I'm not impressed with the veracity of stories emanating from the Daily Mail, especially when concerned with Swindon Town Football Club. However, I found the little snippet of information contained in an article concerning a Saudi Arabian prince in Tuesday's (05.03.13) edition of the UK daily intriguing (Saudi Arabian Prince). Prince Alaweed bin Talal is rich beyond every ordinary person's wildest dreams, with billions of whatever currency you fancy at his disposal. This disposable income would be welcome wherever he decided to spend it and, if the Daily Mail is to be believed, he is seeking to invest in the foremost football club in Wiltshire - Swindon Town. Can this be believed? Well, to quote from the article:
"The indignant 57-year-old – who is currently in talks to buy Swindon Town football club – owns two super yachts, the world’s largest private jet and more than 200 cars."
So, is this man one of the two anonymous, behind-the-scenes "businesses" holding the purse strings of the Jed McCrory consortium? If Mr. bin Tala is looking to buy into English Football and Swindon Town is his target, then the sky could be the limit for the Championship-bound club. For such a co-owner, the Championship will not be enough and next season may see an assault on the Premier League; you may get the impression here that I for one feel that promotion is inevitable this season and that this blog post hangs on that premise coming true, but stay with it.
So, if Swindon Town is to benefit from oil dollars, what would be on the shopping list to get the club into the promised land of the English footballing elite?
- A new stadium to rival the best along the M4 corridor - the Madjeski Stadium
- Wayne Rooney - so Swindon Town can have the full set of Adam, Luke and Wayne
- Gareth Bale - on fire for Spurs
- A Swindon Town museum
- A women's team competing in the Women's Super League
- The best youth academy in the country
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