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  • in reply to: Max Bell and Unity #298389
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    Max helps Unity get their botched licence application over the line and a few hours later questionable age twitter nudie aficionado Stuart Maw draws Max to win the raffle/ football card. They haven’t learned have they?

    Nose in the trough.

    in reply to: Dean v Butler – OFF #298378
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    Now we’ll never know which is best – Jimmyball or Butlerball… ;-)

    in reply to: Raising The Bar?” #298370
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    Are we underestimating ourselves? Our loanees are NL and lower end L1 and, whilst looking decent, are unlikely to be Prem. standard. Should we be looking at Forest, Huddersfield (done OK at both before) Leeds, Sheff’s, Hull and the like for a bit of extra quality.

    Isn’t a lot of the loan market down to contacts?

    in reply to: 7 Players & A High Wage Bill #298359
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    Shirt sales alone.

    5000+ at £40 a pop £200,000 now how much Scunny get from that ?

    Assuming we got them off Kelme for nowt?

    We owed Kelme money due to Hilton not paying them. As far as I understand it, the company was very patient and generous with Michelle and the board when they took over, but who knows just how much of the ‘new kit’ money actually translated into SUFC money… Perhaps not as much as you would assume.

    in reply to: 7 Players & A High Wage Bill #298352
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    I find it more incredible that after reducing the debt down in such a short space of time that we now need a cash flow injection every month

    What’s incredible about it? We’re getting reasonable sized crowds but they’re simply not big enough.

    in reply to: 7 Players & A High Wage Bill #298207
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    Shows the dilemma caused by careless profligacy with Dave’s shiny things to placate fans strategy. We’re left picking up the pieces of his (and Swann’s) chaos and trying to progress the squad with players suitable for our level. I will say that we don’t know what’s round the corner. Stockport were down here for years, but they recovered, so it’s not all over.

    I don’t think it’s all over, either. But I do think we need to manage our general expectations quite substantially. Whether we win promotion or not it seems we’re in a very difficult ‘holding pattern’ from which there’s little chance of escape. As I said elsewhere, I expect to yo-yo between this Division and the NL for several years. This might be as good as it can get.

    in reply to: Brackley, Shields, Market #298140
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    Totally agree there Ironawe.
    But come end of season if we haven’t been promoted and everything was for nothing, fans won’t be acceptable to all the well below par performances. (Last night wasn’t one of them by the way)

    A lot of the fans aren’t acceptable now!

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    in reply to: Go and go now #298138
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    It’s NLN, it is shite. Butler or Guardiola the players are a certain level. We are lucky that the club is paying league level wages to a few players so we occasionally see some good stuff.
    Enjoy the beer on the terraces at away games whilst we’re here !

    Difficult to see us getting back into the Football League any time soon – if ever – from my point of view. I think we’ll yo-yo between NLN and NL for several years.

    in reply to: Needham Market #298131
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    There’ve been some phenomenal moves, passes and plays, and absolutely fantastic football moments, during these three games. That’s been really heartening. But it’s totally unrealistic and even unfair to expect Division 6 players to be able to sustain a performance at that level for all 90 minutes of a match. Those moments are at the top end of their limits.

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    in reply to: Go and go now #298127
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    That wasn’t a contract extension he was offered, it was an actual written contract he was offered. Those first 7 games he was in charge before he signed his contract was via a verbal agreement.

    Makes it all the more annoying because if Michelle had waited a little while longer he would have been so easy and cheap to get rid of.

    I’ve only just seen this post. Seeing that behaviour as ‘a win’ is terrible. That’s not how you should think about treating people.

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    in reply to: The Week That Was #298116
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    As Brucie used to say – “what do points make – prizes!”

    He also used to say “Good game, good game” – and none of them have been.

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    in reply to: Needham Market #298114
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    We seem to be able to ‘play’ for about 20 minutes in total per match. The rest is really difficult to watch. But credit to Butler and the team – 9 points is more than I thought we’d get from these three home games on the bounce.

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    in reply to: DAZN issues #298059
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    Is there a DAZN app available for smart TVs or do you have to go through the web browser?

    Edited to add: I’ve watched on a laptop and it’s been crap.

    in reply to: Beck #298027
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    Drops too deep as a centre forward when on for Whitehall, slows the game down and changes the dynamics of our own side.

    It has cost us in the Brackley and Shields games as we end up playing in our own half, not clearing our lines hoofing it up to Beck which puts the ball 50/50 but more so 30/70 due to Becks win ratio..

    Agree with this – but, against South Shields, I thought he looked as ‘up for it’ as I’ve seen him. Wasn’t disheartened by him at all, as I have been previously.

    in reply to: Crowd #297829
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    I’ve never understood why people leave before the final whistle anyway, on the pretext of ‘beating the rush’ in the car park. Surely you wouldn’t walk out of the cinema or a theatre during the final scene, or leave a concert during the last song, just to be first back to your Nissan Micra?

    in reply to: My Football Club #297804
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    Not sure if this is allowed, but this is the rumour being referenced. I will add that this is all a rumour so far as I know, so I am not claiming any knowledge on this bit.

    https://x.com/billyb4wcb/status/1881862178640392663

    https://x.com/billyb4wcb/status/1881995973498700174

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyFootballClub

    Reminds me of the ‘own a share in a racehorse’ companies.

    Buy a nag for £15k – 3,500 shares @ £75 a share = £262k.

    Nice business.

    Buy a share in a sham. Just £1,899 !

    What was the final outcome for those that bought in to WHAM’s wonder world?

    Death, but before then humiliation.

    in reply to: My Football Club #297796
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    I know we live in a world where truth is fast becoming whatever most people are willing to believe rather than anything backed up by actual evidence but in my humble opinion, this is all nonsense.

    The only tangible shred of evidence the bloke on twitter/X has provided is a link to Wikipedia page detailing what went on with myfootballclub 12 (TWELVE) years ago.

    The website linked to the Wiki page (www.myfootballclub.co.uk) times out and seems abandoned, I can’t find an active site on the wayback machine (internet archive) for at least the last 6 years. Their Facebook page detailing their sponsorship of the might Slough Town hasn’t been updated since 2020.

    By the 2012-13 season they had just 1300 members (source: The Guardian, interview with founder Will Brooks in 2017) hardly enough people to buy a football club at £35 a pop

    According to the FCA website mutuals public register, Myfootball Club Society Limited (30275R) was deregistered on 17th March 2014.

    I stress I have no knowledge of the inner working of the club so could always be wrong but on balance, based on the information I can find (and until anyone presents evidence to the contrary), this smells a lot like bovine excrement to me.

    I think I saw Bovine Excrement play The Baths in 1978.

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    in reply to: My Football Club #297790
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    Not sure if this is allowed, but this is the rumour being referenced. I will add that this is all a rumour so far as I know, so I am not claiming any knowledge on this bit.

    https://x.com/billyb4wcb/status/1881862178640392663

    https://x.com/billyb4wcb/status/1881995973498700174

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyFootballClub

    Reminds me of the ‘own a share in a racehorse’ companies.

    Buy a nag for £15k – 3,500 shares @ £75 a share = £262k.

    Nice business.

    Buy a share in a sham. Just £1,899 !

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    in reply to: DAZN issues #297769
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    DAZN is crap.

    in reply to: Mark Beck – Neil Beck #297752
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    Mark 1994
    Neil 1972

    Neil of Attis (Director)
    Mark of SUFC

    Related?
    Father & son?

    Did you hear this from Cat Stevens?

    Find a goal, settle down

    in reply to: Rumour of hostile takeover #297734
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    Perhaps the term ‘hostile’ stems from any concern over treatment Michelle (and Roj) may encounter. You would hope that they would be handled in extremely courteous and respectful fashion.

    in reply to: Brackley Town #297686
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    Yeah probably too soon we will be settling for a play off spot.
    Just not good enough are we.

    The most frustrating thing – sometimes we are.

    No, we’re not. We’re never good enough. Sometimes we’re good.

    in reply to: Did Elon Musk offer a Nazi salute? #297643
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    Either way, he should have known how it would appear. And palling with the AfD doesn’t help.

    Ok. So yes or no?

    in reply to: Scunthorpe United Unity Group #297641
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    Now the big question is will they take notice or just plod along doing whatever they want legal or not.

    More fool them if they do. But, yes, as I said yesterday, talk of this should now be fizzled out.

    in reply to: Scunthorpe United Unity Group #297598
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    I think the statement from the trust is pretty crass in the current atmosphere, They didn’t have to mention certain aspects which would clearly trigger.

    There was clearly a sense of humour involved in posting at this moment, but yes.

    in reply to: Scunthorpe United Unity Group #297576
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    As the three people who are pushing this Unity Group are associating themselves and the group with Scunthorpe United.
    The club should come out with a public statement either associating or disassociating themselves with the group.
    The new CEO could perhaps earn his wages and enlighten us all as statements from the three group owners mean nothing to me.

    I don’t think it’s necessary for the Club to say anything at this point. It’s very clear the Unity group is not an official SUFC organisation, even if the people behind it are well known for fundraising and volunteering.

    in reply to: Scunthorpe United Unity Group #297567
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    Maw along with his two partners are to restart his fund raising, not for the club but to subsidise away travel.

    Someone must know what this was about? It really didn’t look good when it appeared at the cult page (in the middle of the white heat of Griftgate a couple of weeks back), so I’m sure it must have been explained..?

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    in reply to: Scunthorpe United Unity Group #297554
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    I’ve never met him or had any dealings with him, but I got annoyed when he jumped on the mental health bandwagon around Hilton, seeming to suggest people should lay off and Hilton should be given a pass because he’s suffered with his mental health in the past. Here’s the thing – you can have horrific cancer and still be a total c**t.

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    in reply to: Scunthorpe United Unity Group #297549
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    With you most of the way on this 64 but you must get that chip off your shoulder,
    Jerry was not having a dig as you say.
    If you can be arsed to go down to the ground for a match you will see the Corner ticket office is now a Danny food outlet selling CRUMBLE hence crumble corner nothing more nothing less.

    Bit naive. It’s always been Trust Corner (although first, before that, it was known as Fanzine Corner). I believe that in recent years even the club itself has referred to it as “the ticket window near Trust Corner”.

    in reply to: Unity Group re Jerry #297540
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    The relaunch not going well on SUFG, is it?

    Indeed … just fans asking some important questions is ruffling a few feathers

    It looks like perhaps they (Jerry and Stuart and whoever else) don’t actually have / know any answers to those questions at this stage of their launch… which would be rather alarming, if correct.

    Or, perhaps they’re waiting to reveal all, in great detail, to those who are interested at their actual launch meeting rather than bit by bit on a toxic Facebook group where they might feel under attack?

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