Word on the wire is that Red Bull are in “advanced talks” to add Swindon Town to their portfolio of company-owned football clubs.
Swindon have scheduled a press conference to make a “significant” announcement this afternoon, with rumourmongers suggesting that the League One side are set to be bought out by the international caffeine peddlers.
Yep, Red Bull Swindon playing in the Carabao Cup. Urgh.
Red Bull already own New York Red Bulls, RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig, the latter having reached the Bundesliga after attaining four promotions in the seven years they’ve been bank-rolled by the energy drink company’s co-founder, Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz – much to the chagrin of just about everybody else.
As for Swindon, we’re predicting the first Red Bull-mandated change will be the replacement of the humble robin on Town’s badge with a pair of rampaging steers, and the choo-choo train with a silhouette of Felix Baumgartner’s space-jump capsule.
Calling it now.
UPDATE: Hmmm. Judging by the Twitter feed of BBC Points West reporter Alistair Durden, things are starting to look a little suspect…
Swindon Town are set to make a “significant announcement” at 1.30pm #stfc pic.twitter.com/HmwNPnuMBZ
— Alistair Durden (@alidurdenBBC) November 10, 2016
Good banter from the Swindon media team who have now removed the cans of Red Bull 😂😂😂
— Alistair Durden (@alidurdenBBC) November 10, 2016
If it transpires to be an elaborate hoax, then kudos where kudos is most definitely due.
UPDATE #2: Scratch that. The real breaking news is far, far less exciting…
BREAKING | The news is out! Tim Sherwood is Swindon Town’s New Director Of Football! #STFC 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/89Om7ecFvR
— Swindon Town FC (@Official_STFC) November 10, 2016
Meh.