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What have we been allocated for alfreton? Start well and that should sell out being one of the closest this year.

Jerry and Andy Brown now running buses on behalf of the club according to the Facebook group, for those wishing to travel by those means.

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Patrick0811 wrote:

Maybe I did notmake things clear?, I don’t think we are going to try and stick 11 yoing players together, we have some good experienced players who we will keep, but maybe introduce some young players instead of older experienced players joining… which will in some way explain Leroy Lita leaving.
Leroy has been brilliant here, and stated that it has been great to play at our club, and he’s a nice guy as well.
We are trying a different approach to see how it goes?
You seen a decent guy, and your posts are reasonable and good to read.

That’s fair enough.

What level do most Ilkeston fans see as their natural level in the pyramid?

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Most of us on here can testify that sticking 11 young lads together rarely ends well in professional football. Rushall will most certainly be the exemption to the rule.

It looks like Leroy Lita may be leaving too, and again, some of your fans seem concerned. That doesn’t take away any of the good work going on behind the scene, as like I said previously, I was impressed with the set up you have there.

Many of our fans are worried we have no ground to legally call our own. This doesn’t make us toxic, or divided. Just genuine supporters expressing concern like some Ilkeston fans are expressing at the minute

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I don’t believe any Scunthorpe fans would wish ill feeling towards Ilkeston, Patrick. Probably the opposite in fact.

It was noticeable a few of your supporters were concerned on social media though.

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I actually spoke to Mark briefly when Hilton first took over. He had nothing but good things to say in regards to Hilton’s time at Ilkeston. The only shadow cast was the ground development plans being shelved for a couple of reasons.

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Seen Ilkeston have parted ways with Jamie ward (manager). Seems to have a done a good job.

Ilkeston fans are voicing concerns with the running of the club

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I’d be shocked if Elliot played out wide this year. If we are going with a variation of 4-5-1 Elliot and and Whitehall should be interchangeable.

Fitzsimmon

Ogle kouogun evans Kelly

Clunan Shrimpton

Laws. Scales. Wilson

Whitehall/Elliot.

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Good summary MK.

Only seen a couple of games but the standouts were Wilson, Denton and Scales. It sounds like the majority have had a solid pre season though

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Bruised, not broken according to Hilton

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Ferrite

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Even considering the 1899 scheme, I fail to see how he came in for a quick profit. The tax bill and wages alone will have put him 7 figures in the red with no hope of recouping that back.

Additionally, He has openly said his pockets aren’t deep for a football club owner, that’s no secret.

Perhaps he underestimated the job/debts when he purchased the club. After all, something deterred Elliot’s consortium after their bid was initially accepted.

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All looks positive on social media; cracking finish from Shrimpton too.

If anyone went, what formation did we go with?

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How could a quick profit have ever been made from the state we was/are in?

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Curzon Ashton pay on the day. No segregation.

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Awaywego

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I don’t think that’s the case, Jury. I stand to be corrected, but doesn’t the Community asset tag only give interested parties 6 weeks to declare an interest in tabling a bid. They then get up 6 months to make an offer, if they declare an interest. However, that will only be triggered if Swann decides to sell to a third party.

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Anyone know if the bars underneath the side stands can be made operational relatively quickly? Surely that would alleviate some pressure.

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Always been the same. It’s hard to spend your money at GP as the facilities are poor and also poorly managed.

Hilton did identify this at the fans forum, he even said we lost money on the Oldham such was the lack of revenue from secondary income at GP.

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What formation did he go with, Les?

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Agreed. Good little venue to watch a game and the facilities were excellent. The pitch must be one of the best artificial surfaces around.

It’s embarrassing that both Winterton and Ilkeston have better clubhouses than the iron bar.

Good performance on the pitch too- looked more comfortable playing 4-2-3-1; Whitehall, Denton and Scales impressing

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2,100 at brigg
1,600 at winterton
Exec boxes sold out for the year
450 Tamworth tickets sold in an hour.

Considering everything that’s going on- Absolutely class Iron fans

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Christ, you guys have had it rough. I remember the Reynolds arena when that was built back in the early 00’s. What a white elephant that turned out to be

How are you doing with funding the new ground ? I’ve just had a look at Blackwell Meadows and that is nowhere near adequate.

It’s a shame the Darlo game is a Tuesday, you were the only club I’d have expected to bring 1000+ this year.

Enjoy it anyway, Fingers crossed both our fortunes can be reversed at some point in the near future

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I remember the 7-1 game, Barry conlan sat behind us after his sending off- he was livid.

Always saw Darlington to a similar stature as ourselves; what’s the reason they haven’t been able to progress from NLN as surely you have the supporter base for a crack at the EFL?

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Ferrite

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I don’t need to expand. They are points raised by Hilton that are now in the public forum and given as explanations to why the deal has been delayed.

If you are looking at the situation as a whole then it’s important to include both sides

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For balance: you are omitting Hilton’s claim on the ransom strip, the land valuation difference, the planning permission expiration and alleged farmers access issues.

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I’ll Probably be there too late for a tour but will be in the clubhouse for a pint beforehand.

Would expect a healthy following of iron fans for the game, lots like me curious to see the facilities and what Hilton left behind.

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Is there a clubhouse at the ground, Awayswego?

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Richgy wrote:

What do you think will happen Cliff? you have always come over as quite balanced so would be interested in your view on it all.

No idea bud. Total guesswork from most of us now. I’d be interested to know how IB thinks this will play out as he seems more educated around these matters.

That Crazy New Yorker wrote:

This would only apply it Swann were trying to sell the stadium to somebody that didn’t own the club. Hilton owns the club, so it’s irrelevant.

If Swann wins the case and tries to sell the ground to some unrelated developer, then the community asset clause will kick in and he’ll have to offer to sell it to the community.

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If I was buying land and property I wouldn’t buy if a strip of unregistered land was dividing it into two. Surely it is Swann’s responsibility to register it?

Curious At what valuation would the Iron trust have to offer for it to be accepted? And who adjudicates on it?

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The unregistered land shouldn’t be a major issue to resolve. I can’t recall the piece of legislation but isn’t there a time period for the original owner to make claim on the land before it will revert to the claimant?

It appears the biggest stumbling block is that Hilton has had the land valued at half of what Swann wants and also had the land sold to him on the premise of planning permission being granted for the apartments.

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Fitzsimmons

Barrows
Koughan
Evans
Kelly

Roberts
Clunan
Scales
Butterfield

Elliot
Whitehall

Not going to get too over excited like a few but it wasn’t a good watch. We struggled to put passages of play together and it became reminiscent of years gone by where we went through the motions.

Winterton didn’t sit back either and had a few chances, a number of players impressed including a 40 year + Lee Ridley who dominated centre back

The main problem tonight is the optics don’t look great. We are club that desperately needs some confidence and starting this season well is crucial. Dean doesn’t need extra pressure on himself and the players, and all tonight has done has increased that for the team.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

I’d also add hearing from him via occasional interviews with professional independent journalists Cliff.

Agreed.

With other owners, I’ve seen Darragh MacAnthony lose his rag a few times on social media, Andy Holt seems to use it more so to have a dig at the local council. Grimsby’s chairman comes across very well, although that has coincided with an upturn on the pitch.

It looks like Hilton was mingling with supporters at Brigg today- which is a good sign. I hope he can take heart that after the recent chaos 2,000 turned up today for a pre season friendly – another encouraging sign.

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Was always going to be a disaster.

Might be old fashioned but the only time I want to hear from an owner is through an official statement online.

Hopefully coming off there and now with a board to help, we can start working through our problems in a more professional manner.

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