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I agree, it gets more embarrassing for Cox by the week.
But even if someone squeezed every ounce of potential out of these lads, I still don’t think we’d finish much higher than 20th. They are just not good enough and it’s a chronic lack of investment from Swann towers.
Remember, we finished 22nd last year with Eisa, Gillead, Van Veen, Mcgahey, Bedeau, Clarke in the team. I honestly think this lot could finish below 30 points and we won’t have anyone score above 5 goals.
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I’d rather see these young lads given a go over the anonymous loanees any day of the week; however let’s be honest, it’s not going to make a blind bit of difference. They will get steamrollered by most league 2 sides.
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We will be cut adrift by Halloween and there’s no way- even with a new gaffer- we will get out of it. Squad is a complete shambles and they resemble nothing of a league 2 team. Changing formations and bringing in different players is like rearranging the deck chairs in the titanic.
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Hypothetical, but if the revenue get’s so low that staff can’t be paid and the owner doesn’t give / lend the funds, a club goes in to administration doesn’t it? If a new owner doesn’t come along it folds doesn’t it?
That’s exactly the road we are heading down. Performances on the pitch are almost irrelevant.
We have budgeted for 3-3,500 fans per game and are currently almost missing a third of projected revenue.
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None of our anger should be directed towards the management/players. Cox is a decent bloke who will be hurting as much as us; he appears well out of his depth but that’s not his fault. Nor the players who are clearly trying, but again, just not league standard.
A protest has to be a United from amongst the little supporters there are left. Organised for a certain time and promoted by those with a decent reach on social media The iron bru podcast, Iron trust, max bell etc. Momentum will build if it appears enough are interested.
Personally, I’ve had enough of the laughing stock we’ve become. A non league stint will hurt but it’s always inevitable when you are one of the smaller clubs in the football league, I can live with that. I can’t stand the fact we’ve had our assets stripped for a debt incurred by an egomaniacs spending spree.
SWANN OUT
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Carlisle were woeful today and were there for the taking, the management should have been drilling into the players to chase the 3rd but it was obvious that wasn’t the case.
Why couldn’t we play the ball to feet in the middle as we was first half and take the extra touch to find Jarvis who was doing a good job holding the ball up? We have such a weak mentality and you could see the equaliser coming a mile off.
You can’t help individual errors-and Beestin really needs to be having a word himself Tonight- but for me there is a long-standing mentality with a Cox team to sit back 15-20 yards and park the bus whilst hoping for the best as soon as we get a lead.
It’s not good enough.
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Just f**king unbelievable. Excellent first half thrown away by the useless management team who don’t know how to kill a game off.
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With such a young team and especially after last season it was imperative we got off to a good start. After last season’s dismal runs I have no confidence in Cox to be able to turn it around, his motivational post match bollockings- whilst showing at least he cares- often failed to our form around.
Most importantly I just don’t think we have enough quality to get 2/3 wins on the bounce or sustain any meaningful form. Tranmere aside, we are almost always the second best team on the pitch.
If we end up adrift early doors that will be curtains on 72 years of Football league history.
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Agreed. Done hardly anything wrong thus far and worthy in my eyes to keep the number 1 jersey.
Shame it’s such a shitshow elsewhere because this possibly could’ve been a good year for him.
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Can only see it getting worse.
Firstly I Expect a passive aggressive ‘ club statement’ with Swann pleading with supporters to come back.
Once winter sets in and the club is cut off adrift with 2/3 other teams, gates will fall below 2,000.
There is no way we will strengthen in a January transfer window again and with the state of this lot will be relegated by March.
Even worse season ticket sales next year- probably below 1,000- and the club will find a level somewhere in the mid/lower reaches of the conference.
At this point it matters little to Swann whether we continue trading as a football club.
The writing was on the wall when we lost the ground.
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It’s hard to put into a single post how shite that was today.
How does Beestin drop to the bench for 2 young lads who looked scared shitless all game every time Exeter ran at them. Even Pugh should have started ahead of both. Complete waste of 2 vital places when there’s areas on the pitch desperately lacking.
One of those areas being up front- no-one whatsoever to hold the ball up- if the game plan is knock long balls up 50 yards, why not start Jarvis? O’Neil looks like he’s been picked from the Clugston stand at half time to have a go.
Back 3 were shambolic; we all knew cover was needed there if we suffered injuries/suspensions but instead it was decided 8 centre mids have to be on the books.
Millen reminded me of an old rover 200 when the head gasket had blown, was utterly knackered after 30 minutes and should’ve been taken off.
Lills sounded as confused and bewildered as we all felt watching, poor bloke is so out of his depth and Must be wondering how he is back at a professional club.
Swann OUT
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Not related to the Refs performance but it was some game and atmosphere against Oldham when we went down to 9.
Great times.
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Cliff, you love it that our young players, some who are Scunthorpe born and bred, have to play in a toxic atmosphere all because we’ve got some tatty flags, dirty seats and are having a few bad seasons.
We are 4 games into a new season, get a grip and create a positive atmosphere. As I’ve said before you’ll get what you deserve if you continue the toxic ‘support’.
The flags have been replaced. Stop being so negative.
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Tuesday night was a disgrace, practically a team full of youngsters and the brain dead decided the best way to ‘support’ them was to chant about the Swanns.
For the record if I was Swann I’d have sold up years ago. Too many idiots thinking they know how to run a football club around.
Love to hear it. Hopefully there’s abit more of it from the few that bother turning up against Tranmere.
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Good post.
The only point I’m not sure on is the motivation behind acquiring the assets; don’t fancy a libel case landing on my doorstep so I’ll leave the blanks empty for others to fill.
One thing i am sure on is that our fall won’t stop with one relegation. Scunthorpe supporters have one thing in abundance, and that is stubbornness; we are voting with our feet in droves already and there is no way Swann will subsidise the losses incurred. It will end up in a vicious circle and I cannot see any other outcome other then the club folding.
It’s ridiculous it’s got to this stage.
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That’s the point Awayswego; It was hardly 2 deep at the bar and it still took over 15minutes to get served.
Not only were there few punters actually bothering, those who did couldn’t even spend their money.
Won’t be going back in.
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Maybe some of our fans need to experience 4 seasons in the National League before appreciating the EFL?
Admire the optimism thinking we’d last 4 seasons in there.
