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Awaywego wrote:

3 times he’s being a board member now, and of course got his 15 minutes of fame at being an owner. Lets hope that’s the last we see of him.

I don’t think he wanted his 15 minutes of fame. I think he wanted you and everybody else ordinary to realise just how popular and just how jolly important he is!

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seems pretty fair to me though im sure having played a blinder to get into pole position Mr Elliot isnt too happy at being nudged into resigning.

One man’s ‘nudged into resigning’ is another man’s ‘exposed as inadequate’.

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It’s been surprisingly good viewing so far, this series.

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cassidystash wrote:

Happy with the 4 owners but still think there’s room for directors that can offer others skills, knowledge and experience but don’t have cash to invest.
(Not referring specifically to SE)

What would make (say) someone like Simon Elliott more deserving of a place on the Board than anyone else who volunteers, or can offer others skills, knowledge and experience?

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No.

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Iron Age wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/05/manchester-citys-trumpian-tactics-spotlight-autocratic-creep-in-football

Money, the root of all evil.

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ironfromafar wrote:

This issue well cleared up by Michelle in her latest interview.

I’ve not been able to listen to it all, yet, but I did catch the first couple of minutes. She also cleared up what Elliott has put into the club, financially. He paid for some training kit.

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Sanfran49 wrote:

Where they do the interviews is an echo chamber, the interview rambled.

Every interview with Butler I’ve heard has been the same – sometimes unintelligible muttering. But I do agree the location for this one (and the most recent Bru podcast) didn’t help. They need a media room which has been set up to deaden the sound.

It’s no big deal, I suppose – his team will hopefully do his talking for him next season.

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Steve wrote:

Also.. I heard every single word on my phone for the interview

Seems like it’s a you problem

No, it’s a not especially good at speaking clearly problem.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

He’s unusually quiet about it all on X. How strange.

Not a surprise. Like many of his ilk, he hasn’t quite measured up to his (own) hype. I’d imagine he thought he’d be in a very strong position as ‘Mr Scunthorpe United’ around a timid Michelle and she’d put him in the Chair to front the whole operation up.

If he’s not actually put money in – and there are zero signs that he has – then why is he even on the board, other than by his own manoeuvring and an arrogant sense of self-belief that he should be there? He may be ‘doing stuff’ to help the club – but, then, so was Staffy, so was Matt Bru, so was Maw – and so was the lass in the office who donated 20k…

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ironfromafar wrote:

im sure as time goes AB will gain media confidence

He seems confident enough to me, and has things to say. He’s just not very good at speaking clearly.

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Awaywego wrote:

Apollo lol, as if you’d believe a word he said. Nobody believed Swanny, Hilton or Mrs B for that matter.

Not talking about whether there’d be any substance to what he’d say, more that it’s a surprise he’s not said anything at all, bearing in mind his previous verbal badge-kissing.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

It was a constant effort not to switch the volume off when Dean was being interviewed.

It’s notable that Dean has had absolutely nothing to say since leaving Scunthorpe United – at the least you’d have thought he’d be offering a word to the fans.

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backofthenet18 wrote:

Heard every word easily

I disagree, it’s not easy. It takes a constant effort.

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Apollo11 wrote:

There isn’t really a way to achieve fair competition.

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Ferrite wrote:

Not a fan of 3-5-2, puts an awful lot of focus on usually one player in midfield to provide all of the creative spark. Robins tried it with Luke Williams or Gary McSheffrey in there with very limited results.

The kind of system you might build around someone like Butterfield, perhaps!?

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CMC wrote:

Now i wonder if Ian Sharp can use his contacts and get a “This is Wrexham” type documentary on the go.

Christ, I hope not.

When the actors get bored of Wrexham, I wonder how deep a hole they’ll be in. At least they’re making some improvements to the ground but will they really be that much better off?

One of the things that is clear in the programme is that they work within a budget (big as it may be) and are trying to work towards some sort of sustainability.

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The club and Butler really can’t do right for doing wrong can they ?
Someone saying he doesn’t speak clearly, now you’re saying they’ve dragged his interview out too long.

He can speak for as long as he likes, for me – as long as he speaks clearly.

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CMC wrote:

Now i wonder if Ian Sharp can use his contacts and get a “This is Wrexham” type documentary on the go.

For anyone reading this who has been on the fence about watching this programme, it has been fantastic. What has really shone through all three series of it is the human element, and the importance of a football club as the hub for so many lives.

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Siderite wrote:

… with the latter, the wealth they were portraying just wasn’t there.

Simon Elliott seemed to think that it was, and that naysayers should shut their dirty common idiot cake-holes.

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Awaywego wrote:

Tinternet Deerey,
Its a business not a bloody charity.

Again, as I said on another thread, the club is more than a business. Events over the last year or so in particular should have alerted you to that fact.

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MK Iron wrote:

Joking Apollo. A bit quick on the trigger there.

Eh? Pardon? Whassat you say? Hmm?

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MK Iron wrote:

You might have some technology issues. He was a tad quieter than James but could make out every word listening to it on my phone.

No tech issues here.

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Listen to the Iron Bru podcast with Michelle, Roj and Butler for another example of often barely discernible chat from him.

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WonderGoals wrote:

We go from Jimmy Dean who had about as much tactical nous as a piece of wet lettuce and the bravery of the cowardly lion from wizard of oz. Butler comes in clearly loves the club to death, states he wants the team fitter/stronger and is brave enough to play with two strikers and people moan due to way he talks.

Crazy when you think about it.

What’s crazy about it? He doesn’t speak clearly and I would like to be able to hear every word he says.

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Apollo11 wrote:

Bearing in mind Butler’s comments, I feel the Mrs B social media post may have been an attempt to get ahead of things and try to set the narrative rather than have to deal with people calling him out for rejecting three offers.

Aye. Given there were three, I highly doubt that the best one was only just above minimum wage (were the other 2 lower than minimum wage and therefore illegal? I doubt it). If the money was the issue for the negotiations, I suspect the club would have made alterations in the renewed offers.

The truth is the club now has a wage ceiling it will not break – not even to re-sign its best player. We should actually be thankful for this step in the right direction towards sustainability.

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Iron-awe wrote:

let’s give Andy some slack eh, we gave Jimmy plenty and we’ve not kicked a ball in anger yet under Butler

It’s got nothing to do with being anti-Butler, so there’s no cutting of slack required. I would just like to be able to hear what he says when he speaks, as I am sure he has plenty of interest to say. It’s a simple fix. Slower and more clearly.

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PorthlevenIron2 wrote:

The microphone just needed to be closer to him. It was very hard to hear on my laptop.

I guarantee that even when a microphone is closer, you will still struggle to catch everything he says as he speaks far too fast and into his chest, and doesn’t enunciate very well.

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Bearing in mind Butler’s comments, I feel the Mrs B social media post may have been an attempt to get ahead of things and try to set the narrative rather than have to deal with people calling him out for rejecting three offers.

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