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With the national league AGM fast approaching, we will get an answer for the clubs immediate future at least.
I don’t think you can overstate how disastrous it will be for the club to leave Scunthorpe.
Where’s the Iron Trust in all of this?
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That’s not good to read, Deerey. The burner accounts are a strange phenomenon clearly linked to Hilton’s circle and need stopping immediately.
I do agree with the sentiment with MK though, if IB has any new information or anything relevant to the football club, by all means go ahead and post. At the moment he is coming across as desperate to nail something to Hilton when it’s the same stuff getting recycled and questioning everything to the Nth degree. If you know anything substantial- post it in laymen terms.
You then have information and rumours coming from social media that have no basis whatsoever: I’ve heard over the past weeks we are under a transfer embargo, the tax hasn’t been paid to HMRC, the council don’t know anything about the Glebe road site, a new owner is coming in and GP is turning into a lorry site.
I certainly won’t be nailing my colours to the Hilton mast for some time, but as it stands, he is paying the bills, signing the players and has ultimately saved the football club.
Like always with football fans, there’s nothing we can do about it but sit back and see how it unfolds.
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My legal expert tells me that now Hilton has offered more than the ground is worth as a monthly payment, this puts the former chairman at a significant disadvantage if/when he opts to sue.
Apparently, for as long as that case runs – we cannot be expelled from GP.
These sort of cases often run for a very long time.
My guy thinks Hilton is playing a very clever game.What strikes me is that Hilton:
Has no chance whatsoever to asset strip – so what he sez he is – he probably is.This is what I’ve been to led to believe aswell , Les.
I won’t pretend to have a clue about how it will eventually play out mind
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New board at Trinity; suspect that’s played a part as they turned us down before along with donny.
The thread on Twitter offers clarity on a number of things, suggest people have a look.
Personally, I see a groundshare with Trinity as a complete disaster from everybody involved if it eventually comes to fruition; a deal has to be reached with the Swann’s to remain at GP for the short term at least.
Meanwhile, The money that has been invested into the club thus far is non refutable. We simply would not be here without it and some gratitude should be shown to the chairman for that.
The plans for the new ground I’ll view with caution; I’ve been to a consultation on a 12,000 seater before and a spade never left the shed; I’ll believe it when I see it.
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How much are the winnings for 3rd place Matt?
Could I use £15 from that for this year’s entry?
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Good to see improved communication from the club with the latest statements; doesn’t take much.
Ogle potentially staying will be a big plus.
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What is your gut feeling Cliff ,you seem pretty close to it all as you were there , do you take Hilton to be a man of his word ?
Ilkeston fans speak highly of him and what he did there tbf looking at it objectively it’s so difficult to know .
Is he a someone with a slightly suspect past made good ,wanting to do good ?
You can get swept away by the mood of the room at a fans forum; I was expecting him to face tougher scrutiny, although we have to remember that most us are not property law experts.
My gut feeling is that his intentions are genuine and he wants to build something long lasting here.
The problem arises when I could also have said the same about Peter Swann all those years ago.
Regardless what happens from now on, Peter Swann will be remembered for systematically ruining this football club and delivering the most miserable and toxic atmosphere we could have imagined.
On a micro level he is arrogant and fundamentally had no respect for the club or people associated with it. Speak to people like John Staff about their experiences with him.
You clearly have a vendetta against Hilton Interested Bystander and you may well be proved correct, if you are then that will be another promise Swann has broken because he stated we would be left in safe hands.
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Curious to know what interestedbystander and a few others think Hilton’s endgame is?
He’s walked into a loss making club on its knees with no tangible assets. Thus far, 1.3m has gone into the club to pay wages and taxes.
Even if he got his hands on the ground. He’d be the best part of £5m down and would have nightmare getting planning through for anything of note.
There doesn’t seem to be much juice left to squeeze ?
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