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Ex-QPR (and numerous other clubs) Goalie John Burridge Turns 56- Born December 3, 1951. Signed by Terry Venables in December 1980 from Crystal Palace for 200,000 pounds to replace Chris Woods (who went on to play for England!). Played 39 games for QPR before asking to being dropped, unhappy over QPR's artificial surface. Burridge was replaced by QPR reserve goalie Peter Hucker...and QPR went on to the FA Cup Final. Burridge was sold to Wolves in August 1982. See
Playing Record. See Also Wikopedia re Burridge
Victory for Garry Waddock's Aldershot (shown on TV) and 250th Aldershot Appearance for Nikki Bull. BBC - Salisbury 0-4 Aldershot
A hat-trick from John Grant helped Aldershot beat Salisbury and extend their lead at the top of the Blue Square Premier to four points...." BBC
Also Aldershot Match Report
Swindon Advertiser/Andy Cryer - Power’ glitch
ANDREW Fitton insists no-one is holding his consortium to ransom but admits the "technical hitch" over future ground development rights could still scupper the whole Town takeover deal.
The Ramsbury businessman revealed after Saturday's 3-2 FA Cup win over Forest Green Rovers how a technicality surrounding development rights for a new stadium now lies in the hands of lawyers as they attempt to solve the impasse.
His latest revelations have led some fans to accuse the selling party of greed but Fitton was quick to dismiss this last night, insisting "everyone" was working hard to seal the deal.
Some supporters carried a coffin with a wreath on Saturday, which read: RIP STFC' in a symbolic gesture about the club's plight.
Fitton has revealed the major issue is whether the rights are the club's to sell, with former investor Bill Power in the middle of a legal battle over whether he owns shares in STFC or is owed £1.12 million from a loan.
If Power is deemed to have purchased shares then he will also own a percentage of the development rights, with Fitton's lawyers expected to approach Power's legal team some time this week.
Shaw Park Development currently hold the rights to any ground development - a joint venture between Town's Holding Company and St Modwen - but Fitton admits the Power complication' is a major issue.
He said: "St Modwen are not the problem. I think they would do whatever it took to get it done.
"They are certainly not holding us to ransom.
"But fans will remember the Wills family took money from a man called Bill Power and whether or not he owns shares in the holding company depends on a legal process.
"They could only sell the development rights if he does with his approval and, although I am not saying Bill Power would not do this, it is not a five minute process. I don't know what will happen but the sad thing is it could scupper the whole deal."
Fitton was a guest of the Wills family for Saturday's FA Cup win after which he explained to fans why the deal was taking so long.
He said: "What we agreed at the outset was to say we want everything back where it should be; the club, the development rights, the ground - and then we can move forward.
"It just isn't as simple as that. This deal is complicated, in fact it's overly complicated for its size, and we've got to solve those complications.'' The next few days will be crucial to the takeover, with Fitton insisting things could become "very difficult" if the problems are not ironed out this week.
He said: "They say in this life that 80 per cent is certainty. I would say we are somewhere above 50, but less than 80."
Meanwhile, Fitton has shed some light on the make-up of his consortium, with Jeremy Wray, brother of Betfair co-founder Edward Wray, named as his investment partner...
." Swindon Advertiser
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