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Council leader promises County Ground buyback clause next steps will be "in best interests of fans and town"

Representatives of the Trust and club are set to meet with senior council figures to discuss the options available to give the Joint Venture more time to...

29.09.25, 09:00 Updated 25.10.25, 00:30 4 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Swindon Borough Council leader Jim Robbins has pledged to keep “the best interests of fans and the town at heart” ahead of crunch meetings with the County Ground Joint Venture.

Last week, it was confirmed that a second vote on stadium redevelopment is unlikely to be put before Trust STFC members until March or April 2026.

That means the project is set to miss the initial deadline outlined within a buyback clause that featured in the purchase agreement struck between the JV and SBC in 2023.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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