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The start of what we hope will be a new era for Swansea City began today under the part ownership of the fans. After many years of saying ‘we’ or ‘ours’ when we talk about our team became true at Spotland. After a journey, which started in heavy rain with…
Saturday, 26 January 2002, 0:01

Roger On Takeover

Freestone who turned down the chance to leave the Vetch during Petty’s turbulent reign said “This is absolutely brilliant news. To be honest with you I didn’t think it was ever going to happen. Tony Petty was an arrogant and stubborn man and killing the deal with Mel Griffin proved…
Friday, 25 January 2002, 0:01

The Press Statement

Good morning. I’m Steve Penny, one of the legal advisers to the Mel Nurse consortium. With me are Mel Nurse, David Morgan, Leigh Dineen and Martin Burgess. I wish to make a statement on behalf of the consortium and then one from Mel. I have some very good news to…
Friday, 25 January 2002, 0:01

Consortium Unveiled

The other members in attendance were North Bank Season Ticket Holder David Morgan, Chairman of the Supporter’s Trust, Leigh Dineen as well as former financial director of Swansea, Martin Burgess. Steve Penny read a statement which confirmed the news that the Mel Nurse consortium had bought the shareholding of Tony…
Friday, 25 January 2002, 0:01

Meet The Consortium

With the consortium now in charge of the football club I thought it may be prudent to share with you my thoughts about the people behind it from my own dealings with them. Some I have known for quite a while but Mel Nurse I only know through what I…
Friday, 25 January 2002, 0:01

Nurse Consortium Are In

This follows weeks of negotiations between Petty and other interested parties and probably some that he made up along the way as well. Mel Nurse initially tried to win the club back from Petty through the courts but the decision favoured the Australian based Cockney and after constant fan pressure…
Thursday, 24 January 2002, 0:01
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