Town's new owners meet the media at the County Ground (From Swindon Advertiser)

Calcio Robin wrote:
Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

International Robin2 wrote:
PLEASE ASK ABOUT THE STATUS OF PDC. Jed has made comments on Twitter in the last week that he made contact with PDC... What was the outcome of those discussions?

International Robin2 wrote:
PLEASE ASK ABOUT THE STATUS OF PDC.

Jed has made comments on Twitter in the last week that he made contact with PDC... What was the outcome of those discussions?

Stilloyal wrote:
Sam please suggest to Jed that we need a manager from above our league to finnish the job.
Only one sensible name so far Ole Gunner Solksjar, 2 consectutive league titles with Molde and looking for an English club. No Tisdale et al from the basement league. BE AMBITIOUS !

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

payner wrote:
Sam, could you ask if there is any truth in Graham Turner's comments on Saturday that we are overdue on payments in regards to the transfer of James Collins from Shrewsbury. Also I see Exeter are saying today that we are £13 million in debts, could that be verified as well!!

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

Pewsham Red wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

Good point, but we are no different than any other lower league club in that regard. If you consider that a city like Bristol, which must be three times the size of Swindon, struggle to get a combined 20,000 to watch their league sides. Maybe we need to adjust our ambitions to the size of our potential crowds rather than spend like we have been and grumbling that we can't get bigger crowds.

Stilloyal wrote:

Pewsham Red wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

Good point, but we are no different than any other lower league club in that regard. If you consider that a city like Bristol, which must be three times the size of Swindon, struggle to get a combined 20,000 to watch their league sides. Maybe we need to adjust our ambitions to the size of our potential crowds rather than spend like we have been and grumbling that we can't get bigger crowds.

Yeah but they're sh1te arn't they lol

LeGod wrote:
weve all said it on here numerous times but we should have had over 10k for the game on saturday when we are top of the league it should have happenned. Preston had just under 1k so we cant see to get away from the normal crowd size on matchdays.

I hope we are going to get some positive feedback from the new board today and not smoke screens.

we have an important run in now and some tough away games coming up so if they are serious about getting into the championship then they need to act quickly in getting in additional players and a quality manager.

Everything seems to laid back at the moment and the momentum needs to get going.

Pewsham Red wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

Good point, but we are no different than any other lower league club in that regard.

If you consider that a city like Bristol, which must be three times the size of Swindon, struggle to get a combined 20,000 to watch their league sides.

Maybe we need to adjust our ambitions to the size of our potential crowds rather than spend like we have been and grumbling that we can't get bigger crowds.

STFC MARLOW wrote:
People forget we averaged 17,000 I'm the late 70's. Swindon was a big draw for the area, but with video games and the influx of people from areas the gates have fallen, but people should not forget the support from other areas, for example Cirencester etc. REAL Swindon fans have the opportunity by voting with bums on seats that we have the ambition for championship football. As a business model getting people in with money won't work at this level as there's no guarantee of success. The fans need to show their desire for promotion also. Lets get behind the team. YOU REDS!!

Pewsham Red wrote:

Stilloyal wrote: Sam please suggest to Jed that we need a manager from above our league to finnish the job. Only one sensible name so far Ole Gunner Solksjar, 2 consectutive league titles with Molde and looking for an English club. No Tisdale et al from the basement league. BE AMBITIOUS !

I think we need to lower our expectations somewhat. Sojskjaer turned down Aston Villa - what on earth makes us think he would come to Swindon. I am all for being ambitious, but as a league one club with gates of around 8000 we also need to be realistic.

Stilloyal wrote:

Pewsham Red wrote:

Stilloyal wrote: Sam please suggest to Jed that we need a manager from above our league to finnish the job. Only one sensible name so far Ole Gunner Solksjar, 2 consectutive league titles with Molde and looking for an English club. No Tisdale et al from the basement league. BE AMBITIOUS !

I think we need to lower our expectations somewhat. Sojskjaer turned down Aston Villa - what on earth makes us think he would come to Swindon. I am all for being ambitious, but as a league one club with gates of around 8000 we also need to be realistic.

Whatever but we need to look above l.2 The appointment we make now won't just affect ticket sales this season but will have an even bigger impact on next. Promotion is a must this season given our current position, mid table is totally un acceptable and major disaster. Villa are sh1te who wouldn't turn them down :-)

STFC MARLOW wrote:
People forget we averaged 17,000 I'm the late 70's. Swindon was a big draw for the area, but with video games and the influx of people from areas the gates have fallen, but people should not forget the support from other areas, for example Cirencester etc. REAL Swindon fans have the opportunity by voting with bums on seats that we have the ambition for championship football. As a business model getting people in with money won't work at this level as there's no guarantee of success.

The fans need to show their desire for promotion also. Lets get behind the team. YOU REDS!!

STFC MARLOW wrote:
People forget we averaged 17,000 I'm the late 70's. Swindon was a big draw for the area, but with video games and the influx of people from areas the gates have fallen, but people should not forget the support from other areas, for example Cirencester etc. REAL Swindon fans have the opportunity by voting with bums on seats that we have the ambition for championship football. As a business model getting people in with money won't work at this level as there's no guarantee of success.

The fans need to show their desire for promotion also. Lets get behind the team. YOU REDS!!

dreamofacleansheet2 wrote:
Sam please ask them if we are going to get players in on loan ASAP (preferably they tell us today).

Secondly re the new manager, can they guarantee it will be someone that demands the same level of professionalism, hard work and dedication as our former manager.

Coincidence Wes photographed in a night club at 12:40 am on Saturday night? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but I for one do not want our players going back to the drunken poor performances of a few seasons back.

STFC MARLOW wrote:
People forget we averaged 17,000 I'm the late 70's. Swindon was a big draw for the area, but with video games and the influx of people from areas the gates have fallen, but people should not forget the support from other areas, for example Cirencester etc. REAL Swindon fans have the opportunity by voting with bums on seats that we have the ambition for championship football. As a business model getting people in with money won't work at this level as there's no guarantee of success. The fans need to show their desire for promotion also. Lets get behind the team. YOU REDS!!

ecklington wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

Unfortunately there are very few original born and bred Swindonians left, who would still be interested in supporting Town, many moved away for jobs. Plus in the 50's Swindon became an overspill town for thousands of Londoners, and most still support their old clubs - Arsenal, Tottenham, west Ham etc, and have no interest in supporting Town, only derogatory remarks and "small town" pedigree. One can only hope that if Town manage to climb up the leagues, many more outsiders will be interested in watching and start to support Town. £1 for a kid has to be the way forward, as has been mentioned many times before, to encourage the next generations to continue supporting the Town.

Med Red wrote:
Wonder how we'll all feel after the press conference.... elated or deflated??? With the prospect of automatic promotion so close, prioritising the appointment of a new manager and new signings to bolster a pretty thin squad (particularly midfield) is a must.

Calcio Robin wrote:

stfclondon wrote:

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Good point, well made.

Totally agree with both of your comments, its funny that we can get 30,000 plus for a day out to Wembley, but then disappear when the real support is required, good time charlies!!! come to mind.

akershaker wrote:
Lots of rubbish talked on here about managers. Solskjaer is not going to come here.
We don't want a big name just for the hell of it, and big name managers don't lead to bigger gates - results and the style of football do that.
I think Tisdale would be a great appointment. Attractive football. Proven track record.
One last thing, the comments above insisting the clubs new owner must keep spending money like water - that's what got us into this mess in the first place.

Bassett Hound wrote:

Calcio Robin wrote: Lets hope we don't hear the customery drivel and how we will go forward with mediocrity, as we have been used to superb times the last year and half, and we STFC supporters want it to continue, and not disappear into the background with the also rans!!!.

It's a pity the people of Swindon don't swell the gates to afford these big names. We can't keep expecting others to bankroll our club.

Jon the red wrote:
Tisdale manager ? never. This is potentially a very attractive offer for a top manager to take the reigns as with 2 months of the season left we have a realist chance of playing championship football next season. Not league 2 or conference - championship football. I believe the board need to send out a message of intent here and this appointment is crucial. Despite all the short memories of some fans i would go for PDC for footballing reasons as this man put Swindon back on the map when we were at our lowest and the job he started needs to be finished. He's passionate and he's a winner and if the board can control him and come to an arrangement then i believe we can win this league and go a long way. Paolo is the biggest reason we are where we are today - fact! Yes he's had money to spend but you still have to assemble a team and win matches and most Swindon fans would welcome him back today.

Jon the red wrote:
Tisdale manager ? never. This is potentially a very attractive offer for a top manager to take the reigns as with 2 months of the season left we have a realist chance of playing championship football next season. Not league 2 or conference - championship football. I believe the board need to send out a message of intent here and this appointment is crucial. Despite all the short memories of some fans i would go for PDC for footballing reasons as this man put Swindon back on the map when we were at our lowest and the job he started needs to be finished. He's passionate and he's a winner and if the board can control him and come to an arrangement then i believe we can win this league and go a long way. Paolo is the biggest reason we are where we are today - fact! Yes he's had money to spend but you still have to assemble a team and win matches and most Swindon fans would welcome him back today.

London Red wrote:
Dreams: Wes is tea-total - so please do not go about tarnishing his name
.
Also people have very short memories in terms of managers - Tisdale was one of the hottest properties about only 2 years ago and had Championship clubs trying to poach him
.
He also has promotion experience as he took Exeter from the Conference to L1 PO spots - on NO MONEY
.
I would love us to go for a "current" massive name like Adkins etc - but I would not be p1ssed off with Tisdale and think he could steer us over the line and do well with us longer term
.
Plus we would likely get Shaun Taylor in with him as they worked together at Exeter and he now has Assistant Manager experience at Torquay
.
That would be good in uniting our Youths and First Team as him and Bosin get on

Davidsyrett wrote:
No ground re-development.

peatmoor pirate wrote:
Tisdale could do a decent job and amused by those who think he's not proven. Perplexed by those who think we can draw so called big-names. There's no way Adkins is coming here; maybe if we were already in Championship but we aren't. People need to get real. I'd like a club run properly and sustainably on the gates and revenue we can get and that doesn't require someone to keep putting their hand in their pocket. We all know where that ends up don't we.

no probs wrote:
has paolos resignation been officially accepted by anyone at the county ground?

akershaker wrote:
Lots of rubbish talked on here about managers. Solskjaer is not going to come here.
We don't want a big name just for the hell of it, and big name managers don't lead to bigger gates - results and the style of football do that.
I think Tisdale would be a great appointment. Attractive football. Proven track record.
One last thing, the comments above insisting the clubs new owner must keep spending money like water - that's what got us into this mess in the first place.

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

69Champs wrote:

peatmoor pirate wrote:
Tisdale could do a decent job and amused by those who think he's not proven. Perplexed by those who think we can draw so called big-names. There's no way Adkins is coming here; maybe if we were already in Championship but we aren't. People need to get real. I'd like a club run properly and sustainably on the gates and revenue we can get and that doesn't require someone to keep putting their hand in their pocket. We all know where that ends up don't we.

Where were we when Marcari joned us?

no probs wrote:
eastleaze red , your response still does not answer the question that i have asked.

EastleazeRed wrote:

no probs wrote:
has paolos resignation been officially accepted by anyone at the county ground?

The board have just said they would not rule out a paolo di canio return !

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

jam1 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
No ground re-development.

He'll get to it in time

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

EastleazeRed wrote:

no probs wrote:
has paolos resignation been officially accepted by anyone at the county ground?

The board have just said they would not rule out a paolo di canio return !

Might just be the sort of answer that just passes the question off without having to answer, rather than a genuine "we might have him back" position.

They must have known last Tuesday whether or not they'd ask him to reconsider, and if they genuinely wanted him back surely they'd have tried already?

EastleazeRed wrote:

no probs wrote:
has paolos resignation been officially accepted by anyone at the county ground?

The board have just said they would not rule out a paolo di canio return !

Davidsyrett wrote:

jam1 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
No ground re-development.

He'll get to it in time

maybe, maybe not, I would have liked to hear that the ground dev/ new stadium was a high priority, on the back burner for now. other than that seemed very positive, especially about the funds, although not clear who the companies investing are.

I don't want another crash & burn.

akershaker wrote:
Lots of rubbish talked on here about managers. Solskjaer is not going to come here.
We don't want a big name just for the hell of it, and big name managers don't lead to bigger gates - results and the style of football do that.
I think Tisdale would be a great appointment. Attractive football. Proven track record.
One last thing, the comments above insisting the clubs new owner must keep spending money like water - that's what got us into this mess in the first place.

Park North Red wrote:
So if the return of PDC is not ruled out then who's going to make the first move I wonder ??

jam1 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:

jam1 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:
No ground re-development.

He'll get to it in time

maybe, maybe not, I would have liked to hear that the ground dev/ new stadium was a high priority, on the back burner for now. other than that seemed very positive, especially about the funds, although not clear who the companies investing are.

I don't want another crash & burn.

David you can only go on what the mans says and I quote - McCrory is not looking at the redevelopment of the County Ground just yet, but says he will get to it in time.

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin

g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

the wizard wrote:

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

What did you want them to say ?????


Ohh by the way we have just signed ''''''' as manager,

We are replacing the Town End with a two tier stand

We are redeveloping Stratton bank

We have £25M to spend on players.

For pities sake they are only a few days into the club, give them a chance.

Had they not come we wouldn't have had a club left to support, be grateful for small mercies.

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

MITTED wrote:
Why would anyone want Tisdale? He has relegation on his CV ffs! Hardly inspiring.
COYR

69Champs wrote:

the wizard wrote:

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

What did you want them to say ?????


Ohh by the way we have just signed ''''''' as manager,

We are replacing the Town End with a two tier stand

We are redeveloping Stratton bank

We have £25M to spend on players.

For pities sake they are only a few days into the club, give them a chance.

Had they not come we wouldn't have had a club left to support, be grateful for small mercies.

I expected that after a month they might have some idea as to what their immediate plans would be rather than hot air and no direction.

"He wants to "engage community and supporters".

"Rice says he will be "exploring new revenue streams"."

"McCrory is not looking at the redevelopment of the County Ground just yet, but says he will get to it in time."

"McCrory speaks of "respect" for previous majority shareholder Andrew Black."

"McCrory was "staggered and surprised" by Paolo Di Canio's resignation as boss."

"McCrory says PDC has done a great job for the club."

"Says he is looking for "solidarity" in his manager going forward. Says there has not been a shortlist drawn up as yet."

This adds up to non-information. They should have been able to state what their general intentions are especially in the short term as this is what concerns all Town supporters.

As an STFC supporter I won't be satisfied with 'small mercies'.

alchafreds wrote:

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin


g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

J C not a bad shout
paul scholes any one
after all its experiance they need not money there both multi millianaires

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Oldhamred wrote:

alchafreds wrote:

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin



g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

J C not a bad shout
paul scholes any one
after all its experiance they need not money there both multi millianaires

No chance of Paul Scholes, if he's not at Old Trafford he's at Boundary Park supporting Oldham.

Has gone on record many times stating thats where he wants to end his playing career.

Latics through and through.

Ryan Giggs could be possible with an experienced No2.

I would think his fitness training would be easily as good as Paolo's.

Park North Red wrote:
We need to move the stadium redevelopment plans forward now. It's the County Ground in its current guise that puts a lot of people off coming I am sure. Look at what Reading have achieved since moving to the Madejski and that shows what can be done

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter. My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that. As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

69Champs wrote:

the wizard wrote:

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

What did you want them to say ?????


Ohh by the way we have just signed ''''''' as manager,

We are replacing the Town End with a two tier stand

We are redeveloping Stratton bank

We have £25M to spend on players.

For pities sake they are only a few days into the club, give them a chance.

Had they not come we wouldn't have had a club left to support, be grateful for small mercies.

I expected that after a month they might have some idea as to what their immediate plans would be rather than hot air and no direction.

"He wants to "engage community and supporters".

"Rice says he will be "exploring new revenue streams"."

"McCrory is not looking at the redevelopment of the County Ground just yet, but says he will get to it in time."

"McCrory speaks of "respect" for previous majority shareholder Andrew Black."

"McCrory was "staggered and surprised" by Paolo Di Canio's resignation as boss."

"McCrory says PDC has done a great job for the club."

"Says he is looking for "solidarity" in his manager going forward. Says there has not been a shortlist drawn up as yet."

This adds up to non-information. They should have been able to state what their general intentions are especially in the short term as this is what concerns all Town supporters.

As an STFC supporter I won't be satisfied with 'small mercies'.

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

alchafreds wrote:

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin




g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

J C not a bad shout
paul scholes any one
after all its experiance they need not money there both multi millianaires

No chance of Paul Scholes, if he's not at Old Trafford he's at Boundary Park supporting Oldham.

Has gone on record many times stating thats where he wants to end his playing career.

Latics through and through.

Ryan Giggs could be possible with an experienced No2.

I would think his fitness training would be easily as good as Paolo's.

They'd have to tell the players to lock up their wives if they appoint Giggs!

davel4848 wrote:

69Champs wrote:

the wizard wrote:

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

What did you want them to say ?????


Ohh by the way we have just signed ''''''' as manager,

We are replacing the Town End with a two tier stand

We are redeveloping Stratton bank

We have £25M to spend on players.

For pities sake they are only a few days into the club, give them a chance.

Had they not come we wouldn't have had a club left to support, be grateful for small mercies.

I expected that after a month they might have some idea as to what their immediate plans would be rather than hot air and no direction.

"He wants to "engage community and supporters".

"Rice says he will be "exploring new revenue streams"."

"McCrory is not looking at the redevelopment of the County Ground just yet, but says he will get to it in time."

"McCrory speaks of "respect" for previous majority shareholder Andrew Black."

"McCrory was "staggered and surprised" by Paolo Di Canio's resignation as boss."

"McCrory says PDC has done a great job for the club."

"Says he is looking for "solidarity" in his manager going forward. Says there has not been a shortlist drawn up as yet."

This adds up to non-information. They should have been able to state what their general intentions are especially in the short term as this is what concerns all Town supporters.

As an STFC supporter I won't be satisfied with 'small mercies'.

You forgot to mention.............

..............
Promotion is the number 1 aim.
There will be significant funds available to improve the club.

Come on, let's stop being so negative already !.

Park North Red wrote:
Don't want Tisdale here. PDC to come back for me

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Davidsyrett wrote:

davel4848 wrote:

69Champs wrote:

the wizard wrote:

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

What did you want them to say ?????


Ohh by the way we have just signed ''''''' as manager,

We are replacing the Town End with a two tier stand

We are redeveloping Stratton bank

We have £25M to spend on players.

For pities sake they are only a few days into the club, give them a chance.

Had they not come we wouldn't have had a club left to support, be grateful for small mercies.

I expected that after a month they might have some idea as to what their immediate plans would be rather than hot air and no direction.

"He wants to "engage community and supporters".

"Rice says he will be "exploring new revenue streams"."

"McCrory is not looking at the redevelopment of the County Ground just yet, but says he will get to it in time."

"McCrory speaks of "respect" for previous majority shareholder Andrew Black."

"McCrory was "staggered and surprised" by Paolo Di Canio's resignation as boss."

"McCrory says PDC has done a great job for the club."

"Says he is looking for "solidarity" in his manager going forward. Says there has not been a shortlist drawn up as yet."

This adds up to non-information. They should have been able to state what their general intentions are especially in the short term as this is what concerns all Town supporters.

As an STFC supporter I won't be satisfied with 'small mercies'.

You forgot to mention.............


..............
Promotion is the number 1 aim.
There will be significant funds available to improve the club.

Come on, let's stop being so negative already !.

I dont think it's being negative,

I would have thought they should have had some time of business plan with them to take to the FL.

I'm not sure it's being negative just a bit underwhelming, You would usually expect the incoming board to outline their ideas to a lot greater extent them we have just heard, I wanted far more detail, not just a few Pc answer's

Nevertheless, I'm hoping over the next few weeks more information comes out from them.

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

davel4848 wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

I didn't realise they were real. I thought they were just in soapland.

davel4848 wrote:

Davidsyrett wrote:

davel4848 wrote:

69Champs wrote:

the wizard wrote:

69Champs wrote:
All smoke and mirrors with no substance. A complete waste of time.

What did you want them to say ?????


Ohh by the way we have just signed ''''''' as manager,

We are replacing the Town End with a two tier stand

We are redeveloping Stratton bank

We have £25M to spend on players.

For pities sake they are only a few days into the club, give them a chance.

Had they not come we wouldn't have had a club left to support, be grateful for small mercies.

I expected that after a month they might have some idea as to what their immediate plans would be rather than hot air and no direction.

"He wants to "engage community and supporters".

"Rice says he will be "exploring new revenue streams"."

"McCrory is not looking at the redevelopment of the County Ground just yet, but says he will get to it in time."

"McCrory speaks of "respect" for previous majority shareholder Andrew Black."

"McCrory was "staggered and surprised" by Paolo Di Canio's resignation as boss."

"McCrory says PDC has done a great job for the club."

"Says he is looking for "solidarity" in his manager going forward. Says there has not been a shortlist drawn up as yet."

This adds up to non-information. They should have been able to state what their general intentions are especially in the short term as this is what concerns all Town supporters.

As an STFC supporter I won't be satisfied with 'small mercies'.

You forgot to mention.............



..............
Promotion is the number 1 aim.
There will be significant funds available to improve the club.

Come on, let's stop being so negative already !.

I dont think it's being negative,

I would have thought they should have had some time of business plan with them to take to the FL.

I'm not sure it's being negative just a bit underwhelming, You would usually expect the incoming board to outline their ideas to a lot greater extent them we have just heard, I wanted far more detail, not just a few Pc answer's

Nevertheless, I'm hoping over the next few weeks more information comes out from them.

Yes, I suppose it was a bit 'underwhelming' AND short. I'm just trying to be positive and there were some positives in there, including the points I mentioned.

MITTED wrote:

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Under 10s go free at the CG and have done for years! The problem is getting their couch-potato parents off their arses to take them to games!

I take somebody elses youngster because the father can't be a***d. And yes, the dad can afford to go himself.
COYR

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Oldhamred wrote:

alchafreds wrote:

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin



g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

J C not a bad shout
paul scholes any one
after all its experiance they need not money there both multi millianaires

No chance of Paul Scholes, if he's not at Old Trafford he's at Boundary Park supporting Oldham.

Has gone on record many times stating thats where he wants to end his playing career.

Latics through and through.

Ryan Giggs could be possible with an experienced No2.

I would think his fitness training would be easily as good as Paolo's.

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

69Champs wrote:

peatmoor pirate wrote:
Tisdale could do a decent job and amused by those who think he's not proven. Perplexed by those who think we can draw so called big-names. There's no way Adkins is coming here; maybe if we were already in Championship but we aren't. People need to get real. I'd like a club run properly and sustainably on the gates and revenue we can get and that doesn't require someone to keep putting their hand in their pocket. We all know where that ends up don't we.

Where were we when Marcari joned us?

Different era though - and Macari was a rookie manager, not someone who's taken a club into the PL.

Oi Den! wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Good point. It makes everything seem very shadowy. I have no objection to a major investor staying in the background, as Black preferred to do, but remaining anonymous is another thing entirely. Doesn't seem right to me.

davel4848 wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote: Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

I didn't realise they were real. I thought they were just in soapland.

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Good point. It makes everything seem very shadowy. I have no objection to a major investor staying in the background, as Black preferred to do, but remaining anonymous is another thing entirely. Doesn't seem right to me.

The Football League were Happy Den!and it seemed right to them!if it was Shadowy and Anonymous?what's the point of the league's fit and proper?if this wrong as you and Brad think,the League will have a lot to answer for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oxon-Red wrote:

davel4848 wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote: Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

I didn't realise they were real. I thought they were just in soapland.

Is Soapland near Bath ?

themoonraker wrote:

MITTED wrote:

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Under 10s go free at the CG and have done for years! The problem is getting their couch-potato parents off their arses to take them to games!

I take somebody elses youngster because the father can't be a***d. And yes, the dad can afford to go himself.
COYR

good old mitted.....as patronising as usual with no respect for anybody else or their circumstances

jevs wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

alchafreds wrote:

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin




g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

J C not a bad shout
paul scholes any one
after all its experiance they need not money there both multi millianaires

No chance of Paul Scholes, if he's not at Old Trafford he's at Boundary Park supporting Oldham.

Has gone on record many times stating thats where he wants to end his playing career.

Latics through and through.

Ryan Giggs could be possible with an experienced No2.

I would think his fitness training would be easily as good as Paolo's.

I don't think Ryan Giggs is realistic. The more people fantasise about implausible names the more they're likely to be disappointed by whoever is appointed.

Dear Mr Giggs, forget about the Champions League & highly likely Premiership Winners Medal & come and manage our 3rd division team. Hmmm

davel4848 wrote:

Oxon-Red wrote:

davel4848 wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote: Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

I didn't realise they were real. I thought they were just in soapland.

Is Soapland near Bath ?

Nearer to Oxford or Bristol(or Bournemouth) methinks.

Oldhamred wrote:

jevs wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

alchafreds wrote:

madterrier wrote:
Tisdale would be a very good shout. One of our brightest young managers (he's only 38?) and has done very well with Exeter.

My position hasn't shifted from last week though. Try and entice an experienced manager to take a short-term contract to the end of the season (which may well be agreeable to them), get us promoted, and if we succeed then he could review the situation. Or preferably go for a retiring player going for his first manager's job. I'm going to claim to having been the first to suggest Jamie Carragher a while ago, and I'm sticking by that.

As an interim, sounds like we cannot get Adkins because of his contractual/gardenin





g leave/compensation situation. Would Glenn Hoddle be totally out of the question?

J C not a bad shout
paul scholes any one
after all its experiance they need not money there both multi millianaires

No chance of Paul Scholes, if he's not at Old Trafford he's at Boundary Park supporting Oldham.

Has gone on record many times stating thats where he wants to end his playing career.

Latics through and through.

Ryan Giggs could be possible with an experienced No2.

I would think his fitness training would be easily as good as Paolo's.

I don't think Ryan Giggs is realistic. The more people fantasise about implausible names the more they're likely to be disappointed by whoever is appointed.

Dear Mr Giggs, forget about the Champions League & highly likely Premiership Winners Medal & come and manage our 3rd division team. Hmmm

Was thinking more end of season really.

He will have to hang up his boots sometime.

As I recall, most people didn't think Hoddle was realistic. Hmmmmm my ar5e.

International Robin2 wrote:
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A Petition has been created - Let's get in rocking and win this **** LEAGUE!

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Oi Den! wrote:

MITTED wrote:
Why would anyone want Tisdale? He has relegation on his CV ffs! Hardly inspiring.
COYR

Be fair. He's also got 2 promotions on his CV. He's at Exeter. As far as I know, they've never been higher than the third tier and have spent most of their life in the 4th or lower. If we are going to rule out every manager who's been in charge of a relegated side, without regard to the circumstances, we will be dismissing a lot of good canidates. You never know - if Tisdale had been appointed instead of PDC, he might have got us to where we are now at a fraction of the cost and without the embarrassing constant whingeing about lack of resources.

Med Red wrote:

International Robin2 wrote:
LADIES AND GENTS!

A Petition has been created - Let's get in rocking and win this **** LEAGUE!

www.ipeti
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oback/

I've signed!!

Thanks to new owners for saving us from Admin. However, swift action needed to keep us on track for promotion. Bring Paolo back for the rest of the season for guaranteed promotion and then bring in your own guy during the summer. That's my advice.

Of course I'd prefer we got Paolo back and kept him, but just getting him back till end of season would be a good compromise. Why go for someone new if Paolo's still available??

mikewebb wrote:

Med Red wrote:

International Robin2 wrote:
LADIES AND GENTS!

A Petition has been created - Let's get in rocking and win this **** LEAGUE!

www.ipeti
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oback/

I've signed!!

Thanks to new owners for saving us from Admin. However, swift action needed to keep us on track for promotion. Bring Paolo back for the rest of the season for guaranteed promotion and then bring in your own guy during the summer. That's my advice.

Of course I'd prefer we got Paolo back and kept him, but just getting him back till end of season would be a good compromise. Why go for someone new if Paolo's still available??

absolutely agree and signed petition. I don't even want to think about a new manager until there really is no chance of king Paolo returning.

International Robin2 wrote:
LADIES AND GENTS! A Petition has been created - Let's get in rocking!!!! http://ww w.ipetitions.co m/petition/bringpaol oback/ LET'S WIN THE LEAGUE!

mikewebb wrote:

Med Red wrote:

International Robin2 wrote:
LADIES AND GENTS!

A Petition has been created - Let's get in rocking and win this **** LEAGUE!

www.ipeti
tions.co
m/petition/bringpaol



oback/

I've signed!!

Thanks to new owners for saving us from Admin. However, swift action needed to keep us on track for promotion. Bring Paolo back for the rest of the season for guaranteed promotion and then bring in your own guy during the summer. That's my advice.

Of course I'd prefer we got Paolo back and kept him, but just getting him back till end of season would be a good compromise. Why go for someone new if Paolo's still available??

absolutely agree and signed petition. I don't even want to think about a new manager until there really is no chance of king Paolo returning.

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

bradley red 1 wrote:
What is other peoples opinions on our new chairman drinking in old town with some of the first team players? mmm...

swwindon61uk wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
What is other peoples opinions on our new chairman drinking in old town with some of the first team players? mmm...

Did you see this or are you one of the many on here with a "source"!

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Huddersfield gave away free season tickets to under-11s when they moved to their new ground. Had 1000 take them up on it.

Quid a kid is great but depends a kid having someone to take them - £20 is a lot of money if you're not interested in it yourself and are just going because the little 'un wants to go. Maybe a scheme where the club can get CRB checked adults to look after a bunch of kids - teachers taking their class or something - and drop them off somewhere for the parents to pick up after the match?

Also, some flexible pricing. Choose a couple of rubbish looking matches per season and drop the price to a tenner. The £20/£17 deals were all well but play best to people who go already and who might have been a bit "meh" about Hartlepool. Charge a tenner and others might give it a go.

Also think about selling half-season seasons upto Christmas then promote the second half as possible Christmas presents you can give someone.

And what about discounts for block bookings for those people who can't do or can't afford season tickets? What your seat for the next six games? Great - but you only have to pay for five games. Same goes if you want six tickets for the next game, three tickets for both of the next two or two tickets for the next three. Six tickets - pay for five.

If we're doing well you can drop some of these because there would be no seats left, but as long as you don't annoy season ticket holders by making other promotions cheaper (i.e. decide all this up front) then surely getting people in is a good thing? You've got programme sales, food and drink, plus the possibility that they'll come back again.

madterrier wrote:
The loan/permanent move for Marlon Pack needs to be revived as soon as possible.

I realise it might not be straightforward, and part of the attraction to him coming here might have been to play for Paolo, but particularly with Ferry out injured I wish we would try and progress this move as A MATTER OF PRIORITY.

Were loan signings mentioned at the conference?

bradley red 1 wrote:
What is other peoples opinions on our new chairman drinking in old town with some of the first team players? mmm...

stfcknowitall wrote:

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I wouldn't sign this to save my life. Paolo's gone, get over it..he's burnt his bridges and anyone with a bit of sense would know that.

International Robin2 wrote:
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Oi Den! wrote:

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Good point. It makes everything seem very shadowy. I have no objection to a major investor staying in the background, as Black preferred to do, but remaining anonymous is another thing entirely. Doesn't seem right to me.

The Football League were Happy Den!and it seemed right to them!if it was Shadowy and Anonymous?what's the point of the league's fit and proper?if this wrong as you and Brad think,the League will have a lot to answer for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don, there might not be anything technically wrong with it. I'm just saying it doesn't feel right. There are plenty of people who thought Black was wrong to have a "hands off" approach. These people are going one step further and staying anonymous.

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

LeGod wrote:
weve all said it on here numerous times but we should have had over 10k for the game on saturday when we are top of the league it should have happenned. Preston had just under 1k so we cant see to get away from the normal crowd size on matchdays.

I hope we are going to get some positive feedback from the new board today and not smoke screens.

we have an important run in now and some tough away games coming up so if they are serious about getting into the championship then they need to act quickly in getting in additional players and a quality manager.

Everything seems to laid back at the moment and the momentum needs to get going.

I think it takes an awful lot of time to build up a fanbase. Pretty sure I read somewhere that it took Reading ten years to get from the sort of level we're at to what they've got now.

Obviously being in a higher division helps a lot, but people get in/get out of the habit of going to the CG regularly.

The killer factor for ST is that if we start to do well we haven't got the capacity to cash in. Even if it's just for a cup match v ManYoo or Arsenal we can't get more than another 3000 or soTown fans than we normally do, so the benefits of a big cup match in terms of attracting new fans is also small.

We might not fill a 20,000 CG in the FLC every week but we could sometimes - so we can start to draw more fans in, even if it's not every week (at least to begin with).

old town robin wrote:

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Huddersfield gave away free season tickets to under-11s when they moved to their new ground. Had 1000 take them up on it.

Quid a kid is great but depends a kid having someone to take them - £20 is a lot of money if you're not interested in it yourself and are just going because the little 'un wants to go. Maybe a scheme where the club can get CRB checked adults to look after a bunch of kids - teachers taking their class or something - and drop them off somewhere for the parents to pick up after the match?

Also, some flexible pricing. Choose a couple of rubbish looking matches per season and drop the price to a tenner. The £20/£17 deals were all well but play best to people who go already and who might have been a bit "meh" about Hartlepool. Charge a tenner and others might give it a go.

Also think about selling half-season seasons upto Christmas then promote the second half as possible Christmas presents you can give someone.

And what about discounts for block bookings for those people who can't do or can't afford season tickets? What your seat for the next six games? Great - but you only have to pay for five games. Same goes if you want six tickets for the next game, three tickets for both of the next two or two tickets for the next three. Six tickets - pay for five.

If we're doing well you can drop some of these because there would be no seats left, but as long as you don't annoy season ticket holders by making other promotions cheaper (i.e. decide all this up front) then surely getting people in is a good thing? You've got programme sales, food and drink, plus the possibility that they'll come back again.

To be honest Jez, I don't think the marketing people are actually in sync with how to promote the club, may change now we have a new board, certainly hope so, a few good ideas there, just like ot see the bank open for every home game

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

stfcknowitall wrote:

International Robin2 wrote:
LADIES AND GENTS! A Petition has been created - Let's get in rocking!!!! http://ww w.ipetitions.co m/petition/bringpaol oback/ LET'S WIN THE LEAGUE!

I wouldn't sign this to save my life. Paolo's gone, get over it..he's burnt his bridges and anyone with a bit of sense would know that.

This.

I think McCrory would have been better off saying he isn't coming back unless there's some sort of ongoing legal stuff that he couldn't talk about (i.e. Di Canio broke his contract but we'll let him walk without any compensation from a new club if waives any claim he *might* have and promises to shut up).

I also think any Di Canio return would actually be more divisive with fans than a lot of people might at first think.

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Good point. It makes everything seem very shadowy. I have no objection to a major investor staying in the background, as Black preferred to do, but remaining anonymous is another thing entirely. Doesn't seem right to me.

The Football League were Happy Den!and it seemed right to them!if it was Shadowy and Anonymous?what's the point of the league's fit and proper?if this wrong as you and Brad think,the League will have a lot to answer for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don, there might not be anything technically wrong with it. I'm just saying it doesn't feel right. There are plenty of people who thought Black was wrong to have a "hands off" approach. These people are going one step further and staying anonymous.

Well I can tell you Den!the other prospective buyers wanted Black to put the club into Administration and pick-up the pieces on the cheap!Jed and his Gang,went the extra mile and were prepared pay more to keep us out of admin!so you and many others are being very disingenuous by saying this is shadowy and anonymous and doesn't feel right!would it have been right to go into Admin?just to please you and a few others who think this don't FEEL RIGHT?????????????

Oi Den! wrote:

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Good point. It makes everything seem very shadowy. I have no objection to a major investor staying in the background, as Black preferred to do, but remaining anonymous is another thing entirely. Doesn't seem right to me.

The Football League were Happy Den!and it seemed right to them!if it was Shadowy and Anonymous?what's the point of the league's fit and proper?if this wrong as you and Brad think,the League will have a lot to answer for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don, there might not be anything technically wrong with it. I'm just saying it doesn't feel right. There are plenty of people who thought Black was wrong to have a "hands off" approach. These people are going one step further and staying anonymous.

Well I can tell you Den!the other prospective buyers wanted Black to put the club into Administration and pick-up the pieces on the cheap!Jed and his Gang,went the extra mile and were prepared pay more to keep us out of admin!so you and many others are being very disingenuous by saying this is shadowy and anonymous and doesn't feel right!would it have been right to go into Admin?just to please you and a few others who think this don't FEEL RIGHT?????????????

Don, I am not being disingenuous at all! I strongly believe that the ownership of all football clubs should be transparent. The fact that other prospective owners wanted to put the club into administration has got nothing to do with it. The new owners may well have gone the extra mile and deserve credit for that. And I'm not just saying they are anonymous. If they don't tell us who they are, then they ARE anonymous.

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

MITTED wrote:

themoonraker wrote:

MITTED wrote:

Psychedelic Syd wrote:

SouthcoastRed wrote:
I've always believed that swindon need to be much more active in local schools. If the players are going in.... Meeting the kids, training with them and dishing out free tickets, surely the parents have to come along too?
Even if swindon starts out as their 2nd team, they will soon be hooked when they realise they can't get to old Trafford or Stamford bridge.
A good old fashioned hearts and mind psy-ops approach.

Also, as a fan who travels from London for every game I would like to see deals with the rail companies to help with the cost.

I know it gets said a lot, but the fan base for town is potentially huge.

Press conference sounds positive. I am in full support of the new board (what choice do we have). I sincerely hope nick Watkins stays as CEO - he's a rock for us and has been a level head through many a storm.

Coyr's

Re schools. I heard that's exactly what MK Dons did when they first moved up to Milton Keynes. Lots of player visits and free tickets for kids for around 3 or 4 seasons and look at their gates now - bigger than ours most weeks. Makes sense to hook them young and once the kids have got a free ticket they drag an adult along with them! We should be getting better gates than we do and this is a good ploy.

Under 10s go free at the CG and have done for years! The problem is getting their couch-potato parents off their arses to take them to games!

I take somebody elses youngster because the father can't be a***d. And yes, the dad can afford to go himself.
COYR

good old mitted.....as patronising as usual with no respect for anybody else or their circumstances

What a patronising response! I have the utmost respect for those with GENUINE difficult circumstances but you can bet your bottom dollar that the overwhelming majority would make the effort if ManUre or Chelski were in town. You only have to look back at the bleating from those who couldn't get tickets for the Villa game because they weren't on the club database, which tells us a lot! Periodically, I take 4 or 5 other kids to games as well and in every case, they all want to go regularly but with the exception of one, their parents can't be bothered even though it is well within their respective means to at least take them to the occassional game. At least those kids are now all Town fans! If that is patronising, then I hope a lot more fans can do the same!!!!!
COYR

Doctor red wrote:

Oldhamred wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Because Newton & Ridley paid for it to be built?????

Hookey


Were you on that jury the other day?
Ficko!

London Red wrote:
Love the way some think signing a petition will simply bring PdC back!
.
Remember he was not sacked - he quit and may not want to come back
.
Having 10k sing his name and pleading for him to stay did nothing - why will a few signatures on ipetition do anything?
.
@ Dreams - still not sure how Wes is so unprofessional? Do footballers have 8pm bedtimes? Would he have been unprofessional staying up and watching MoTD and the FL show?
.
Drinking with Jed - no issue if a simple one off bonding exercise
.
Also did they have a shandy or two or were they do slammers like there was no tomorrow?
.
Then again Reid stopped a coach once after a heavy defeat and got all the Sunderland squad ansolutely **** - after that they went on a great run
.
If players booze all the time it is bad but now and again is fine
.
Drinkgate was bad not for the boozing but the fact they did it while PdC was flying out due to the death of his mother that day!

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

old town robin wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Well there was a horse called Arkell, but think it might have something to do with the brewery at Kingsdown that sponser the stand. if you're old enough, next time you visit a Arkells pub try a 3 B's, if you're having problems with your bowel movements it will help you sort it out.

the wizard wrote:

old town robin wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Why is one of our stands called the arkells stand

Well there was a horse called Arkell, but think it might have something to do with the brewery at Kingsdown that sponser the stand. if you're old enough, next time you visit a Arkells pub try a 3 B's, if you're having problems with your bowel movements it will help you sort it out.

Did the horse get sponsored by Tesco's.

old town robin wrote:

London Red wrote:
Love the way some think signing a petition will simply bring PdC back!
.
Remember he was not sacked - he quit and may not want to come back
.
Having 10k sing his name and pleading for him to stay did nothing - why will a few signatures on ipetition do anything?
.
@ Dreams - still not sure how Wes is so unprofessional? Do footballers have 8pm bedtimes? Would he have been unprofessional staying up and watching MoTD and the FL show?
.
Drinking with Jed - no issue if a simple one off bonding exercise
.
Also did they have a shandy or two or were they do slammers like there was no tomorrow?
.
Then again Reid stopped a coach once after a heavy defeat and got all the Sunderland squad ansolutely **** - after that they went on a great run
.
If players booze all the time it is bad but now and again is fine
.
Drinkgate was bad not for the boozing but the fact they did it while PdC was flying out due to the death of his mother that day!

LR, not sure where you heard 10k singing his name, certainly wasn't saturday against PNE.

London Red wrote:
Or even better Wilkins with Wise!
.
Though that won't happen

the wizard wrote:
Time for a giggle today has got too serious.

Q. What do you call it when an Italian has one arm shorter than the other?

A. A speech impediment.

Q How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the 'F' word?

A. Get another sweet little 80-year-old lady to yell, 'BINGO!


A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by.

He gets into the taxi and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing.
You're just like Frank."
Passenger:"Who?"
Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all
the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things
happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time."
Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody."
Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could
have won the Grand Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang
like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should
have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy."
Passenger: "Sounds like he was something really special."
Cabbie: "There's more ...He had a memory like a computer. He remembered
everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork
to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and
the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman, he could do everything
right."
Passenger: "Wow, some guy then."
Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic
jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never
made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good.
He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his
clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the
perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to
Frank Feldman."
Passenger: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?"
Cabbie: "Well, I never actually met Frank. He died...... I'm married to his @#:}{+**..........
widow."

glasred wrote:
Miller and Ward have been put in charge so as not to disrupt or spoil the "PDC formula at the club"
Why...because I believe Mc Crory will re appoint PDC very shortly.
Keep with the winning formula,let PDC finish the job he started,and get STFC promoted to the Championship this season.
Sky news seem to agree with this theory and the way is being made for The return of our genious manager!
Come back PDC!!! finish the job....YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!! COYR!!!!!!

SimonPrice351 wrote:
Wizard - very funny, thanks for those.

Bradley - at risk of being labelled a doom merchant and a Pox/Bummuff fan, I too agree. Something is not sitting right here - and it is not the kebab I had last night!

Banbury fans who I have spoken with have said a few 'choice' things about Jed and he is not Mr. Big Bucks.

I am just hoping Jed and co. are for real and this is not a Munto type deal. If Jed is for real and there is money there then fine, but I will treat this with caution. Perry Deakin on board as well does NOT fillme with enthusiasm.

London Red wrote:
No OTR it was against Hartlepool when he was the manager
.
OK I was just over 9k but you get the point - if that didn't make him stay an online petition will do diddly squat!
.
Saw on the other thread the Telegraph has linked Wise with us - I think I must be alone in bein delighted if that was true
.
He certainly had fitness up there with PdC and think he would give us that lift to take us up as Champions
.
Did he play with Ward at Millwall - possible number 2?

London Red wrote:
Love the way some think signing a petition will simply bring PdC back!
.
Remember he was not sacked - he quit and may not want to come back
.
Having 10k sing his name and pleading for him to stay did nothing - why will a few signatures on ipetition do anything?
.
@ Dreams - still not sure how Wes is so unprofessional? Do footballers have 8pm bedtimes? Would he have been unprofessional staying up and watching MoTD and the FL show?
.
Drinking with Jed - no issue if a simple one off bonding exercise
.
Also did they have a shandy or two or were they do slammers like there was no tomorrow?
.
Then again Reid stopped a coach once after a heavy defeat and got all the Sunderland squad ansolutely **** - after that they went on a great run
.
If players booze all the time it is bad but now and again is fine
.
Drinkgate was bad not for the boozing but the fact they did it while PdC was flying out due to the death of his mother that day!

London Red wrote:
Why a joke? Wilkins is an excellent coach and has a great record
.
What with winning the League Cup, Cup Winners Cup, European Super Cup and FA Cup with Vialli
.
He then was Wise's assistant at Millwall when they reached the FA Cup final
.
He then was assistant for the U21 when they were really good under Taylor
.
He then returned to win the Double at Chelsea with Ancelotti
.
Yeah he would be totally useless for us - what was I thinking!!!

mike1990 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

the don69 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:

bradley red 1 wrote:
So after that press conference we know nothing! not impressed at all and although it is early days this guy can not believe he is chairman of swindon town and or can i!,why mention about luton town? time will tell but on first impressions, instincts,this could go wrong just because black wanted a quick sale and these people were keen to get the deal done,who are the companies backing the club? we should know in my opinion.

Good point. It makes everything seem very shadowy. I have no objection to a major investor staying in the background, as Black preferred to do, but remaining anonymous is another thing entirely. Doesn't seem right to me.

The Football League were Happy Den!and it seemed right to them!if it was Shadowy and Anonymous?what's the point of the league's fit and proper?if this wrong as you and Brad think,the League will have a lot to answer for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don, there might not be anything technically wrong with it. I'm just saying it doesn't feel right. There are plenty of people who thought Black was wrong to have a "hands off" approach. These people are going one step further and staying anonymous.

Well I can tell you Den!the other prospective buyers wanted Black to put the club into Administration and pick-up the pieces on the cheap!Jed and his Gang,went the extra mile and were prepared pay more to keep us out of admin!so you and many others are being very disingenuous by saying this is shadowy and anonymous and doesn't feel right!would it have been right to go into Admin?just to please you and a few others who think this don't FEEL RIGHT?????????????

Don, I am not being disingenuous at all! I strongly believe that the ownership of all football clubs should be transparent. The fact that other prospective owners wanted to put the club into administration has got nothing to do with it. The new owners may well have gone the extra mile and deserve credit for that. And I'm not just saying they are anonymous. If they don't tell us who they are, then they ARE anonymous.

they are not anonymous oi den,the league knows who they are,the meaning of the word anonymous-unknown,no

body knows who they are?just because you,me don't know who they are,but the league knows the the other board member know,so they are known.

castle9 wrote:
When we get round to appointing a manager just wait for the ''I'm not going again until so and so leaves''!

All those that said they wouldn't go until PDC left have been quiet on expressing their rediscovered loyalty (unless I have missed something).

Another thing that does my head in is all these comments waiting for the CLUB to come up with further initiatives to get people along. WE all have a responsibility. As fans we are the best marketing resource and we need to encourage friends/kids etc to come along and get hooked - just like we did.

Some of the lack of awareness on here is frightening! There are free tickets for under 10s and have been for years and there is a family section!!???

Start by bringing ONE person along tomorrow night. If you want the Club to go places, the only way is to get more people through the gate.

Although I believe we need to build a new/revamped stadium with better facilities to achieve an increase in our fanbase - just like Reading (who were surviving on crowds of 4,000).

LydiardRED67 wrote:

SimonPrice351 wrote:
Wizard - very funny, thanks for those.

Bradley - at risk of being labelled a doom merchant and a Pox/Bummuff fan, I too agree. Something is not sitting right here - and it is not the kebab I had last night!

Banbury fans who I have spoken with have said a few 'choice' things about Jed and he is not Mr. Big Bucks.

I am just hoping Jed and co. are for real and this is not a Munto type deal. If Jed is for real and there is money there then fine, but I will treat this with caution. Perry Deakin on board as well does NOT fillme with enthusiasm.

Where does Perry Deakin fit in. I thoughtvhe was not involved....

London Red wrote:
Why a joke? Wilkins is an excellent coach and has a great record
.
What with winning the League Cup, Cup Winners Cup, European Super Cup and FA Cup with Vialli
.
He then was Wise's assistant at Millwall when they reached the FA Cup final
.
He then was assistant for the U21 when they were really good under Taylor
.
He then returned to win the Double at Chelsea with Ancelotti
.
Yeah he would be totally useless for us - what was I thinking!!!

LydiardRED67 wrote:

SimonPrice351 wrote:
Wizard - very funny, thanks for those.

Bradley - at risk of being labelled a doom merchant and a Pox/Bummuff fan, I too agree. Something is not sitting right here - and it is not the kebab I had last night!

Banbury fans who I have spoken with have said a few 'choice' things about Jed and he is not Mr. Big Bucks.

I am just hoping Jed and co. are for real and this is not a Munto type deal. If Jed is for real and there is money there then fine, but I will treat this with caution. Perry Deakin on board as well does NOT fillme with enthusiasm.

Where does Perry Deakin fit in. I thoughtvhe was not involved....

glasred wrote:
Wheres all the energy and enthusiasm gone folks?!!
A bit flat isnt it...even though we are second in the table with superior goal difference.
Passion got us to the top of the table...and PDC alone provided that!!!
Come back PDC..finish the job!
All the others potential managers mentioned make me feel like going to sleep!!!
Mc Crory and PDC....get together and sort it!!!!! COYR!!!!!!

Guv wrote:
The news I have is PDC is coming back!

Guv wrote:
The news I have is PDC is coming back!

Guv wrote:
The news I have is PDC is coming back!

billbst wrote:
Late catching up again but a few points clearer now. Without Jed & Co we would have been into admin with a fire sale of players and probably a min of 20 point deduction. Confirmed from enough angles now. Therefore thank you Jed. Mystery backers authenticated by the FL against a 3 year plan is reassuring even though we know little about the plan. No ground development yet. Jed remains a Luton supporter. Paolo's ghost is still doing the rounds possibly with a new set of keys. This forum is killing me because there is so much to read when you have been away for a day. It was much easier just a few months back. Wonder if it will lead to increased gates or just more non paying non playing managers.

the wizard wrote:

billbst wrote:
Late catching up again but a few points clearer now. Without Jed & Co we would have been into admin with a fire sale of players and probably a min of 20 point deduction. Confirmed from enough angles now. Therefore thank you Jed. Mystery backers authenticated by the FL against a 3 year plan is reassuring even though we know little about the plan. No ground development yet. Jed remains a Luton supporter. Paolo's ghost is still doing the rounds possibly with a new set of keys. This forum is killing me because there is so much to read when you have been away for a day. It was much easier just a few months back. Wonder if it will lead to increased gates or just more non paying non playing managers.

Did you notice the reference to Edgar Davids on one of the other threads, currently doing a decent job at Barnet. I thought he was a decent shout.

Guv wrote:
The news I have is PDC is coming back!

glasred wrote:
Miserable doomongers who have forgotton THIS QUICKLY that without PDC we would be still sitting in Div 2 with 4k gates..not 2nd in L1.
You lot get real...bring back PDC... Now!!!

Oxon-Red wrote:
If Paolo comes back I will support him and the team. If he doesn't I will support the new man and the team.

One thing for sure, the new board are on a hiding to nothing. If they hire a new man and we fail to gain promotion there will be desenting voices.

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