The Football League has offered to act as an arbitrator in the battle for control of the club.

Chief executive Pete Rowe has friends at the Football League who sympathise with his plight as 'man in the middle'.

Until the EGM, the chief executive is quite right not to curry favour with either side.

If the offer is on the table from the Football League then it should be snapped up.

I think most supporters are heartily sick of both sides sniping at each other and adopting a 'my lawyer's bigger than your lawyer' approach.

For goodness sake, take Mr Rowe's advice and start behaving like adults.

The club is bigger than any individual and any ego.

n Pete Rowe could always follow Oxford United's lead and get some divine intervention to resolve the bitter battle for control of the club.

Apparently, our beloved rivals called in their local bishop to bless their new ground. Judging by their Division Three campaign so far this season, they certainly needed it.

With Town still in turmoil off the field, a friend of Mr Rowe's suggested that he turn to the Bishop of Swindon for some help in trying to lift the gloom.

Mr Rowe chuckled and then sighed.

He said: "I think we need someone with a bit more clout than a Bishop.

"I think the main man upstairs is the only one who can really help this club."

While it remains to be seen whether God is a Town fan, the club's troubles have not escaped the attention of the footballing hierarchy.

Mr Rowe was approached by an old friend from a Premiership club.

Our chief executive was forced to nod in agreement when the gentleman suggested "There's always something with Swindon, isn't there?"

Never a truer sentence uttered.