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Right decision, but sad to see him go. Tried restoring some pride in the club after years of people intent on taking it out.
Wish him and his staff all the best.
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Billy Heath lol
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I’ve nothing massively against the bloke but I can’t understand where all this ‘he’s a really nice guy’ stuff is coming from. Based on what?
Speaking with supporters most games in the exec lounge and allowing the players to be more accessible; Offering the chance for younger supporters to train with the players; refusing to accept the gofundme money unless the players received their share; working for 2 months without pay or expenses.
Probably lots more anecdotes this year but these spring to mind.
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Thought today was a microcosm of Jimmy’s failures for us this year; failed to respond what was happening on the field and too rigid with tactics, for too long.
Very strange to sit so deep and allow Boston to play through us, were we worried about pace ? The subs arrived 10 minutes too late, we were far more direct with 2 up top. Midfield looked disjointed as it has for large portions this year, it may seem harsh given our points total, but there has been warning signs all year against the better sides.
Ultimately you can spin it how you wish, unfortunately I can’t get over the fact we have spent 3 times (possibly more) than anyone else. That is a failure.
I thank Jimmy for his efforts with us if he were to leave, he’s really tried to change the culture at this football club which has been toxic for a number of years. He’s clearly passionate and loved being the manager of Scunthorpe as if it were one of us in the hot seat. But IMO we need someone with more tactical nous, there will be a reduced budget next year as we all know, if we have failed to achieve promotion this year then I see it highly unlikely Jimmy will achieve this aim with significantly less cash at his disposal.
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Agreed MK, the amount we’ve spent there’s no other option but to let Jimmy go if we do fail.
Whatever league we are in, I’d imagine the budget is going to be cut. However, The early indicators suggest the club is very much heading in the right direction off the field and I hope we continue to push for community engagement and build the fan base up.
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Middle blocks of the main stand virtually sold out too.
That’s not accurate, the reason all those seats are greyed out is because they belong to season ticket holders, they’ll remain that way until the deadline for season ticket holders to reserve their seats for Saturday’s match, if they don’t they’ll turn green and become available to purchase.
That’s not accurate either; a large proportion were available on Sunday until word got round non season ticket holders could buy tickets. Subsequently they are now nearly unavailable.
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A statement released by the EFL countering claims they were not part of the decision making process.
With regards to their statement, if player welfare is high on the agenda then they’ll be placing on record their opposition to the expanded champions league schedule and pre-season tours of America and Asia.
Macc town often got sub 2k whilst in the football league, their support base has been revitalised under the new ownership.
The hospitality area looks fantastic too, maybe some years away yet, but would like to see GP modernised in a similar way to bring in extra revenue.
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Common sense prevails.
Well done to the moaners
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The iron Bar is back to its normal shambolic state.
I hope theres feasibility for an extension in the future as it’s never been fit for purpose.
Same with outside the DRE. You’ve got the space for a good little fanzone there to potentially get people down earlier and spend abit of money.
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Can’t recall watching the Iron playing many poorer sides at GP, they were absolutely woeful.
I thought Jimmy was done after the Darlington game, so credit for putting some form together.
Gloucester is now a chance to rest players and we look in good shape heading to he play offs.
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There’s a couple of good accounts on Twitter with a focus on lower league finances. Ben Pearson- a darlo fan- is one I’ve recently followed.
Some of the accounts are frightening- nearly every one is posting losses in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions with fan bases smaller than ours.
For example, South Shields lost 1.1m last year in the Northern Premier League. Subsequently their main investor is now looking to sell.
As Awayswego said, it’s all well and good until the plug is pulled out as we found out.
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