Why do people think the end goal is to merge us with Ilkeston? What sense does that make? I agree we need to be sceptical, and I will only support a short term base at Ilkeston. However, I cannot see the sense in moving a club with more potential than Ilkeston to an area where they can’t get more support.
Wimbledon to Milton Keynes worked to some degree because London was saturated with clubs and Milton Keynes is a big place with fewer draws from the outside (not like that was right). Ilkeston has little pull in an area containing Derby, Notts Forest and County. Scunthorpe has more potential than that.
if i thought any move to Ilkeston was short term or temporary i would not be so vocal on the subject , alas once its happened i cant see it being reversed and more so the owner spending money on a training facility in Scunny just wont happen also after the current training location has been used for so many years it just strikes me strange that all of a sudden its deemed not fit for purpose was it not this pitch used for training during the clubs happier times ??
Whatever Hilton wants to do its his call but all this has put a dampener on the takeover and pissed on my chips whilst back in Blighty during next season.
Non of us have a crystal ball so lets wait see .. alas i do think this move will diminish local support and SUFC GP at some point in the future will be no more..
