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A player who gives his all, Rarely makes a mistake and pops up with enough goals to keep us safe. Not flamboyant but reliable and for me he ticks most of the boxes. Those that moaned about Clunan will moan about Boyce. Which proves to me they moan!

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ironfromafar wrote:

Im gonna get any early prediction in as a tad busy this week.

Tamworth v Scunny will be a score draw .. and im thinking 1-1

I would be happy with a score draw tbh

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Rene Artois wrote:

Awful!

click bating, of course but the away kit is brilliant and could well outsell the home shirt.

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Squad is complete with the exception of the Simmonds fella. Played in most games but still not signed unless I am mistaken. Last but not lease Oli Rose is a fantastic addition. 23 now in the squad, some tasty additions, steady retained players and a dressing room buzz that is the best in years. Expect the unexpected but winning (or losing) the first game doesn’t define the season.

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Indeed Bill, letting in 1 goal away from home. A train crash waiting to happen surely? #imspreadingthelove.

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billpuntonsghost wrote:

I was Mick. I’m sure many at WintertonIron understood. Besides being a specialist in pigs he also had his own plane.

A little story that links me, my plane and flying pigs. During the foot and mouth crisis and the virtual lockdown of animal movements we had a challenge. Closing a GGP nucleus farm near Dornoch in Scotland with no chance of moving the pigs to a farm near Banbury. We researched the problem with the Chief Vet in Edinburgh and he allowed me to move day old pigs in my plane. Thus for 6 weeks we moved 100 pigs a time in kitchen boxes between the two farms. The little pigs were put onto nurse sows from the receiving farm.
800 pigs moved with only 2 deaths. Proves beyond doubt pigs can indeed fly!

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billpuntonsghost wrote:

I would never have believed it,but it’s true.
Well done Brian!

Hi Bill, yes a wonderful surprise I actually won something. I was worried about the publicity and begging letters. However, the current Mrs E has earmarked most of the dosh so no danger.

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I love The GB news style of reporting. Mole Hills the size of Ben Nevis. It is the silly season so we need a bit of …….

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If true Anglian Water have ignored the ruling.

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If my analysis is correct there are a few aged fans who frequent Iron-Bru but the most vitriolic fans who appear to be younger and can’t spell very well frequent Twitter, Facebook and SnapChat.

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Maybe another Jamie Vardy being unearthed? Or maybe not!

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I agree, social media is a really toxic place and a few keyboard warriors stirring the brown stuff may unsettle him. Probably good to include Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and the worst of the worst for gossip Iron-Bru.
Humberside is on the naughty step which leaves Scunthorpe United web. Will be interesting to see after the Nelson fiasco how long it will be before vitriolic comments filter in to everyday dialogue.

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What have you got against Swans?

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Actually when he took over control the club was in league two.

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At face value and in the context of the whole supporter group meeting this announcement doesn’t amount to much. Either pay interest on the loan or rent. If and it is a big if, Swann decides to leave and put the club on the market a rent paid by the new owner would be the best solution. However, if he decided to sell and required the loans repaid it would take a new owner with very deep pockets. (HCAFC scenario). As a community based stadium paying a rent would be okay, perhaps North Lincs Council would see merit in this (yeah right, over to you ARW).

Sadly IMO if Swann wants out the most likely scenario is to sell the ground and surrounding area to a developer, Coolsilk perhaps). Unless Iron-Bru could cobble together a consortium and buy the asset and pay off the loans. Pigs did fly in my previous business so who knows?

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As an Iron fan who doesn’t post on here very often now. Perhaps this thread is one of the reasons.

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I am going to Lincoln on Tuesday!

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mistertonmick wrote:

You also have to remember if you spend most of the game at the other end of the pitch instead of crammed inside your own penalty area there is less chance you will concede.

Regarding the goal it was good work and passing between Vincent and Jarvis which set up McAtee for the goal, and it was good to see Rory Watson keep a clean sheet for the time he was on the pitch.

You are coming round to my way of thinking Mick. Clearly if you spend most of the time in the attacking 3rd there is less chance of conceding.
Aren’t most goals achieved by good passages of play, however, McAtee took it well when many strikers (we know who they are) would have skied it over the stand. In addition if that goal was against us you would have blamed Watson or Kelsey for one of their weaknesses.

Please re-read Cox quote re clean sheets!

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Anonymous wrote:

Football forums are for the sharing of views on the football club, which should allow for criticism. If a player cannot handle being criticised in the online sphere he should stay off the forum. We shouldn’t be expected to hide our views in case it hurts the feelings of those who have no need to be on the forum.

I agree with so many of the comments re Rory. If we take a look with league 2 V Champions league and the Premier league on the TV there are glaring differences. This is also true comparing league 2 with local footy at Barton, Brigg, Winterton and Bottesford. I do wonder if seeing so much footy on the box has made us all a little over critical. Making reference to a particular situation in a particular game just highlights further how mistakes are remembered for weeks, months and even seasons. If the centre halves are as good as we hope goals difference may favour the goals for rather than against.
It does appear Rory will start between the jumpers and I hope he will be judged by clean sheets and saves rather than the odd (or frequent) mistakes. A striker appears to get away with a shot which ends up on the railway line without undue criticism. Perhaps we can give the keeper the same sort of respect.

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mistertonmick wrote:

Brian the other day he said we are going to play attacking football like Peter Swann confirmed last night and a 4-4-2 formation like they PL ayed against Doncaster and Hull.

That’s it then 4-4-2 until the end of time, or at least to the end of Neil’s stint as manager?

Doesn’t 3-4-3 indicate attacking intentions?

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Why worry about RB or LB, if the centre halves can work together 3 at the back is known to work well. I am sure that is part of Neil’s thinking and would make perfect sense – to me at least.

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Northumbiron wrote:

Shouldn’t that be Knut?

Do I care?

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mistertonmick wrote:

Cox said that he going to play 4-4-2 the other day Brian.

I wouldn’t expect Neil to decide on formations yet. Horses for courses would be my bet.

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Tyler Cordner – another brick in the wall. Cox signing and he has seen him play a lot more than any on here. 3-4-3 perhaps. But who cares he is the tough nut we need.

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Great to read your post BS, it is time for a little optimism after recent dealings. As we know there will likely be plenty of opportunity to stick the knife in further into the season.

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Ah but its Neil Cox signing him. I don’t give a fig if I have seen him play or not. If Cox believes in him enough to give him a 12 month loan contract I will back him.

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WonderGoals wrote:

Brian, people are questioning the quality of back up we’ve got to push him more than anything. Who’s here to push him, Kelsey ?

Collins won’t put any pressure on as he’s clearly not ready.

Burney, they are not, most keyboard warriors say Watson won’t make a keeper regardless.

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Actually I thought the podcast team did a brilliant job. They sorted out the sensible questions and put them into a logical order. Past, present and future. Mr Swann as always was forthright and as honest as most could have excepted. He was clear it is important to stay in the football league. Accepted stability was more likely than top 6. He also plans for the under 23’s to bring through some decent prospects to sell as a way of balancing the books. I have been involved in many board meetings where the discussion was of a much lower standard than we heard tonight. Well done Iron-Bru podcast team, you have gained Mr Swann’s respect. Something other media channels could learn from.

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WonderGoals wrote:

It was first broke by an employee of SET. Charlie somebody, forgot his surname !

Charlie Wilson, he means well. Just being in the right place at the right time was all Charlie needed to fly the Lillis kite. Can’t argue with the accuracy though and like Cox, Lillis was keen to come back as recorded on a Bru podcast.
Patience now for the dream duo to work their magic and lets jump aboard this band wagon for one hell of a ride.

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Well another brick in the wall. Neil Cox, 29 years after he left he returns. Not the prodigal son but a guy us older fans can remember. Personally I am delighted, it won’t be easy and we may not hit the ground running but make no mistake under the circumstances Neil is absolutely the right man for the job.
My wish his wing man will be an excellent coach who can mould this young team into an unbeatable unit.
Have the good times returned, time will tell but remember ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’. Mistakes are part of the learning process and should be accepted. Forget the negatives, put your moans in the bottom drawer and get on the band wagon. If you don’t, in truth, you are not an IRON fan.
LET THE BATTLE COMMENCE. UP THE IRON.

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