:

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))
Morning Louis!!...hope the head isn't aching too much!
.
Don't go back and read what you wrote it isn't worth the pain...you'll only get upset!! :-) You're a real star matey!!
..
Just seen that Sheff Utd lost at home to Coventry last night!!...now they've lost their goal machine I'm expecting them to fall by the wayside.....or at least struggle into the play-offs.
Cheers mate...

Yeah i thought that....

We need to bounce back tonight and the players need to show this country what STFC are really made of.

We are STFC....Champions of League 1 2013!!

Mate, i'm not coming on here for a while mate.

It friggen kills me all this....Paolo leaving and all that.....

I wish i could get to Crawley today, i hope the SwindonFaithful shout load and proud

"We are Paolos Red & White Army"

COYR'ssssss

Thanks for all your support this week Ian. Really mean that mate, thank you.

Louis :-))))

Any time Louis and looking forward to drinking the proceeds of your bet on 3-0!
...
Today is quite important as Tranmere and Doncaster have easyish games on paper so we want 3pts to stay in touch...and with Brentford at Yeovil and Boringmuff at MK Plastics (2 draws please!!) it could be an opportunity to pull away from them a bit.
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Oh and Rose has had his contract at Colchester cancelled so he can't get another goal against us!

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louiscassius says...
8:37am Sat 2 Feb 13

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

louiscassius wrote:

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))
Morning Louis!!...hope the head isn't aching too much!
.
Don't go back and read what you wrote it isn't worth the pain...you'll only get upset!! :-) You're a real star matey!!
..
Just seen that Sheff Utd lost at home to Coventry last night!!...now they've lost their goal machine I'm expecting them to fall by the wayside.....or at least struggle into the play-offs.
Cheers mate...

Yeah i thought that....

We need to bounce back tonight and the players need to show this country what STFC are really made of.

We are STFC....Champions of League 1 2013!!

Mate, i'm not coming on here for a while mate.

It friggen kills me all this....Paolo leaving and all that.....

I wish i could get to Crawley today, i hope the SwindonFaithful shout load and proud

"We are Paolos Red & White Army"

COYR'ssssss

Thanks for all your support this week Ian. Really mean that mate, thank you.

Louis :-))))
Any time Louis and looking forward to drinking the proceeds of your bet on 3-0!
...
Today is quite important as Tranmere and Doncaster have easyish games on paper so we want 3pts to stay in touch...and with Brentford at Yeovil and Boringmuff at MK Plastics (2 draws please!!) it could be an opportunity to pull away from them a bit.
---
Oh and Rose has had his contract at Colchester cancelled so he can't get another goal against us!

You bet mate;

Somehow i dont think we'll win 3 - 0, but you said it, so i'll honour the bet mate....

Fingers and toes crossed.

Love our Club....

You've been a very nice friend this week, i'm pleased to have got to know you a bit mate....

Us STFC Fans need to stick together.....

Cheers again Ian,

Louis :-))))

[quote][p][bold]SAPFanSTFC[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]louiscassius[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]SAPFanSTFC[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]louiscassius[/bold] wrote: Morning everyone.... Sorry about last night guys.... Sore head today...... Apoloigies.... Louis :-)))[/p][/quote]Morning Louis!!...hope the head isn't aching too much! . Don't go back and read what you wrote it isn't worth the pain...you'll only get upset!! :-) You're a real star matey!! .. Just seen that Sheff Utd lost at home to Coventry last night!!...now they've lost their goal machine I'm expecting them to fall by the wayside.....or at least struggle into the play-offs.[/p][/quote]Cheers mate... Yeah i thought that.... We need to bounce back tonight and the players need to show this country what STFC are really made of. We are STFC....Champions of League 1 2013!! Mate, i'm not coming on here for a while mate. It friggen kills me all this....Paolo leaving and all that..... I wish i could get to Crawley today, i hope the SwindonFaithful shout load and proud "We are Paolos Red & White Army" COYR'ssssss Thanks for all your support this week Ian. Really mean that mate, thank you. Louis :-))))[/p][/quote]Any time Louis and looking forward to drinking the proceeds of your bet on 3-0! ... Today is quite important as Tranmere and Doncaster have easyish games on paper so we want 3pts to stay in touch...and with Brentford at Yeovil and Boringmuff at MK Plastics (2 draws please!!) it could be an opportunity to pull away from them a bit. --- Oh and Rose has had his contract at Colchester cancelled so he can't get another goal against us![/p][/quote]You bet mate; Somehow i dont think we'll win 3 - 0, but you said it, so i'll honour the bet mate.... Fingers and toes crossed. Love our Club.... You've been a very nice friend this week, i'm pleased to have got to know you a bit mate.... Us STFC Fans need to stick together..... Cheers again Ian, Louis :-)))) louiscassius

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Stratton Red says...
8:39am Sat 2 Feb 13

nosyrudeman wrote:
Has Mr Black turned from being part of the consortium that saved the club, to be the man who has turned our club upside down and on the verge of destroying what has been built to be a promotion seeking club. I can't get my head round the timing of his unwillingness to see the season thru', and avoid all this kerfuffle. Please Paolo give it a chance with the new owners. Come on you mighty REDSSSSSSSS.

Yes!...

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mancrobin says...
8:39am Sat 2 Feb 13

Davethered wrote:
I was one of those people who never had a lot of time for Paolo , but this last week I really feel for him ,it must be cr*p being a football manager . Paolo you've now won me over as a supporter , there are hundreds of young fans in this town who idolise you . Don't walk now, it's too soon . At least see it out till may , you don't know what could happen between now and then. Maybe things will be a lot better then , maybe worse , but now is not the time to jump ship . Be strong for your players and the young boy's and girls in this town . We know your suffering just like we are , hang on in there.
COME ON YOU REDS

I would largely echo that Dave. Well said.

Definitely a time for cool heads and strong leaders. A big test for Paolo.

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Oxon-Red says...
8:42am Sat 2 Feb 13

I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months.

If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast.

With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision.

I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined.

COYMR

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Blazing Riff says...
8:47am Sat 2 Feb 13

In these dark times there is still hope - read Sam's most recent and eloquent piece today. Also, amongst all this turmoil, a song popped into my head and here's the first verse and chorus last line slightly altered) from Canned Heat's - 'Let's Work Together'

Together we stand

Divided we'll fall

Come on now people

Let's get on the ball

And work together

Come on, come on

Let's work together

(now now people)

Because together we will stand

Every boy, girl, woman and man.

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Mushymushy says...
8:49am Sat 2 Feb 13

PFC grow some balls it's not all about you stop throwing them toys out of the pram.if you ain't happy f@@k of back to Italy.we have had enough of your rants all the fans are after is good football at the county ground. If you don't want the job we don't want you good bye.

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southside7 says...
8:50am Sat 2 Feb 13

Paolo is just looking for effect, he's not going anywhere, it's a clear message to the new owners. They come in next week suprise us all with acually being all right and hit it off with Paolo straight away. New loans come in and we have a better side than we did last week. Not worried at all. Storm (rather large one) in a teacup, well, maybe a mug.

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oldlegtrailer says...
8:53am Sat 2 Feb 13

Paulo you should have walked into the chairman's office knocked him out and when he come round tell him to stuff it. You are better then this bunch of ****

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London Red says...
8:56am Sat 2 Feb 13

Think the Team will be similar to Orient - which is still very strong!
.
Wes
Thompson Flint Ward Macca
Roberts Ferry Miller RDV
Collins Williams
.
Bedwell
McEveley
Navarro
Martin
Rooney.A
Oakley
Thompson.L / Cox
.
Don't think L.Rooney will feature due to Pack deal
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Think he will go Louis over Cox personally but you never know

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RED-MERLIN says...
8:59am Sat 2 Feb 13

Whats the secret of comedy ? timing Andrew Black's timing could'nt have been better.Why not wait for a week before selling ? All transfers would have been completed, but no he's not intrested in what happens to the club. Not only paolo shafted, what about the fans who turn up every match,pay there money & support the club.Its time black or patey (the puppet) make a statement,without the fans Black would have lost all is investment !

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the wizard says...
9:02am Sat 2 Feb 13

For those who haven't seen it because its now so far down on the web page, last nights statement by the club, one minute before midnight,

SWINDON TOWN: Swindon Town issue statement following Di Canio's comments

11:59pm Friday 1st February 2013 in Headlines
Swindon Town issue statement following Di Canio's comments Swindon Town issue statement following Di Canio's comments

THE Swindon Town board have this evening responded to the statement issued by Paolo Di Canio earlier this evening.

The Robins' statement, posted on the club's official website, read: "Following Paolo Di Canio's comments earlier today, the Board wishes to assure fans that it continues to work towards the sale of the Club and the ensuring of its long term future.

"The last few days have been extremely demanding given the combination of significant on-going losses, a closing transfer window and the disappointment of not bringing in the loan players as we had wished.

"The Board expects to complete the sale of the Club next week and are confident that the new owners share the same ambitions as Paolo and his team. The decisions made over the course of the last few days have not been made lightly, and in the case of the decision to sell Matt Ritchie, have been done in conjunction with the new owners.

"Whilst the Board understands Paolo's desire to gain promotion and is wholly supportive of this, the Board's considerations and responsibilities extend beyond the on field activities of the team. On some occasions it is faced with difficult choices and whilst we recognise the disappointment to all caused by the sale of Matt, the Board has not shirked its duty to face up to the harsh realities of its financial situation.

"We look forward to the swift resolution of these short term issues, Football League approval of the new owners and hopefully a win against Crawley.

I think Jed has seen the earlier comments that our top man may walk and made a few phone calls putting pressure on Black to get things resolved.

For those who haven't seen it because its now so far down on the web page, last nights statement by the club, one minute before midnight, SWINDON TOWN: Swindon Town issue statement following Di Canio's comments 11:59pm Friday 1st February 2013 in Headlines Swindon Town issue statement following Di Canio's comments Swindon Town issue statement following Di Canio's comments THE Swindon Town board have this evening responded to the statement issued by Paolo Di Canio earlier this evening. The Robins' statement, posted on the club's official website, read: "Following Paolo Di Canio's comments earlier today, the Board wishes to assure fans that it continues to work towards the sale of the Club and the ensuring of its long term future. "The last few days have been extremely demanding given the combination of significant on-going losses, a closing transfer window and the disappointment of not bringing in the loan players as we had wished. "The Board expects to complete the sale of the Club next week and are confident that the new owners share the same ambitions as Paolo and his team. The decisions made over the course of the last few days have not been made lightly, and in the case of the decision to sell Matt Ritchie, have been done in conjunction with the new owners. "Whilst the Board understands Paolo's desire to gain promotion and is wholly supportive of this, the Board's considerations and responsibilities extend beyond the on field activities of the team. On some occasions it is faced with difficult choices and whilst we recognise the disappointment to all caused by the sale of Matt, the Board has not shirked its duty to face up to the harsh realities of its financial situation. "We look forward to the swift resolution of these short term issues, Football League approval of the new owners and hopefully a win against Crawley. I think Jed has seen the earlier comments that our top man may walk and made a few phone calls putting pressure on Black to get things resolved. the wizard

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Since 1950 says...
9:07am Sat 2 Feb 13

And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!

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Stratton Red says...
9:07am Sat 2 Feb 13

London Red wrote:
Think the Team will be similar to Orient - which is still very strong! . Wes Thompson Flint Ward Macca Roberts Ferry Miller RDV Collins Williams . Bedwell McEveley Navarro Martin Rooney.A Oakley Thompson.L / Cox . Don't think L.Rooney will feature due to Pack deal . Think he will go Louis over Cox personally but you never know

Roberts was sh1te at LO.
*
I would chuck Luke Rooney back in on the wing.
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GK - Wes
RB - Thompson
CH - Ward
CH - Mac
LB - Mckevers
LM - Rooney L
CM - Ferry
CM - Miller
RM - RDV
CF - Will
CF - Colins

U reds!

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sagadude says...
9:08am Sat 2 Feb 13

Oxon-Red wrote:
I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months.

If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast.

With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision.

I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined.

COYMR

Absolutely spot on Oxon-Red.

Black should not be blamed as he kept this club alive. Such short memories a lot of the posters have on hear!.

I believe Paolo is geniuine in his loyalty for the club and fans, and I believe the actions of the club were justified, but they could have communicated a lot better. Patey's involvement in this has been nothing short of disgraceful.

STFC fans need to wake up and realise we are really only a very good League 1 club. They have very short memories it seems, the problem goes way back when Swindon Council blocked the development of a new stadium on the M4 front garden. What do we have their now, housing estates!.

This club could quite possibly have been a Reading or a Swansea who have this stadia and business related periphery.

Even if Paolo leaves and several players too, we should not be moaning at the past club owners, it all stems back to Swindon council's decision.

The new Jedi warrior is a property developer, and it could be he sees the potential having secured the buying of the club to pursue the building of a new stadium complex and knock down the CG for houses. Look at what Bristol Rovers are doing, they will be above us in two years.

I still believe in our success for the future, but we need to be patient and stop being premature glory hunters.

Must go now, off to Crawley for early doors.

[quote][p][bold]Oxon-Red[/bold] wrote: I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months. If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast. With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision. I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined. COYMR[/p][/quote]Absolutely spot on Oxon-Red. Black should not be blamed as he kept this club alive. Such short memories a lot of the posters have on hear!. I believe Paolo is geniuine in his loyalty for the club and fans, and I believe the actions of the club were justified, but they could have communicated a lot better. Patey's involvement in this has been nothing short of disgraceful. STFC fans need to wake up and realise we are really only a very good League 1 club. They have very short memories it seems, the problem goes way back when Swindon Council blocked the development of a new stadium on the M4 front garden. What do we have their now, housing estates!. This club could quite possibly have been a Reading or a Swansea who have this stadia and business related periphery. Even if Paolo leaves and several players too, we should not be moaning at the past club owners, it all stems back to Swindon council's decision. The new Jedi warrior is a property developer, and it could be he sees the potential having secured the buying of the club to pursue the building of a new stadium complex and knock down the CG for houses. Look at what Bristol Rovers are doing, they will be above us in two years. I still believe in our success for the future, but we need to be patient and stop being premature glory hunters. Must go now, off to Crawley for early doors. sagadude

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old town robin says...
9:10am Sat 2 Feb 13

mikes0708 wrote:
I hope Jed McCrory has spoken privately to Paulo. It is the old regime that kept him in the dark.

Black knew he wanted out months ago which is why he replaced Wray with his lap dog Patey who was here just o find a buyer. The timing was awful so I hope football fans everywhere will boycott Betfair!

Mike, he no longer has any connection to betfair, so don't think we can bring their name into the arguement.

After all the goodwork he did and don't forget he has had to write of millions of his investment it's a pity his lasting memory for STFC fans is how he has reacted in this last month debacal..

The appointment of his henchman Patey has been a disaster for the club.and difficult to see how he has been of any benefit to Black. In last nights paolo statement written by Spencer, it was stated it was an administrator that told Paolo the whole team was up for sale and the reason it was only Ritchie that was sold is because there were no other offers on the table.. Surely as Patey was chairman he should have been advising paolo of the situation not some financial "expert" brought in by Patey to sell off our assets for half their worth..

When he was appointed I kept an open mind, but I doubt there will be any fan who will remember him as a decent chairman or person for that matter. Poor decision making, poor communication. How did this man ever become a Sir or a diplomatic ambassador.

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Since 1950 says...
9:14am Sat 2 Feb 13

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!

Says nothing Wiz. Read it last night as I was staggering to bed after sinking quite a few!

The sale of Ritchie. Whatever happened why it happened and how it happened, someone should have had the balls to have told Paolo what was going on.

If Black didn't have the bottle then McCrory should have done. It's he who will be working with Paolo in the future, if he has one here. What were they thinking?

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the wizard says...
9:16am Sat 2 Feb 13

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!

I think they will be at Crawley today and its up to the press to get an interview. They are not technically the owners yet so to keep a low profile is not such a bad idea, especially while Black/Patey/Watkins are trying to sort out the mess and the threat of people leaving. It all sounds like a totally mis managed diplomatic row, and the words of the statement have obviously come from the P person.

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Last step says...
9:19am Sat 2 Feb 13

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!

Put 'non-disclosure agreement' into google.

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Last step says...
9:23am Sat 2 Feb 13

P.s. Is Crawley all ticket? Or will there be about 3k Town fans turning up?!

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Mushymushy says...
9:24am Sat 2 Feb 13

Let's all boycott the game today in protest for the way Pdc has been treated

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SAPFanSTFC says...
9:24am Sat 2 Feb 13

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!

They can't - Non-disclosure agreement and not the owners yet....we will have to wait until the sale is all confirmed by the FL.

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ScottLeitch says...
9:25am Sat 2 Feb 13

F**k it... im going to crawley!

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red_welder says...
9:26am Sat 2 Feb 13

Since 1950 wrote:

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!
Says nothing Wiz. Read it last night as I was staggering to bed after sinking quite a few!

The sale of Ritchie. Whatever happened why it happened and how it happened, someone should have had the balls to have told Paolo what was going on.

If Black didn't have the bottle then McCrory should have done. It's he who will be working with Paolo in the future, if he has one here. What were they thinking?

until the takeover is approved by the fl its the 'old' boards responsilbility to run the club therefore its their job to inform pdc about events at club
.

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red_welder says...
9:28am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:
Let's all boycott the game today in protest for the way Pdc has been treated

knob

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SAPFanSTFC says...
9:31am Sat 2 Feb 13

London Red wrote:
Think the Team will be similar to Orient - which is still very strong!
.
Wes
Thompson Flint Ward Macca
Roberts Ferry Miller RDV
Collins Williams
.
Bedwell
McEveley
Navarro
Martin
Rooney.A
Oakley
Thompson.L / Cox
.
Don't think L.Rooney will feature due to Pack deal
.
Think he will go Louis over Cox personally but you never know

Is Devera injured again? - I didn't know if it was semi-precautionary when he went off on Tuesday.
.
Aah yes - I forgot about Cox as yes Thompson over Cox but Cox over Oakley?
.
Yep to play Luke would be a silly risk especially as we have Pack ready to join...we don't want to lose that deal.
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- de Vita or Roberts on the left?...I'm guessing that Roberts would prefer to be right wing.

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the wizard says...
9:34am Sat 2 Feb 13

red_welder wrote:

Since 1950 wrote:

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!
Says nothing Wiz. Read it last night as I was staggering to bed after sinking quite a few!

The sale of Ritchie. Whatever happened why it happened and how it happened, someone should have had the balls to have told Paolo what was going on.

If Black didn't have the bottle then McCrory should have done. It's he who will be working with Paolo in the future, if he has one here. What were they thinking?
until the takeover is approved by the fl its the 'old' boards responsilbility to run the club therefore its their job to inform pdc about events at club
.

The silences reek of diplomatic procedure and protocols, I agree it totally stinks but lets be careful with our new owners. They are hopefully here for the long haul, so there is little point in blaming them when we don't know ourselves.

A town win today will speak volumes about this club, management, team and supporters.

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ScottLeitch says...
9:40am Sat 2 Feb 13

Everyone get up and go today, like the old days.... before everyone just watched other people have experiences for them on the television. Do it and be there tonight, for the future of the club. Today we can send a message.

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Scottish Dave says...
9:42am Sat 2 Feb 13

I am a law abiding fan on holiday in Norfolk. When we were in Wroxham yesterday we came across a Betfair outlet. If I had had a stink bomb to hand would have deposited it inside. An idea. Headlines: A series of stink
bombs in Betfair Offices across the country baffles police.

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stfclondon says...
9:42am Sat 2 Feb 13

Last step wrote:
P.s. Is Crawley all ticket? Or will there be about 3k Town fans turning up?!

No advance ticket sales for away fans, so no idea how many are going? I hope there's loads of us.

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KojaktheWarg says...
9:44am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:
Let's all boycott the game today in protest for the way Pdc has been treated

Child.

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KojaktheWarg says...
9:47am Sat 2 Feb 13

Time also for the players to maintain the discipline over the next couple of games.

Paolo..time to be a gladiator!!!

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Highworth red says...
9:47am Sat 2 Feb 13

I can just about stomach loosing Ritchie, but loosing Paolo would be devastating. I wouldn't blame him though if he left, he is solely focused on success and the owners not being honest and upfront is something which is alien to him. He is always truthful and expects others to be the same, which is why he has come out with this statement. Black should have been honest and upfront with Paolo, he might not have liked what he heard, but he would have respected honesty and the truth being spoken.

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stfclondon says...
9:48am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:
Let's all boycott the game today in protest for the way Pdc has been treated

F*** off back down the A420, nobody's interested in what you have to say.

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Davidsyrett says...
9:54am Sat 2 Feb 13

sagadude wrote:

Oxon-Red wrote:
I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months.

If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast.

With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision.

I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined.

COYMR
Absolutely spot on Oxon-Red.

Black should not be blamed as he kept this club alive. Such short memories a lot of the posters have on hear!.

I believe Paolo is geniuine in his loyalty for the club and fans, and I believe the actions of the club were justified, but they could have communicated a lot better. Patey's involvement in this has been nothing short of disgraceful.

STFC fans need to wake up and realise we are really only a very good League 1 club. They have very short memories it seems, the problem goes way back when Swindon Council blocked the development of a new stadium on the M4 front garden. What do we have their now, housing estates!.

This club could quite possibly have been a Reading or a Swansea who have this stadia and business related periphery.

Even if Paolo leaves and several players too, we should not be moaning at the past club owners, it all stems back to Swindon council's decision.

The new Jedi warrior is a property developer, and it could be he sees the potential having secured the buying of the club to pursue the building of a new stadium complex and knock down the CG for houses. Look at what Bristol Rovers are doing, they will be above us in two years.

I still believe in our success for the future, but we need to be patient and stop being premature glory hunters.

Must go now, off to Crawley for early doors.

Well said, it's been an emotional rollercoaster the last few days, but when all has settled down, I think the realism of the situation will hit home.

We are only where we are today because AB has bankrollered our club, it was always unsustainable, and sooner or later the bubble was going to burst. Maybe had JW put his foot down on all PdC transfer activities and agent fees we wouldn't be where we are today, but he didn't, and now we are losing huge sums of money
every week,

We will now have to wait to see what the new board have to offer, but they have saved the club from administration, so lets give them a chance.

As for PdC, like most, I love the man, been a breath of fresh air having him as manager, but he is part of the problem and I would be hugely disappointed in him if he left us now when we really need him. The owners run the club and pay his wages and have to do right by STFC not PdC. Ritchie was sold to save the club from further turmoil, if PdC cant understand that then unfortunately I feel it will be the end of him.

Come on PdC show us what a fighter you are, we're all behind you, take us to the championship!

[quote][p][bold]sagadude[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Oxon-Red[/bold] wrote: I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months. If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast. With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision. I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined. COYMR[/p][/quote]Absolutely spot on Oxon-Red. Black should not be blamed as he kept this club alive. Such short memories a lot of the posters have on hear!. I believe Paolo is geniuine in his loyalty for the club and fans, and I believe the actions of the club were justified, but they could have communicated a lot better. Patey's involvement in this has been nothing short of disgraceful. STFC fans need to wake up and realise we are really only a very good League 1 club. They have very short memories it seems, the problem goes way back when Swindon Council blocked the development of a new stadium on the M4 front garden. What do we have their now, housing estates!. This club could quite possibly have been a Reading or a Swansea who have this stadia and business related periphery. Even if Paolo leaves and several players too, we should not be moaning at the past club owners, it all stems back to Swindon council's decision. The new Jedi warrior is a property developer, and it could be he sees the potential having secured the buying of the club to pursue the building of a new stadium complex and knock down the CG for houses. Look at what Bristol Rovers are doing, they will be above us in two years. I still believe in our success for the future, but we need to be patient and stop being premature glory hunters. Must go now, off to Crawley for early doors.[/p][/quote]Well said, it's been an emotional rollercoaster the last few days, but when all has settled down, I think the realism of the situation will hit home. We are only where we are today because AB has bankrollered our club, it was always unsustainable, and sooner or later the bubble was going to burst. Maybe had JW put his foot down on all PdC transfer activities and agent fees we wouldn't be where we are today, but he didn't, and now we are losing huge sums of money every week, We will now have to wait to see what the new board have to offer, but they have saved the club from administration, so lets give them a chance. As for PdC, like most, I love the man, been a breath of fresh air having him as manager, but he is part of the problem and I would be hugely disappointed in him if he left us now when we really need him. The owners run the club and pay his wages and have to do right by STFC not PdC. Ritchie was sold to save the club from further turmoil, if PdC cant understand that then unfortunately I feel it will be the end of him. Come on PdC show us what a fighter you are, we're all behind you, take us to the championship! Davidsyrett

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SAPFanSTFC says...
9:55am Sat 2 Feb 13

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

London Red wrote:
Think the Team will be similar to Orient - which is still very strong!
.
Wes
Thompson Flint Ward Macca
Roberts Ferry Miller RDV
Collins Williams
.
Bedwell
McEveley
Navarro
Martin
Rooney.A
Oakley
Thompson.L / Cox
.
Don't think L.Rooney will feature due to Pack deal
.
Think he will go Louis over Cox personally but you never know
Is Devera injured again? - I didn't know if it was semi-precautionary when he went off on Tuesday.
.
Aah yes - I forgot about Cox as yes Thompson over Cox but Cox over Oakley?
.
Yep to play Luke would be a silly risk especially as we have Pack ready to join...we don't want to lose that deal.
..
- de Vita or Roberts on the left?...I'm guessing that Roberts would prefer to be right wing.

Thinking about it....with the board not speaking to PDC and him in turn having no-one to talk to until the Sky guys after the game....gawd 'elp 'em!! :-)
.....
Just hope we don't lose or it could be fireworks.....I've heard they're re-enforcing the concrete dugout walls at Crawley!!

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NewburyRobin says...
9:58am Sat 2 Feb 13

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))

No apologies needed Louis, we were all feeling your pain. Unfortunately you let some tow rag wind you up & you kept biting.
Sorry to hear the news about your wife. I know a lot of our girlfriends that have gone through the same thing & they are all still here 25 years on.
I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2010 & went through nine months of chemotherapy & I am still here feeling the pain with you every day regarding our beloved STFC.
There is always light at the end of the tunnel, never give up my friend, never give up.

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RamsburyRed says...
10:05am Sat 2 Feb 13

Davidsyrett wrote:

sagadude wrote:

Oxon-Red wrote:
I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months.

If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast.

With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision.

I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined.

COYMR
Absolutely spot on Oxon-Red.

Black should not be blamed as he kept this club alive. Such short memories a lot of the posters have on hear!.

I believe Paolo is geniuine in his loyalty for the club and fans, and I believe the actions of the club were justified, but they could have communicated a lot better. Patey's involvement in this has been nothing short of disgraceful.

STFC fans need to wake up and realise we are really only a very good League 1 club. They have very short memories it seems, the problem goes way back when Swindon Council blocked the development of a new stadium on the M4 front garden. What do we have their now, housing estates!.

This club could quite possibly have been a Reading or a Swansea who have this stadia and business related periphery.

Even if Paolo leaves and several players too, we should not be moaning at the past club owners, it all stems back to Swindon council's decision.

The new Jedi warrior is a property developer, and it could be he sees the potential having secured the buying of the club to pursue the building of a new stadium complex and knock down the CG for houses. Look at what Bristol Rovers are doing, they will be above us in two years.

I still believe in our success for the future, but we need to be patient and stop being premature glory hunters.

Must go now, off to Crawley for early doors.
Well said, it's been an emotional rollercoaster the last few days, but when all has settled down, I think the realism of the situation will hit home.

We are only where we are today because AB has bankrollered our club, it was always unsustainable, and sooner or later the bubble was going to burst. Maybe had JW put his foot down on all PdC transfer activities and agent fees we wouldn't be where we are today, but he didn't, and now we are losing huge sums of money
every week,

We will now have to wait to see what the new board have to offer, but they have saved the club from administration, so lets give them a chance.

As for PdC, like most, I love the man, been a breath of fresh air having him as manager, but he is part of the problem and I would be hugely disappointed in him if he left us now when we really need him. The owners run the club and pay his wages and have to do right by STFC not PdC. Ritchie was sold to save the club from further turmoil, if PdC cant understand that then unfortunately I feel it will be the end of him.

Come on PdC show us what a fighter you are, we're all behind you, take us to the championship!

A good general assessment of the situation. It must be said that the club has been ill-disciplined financially for quite some time.

[quote][p][bold]Davidsyrett[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]sagadude[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Oxon-Red[/bold] wrote: I think we need to be more reserved on the criticism on Mr Black. He came in as part of a consortium to fund the club and one by one the others are stopped contributing until he was the sole backer. He has funded the club on his OWN for 18 (?) months. If he has no money left to invest he cant do it, simple. He said he would not leave a car crash behind and the sale of Ritchie was possibly the only way of avoiding it. Reading the club release regarding Paolo/Matt and it is clear we had no money but needed some fast. With his sale we may have got away with a minor shunt and avoided a head on collision. I like everyone else want Paolo to stay and hope he will wait at least until the future is determined. COYMR[/p][/quote]Absolutely spot on Oxon-Red. Black should not be blamed as he kept this club alive. Such short memories a lot of the posters have on hear!. I believe Paolo is geniuine in his loyalty for the club and fans, and I believe the actions of the club were justified, but they could have communicated a lot better. Patey's involvement in this has been nothing short of disgraceful. STFC fans need to wake up and realise we are really only a very good League 1 club. They have very short memories it seems, the problem goes way back when Swindon Council blocked the development of a new stadium on the M4 front garden. What do we have their now, housing estates!. This club could quite possibly have been a Reading or a Swansea who have this stadia and business related periphery. Even if Paolo leaves and several players too, we should not be moaning at the past club owners, it all stems back to Swindon council's decision. The new Jedi warrior is a property developer, and it could be he sees the potential having secured the buying of the club to pursue the building of a new stadium complex and knock down the CG for houses. Look at what Bristol Rovers are doing, they will be above us in two years. I still believe in our success for the future, but we need to be patient and stop being premature glory hunters. Must go now, off to Crawley for early doors.[/p][/quote]Well said, it's been an emotional rollercoaster the last few days, but when all has settled down, I think the realism of the situation will hit home. We are only where we are today because AB has bankrollered our club, it was always unsustainable, and sooner or later the bubble was going to burst. Maybe had JW put his foot down on all PdC transfer activities and agent fees we wouldn't be where we are today, but he didn't, and now we are losing huge sums of money every week, We will now have to wait to see what the new board have to offer, but they have saved the club from administration, so lets give them a chance. As for PdC, like most, I love the man, been a breath of fresh air having him as manager, but he is part of the problem and I would be hugely disappointed in him if he left us now when we really need him. The owners run the club and pay his wages and have to do right by STFC not PdC. Ritchie was sold to save the club from further turmoil, if PdC cant understand that then unfortunately I feel it will be the end of him. Come on PdC show us what a fighter you are, we're all behind you, take us to the championship![/p][/quote]A good general assessment of the situation. It must be said that the club has been ill-disciplined financially for quite some time. RamsburyRed

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London Red says...
10:06am Sat 2 Feb 13

Ward was sh1te at Pox - should he never have played again?
.
Lots said yes and now look very silly!
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Never judge on one game - yes he was cack at Orient but that has been and gone
.
Who knows Matt going and him getting a shot at his preferred side may spark him into life and lets us finally see the Roberts which was one of L1 best players over the last 3-4 seasons
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Oakley is a CB - Cox is a CM
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With the beach screwing up Devera's hamstring we will need cover at the back

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madterrier says...
10:08am Sat 2 Feb 13

louiscassius wrote:
Morning everyone....

Sorry about last night guys....

Sore head today......

Apoloigies....

Louis :-)))

Don't worry Louis! Once had got used to the scrolling down the page, I'm sure your posts brought a smile to many a face, including mine.

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Mushymushy says...
10:13am Sat 2 Feb 13

Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.

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Devon Red says...
10:14am Sat 2 Feb 13

In 2006/7 West Ham were a club going out of the Prem. They appointed Alan Curbishley who kept them up and the following year they finished in the top ten.In Sept 2008 Alan Curbishley resigned due to the WH Board selling players behind his back eg Anton Ferdinand. He sued WH and won over 2M. Alan Curbishley won the case for constructive dismissal due to the fact he had a clause written into his contract saying that as manager he had the final say on selection of players leaving the club !
Similar circumstances here, Paolo get yourself a new contract written up !!!

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The Jockster says...
10:15am Sat 2 Feb 13

London Red wrote:
SAP sorry it was 794 at Orient . I hope we have more today and we all sing our heart out for PdC and the boys . Matt may have gone but we still have enough to beat Crawley . Then the 3 new boys will be in for Hartlepool . 2 big wins should sort us out! . Here's a thought for the Adver - instead of just reprinting the same piece as yesterday how about some new news? Didn't Banbury have a fans night last night hosted by JM - didn't anyone think of findin out if anything was said about STFC?

I always admire your eternal optimism but to expect the adver to be pro-active as you suggest is a bridge too far. One would have thought that Morshead as a supposed fan would have even at Banbury last night even if not sanctioned Byrne paper so that the masses could've kept up to speed.

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The Jockster says...
10:16am Sat 2 Feb 13

Oops wrong quote!

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KojaktheWarg says...
10:18am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:
Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.

I thought we told you to get back up the a420. Got nothing better to do with no home game at oxford?

Grow up.

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stfc-manila says...
10:19am Sat 2 Feb 13

Paolo - you might have been lied to by the old board and, rightly so, you feel shafted by false promises and lies.
I realise your statement said that the new owners stated MR would not be sold BUT maybe they also got shafted by the old board?
You know all too well, nothing in life is easy and we all have to fight for what we have and what we want or need.
You are a fighter, a leader with heart & passion - people follow you for those qualities.
As you have said before, we don't have to like you but follow you for success.
The fans have followed you & the team to give you support to achieve that success.
Please stay the course; have the faith (as we have in you) and finish the work that you have started for STFC.
The fans of this Club deserve more after all we have been through over the years.
Make yourself a LEGEND at our Club - stay, fight, succeed and win like a WARRIOR, for yourself, the players & the fans!
Don't walk or run - stay the course and FIGHT for the LEAGUE 1 TITLE.
Please?!!

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SAPFanSTFC says...
10:21am Sat 2 Feb 13

London Red wrote:
Ward was sh1te at Pox - should he never have played again?
.
Lots said yes and now look very silly!
.
Never judge on one game - yes he was cack at Orient but that has been and gone
.
Who knows Matt going and him getting a shot at his preferred side may spark him into life and lets us finally see the Roberts which was one of L1 best players over the last 3-4 seasons
.
Oakley is a CB - Cox is a CM
.
With the beach screwing up Devera's hamstring we will need cover at the back

Like you I still think Roberts has got a lot more to show - 1 goal and he'll be back to his best.
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Cheers re: Oakley....always thought he was centre-midfield for some reason.
.
I'd like to see J-Mac back but like Devera you'd worry about the pitch for a come back....although the Super-Soppa has done it's job with all surface water gone by yesterday lunchtime and pitch should be drying out nicely in the sun today...big day for town today!...yep yet another one!! :-)

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Mushymushy says...
10:21am Sat 2 Feb 13

KojaktheWarg wrote:

Mushymushy wrote:
Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.
I thought we told you to get back up the a420. Got nothing better to do with no home game at oxford?

Grow up.

Should it not be Kojak the wart ,because like a wart your quite annoying and rather rude.

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madterrier says...
10:22am Sat 2 Feb 13

I think Andrew Black and Ed Wray had about 22% of Betfair when it was floated just over two years ago.

Its market capitalisation was initially about £1.4 billion (the shares were listed at £13 I recall? I took a look at it but steered well clear, just like with Facebook) but the share price has halved since then.

I think Andrew Black took some money out immediately, although it's not easy to take 10% of a company out quickly without trashing the share price, and not good politically if you are the founder of the business. So he could still hold a few shares, but I've no idea.

His wealth from Betfair could therefore be between £140m or £70m depending on when he was able to sell his shares.

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RamsburyRed says...
10:23am Sat 2 Feb 13

The Jockster wrote:

London Red wrote:
SAP sorry it was 794 at Orient . I hope we have more today and we all sing our heart out for PdC and the boys . Matt may have gone but we still have enough to beat Crawley . Then the 3 new boys will be in for Hartlepool . 2 big wins should sort us out! . Here's a thought for the Adver - instead of just reprinting the same piece as yesterday how about some new news? Didn't Banbury have a fans night last night hosted by JM - didn't anyone think of findin out if anything was said about STFC?
I always admire your eternal optimism but to expect the adver to be pro-active as you suggest is a bridge too far. One would have thought that Morshead as a supposed fan would have even at Banbury last night even if not sanctioned Byrne paper so that the masses could've kept up to speed.

It would have been a waste of time, it is well-documented that JM is under a non-disclosure agreement so can't say anything.

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Last step says...
10:34am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:

KojaktheWarg wrote:

Mushymushy wrote:
Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.
I thought we told you to get back up the a420. Got nothing better to do with no home game at oxford?

Grow up.
Should it not be Kojak the wart ,because like a wart your quite annoying and rather rude.

Yeah, they are always being rude aren't they, warts. Never a nice word to say.

Errr, what?!!

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Davidsyrett says...
10:35am Sat 2 Feb 13

This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will

"having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"

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swwindon61uk says...
10:54am Sat 2 Feb 13

Davidsyrett wrote:
This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will

"having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"

To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC.
We seem to have a fair few of those.
If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?

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Last step says...
10:55am Sat 2 Feb 13

Can hardly blame Paolo for the money is on (whatever it is). His contract was agreed by the board. They can't sack him so they are trying to force him to leave.

Very, very underhand.

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Mushymushy says...
10:58am Sat 2 Feb 13

Last step wrote:

Mushymushy wrote:

KojaktheWarg wrote:

Mushymushy wrote:
Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.
I thought we told you to get back up the a420. Got nothing better to do with no home game at oxford?

Grow up.
Should it not be Kojak the wart ,because like a wart your quite annoying and rather rude.
Yeah, they are always being rude aren't they, warts. Never a nice word to say.

Errr, what?!!

Last step that's a clever name just like your posts.

Whats he on about!

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Last step says...
11:05am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:

Last step wrote:

Mushymushy wrote:

KojaktheWarg wrote:

Mushymushy wrote:
Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.
I thought we told you to get back up the a420. Got nothing better to do with no home game at oxford?

Grow up.
Should it not be Kojak the wart ,because like a wart your quite annoying and rather rude.
Yeah, they are always being rude aren't they, warts. Never a nice word to say.

Errr, what?!!
Last step that's a clever name just like your posts.

Whats he on about!

Grow up.

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Davidsyrett says...
11:13am Sat 2 Feb 13

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will

"having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"
To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC.
We seem to have a fair few of those.
If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?

yeah, but until we get a proper statement from the club these rumours are going to persist, in all honesty I don't know what to think anymore, only a few weeks ago I thought we had a club built on firm foundations, now look at it.

[quote][p][bold]swwindon61uk[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Davidsyrett[/bold] wrote: This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will "having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"[/p][/quote]To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC. We seem to have a fair few of those. If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?[/p][/quote]yeah, but until we get a proper statement from the club these rumours are going to persist, in all honesty I don't know what to think anymore, only a few weeks ago I thought we had a club built on firm foundations, now look at it. Davidsyrett

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swwindon61uk says...
11:18am Sat 2 Feb 13

Davidsyrett wrote:

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will

"having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"
To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC.
We seem to have a fair few of those.
If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?
yeah, but until we get a proper statement from the club these rumours are going to persist, in all honesty I don't know what to think anymore, only a few weeks ago I thought we had a club built on firm foundations, now look at it.

Got to agree,i am off to Crawley shortly and will be as vocal as anyone else.

[quote][p][bold]Davidsyrett[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]swwindon61uk[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Davidsyrett[/bold] wrote: This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will "having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"[/p][/quote]To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC. We seem to have a fair few of those. If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?[/p][/quote]yeah, but until we get a proper statement from the club these rumours are going to persist, in all honesty I don't know what to think anymore, only a few weeks ago I thought we had a club built on firm foundations, now look at it.[/p][/quote]Got to agree,i am off to Crawley shortly and will be as vocal as anyone else. swwindon61uk

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therock4u says...
11:18am Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushy why dont you crawl back into what ever slum you come from.

The town need as many supporters at crawley to support him.

Please don't clog our website with your continual s**t.

Actually think you might be guy with another name.

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Davidsyrett says...
11:32am Sat 2 Feb 13

Oh S**t, if the information I have just received is true, the dream's over!

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lambo says...
11:35am Sat 2 Feb 13

all speculation at the moment. the only time it can be guaranteed legit is when there is an official announcement on the STFC website.

They have announced contracts have been exchanged, which indicates a deal is likely to go ahead, but isn't a concrete "done deal".

They have also said that they will be working to get resolution to that and the loan players as early as possible next week.

As for PDC, there is a disconnect between him and the board, how much of it is political posturing your guess is as good as mine, but he will do everything to protect himself in all of this, so I understand the press release.

I just hope that common sense can prevail across both fans and board(s) alike and that come close of play next week we are back to being a stable club.

The sale of Matt is my view was necessary to keep enough funds in the bank to pay the wages and running costs and to avoid administration. We are led to believe it was a cash up front deal, which is why we didn't get full value. Supply/demand determined.

One player, whilst an excellent player and a mainstay of the team does not make the whole team, and we have enough firepower all over the park to continue to get results in these tough times.

I hope the players fight for the club and the badge of honour that is STFC and give Crawley a stuffing. I would like to believe that with few games to go, we are an attractive proposition to a whole host of money men should the existing deal fall through.

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SeanG92 says...
11:44am Sat 2 Feb 13

If Paolo walks the new board have already failed.

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RedArmy74 says...
11:46am Sat 2 Feb 13

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will

"having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"
To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC.
We seem to have a fair few of those.
If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?

Exactly, it's been pretty widely reported he couldn't talk about any STFC detail at the public meeting last night due to a non-disclosure agreement. Just more stirring as far as I am concerned!

[quote][p][bold]swwindon61uk[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Davidsyrett[/bold] wrote: This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will "having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"[/p][/quote]To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC. We seem to have a fair few of those. If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?[/p][/quote]Exactly, it's been pretty widely reported he couldn't talk about any STFC detail at the public meeting last night due to a non-disclosure agreement. Just more stirring as far as I am concerned! RedArmy74

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RedArmy74 says...
11:49am Sat 2 Feb 13

Here is a link to a Banbury Utd forum talking about the meeting last night, pretty much confirms the rumour from someone allegedly at the meeting is rubbish.

http://banburyunited
fc.proboards.com/ind
ex.cgi?board=general
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ad=1275

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swwindon61uk says...
11:52am Sat 2 Feb 13

Davidsyrett wrote:
Oh S**t, if the information I have just received is true, the dream's over!

Please tell then Dave.

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Davidsyrett says...
11:58am Sat 2 Feb 13

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
Oh S**t, if the information I have just received is true, the dream's over!
Please tell then Dave.

It's totally unsubstantiated so I'm not going to mention what, I really hope it's all a wind up, but I'm told STFC are going to make a statement after the match tonight, if they don't I will be very relived.

redArmy, like anything, the forum gives no facts either way

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Stfc_BristolRed says...
12:09pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Totally off topic, but what games do we have on sky this season? Can remember a couple of others being mentioned, but can't remember which

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Stilloyal says...
12:12pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Well the weather forcast is good.

Come on Paolo stay positive and finish the job, you can do it despite the board.

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swwindon61uk says...
12:17pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Right off to Crawley we go.

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Oi Den! says...
12:18pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Stilloyal wrote:
Well the weather forcast is good.

Come on Paolo stay positive and finish the job, you can do it despite the board.

Which board? We don't have any board to speak of. The outgoing regime is only holding the fort for as long as it has to. There must be a realistic possibility that the only leadership we have to look forward to is an appointed administrator.

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Okus Road says...
12:29pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Stfc_BristolRed wrote:
Totally off topic, but what games do we have on sky this season? Can remember a couple of others being mentioned, but can't remember which

Yeovil and Doncaster

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louiscassius says...
12:36pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Look,

No matter what happens,
STFC Forever......

They come, they go......

The Fans and STFC will always be here, i would support our Club if they were in the Ryman League!!

Just a shame all this mucking about has come now thats all.

But another way of looking at it is.....

Best get this all outta of the way now....

If he goes.....he goes

New Manager.......we can all move on....its this holding our emotions to ransom type thing i hate most of all....

Louis :-(

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EastleazeRed says...
12:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Ok ! "IF" Paolo does go , realisticly who is the ideal replacement ?

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louiscassius says...
12:47pm Sat 2 Feb 13

EastleazeRed wrote:
Ok ! "IF" Paolo does go , realisticly who is the ideal replacement ?

Well,

I can tell ya who aint.......

Hart, Buckle, Money,

And they're just for starters.....lol

Be funny who does come in though....we'll be on here days slaggin them off.......Hahaha

I think it'll be amazing and we'll win this league this year.....

The odds have just shot up, get ya money on us to win the league...

Whoop, Whoop.......

Lugernator!!!

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Oi Den! says...
12:53pm Sat 2 Feb 13

louiscassius wrote:
Look,

No matter what happens,
STFC Forever......

They come, they go......

The Fans and STFC will always be here, i would support our Club if they were in the Ryman League!!

Just a shame all this mucking about has come now thats all.

But another way of looking at it is.....

Best get this all outta of the way now....

If he goes.....he goes

New Manager.......we can all move on....its this holding our emotions to ransom type thing i hate most of all....

Louis :-(

Louis, never mind all that. Let's get to the serious question of the day. How's the hangover?

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Oi Den! says...
12:55pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Sorry Louis. I'd been lazy and not seen the earlier posts!

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louiscassius says...
12:59pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Oi Den! wrote:

louiscassius wrote:
Look,

No matter what happens,
STFC Forever......

They come, they go......

The Fans and STFC will always be here, i would support our Club if they were in the Ryman League!!

Just a shame all this mucking about has come now thats all.

But another way of looking at it is.....

Best get this all outta of the way now....

If he goes.....he goes

New Manager.......we can all move on....its this holding our emotions to ransom type thing i hate most of all....

Louis :-(
Louis, never mind all that. Let's get to the serious question of the day. How's the hangover?

Gone mate,

Goin in Bath now....done the house work,

Then sky soprts on watch footy and have another beer...

BOOOOMMMMM!!!!!

Louis :-))

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London Red says...
1:00pm Sat 2 Feb 13

AB does still have a stake in Betfair - just no longer on the board
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He cashed in £3m in Jan - so is not short of a bob or two at the moment

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fraser digby's washbag says...
1:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13

I've been mulling over the last few days events and have to come to the following conclusion.

Andrew Black clearly has money issues of his own, so much so that he quite possibly couldn't fund the club into February, rather than it be based on a decision where he wouldn't do it.

The most annoying part of the Matt Ritchie sale was that we clearly needed the best part of £500,000 to fund this months outgoings and not default on any wage payments, rent payments and any ongoing CVA payments, however, this has been known for at least a month and I would have proposed an early season ticket renewal deadline of the end of January to renew at last years prices.

I not so sure they even needed £500,000 if some of that money was earmarked for reinvestment in the 3 signings later in the day.

You'd have only needed to sell just over 1,400 adult tickets to raise £500,000, or 700 tickets for the supposed £250,000 a month wage bill.

I know this would have left a big hole in the 2013/2014 budget, but you could have filled this with either the money from new owners or player sales in the summer where there wasn't the panic to sell at rock bottom prices.

Just makes me annoyed, especially when Matt Ritchie was pretty much told he had to go to save the club.

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louiscassius says...
1:10pm Sat 2 Feb 13

fraser digby's washbag wrote:
I've been mulling over the last few days events and have to come to the following conclusion.

Andrew Black clearly has money issues of his own, so much so that he quite possibly couldn't fund the club into February, rather than it be based on a decision where he wouldn't do it.

The most annoying part of the Matt Ritchie sale was that we clearly needed the best part of £500,000 to fund this months outgoings and not default on any wage payments, rent payments and any ongoing CVA payments, however, this has been known for at least a month and I would have proposed an early season ticket renewal deadline of the end of January to renew at last years prices.

I not so sure they even needed £500,000 if some of that money was earmarked for reinvestment in the 3 signings later in the day.

You'd have only needed to sell just over 1,400 adult tickets to raise £500,000, or 700 tickets for the supposed £250,000 a month wage bill.

I know this would have left a big hole in the 2013/2014 budget, but you could have filled this with either the money from new owners or player sales in the summer where there wasn't the panic to sell at rock bottom prices.

Just makes me annoyed, especially when Matt Ritchie was pretty much told he had to go to save the club.

Yes.

I agree.......Ritchie was forced to leave.

He even called Paolo for help.

What a mess!

Louis :-(

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Bassett Hound says...
1:10pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Since 1950 wrote:

Since 1950 wrote:
And still nothing from the new/prospective owners.!
Says nothing Wiz. Read it last night as I was staggering to bed after sinking quite a few!

The sale of Ritchie. Whatever happened why it happened and how it happened, someone should have had the balls to have told Paolo what was going on.

If Black didn't have the bottle then McCrory should have done. It's he who will be working with Paolo in the future, if he has one here. What were they thinking?

Jed Mc has signed a non - declaration aggreement and cant say anything untill the deal is complete

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stigger says...
1:14pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Well, all the uncertainty isn't doing any of us any good, really hope that we can win today and really let Paolo know how much we want him to stay. Aaron Oakley has travelled with squad today, i'm not too sure what squad will have out today. I'm going for Wes, Nathan, Ward, Flint, Macca, Roberts, Miller, Ferry, RDV, Williams, Collins. Subs Bedwell, JMac, Oakley, Navarro, A Rooney, Martin, Cox (poss Louis and don't think Luke Rooney would be risked with Cheltenham Pack deal still poss in a week)

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kevin tommey says...
1:16pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Did the old board sell MR without talking to the new owmers? Iam unsure if he will walk away at the moment because he loves his fans and players. After all that has happened i do not believe he is a quitter.If he does go who would be our next manager Nigel Adkins?

All just a thought . Opens up a disscussion

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EastleazeRed says...
1:36pm Sat 2 Feb 13

kevin tommey wrote:
Did the old board sell MR without talking to the new owmers? Iam unsure if he will walk away at the moment because he loves his fans and players. After all that has happened i do not believe he is a quitter.If he does go who would be our next manager Nigel Adkins?

All just a thought . Opens up a disscussion

Totally agree with nigel adkins great shout ! IMO I think we will go for the cheapest option .

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alchafreds says...
1:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Mushymushy wrote:
Pdc loves using the adver to air his dirty washing and the problem is to many people get sucked in with all the politics and the bulls@@t he spouts.if has was so great he would not be crying to the adver that the board did this and that without out telling me.he would be speaking to his bosses with his concerns in a professional manner,the supporters don't need to know every little problem he has they just want to win games and watch exciting good football.if pdc is so upset then leave today and good riddance.

what a complete **** fuckoffffffff

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CraftyPig says...
1:43pm Sat 2 Feb 13

I was thinking Adkins myself. Would he fancy repeating what he achieved with Southampton?

I would be disappointed to see PDC go but Adkins would soften the blow!

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Red Rascal says...
1:44pm Sat 2 Feb 13

and how about a few big F**k off Patey chants today. He ain't our chairman he is nothing more than Blacks recovery man.

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old town robin says...
1:47pm Sat 2 Feb 13

STFC 67 wrote:
If these guys run companies it makes you wonder how they ever make money. This is a clumsy ill thought out piece of business that puts the future of the Club at risk.
Whatever Andrew Black has done in the past for us he has now caused severe damage that could have been easy avoided.

Have to agree with you 87 that this is an example of a badly run business, but is Black a business man, more like an investment banker or poker player me thinks who are chancers. Maybe he saw an opportunity that could have been very beneficial to all concerned if they had owned the ground instead of the council. At the end of the day the landlords will always have control of future development and I doubt if I will ever see any change with their attitude in my lifetime.

To be honest I would think Black feels pretty let down with his so called business partners who were there to take care of the running of the club. None of us know exactly what's gone wrong behind the scenes and probably we never will, but do agree with you this severe damage could have been avoided with a bit more savy and nous

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SAPFanSTFC says...
2:08pm Sat 2 Feb 13

SAPFanSTFC wrote:
Three steps to heaven:
1) The football league rubber-stamp the sale of the club - like all I would hope that due diligence did its bit and that there is nothing more than for them to process the paperwork and background checks.
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2) The new owners arrive next week and once they are permitted to do so they talk to Paolo and clear the air - Paolo then commits his future to town until the end of the seaosn at least.
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3) Once the sale of the club is approved then we will be allowed to take the 3 players in on loan with Rooney heading the other way for Marlon Pack.
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As per Laz's comment - WE the fans stay behind our team and behind Paolo and show them who really matters!.. and that isn't the outgoing board!!
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Ignore all of the sh1t stirrers, we all stop getting wound up by meaningless new posters and let's get back to the one and only thing that matters..STFC!
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Crawley are in for a hiding tonight if the players use all of the events in the right way!

Jed can't say anything
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Black never says anything
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Watkins only ever sais good things regardless of the real situation
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SWP ==> Shaun Wright Philips - this isn't you by the way!! :-) ==> Don't give a sh1t what he thinks!
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No-one knows the real truth so lets wait and see and hopefully all of the steps above will come to fruition.
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Really keen to see MK Plastic and Yeovil take points off the B&B pair!!
...another hour or so and I'm free to head off out to watch the rugby and STFC....let's just hope we've all got big smiles on our faces come 7pm!!

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Anoldgreymoonraker says...
2:15pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Got me shirt on already ....:o))

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Exmouth_red69 says...
2:20pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Davidsyrett wrote:

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
Oh S**t, if the information I have just received is true, the dream's over!
Please tell then Dave.
It's totally unsubstantiated so I'm not going to mention what, I really hope it's all a wind up, but I'm told STFC are going to make a statement after the match tonight, if they don't I will be very relived.

redArmy, like anything, the forum gives no facts either way

i'm getting pretty p@ssed @ff with people like this coming out with crap like this. Either put up or shut up!

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Last step says...
2:25pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Red Rascal wrote:
and how about a few big F**k off Patey chants today. He ain't our chairman he is nothing more than Blacks recovery man.

Totally agree- would be good to hear.

Exmouth- The lad said it was only a rumour, to be fair.

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madterrier says...
2:29pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Am weary of all the speculation, trolling and non-communication. Am going to wait until we hear definitively from the club, who the consortium is, and if/when the takeover is announced. We just don't know the half of it. However it seems...

Black is a reluctant investor who was led into this by his mates.

Whether he can or cannot afford to continue a bit longer, he wants out now, and the sudden rushed timing and firesale is not helping at all.

Patey is to communication what Sir Douglas Bader was to tap dancing.

The club has been very badly run financially. Black, Wray and Paolo all have to shoulder the blame for that. We have squandered a fortune on average players, agents' fees, paying up contracts, falling out with and disposing of players.

Continual operating losses are unsustainable in football. Fitton was right. It's got to end. Players are paid far too much. Reform and financial fair play has to start with the top clubs and work its way down and create a level playing field to stop people foolishly chasing the dream and creating these fiascos over and over again.

We'll still support our hometown club, Swindon Town, whoever owns us and whoever manages us.

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Chish and Fips says...
2:39pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Quote -
Patey is to communication what Sir Douglas Bader was to tap dancing....

Excellent MT ...did chuckle at that......

- The sooner that man Patey is gone and out of our minds the better.

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The Jockster says...
2:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Announcement after the game - Paolo has resigned - that's my bet of the day !

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RamsburyRed says...
2:42pm Sat 2 Feb 13

London Red wrote:
AB does still have a stake in Betfair - just no longer on the board
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He cashed in £3m in Jan - so is not short of a bob or two at the moment

LR, that's a ludicrous conclusion unless you know why he sold the shares and why he wants/needs the £3m.
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You could equally - and more probably - make the opposite conclusion that he had to sell shares because he is short of cash - for what reason we simply don't know (but can assume part of it is down to STFC).

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southside7 says...
2:47pm Sat 2 Feb 13

madterrier wrote:
Am weary of all the speculation, trolling and non-communication. Am going to wait until we hear definitively from the club, who the consortium is, and if/when the takeover is announced. We just don't know the half of it. However it seems...

Black is a reluctant investor who was led into this by his mates.

Whether he can or cannot afford to continue a bit longer, he wants out now, and the sudden rushed timing and firesale is not helping at all.

Patey is to communication what Sir Douglas Bader was to tap dancing.

The club has been very badly run financially. Black, Wray and Paolo all have to shoulder the blame for that. We have squandered a fortune on average players, agents' fees, paying up contracts, falling out with and disposing of players.

Continual operating losses are unsustainable in football. Fitton was right. It's got to end. Players are paid far too much. Reform and financial fair play has to start with the top clubs and work its way down and create a level playing field to stop people foolishly chasing the dream and creating these fiascos over and over again.

We'll still support our hometown club, Swindon Town, whoever owns us and whoever manages us.

Agree with everything there. Black has been a hero, but him panicking like this has left a sour taste. Patey can just p*ss off back to his HSBC fat cat tower, the man patronized the fans with corporate b*llshit and most of us didn't fall for it. We are desperate for a professional scouting setup, the money spent on this would surely save us hemorrhaging on cr*p players and there have been many. Football needs to change big time and fall in line with these austere times. Our houses have fallen in value, so must their wages.

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Chish and Fips says...
3:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Quote - The club has been very badly run financially. Black, Wray and Paolo all have to shoulder the blame for that. We have squandered a fortune on average players, agents' fees, paying up contracts, falling out with and disposing of players.

For me MT I totally agree - prime example that donkey Magera .

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EeeByGum says...
3:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Personally I'd like to know who our new owners actually are.

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stigger says...
3:05pm Sat 2 Feb 13

what a surprise that Austin playing today for Burnley AFTER deadline has passed, just scored. Got to say that is well handled Burnley, not for us though obviously!!

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DarrenSTFCRomain says...
3:21pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Chish and Fips wrote:
Quote - The club has been very badly run financially. Black, Wray and Paolo all have to shoulder the blame for that. We have squandered a fortune on average players, agents' fees, paying up contracts, falling out with and disposing of players. For me MT I totally agree - prime example that donkey Magera .

Same as..
And now its come back to haunt use big time....

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Brainy_G93 says...
3:22pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Not sure this is relevant to anything but I understand Sam Allardyce's contract is up in May and there's no sign of West Ham renewing it.

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davel4848 says...
3:46pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Wind up. Incorrect information not so brainy_g93.

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louiscassius says...
3:49pm Sat 2 Feb 13

stigger wrote:
what a surprise that Austin playing today for Burnley AFTER deadline has passed, just scored. Got to say that is well handled Burnley, not for us though obviously!!

I said that didnt i last week.

They announced his Injury to take him outta trhe picture till passed deadline day...

If he went they'd be f*cked....

Good thing is.....

He'll deffo be gone in the Summer....

Then Pay day for us!!!

Big Time!!!

Hehehehehehe

Louis :-)))

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Blazing Riff says...
3:55pm Sat 2 Feb 13

davel4848 wrote:
Wind up. Incorrect information not so brainy_g93.

Not a 'wind up'. His 2 year contract expires at the end of this season and, according to 'Hammers' forums he hasn't yet been offered a new one!

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Brainy_G93 says...
3:55pm Sat 2 Feb 13

davel4848 wrote:
Wind up. Incorrect information not so brainy_g93.

It's a fact about the Allardyce contract, they were talking about it on Sky Sports news at lunchtime.
Wasn't meant as a wind up but it does make you wonder.

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Brainy_G93 says...
3:56pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Blazing Riff wrote:

davel4848 wrote:
Wind up. Incorrect information not so brainy_g93.
Not a 'wind up'. His 2 year contract expires at the end of this season and, according to 'Hammers' forums he hasn't yet been offered a new one!

Thanks blazing riff.

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EastleazeRed says...
3:57pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Brainy_G93 wrote:

Blazing Riff wrote:

davel4848 wrote:
Wind up. Incorrect information not so brainy_g93.
Not a 'wind up'. His 2 year contract expires at the end of this season and, according to 'Hammers' forums he hasn't yet been offered a new one!
Thanks blazing riff.

That is correct !

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Blazing Riff says...
3:59pm Sat 2 Feb 13

B'muff 2 up against MKD who are down to 10 men. Ritchie just came on at 45 mins.

P.S. thanks Leon Clarke for last night!

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Blazing Riff says...
4:01pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Tranmere, Doncaster and Brentford all losing at H/T.

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EastleazeRed says...
4:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13

As long as we get promoted at the end of the season with paolo , he can go to west ham with my blessing . At the end of the day he is destined to go back to upton park .

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Blazing Riff says...
4:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Brainy_G93 wrote:

Blazing Riff wrote:

davel4848 wrote:
Wind up. Incorrect information not so brainy_g93.
Not a 'wind up'. His 2 year contract expires at the end of this season and, according to 'Hammers' forums he hasn't yet been offered a new one!
Thanks blazing riff.

No probs. but worrying!

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Fernham Red says...
6:25pm Sat 2 Feb 13

I don't want to beg but........Paulo, we love you and your green coat....please stick with us and the team you've built for a little while longer......until you've seen the whites of the new guys eyes at least.....and never mind the club building you a statue....I'll put one up in my front garden!

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scarfaceisbad says...
8:20pm Sat 2 Feb 13

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will

"having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"
To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC.
We seem to have a fair few of those.
If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?

Have been informed that Mcrory is one of the biggest bull **** in non league football !
Apparently the bloke couldn't lye straight in bed !
Be interesting to see if the takeover actually goes through after the FL have looked at it.

[quote][p][bold]swwindon61uk[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Davidsyrett[/bold] wrote: This was posted on the Sky sports discussion board, by I assume a Banbury United fan, make of it what you will "having just come from a public meeting with current banbury united and proposed swindon owner jed mccory i can confirm that near enough every single "fact" printed and publicised this week about the swindon situation has been wrong. firstly the debt is not as has been printed and is closer to 18m the offer to buy the club is still just that, an offer. it had to be submitted on the mentioned date otherwise the club would have gone into administration. absolutely nothing can be finalised until a meeting takes place with the football league on monday. jed mccory is not and will not be a director or board member at swindon. he simply put together the plan for a consortium to try and save swindon from going out of business. jed mccory has also not given a single statement to the media until tonight, yet this did not stop sky and others disgracefully harassing his mother at her place of work and his father at home. there has been no quote from jed or anyone else involved so any quotes you do read are false and any images have been used without permission finally, paulo dicanio's statements about considering his position are false, the debt has mainly been cause by overspend on players and a manager who is on a ridiculous wage for the level of football he is at, the situation is basically, work for free or find another job. sorry to any swindon fans who have been told other stories but all of the above has come from the horses mouth so to speak and swindon fans deserve to know the facts about the situation"[/p][/quote]To me more mumbo jumbo from somebody else that seems to know everything and every wage and every cost of STFC. We seem to have a fair few of those. If he did not like what he saw why even bother put in an offer?[/p][/quote]Have been informed that Mcrory is one of the biggest bull **** in non league football ! Apparently the bloke couldn't lye straight in bed ! Be interesting to see if the takeover actually goes through after the FL have looked at it. scarfaceisbad

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SimonPrice351 says...
8:27pm Sat 2 Feb 13

McCrory only turned up at the Spencer Stadium (Banbury's ground) six months ago.

He's hardly made them a force - £13m wiped off according to the BBC?

So if McCrory has all this money to burn, it is strange that Banbury are still a small non-league side....

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Oi Den! says...
11:01pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Chish and Fips wrote:
Quote - The club has been very badly run financially. Black, Wray and Paolo all have to shoulder the blame for that. We have squandered a fortune on average players, agents' fees, paying up contracts, falling out with and disposing of players.

For me MT I totally agree - prime example that donkey Magera .

Hmmm.... Black may have to shoulder the blame but he's paid for his culpability with a large wedge of dosh. It might be that he feels badly let down by the people he thought were looking after the shop for him - hence the eventual appointment of Sir Humphrey.

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Talkingheadera says...
12:59pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Looks like Ritchie made a good decision after yesterday's results.

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Chish and Fips says...
2:14pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Talkingheadera wrote:
Looks like Ritchie made a good decision after yesterday's results.

errr ....End of the season would be better time to draw a conclusion on that one I would say..

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swwindon61uk says...
2:16pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Talkingheadera wrote:
Looks like Ritchie made a good decision after yesterday's results.

Lets see at the end of the season
Plus Ritchie didn't make any decision!

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hereford says...
2:17pm Sun 3 Feb 13

paolo di canio leaving i un4tunately can see it happening the club must be badly run if "the man" can consider walking away bounremouth tried about 5 times and finally got their man a battling performance against crawley may not be enuff for di canio keep your eyes on sky sports news and the website who knows what might be on there soon all i say is SWINDON TOWN fans is get behind your team and try and keep him here

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swwindon61uk says...
2:27pm Sun 3 Feb 13

SimonPrice351 wrote:
McCrory only turned up at the Spencer Stadium (Banbury's ground) six months ago.

He's hardly made them a force - £13m wiped off according to the BBC?

So if McCrory has all this money to burn, it is strange that Banbury are still a small non-league side....

And apparently in that six months he has taken the team to midway in the table after they started no wins in their first 8 before he joined,brought lots of League/League experience in and has improved the stadium no end.
The Banbury supporters do nor want him to go.

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swwindon61uk says...
2:30pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Exmouth_red69 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
Oh S**t, if the information I have just received is true, the dream's over!
Please tell then Dave.
It's totally unsubstantiated so I'm not going to mention what, I really hope it's all a wind up, but I'm told STFC are going to make a statement after the match tonight, if they don't I will be very relived.

redArmy, like anything, the forum gives no facts either way
i'm getting pretty p@ssed @ff with people like this coming out with crap like this. Either put up or shut up!

Dave said it is "totally unsubstantiated" so he decided not to say what.
I rather this was done a lot more on here sometimes!

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swwindon61uk says...
2:32pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Chish and Fips wrote:

Talkingheadera wrote:
Looks like Ritchie made a good decision after yesterday's results.
errr ....End of the season would be better time to draw a conclusion on that one I would say..

Quite right and he might even break into their first team by then!

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swwindon61uk says...
2:34pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Went to the game yesterday and if PDC was in any doubt what the fans want he will not be now.
Swindon fans were really good and vocal yesterday.

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Davidsyrett says...
5:22pm Sun 3 Feb 13

swwindon61uk wrote:

Exmouth_red69 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:

swwindon61uk wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
Oh S**t, if the information I have just received is true, the dream's over!
Please tell then Dave.
It's totally unsubstantiated so I'm not going to mention what, I really hope it's all a wind up, but I'm told STFC are going to make a statement after the match tonight, if they don't I will be very relived.

redArmy, like anything, the forum gives no facts either way
i'm getting pretty p@ssed @ff with people like this coming out with crap like this. Either put up or shut up!
Dave said it is "totally unsubstantiated" so he decided not to say what.
I rather this was done a lot more on here sometimes!

Obviously, what I was told was wrong and I'm glad,

I had been informed by a friend who's information is usually pretty reliable that PdC had told the board (Who ever that is at the moment!!) that he was resigning and a joint statement was to be released after the Crawley match. I had no reason not to believe it but as I said it was unsubstantiated. I'm glad I didn't mention at the time now!! Just shows how many rumours are circulating at the moment . I just hope for a club statement next week that can settle's us all down.

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redjet says...
11:17pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Here’s a summary of Jed McCrory's specialities.

Specialties:
- Lean management,
- Business Development
- Corporate Governance
- Digital Media
- Event Management
- Event Promotion
- Fund Raising
- International Sales and Partnerships
- Membership Management
- National Governing Bodies (NGB)
- Online Communities/Social Media
- Product Roadmap/Design
- Speaking Engagements
- Sponsorship
- Sports Marketing
- Startups
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic/Corporate Partnerships
- Technical Strategy
and expect Perry Deakin could follow him to Swindon too. If he does he brings a host good contacts within the british and international world of sport and business. Maybe this could be a good thing after all?

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