Not sure if this has been raised already, so apologies if it has and I’ve missed it. There is one way to get rid of Swann, which would be drastic but at least enable things to move on.
Start afresh with a new club.
There are plenty of downsides, of course, not least that this would result in administration for SUFC Ltd, but given how bad things are at the moment there’s no guarantee it won’t happen anyway. The accounts for SUFC Ltd and Coolsilk make grim reading, with a lot of red ink and if Swann won’t sell for a realistic price then leave him with the problem. Of course, administration would cost jobs but, again, that’s probably going to happen in any event given how bad things have become.
If a consortium were to put in, say, £1.25m and if crowd-funding were to raise £500,000, both of which are feasible, then a new club could be started. The huge benefit of this would be an enormous amount of goodwill and a decent income from what is a very loyal fan-base. Ground-sharing could be used — Gainsborough would have an ironic attraction to it, if they’re amenable — in the short to medium-term.
Clubs such as AFC Wimbledon have proved this can be done; and, who knows, “AFC Scunthorpe”, “Scunthorpe Town” or even “Scunthorpe United 2023” might even find themselves playing ‘at home’ should a certain football ground eventually become available at a knock-down price.
