Swindon Supporters Trust reiterates call for new owners

Calls for owner Clem Morfuni to sell the faltering League Two team have been reaffirmed by the Swindon Town

Supporters Trust.

The Robins have only won two league games this season and are now in second place.

After making the playoffs in his first season as owner, Australian businessman Morfuni took over in the summer of

2021, but their performance has steadily deteriorated.

“Six months away from the National League” is how the Trust describes Swindon.

According to a statement, “This hasn’t happened by accident,”

It’s the result of years of terrible leadership and poor administration at our cherished club.

Did it begin in 2021 when Clem Morfuni bought the team?

“No, it started a long time before that, but he is the owner today and the last three years have seen a dramatic decline

on and off the pitch.”

Since joining the English Football League when the fourth division was established in 1920, Swindon has been in the

lowest league place.

In October, Town fired manager Mark Kennedy and hired seasoned manager Ian Holloway in his place.

The club’s sole victories since then, however, have come in cup competitions: a 2-1 triumph over Tottenham’s under-

21 team in the EFL Trophy and a 2-1 victory over Gillingham in extra time in the FA Cup first round.

In an effort to eject Morfuni, the Trust, which jointly owns 50% of the County Ground with the team, is endorsing

organised protests during games.

In addition to other off-field staff leaving, the club’s head of football, Jamie Russell, resigned last month after little

over three years in the position and will not be replaced.

“Within the Trust Board we had a six month time frame in mind for the club to change the leadership and

management strategy being adopted by the owner,” the statement continued.

“Instead of getting better, things have gotten worse throughout that time.

It’s been said that you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different outcomes.

“Feedback is being ignored, lessons have not been learnt, and heads are buried in the sand.”

The Trust said it recognised that any change in ownership would not come about quickly, and added they would

continue to engage with the owners of the club in the hope of improving things on and off the field.

“Even if an interested party made an acceptable offer to the owner today, the time required for due diligence and the

EFL Directors and Owners Test means that the upcoming transfer window (probably the most important transfer

window in the club’s history) will take place under the current owner,” said the statement.

Second, until Town’s EFL safety is guaranteed, it is doubtful that a sale will occur.

“Changing ownership won’t happen overnight. As a result, the Trust will keep interacting with the current leadership

group, holding them accountable and speaking on their behalf wherever possible.”

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