Buying a football club is unlikely to be a sound financial investment as members of Andrew Fitton’s original consortium have found out. Five years after their takeover Swindon Town have new owners and an empty manager’s office. Can Fitton & Co. say they’ve left the club in a better state than they inherited and what lessons can McCrory & Co.
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So how’s your last week been? Been stuck by a computer or on your smart phone? Looking for any scrap of information you might be able to find about what may or may not be going on at Swindon Town? Waiting for that one
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Welcome to Press Watch by Brendan Hobbs, TheWashbag’s sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown It seems to be all doom and gloom these days, the next piece of news more depressing than the last and this
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. There’s that play isn’t there “Waiting for Godot”? Well that’s how it is for Swindon Town fans at the moment. Gazing patiently into the middle distance to see if our collective knights in shining armour appear. This weird time in limbo allows us the luxury
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. With the qualification that this is written ahead of ratification, Armageddon, resignation, or anything else that may have happened since I wrestled with this keyboard, I’d like to think positive. Just think all is well and we go into Saturday’s game against Hartlepool in
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. Host Christopher Panks is joined by Ron Smith – Editor of TheWashbag.com – and Sam Morshead – chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser. After one of the most turbulent weeks at the County Ground, the three reflect on the ramifications of the impending takeover by Jed McCrory’s consortium,
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Andrew Black and Matt Ritchie, have gone, Jed McCrory’s consortium are nearly here, but Paolo Di Canio is on the brink and we are no nearer the truth, believes Alex Cooke. Swindon Town Football Club have been taken over by a consortium fronted by Jed McCrory, subject to Football League approval. Matt Ritchie has been sold and Paolo Di Canio
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