Swindon Town fans have taken to social media and FUME as their new signing leaves less than a month after joining the club.
Pierce Sweeney has left the Robins by mutual consent after the 26-year-old Irishman was one of two signings made since the end of last season.
Manager John McGreal and his assistant have left, while players were not paid their June wages on time amid ongoing takeover and financial problems.
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CLUB STATEMENT:
Swindon Town can confirm that defender Pierce Sweeney’s contract at the club has been mutually terminated, meaning he is now a free agent.
Pierce has decided that his future will not lie with the club due to personal reasons.
Pierce has issued the following statement: “I would like to thank Swindon Town FC for the opportunity to be part of the club, however due to family circumstances at this current moment I am unable to fulfil relocating to be part of the team.
“My family and I have thought about this decision and feel our commitments require us to remain in Exeter for the foreseeable future. I am grateful to the Chairman, Lee Power for allowing this to happen.
I wish all the fans, players and staff a successful season.”
We would like to wish Pierce the best of luck for his future career.
– STATEMENT ENDS –
Swindon fans FUME as new signing leaves less than a month after joining
As mentioned, Swindon players and staff have not been paid for June amid ongoing problems regarding a takeover of the club.
Pre-season training has also been delayed until next Monday, having been due to commence this week among many other EFL sides who play their friendlies on Saturday.
Chief executive Steve Anderson also left the club and it is understood that director of football Paul Jewell may have quit.
The Robins had nine players under contract following the end of last season and have since signed two more – that includes goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott and defender Pierce Sweeney, the latter leaving Swindon after just a month.
It is another twist in a up and down history for the club, who won the League Two title on average points per game in 2020 after the season was ended early because of the pandemic.
Last season they struggled in League One, ending the campaign second from bottom, having seen promotion-winning manager Richie Wellens leave for Salford in November.
He was replaced by experienced former Plymouth, Chesterfield and Oldham boss John Sheridan, surprising some fans considering his dismal record, but he left in April after being unable to turn their fortunes around. Shocker right?
In February, chairman Lee Power said Swindon were “on the brink” of bankruptcy having warned in May 2020 that they could go into administration after he failed to overturn an injunction to prevent him selling the club to an American company.
Power is currently facing two separate cases against the club over Swindon’s ownership – one in the courts and one from the FA.
Minority shareholder Clem Morfuni has been trying to buy Swindon and has been backed by the club’s supporters’ trust, however a court injunction is in place to stop Power from putting the club into administration amid a legal case over who is able to buy the club.
Power is facing FA charges regarding the ownership and funding of the club, as in April, Power, along with sports agency First Touch Pro Management and its company director Michael Standing, were charged with breaching FA rules on ownership.
Standing, a former Aston Villa trainee who had spells at other clubs including Bradford City and Walsall, had previously stated he acquired 50% of Swindon’s holding company when Power bought the Robins in 2013.
But under FA regulations, agents are not allowed to own clubs because of potential conflicts of interest. Crisis deepens.
Swindon fans FUME as their new signing leaves less than a month after joining…
@robashjames: Fucking great 🙄 Starting to work out which clubs i live closer to EXCLUDING the Bristol shite. Yeovil, Bath City, Weymouth? 🤔
@adyson87: This is what happens when the fa and efl approve total crooks like Lee power. Rinsed every last penny out of the club, said he could fund us until the sale went through. He lied in court. Since then he’s stopped paying wages and it’s come out today he’s not paid rent 4 14 months!
@JAMBurgoyne: @Official_STFC I’ve got last year’s away kit, should I just bring it along with boots/shinpads to Melksham. #STFC
@IanvRogers: @ColeyMatt03 another one bites the dust
@DeanMcMackin: Thankyou for your efforts
@big_si_d: Don’t like the Sound of this as a Bolton fan it’s reminding me too much of what we went through , hope you manage to sort it soon
@howler50: So much bollocks in that statement. Grateful to Power – pull the other one. Personal reasons – yeah, wanting to get paid for the job he was doing. If you didn’t laugh you would cry!!!
@AidanAS2001: Don’t blame him good luck pierce at a club that’ll pay you
@_CallumPal96: Why wouldn’t you just sell the club? What are you even gaining at this point by not selling? It’s fucking odd
@BassMasterRich: Can’t blame him. He just wants to actually get paid for doing his job. Good luck to him.
@Alex_Jordan85: Sake lads,seriously bad shit going on! We’ve been through owners taking us to the edge of oblivion before so fingers crossed yous can get rid of power soon!We don’t need to lose any more clubs like bury etc! Keep the faith
@BrxdClxrke: Joke of a club 🤦🏻♂️
@billy_kneeshaw: @lufcstats down to 8 players now
@TomFarmer2712: almost laughable at this point
@timofthetown: Last one turn the lights out FFS
@IanM_81: “I am grateful to the Chairman”. Only fucker who is.
@DeanMccue4: Shouldn’t happen to any club
@TheLappin: Hahahaha this club
@JasonGe17086994: The amount of shit we’ve been through at this club is unreal! I’d take – John Sheridan back over all this what’s now going on, or shall I say was going on even when he was here.
@SwindonSparkle: Can’t say I blame him but ffs LP hurry up & phiss off so we can get on with our life’s.
@EdJacobs14: as much as they’re a rival, this club is completely in the mud but no media coverage what do ever. Hope you boys get your club back
@BenBarker_: It just gets worse and worse and worse and worse and worse and worse… #STFC
@OOCSwindonTown: That’s it that seals the deal. I have been a season ticket holder since 1936 and this is the last straw. Im off to support Gloucester city. At least they can win game and pay wages
@oliverjamesstfc: Don’t blame him at all
@ReecerWinney: What is going on at my club! Why isn’t Lee Power being made accountable!! Pay your bloody staff until you fuck off!
@odb1912: Swindon are in a complete mess rn so excited to see them turn us over next month
@AndyGib87493586: Get the takeover done, field any form of side and worry about trying to build a competitive team in January
@jasonlane009: @TrustSTFC the end is nigh
@DackTTV_: Another one bites the dust. Just liquidate
@ba_robo: Even unsworth lasted longer than this when he shit himself and signed for the wrong club
@rosie_dodds: Oh my.. things are bad
@JamieD_STFC: You can fuck right off seriously! Fuck Power, fuck everything associated with that bloke left in the club. I genuinely hope he doesn’t make it out of Swindon alive
@Ryan__Jones9: We are in serious, serious trouble
@OneGFB: “I am grateful to the Chairman, Lee Power for allowing this to happen” 🤣🤣
@dubdec: This is utterly laughable at this stage. At this rate there will be no club. Get it sorted now 😈
@SamJord01: State of this club at minute
@benstrat98: An owner refusing to sell but won’t invest. 5 players. No Manager. No CEO. Millions of crooked debt to said Owner. Council taking us to court for 16 months unpaid rent. Wages not being paid. Transfer embargo. Multiple FA charges. List’s endless. Can’t see how we don’t fold? #stfc
@JUPTON_STFC: Club is a joke
@tunny2311: The way things are going now is a good time to take them for relegation
@YEATEJ: We’re going to be on a certain channel 5 bailiff show [again], aren’t we?… #stfc
@Joe_Sellars23: Interesting statement to say the least. I’d be eager to find why @piercesweenz is “grateful to the chairman, Lee Power” considering the bloke didn’t pay him a penny of his contract…
@adesyko: Wow… this club is really fucked now. Not payed the staff, owe a years rent to the council, players leaving. #stfc #FanPowerNotLeePower
@barrett17tom: We are actually going bust 😭
@Woolfy80007087: Power is a genuine criminal. He’s killing this club #POWEROUT
@OscroftOfficial: Personal reasons being not being paid, can’t say I blame him. Thanks for all your efforts during your 3 weeks at the club making a total of 0 apps. What a state this club is in….
@Tom_Hancock_: Players leaving a day after their contract began is never a good sign… I just beg that Swindon aren’t another Bury. How much longer does this have to go on for?
@GeorgeGodwin0: Fuck me could it possibly get any worse 😂😂😂😂
@AJaytrain1: I can’t blame him for leaving but don’t come out with a load of bullshit!
@AdamPitt88: Don’t blame the bloke. Prob had to say some bullshit about Power just to get gone.
@IsaacPollard12: Even I can hold down a job for longer than that fucking hell
Absolute shit show 😒 #STFC pic.twitter.com/3NeNuMBcL9
— Brandon Nail (@BrandonNail) July 2, 2021
Back to back relegation 🔜 https://t.co/s8J5SbkTd3 pic.twitter.com/gD1NKNnDsQ
— Lewi 🏴 (@oufc_lewi) July 2, 2021
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