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A politely and face-savingly worded way of saying he didn’t pass his six month probation. Probably.

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64 wrote:

That’s sad news ,good player

Record holder, too. Fastest United sending off at GP, I think… 14 seconds. Ball out to the wing from kick off and Hine straight through his man, studs up.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

Are you sure it’s not your VPNs causing lagging?

Hmmmm. I did swap from Faroe Islands to Vatican City for the second half and it was marginally better.

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64 wrote:

I find this narrative weird, when the facebook group set up several migrated from here and it became the “anti bru” which was a pity ,Jason seems very bitter still as does Vim Fuego .I personally see as many chances to chat and share views with Iron fans we can get is a positive ,sadly they chose to make it about them Vs iron bru,once Hilton came the rhetoric ramped up and the abuse for this site and it’s admin went through the roof and was at times quite scarey .Even Awaywego saw how bad it became .The group admin not only allowed this to fester they ,especially that Tom encouraged it and deleted any comments to the contrary, when questioned about that he said he basically admitted he was deleting stuff he doesn’t agree with .
The story with the Iron Hour is similar, which is sad really .Gareth had a nice little webcast thing which was popular and sat quite comfortably with the Bru cast as an option for fans which was great for fans to have that choice ,I personally am a fan of Mp3 style cast as it’s more accessible for driving and listening. Sadly When he was joined by the Marx Brother they chose to use their 1st big break after what looked like a nice bit if funding had been received to point fans of Hilton towards thinking Bru as Being in cahoots with Peter Swann ,and they advertised their Hilton interview with quotes accusing Iron Bru. The abuse that followed included death threats. They’re still quite unrepentant.
As for the misnamed unity group, they from the minute they set up chose to attack the trust, some of them did anyway . Which again was quite unfortunate, there’s many ways of helping SUFC and the unity model is one of them and it’s not for anyone to judge them for doing that. I just cannot see why they chose to launch the way they did with such vitriol.
As for Andy Butler’s comments I haven’t seen them but they are being protrayed as a shot at Bru and the trust .I think he should look at the background of the annoyance felt at the above if that really is the case

I agree with most of this. I find Marco smug and Max insufferable – but I don’t have any huge non-podcast experience of them. That’s just how they come across in general. Gareth’s ok.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

‘Also, I’d like to know who was the genius that decided paying an £800 A MONTH subscription for a bloody washing machine was a good idea!?’

I got the impression it’s a Hilton legacy?

I’m sure Michelle said it goes back much further than that.

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I watched last night and thought it was pretty good, pretty revealing. I didn’t think anyone other than Butler and Roj showed themselves in an especially sparkling light (not that the others were particularly bad). Roj’s enthusiasm was great to see and his metaphors were a great way to try and reinforce his message – he’s a big positive around the administration of the Club. Butler seemed quite emotional at one point when discussing how far the Club has come in the last couple of years, which was quite touching. I thought Michelle seemed slightly defensive, perhaps awkward and certainly annoyed (particularly if and when Matt Blanchard was mentioned). CEO Roberts seemed a bit slick, George seemed almost out of his depth trying to string more than a couple of sentences together, and Sharp showed signs of frustration with the FC100K and Weekender things. However, I believe he was right – they may have been handled in ways you could describe as mistakes, but spin that and they become opportunities to learn, and get things right next time.

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Amazing.

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He was working / hovering in the ticket office last week.

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Northumbiron wrote:

Would you drop DW for Beck to teach him a lesson? I wouldn’t.

That’s no way to teach Beck a lesson.

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Xxx wrote:

Unfortunately the trust has burnt its bridges

How’s that, then?

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apb wrote:

I’m getting the stench of sour grapes and frustrated ambition on this thread…

You’re assuming a lot about people’s motivations, there.

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Siderite

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Siderite wrote:

https://x.com/SUFCOfficial/status/1955928798760714669

Iron Hour hosting it surely compromises any kind of impartiality from them towards the club? I would say the same if it was Bru hosting it.

The difference, imho, is that Bru would recognise all of that in advance and not host it, if asked. How can an organisation be credibly able to remain wholly independent and impartial and ask difficult questions when necessary if it is right in the Club’s pocket (which Iron Hour most definitely is). They’re intoxicated by the glamour of enjoying close association, and it’s to their detriment. The lightly media savvy face of happy clapping.

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By the end of September it’ll be in a real state (imho).

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Unwatchable on Saturday. What faith can anyone have in DAZN, going forward? You can request to cancel, but they will actually continue taking payments for a year. Regardless of what the contracts say, that is close to a racket, an extortion.

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“Smoother ticketing journey” for supporters, according to CEO Roberts.

Bollocks. Yet more enshittification of life by the digital realm.

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Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg wrote:

With regards to The young drummer; he has done a good job at helping the atmosphere in the DRE, home games in recent years have consistently had a better atmosphere than we’ve ever had at GP.

Completely agree with this.

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Yes, but they only want to hear what people who toe the line have to say.

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Northumbiron wrote:

Red!

No collar, no contrasting trim, no badge, no manufacturer’s logo, no sponsor’s logo, nowt but a white number on the back.

Classic!

Have to agree. Sometimes wish we still played in red, to be honest.

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Awaywego

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Both the Home and Away shirts are utter rubbish.

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MK Iron wrote:

Some or all of the current owners obviously do not want oversight from representatives of the supporters. Makes me wonder why and concerns me for the future.

A good take on the situation.

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ironlion82 wrote:

See UNITY all over Facebook meeting with Michelle pushing their raffles and scratch cards etc and the Club embracing them but they will not engage with the Trust for a massive input of money !!

Ego, fear and grudge.

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64 wrote:

It’s also with noting that while FC100000 clearly promote their Champ manager plus scheme as a chance to own ,run and have a say in a club,the club itself downplayed the idea that they (FC100000) would have this involvement,a clear difference between the two parties .The real reason it failed?

Half-baked and desperate.

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64 wrote:

What cannot be explained is why they are treating the Trust differently to a bunch of gamers.

I refer you to my earlier comment about ego, fear and grudge.

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ironlion82 wrote:

The Board were all over the Fans when things were more than desperate.
In fact I heard the Trust played a big part in helping to save the Club.
Now things are going a bit better but still far from good seems things have gone back to them and us !
The Board seem happy to bring outsiders in with money raising schemes but won’t accept money from fans many with lots of years supporting the Club.
Baffling !

Most likely a personal grudge, then. Or fear of being challenged.

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ironingboard wrote:

Ego and fear doesn’t hold any water though. As already mentioned, they were all geared up to sell out to internet randoms.

Okay, then. Ego, fear and grudge.

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ironingboard wrote:

Disappointing. I would love to know the reasoning behind the refusal.

Ego and fear.

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Not in general – but specifically for these things, yes I’m afraid I do. It’s yet more Club shop tat, boring and unimaginatively designed – plus a misfire of a kit. Hardly worth popping a Club & Community Kool Aid Pill and congratulating those responsible.

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cassidystash wrote:

I can cope with “I don’t mind” but “a lot better than the Scunthorpe United kit” is very hard to take.

Hey, life comes at you fast.

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cassidystash wrote:

There’s a size guide and an opportunity to try on for size before pre-ordering. Every chance to avoid any dodgy sizing if it exists.

But no chance to avoid dodgy design.

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Sanfran49 wrote:

They have a limited budget to work with.

What has that got to do with bland design?

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