Chief exec says triple deal is still alive (From Swindon Advertiser)
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SWINDON TOWN: Chief exec says triple deal is still alive
6:00am Saturday 2nd February 2013 in STFC News By Ned Payne
POSITIVE: Nick Watkins
NICK Watkins has moved to reassure Swindon fans that deals for Charlton duo Bradley Wright-Phillips and Danny Green and Cheltenham’s Marlon Pack are still alive.
Town attempted deadline day loans for the trio but after agreeing switches with all three, could not obtain ratification from the Football League to complete the deals.
Chief executive Watkins has now revealed that the reason for the Football League’s course of action was because the process of selling the club is ongoing.
“We aren’t in a position to sign loan players currently, despite the fact Paolo (Di Canio, boss) worked hard to secure three players,” said Watkins.
“Regulations are such that until the transition (the sale of the club) is complete, transfers are restricted.”
Watkins confirmed that he saw no reason why the loan deals should not go through once the emergency loan window opens on February 8, adding: “It’s just a question of going through the formalities of completion now.”
The completion date is scheduled for this coming Saturday.
When contacted by the Advertiser, an official from the Football League declined to comment on why the loan deals had not been ratified.
Both Wright-Phillips and Danny Green trained with their Charlton teammates as normal yesterday and despite returning to Cheltenham, Pack trained on his own.
Meanwhile, ex-Swindon full-back Michael Rose will not face his former club in League One on Tuesday after having his contract at Colchester cancelled by mutual consent.
Rose scored the only goal of the game when the U’s beat Town at the County Ground in October, and his celebrations riled some members of the Swindon crowd.
He was subsequently subjected to vile insults on Twitter and both Swindon and Colchester condemned the behaviour of certain users of the social networking site.
Comments(13)
EastleazeRed
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7:19am Sat 2 Feb 13
stfc-manila
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7:22am Sat 2 Feb 13
PDC said he first heard about MR xfer at 5:30pm and, if I recall correctly, 3 hrs later the deal was done = 8:30pm
The 3 'loan' players were all done with deals and medicals at around the same time, from what I read in reports.
So that begs the question:
How come the MR transfer was accepted by the FL but the loanees deals were not?
Oi Den!
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8:09am Sat 2 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC
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8:20am Sat 2 Feb 13
stfc-manila wrote:Ritchie transfer was first.....even if the deal was done on the sale there was no cash available....the new owners won't put money in until they have sealed a deal and Black has no money to put in any more.
What came first - takeover deal & exchange of contracts or Matt Ritchie transfer? Anyone clarify please?
PDC said he first heard about MR xfer at 5:30pm and, if I recall correctly, 3 hrs later the deal was done = 8:30pm
The 3 'loan' players were all done with deals and medicals at around the same time, from what I read in reports.
So that begs the question:
How come the MR transfer was accepted by the FL but the loanees deals were not?
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Oi Den - Nothing new at all..The football league have probably got 1001 things to do (including lunch/dinner) then some local rag phones and as they wouldn't put the Adver through to anyone worth speaking to they have to speak to a nobody who then quotes the official line to any media which is along the lines of 'No Comment'.....pretty hollow really.
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IMHO :-)
Rhs Boydy
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8:20am Sat 2 Feb 13
hornet
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8:48am Sat 2 Feb 13
This is rubbish if it was standard practice during the completion of the sale of the club why not say that and not waste the players or supporters time Truth please
red_welder
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9:09am Sat 2 Feb 13
hornet wrote:thats the mad world of the premier league, its all about money
Didn't a certain sheik buy Man City at 12,30 one transfer deadline day the my midnight signed a certain Robinio for 25 million before any fit and proper completion
This is rubbish if it was standard practice during the completion of the sale of the club why not say that and not waste the players or supporters time Truth please
Med Red
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9:20am Sat 2 Feb 13
SwindonUltra
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9:50am Sat 2 Feb 13
I for one will never trust what the board says ever again!
Only in Paolo I trust!
Get down to Crawley COYR!
old town robin
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11:16am Sat 2 Feb 13
Med Red wrote:I had the same thought regarding which Saturday Watkins was referring too. Assuming his interview with Sam was on friday, you would assume he meant today. let's hope that is the case and the 3 loanees can start training with us next week before the Monkey hanger game..
"The completion date is scheduled for this coming Saturday".... what does that mean, today Saturday, 2nd Feb, or next Saturday the 9th Feb? If it's next Saturday, the loan players, if they're still available, won't be playing for us till after 9th, is that right? Why is everything to do with this football club so ambiguous!
DarrenSTFCRomain
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12:06pm Sat 2 Feb 13
How Pompey can do what they do and still sign players week
in week out...
But we are not able to buy a bag a nuts without Football League apovel ??
outlaw2
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4:08pm Sat 2 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC says...
7:04am Sat 2 Feb 13
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