SIR Seton Wills is happy to become a regular fan now the takeover of Swindon Town has been completed.

Best Holdings SGPS S.A, believed to be a Portuguese investment company, has finally taken control at the League One outfit after a deal was concluded early on Wednesday morning.

It is not yet known whether the current board will remain but Sir Seton will no longer have to bankroll the club he has been majority shareholder at since 1991.

He said: "I have been a supporter since I was 12-years-old and I am happy to go along and support. I don't mind if I have to sit in the Town End.

"I'll be happy if I can go to the games and take my grandchildren to the training ground and watch the players and the manager."

The 67-year-old from, Ramsbury, near Marlborough, has sunk a vast chunk of his farming fortune into the Robins and admitted it would be "frightening" to work out exactly how much.

Now he is pleased to have the burden lifted.

"I have been doing it for 16 years and have thoroughly enjoyed it but you have to keep finding the money every year to keep the club in the league," he said.

"It is good to pass the baton on to someone else who is going to move it forward.

"They are real football experts and the club is in very good hands and I think we could see some very exciting players come to Swindon."

Manager Paul Sturrock had become frustrated at the protracted takeover, which had hindered his efforts in the transfer market, but Sir Seton is confident money will be available for the Scot.

"We have got an experienced manager and have been building things up slowly over recent years," he said.

"It was a shock to go down to League Two but they are here to help the club and the more games we win then the better we will do."

Coupled with Sturrock's anxiety, fans are desperate to know if the outstanding £900,000 CVA payment will be dealt with, something which Sir Seton confirmed was in hand.

"We wouldn't have got this far if we hadn't spoken about it," he said. "It is a step into the unknown, but I am happy, it is a good move and the club has an exciting future.

"The fans want to see progression and if the club is financially secure then they will."

Now his 16 years of pumping cash into Town is over, Sir Seton can look back at his time with great memories, while also reigniting excitement for the future.

"Promotion, relegation, helping Glenn Hoddle, and I can go back a long way to the Don Rogers team winning the League Cup in 1969," he said.

"They are all outstanding times for a small club like us. We've always had excitement at Swindon and I think there are more good times ahead."

Sir Seton who was not at the meeting held after the Carling Cup defeat to Charlton, but was represented by his son James.