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Was a thorough leaving statement and left no room for speculation; in fairness the communication does seem to have improved recently.
Saw on Twitter that a bloke tried accusing the club of cutting Nelson’s wages, he was soon put right By the admiral
Handled a shite hand with dignity and professionalism. Will always be welcome back.
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Maybe it’s the miserable bar stewards that haven’t one good word to say about the club they say they support.
This is a more interesting comment that some might think.
I’d definitely come under the “Hilton-sceptic” camp here but it is not because I haven’t got one good word to say about the club. It’s precisely the opposite. It’s because I care about the club that I will always question those running it. What are their intentions, what are their motivations, what is their background? Because I want what’s best for the club and I don’t want its name to be dragged through the mud. Look at what the last 10 years have done to us: we’re a complete laughing stock and even when we were flying higher under Swann we were deeply unpopular around the leagues for splashing the cash & a chairman who picked so many arguments with people in the game. I want Scunthorpe United to be respected as a club, not just for its achievements on the pitch, but for what it means to the town, for its youth teams, for its social engagement, in general for doing things the right way.
I found it almost impossible to proud of the club under Swann and I don’t want to feel that way again. Hilton, for me, has got off on completely the wrong foot and has made many of us very sceptical. It’s on him now to change that perception.
Ultimately, I’m an optimist and want what’s best for the club. I don’t want us to go the way of Bury, Darlington, Chester, or many other non-league clubs. I want a Scunthorpe United we can all be rightly proud of.
Up the Iron, up with questioning.
Cracking post.
I imagine Lord Kitchener will internally combust trying to process a dual position on the matter
i won’t say i told you so as it will be too painful but just know i tried and nobody heeded my warning. my last post for a while, vest wishes all
Strange how you’re revealing how we are doomed, yet come across so smug.
I’d have thought one would be more somber with such information.
No sense of irony in that Facebook group. Slagged this forum off for moaning and then the next 10 posts were posters arguing with each other.
National League AGM was this weekend- can we presume no news is good news ?
I’ll be surprised if we aren’t outright favorites. I wouldn’t put my money on us though.
Agreed.
A lot will depend on how we start; Dean really struggled to turn things around after Notts County last year.
Can’t moan at the signings thus far though, we are putting together a strong side for the level.
Clucan
Beestin
Scales
Pugh
Shrimpton
Robertson
Rance (has he signed a new deal?)One of our biggest problems has been warehousing players in recent years, could probably do with losing a CM looking at that.
Not heard anything about Scales, but Barrows is an another very good signing for this level.
People moaning about others posting rumours posting rumours
Only those that are b*llocks.
Ross barrows- wing back/centre back from altrincham.
Good reports from the Mansfield fans.
Hearing a couple of names with regards to further players incoming and they seem to fit the bill.
Assembling a very good team on paper
Looks like it is Awayswego.
Appears that Swann has left more debts than we first feared; creditors crawling out the woodwork now demanding money.
It’s Not is necessarily Hilton’s fault, but taking to social media won’t be doing anyone any favours.
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The new owner clearly expects you to be viewing Twitter I-A. Get with the programme mate. I’m sure LK would concur ‘your club needs you!’ 🤣
Unfortunately just don’t try to look at the twitter account that “reached out” to Hilton for the latest update….
By coincidence Hilton has posted on the Scunthorpe United Fans Group page this afternoon with his usual spiel.
A worrying read
Exactly I didn’t and I am not too big to admit that,that’s maybe why I care more . I did not realise at the time what a mess we were in – but if it comes to the worst I don’t want Scunthorpe Utd to go and I am pretty sure 99% of Town fans don’t .
I think this is where an independent regulator is desperately needed within our game. In fairness it is not our responsibility to be trawling through company accounts and become experts in conveyancing.
It’s the Wild West at the moment and clubs like Macclesfield and Bury should not be going out of business.
A lot of your fans need to wake up ,and that’s from a Grimsby fan who for some reason actually cares about Scunthorpe Utd .
With all due respect. Grimsby fans watched Fenty systemically ruin your club from championship regulars, to non league (twice) and left you with a Sunday league training pitch a ground falling to bits whist taking the Mariner’s trusts shares. Grimsby fans were angry yet could barely muster a protest of more than a few dozen together.
I’m not isolating Grimsby fans either; it’s difficult for clubs with smaller fan bases to organise themselves accordingly.
There is literally nothing we can do other than ask questions when we can. We don’t even a local newspaper around these parts.
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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June 1, 2023 at 5:19 pm in reply to: david pay day was yesterday why are staff still waiting for their money? #263536We must be shifting plenty of 50% off training gear to pay these wages.
The codheads should be more worried about playing in a wooden stand covered in asbestos than our troubles
Our income from January would barely cover half of the expenditure. That’s including season ticket for next year and the 1899 memberships and not taking into account VAT.
If we take your word and imply he is using this additional income to meet the costs, it’s still hundreds of thousands- probably over a million- of external investment being used to keep the club afloat.
The accounts from past seasons hold no bearing on the clubs current financial state. We were out spending most of league one a few years ago.
Are you suggesting the figures are false from Hilton?
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.
In Peter Swann’s last podcast (last year) with Iron Bru, he referred to a £1M annual shortfall, was that correct? Based on Hilton’s figures, he’s claiming that he expects to have put a total of £2.5M in in the space of 6 months. One doesn’t reconcile with the other.
most people will stop reading when you open up with a quote from Swann.
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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£35 for the year I’m paying for all sports including PPV’s. Still always paid a tenner for Ifollow/national league TV for lower league clubs when Scunny were playing though
No way I’m going to paying £80-100 per month to watch everything again.
The genie is out of the bottle.
Misinformation, lies and abuse getting tossed around today
If you are suggesting that people questioning the chairman only deal in facts IB then you will quickly lose credibility in my book.
Noticed you’ve been selective with the posts.
Which individuals and on what platforms are you referring to? Some examples would be appreciated.
Twitter.
Start with 1500 club, although I notice he deletes most of his tweets. Dropshort would be another good one to have a look at; he in particular seems to have it in for Simon Elliot.
On the other side of the coin you’ve got the abusive burner accounts popping up and then being deleted soon after.
Misinformation, lies and abuse getting tossed around today
If you are suggesting that people questioning the chairman only deal in facts IB then you will quickly lose credibility in my book.
Noticed you’ve been selective with the posts.
Looks like they came across the same issues Hilton is dealing with and decided the valuation was way off the mark. Everyone but Swann must be wrong of course.
Remember they were being called cheap skates at the time aswell.
How much are the winnings for 3rd place Matt?
Could I use £15 from that for this year’s entry?
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I read that the Home Kit is £200, whilst the away kit and 3rd one are £150. I personally don’t like the away kit but I find the 3rd kit to be OK. At the end of the season what will you do with the kit when presented with it ? Thank you. UTWI
I had a check on the website and it stated the home shirt sponsorship was £150.
Looking like we are on 15/30 needed for the shirt sponsorship at present
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