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Disclaimer: Shrimpton’s performance could have been entirely down to the way Spennymoor were set up to play. He’s clearly a decent footballer but I would just like to see him with more aggressive intent (same as I would like to see Scales and Rowley with the same).

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Wasn’t it Rowing that gave the DRE to Cardiff on the final day of the (93?) season?
Always remember my Dad not being particularly complimentary about him after that.

It was the 1992/93 season. Handing over the home end was insulting. Not sure it was entirely down to Don Rowing.
It was Tom Belton’s decision wasn’t it?

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ironlion82 wrote:

£300 k Loss !!!! Would the Club have to foot the bill if that’s true.?

Speculation around the success or not of the Stadium Weakender is pretty inevitable as nobody knows the structure of the deal – whether Zanetti has paid a fee for use of the facilities and the event costs are his, or whether it’s all the Club’s financial responsibility and he’s a glamorous figure hired in to front for the CEO / Board’s folly. I suspect it is close to make or break time for certain people.

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ironfromafar wrote:

This is one gig that will go down in the annals of history as being a total clusterfook .. its got disaster written all over it especially now Kieth Harris and Orville have pulled out due to bird flu.

I just hope the Club is indemnified against disaster and Zanetti is carrying the financial can. If it IS a disaster, there will surely be a post-mortem and we will be able to see which Club official is responsible for bringing such disaster so close to our door.

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Is Zanetti going from Zanaughty to Zanoughty?

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Wow! That’s not a good sign.

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CMC wrote:

Would be nice Apollo, but some want to puff their chests out first which is more important. And I’m just a fan like everyone else but don’t tolerate spoofers.

“Spoofers” ..?

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Maybe everyone should wait until the Play Off Final is out of the way and the facts are known before commenting.

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markb1998 wrote:

Roberts wants to go to war with the trust… has apparently banned the trust bringing new merch onsite as well as click and collects!

Claims the trust and other fan groups have no right to use any badge, past or present.
He even think using the term “Iron” or “Unity” is an outrageous use of the club “identity”

Evidence of this?

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What about Simon Elliott?

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Nice to see both clubs trying to be as fair as possible when they can.

I agree with this. In the past people have complained about free-for-alls, and yet now there are elements seeming to be calling for a free-for-all as structured sales windows “aren’t fair”… Grow up!

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Difficult to answer as there have been some really special players pass through the Club, that don’t even register on the personal ‘hero’ list.

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Reading through this thread again and – again – I’m led to one ultimate question. Exactly what does Hilton want with a football club? I don’t buy this local hero / doing it for legacy bullshit.

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cassidystash wrote:

Public criticism/slating of players seldom has positive results in my experience.

I seem to think some on here have called for it from Butler this season, having been completely unable to understand the man management skills of deflection and not singling people out, to demonstrate loyalty and protect morale.

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Iron-awe wrote:

…to publicly slate his own players afterwards which came hot on the heels of his similar take after the Southport defeat, well I think he has only himself to blame

In the report I read, I didn’t think there was actually anything wrong in what Brown said. Nor was he unreasonable in his appraisal of where the team messed up, and he wasn’t personal about any individual player or vindictive to any individual player.

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64 wrote:

I’m really worried about who they want to attract to the club,I don’t want the kind of person who’s impressed by Nare Knuckle boxers anywhere near me or the club

I don’t remember reading that attendance is compulsory, nobody is forcing you to go!

Begging for a Hospitality ticket now are we?

The hospitality suites are going to look like one of those paint powder runs.

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64 wrote:

In all this we know for a fact there is one proven liar

Aye and doesn’t Awaywego love him, mind you it suits his agenda so it’s no surprise.

Has he got an agenda or does he just like being objectionable, and does he enjoy going fishing?

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Best role was the arse-end of union-era Bobby Grant.

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If only.

You in the know?

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Artell seems a decent enough bloke to me and I quite like hearing him on the radio, but he really does have the air of only being a reasonable makeshift until Mr Success is appointed and properly kickstarts things. Don’t know whether any Grimsby fans reading this would agree?

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ironlion82 wrote:

This Stadium weekender as I understood it is costing the Club nothing to put on and they benefit from any profits.
Let’s hope it’s a better event than the last one in the 1960s which was as I remember a bit of a disaster and had a lot of the top bands of that era.

I hope the Stadium Weekend is a success, and so I understand the need to promote it in whatever ways possible. Zanetti seems to be a bit of a clown but at least he’s trying to make his event count, and I suppose we have to be patient with the nonsense. But playing loud dance music during the match itself was a step too far, and there wasn’t anyone sitting around me that appreciated it.

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MK Iron wrote:

More a lack of a plan or perhaps lack of belief in the plan.

Or maybe a lack of understanding of the plan?

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64 wrote:

What an odd response as I don’t claim to being forced to attend anything ,merely worried about a Knuckle Head United image.

I think he means to the Stadium Weekender – or, as I heard someone on Saturday describe it, the Z-Fest.

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MK Iron wrote:

Cautious, tentative and lethargic are how I would describe many of our away performances this season.

I’d never say we looked lazy, away from home. We tended to look either slightly shell-shocked from the off, for some reason, or like we were just aimlessly going through the motions.

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64 wrote:

I’m really worried about who they want to attract to the club,I don’t want the kind of person who’s impressed by Nare Knuckle boxers anywhere near me or the club

Gunthorpe United

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WonderGoals wrote:

Butler’s done well, but let’s not forget the fact his mind blowing obsession with that 5 at the back garbage had basically cost us the league title.

The games we’ve lost or drawn cost us the league title – and not many of them, at that. Fine margins etc.

How many points did we drop when not playing five at the back?

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Awaywego wrote:

Not a phrase Deerey its a song by The Smiths, my sons associating it to the love of scunny and what it means to him and many more, great song and sometimes sung at games especially if it comes over the tannoy.

I’ve seen that flag, it’s a good one.

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cassidystash wrote:

WonderGoals wrote:

That massive slump we had when Butler was stuck on play 5 at the back is the main reason. How many points did we drop in that period ?

3 successive 1-0 away defeats when playing a back 4 didn’t help. Maybe a back 5 would have given us a couple of draws?

I applaud the attempt to bring some balance to the tactical discussion. Either way, though, and as I’ve said before, we are where are – in with a very good shout. Demanding we should have pissed the league absolutely smacks of entitlement in a division that everyone can see has been harder than anticipated, with plenty of sides fighting and toughing things out.

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