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For all his faults- and there are plenty- Swann didn’t head up recruitment this summer and send us into the season with a young, inexperienced GK and a criminal lack of cover in defence, nor has he set the team up with baffling formations and the inability to hold onto a lead.
Turnbull and co need to address the defence urgently instead of signing another centre mid to stick on the pile.
Does Swann set the budget?
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I’ve hardly watched any football at all this season. My love for the game has evaporated.
Try and make the effort to get along to a non-league game, you may find it helps you reconnect. Unsullied by big money, corrupt owners, dubious regimes, VAR, everything that makes modern football rubbish. I’ve been to lots of non-league football this season and it’s been great. Entertaining games, players giving it their all after a day at work, cheap entry, great pies: everything that makes going to football fun (or should do!).
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Do we want to stay in the FA Cup or stay in the National League?
Answers on a postcard.
Since when was Scunthorpe United one of those entitled clubs that believes it can pick and choose which games it wins?
Not sure what all the gnashing of teeth by some about team selection is all about, we have players injured and have been three players short in the squad all season so what is the manager meant to do? I am sure he will pick what he considers is his best available eleven and if that includes a few youngsters plus others on the bench to make up the numbers because of circumstances, so be it. Just get on with it.
I think it’s fairly straightforward: if we have injuries, so be it, but if we choose to rest players then that’s not going to be a popular choice among fans, judging by the attitudes on this thread.
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I’m a bit gutted I can’t get down to this game, it should be fun. There’s no question it should be a priority, there’s money to be made from the cup and we cannot afford (literally!) to be sniffy about that!
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Would prefer to see Whitehouse given more time in the role, not sure if he’s injured but he seems to have dropped off the radar
Yet another new signing who doesn’t really seem to have a defined role, how often does this seem to happen?
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If you rely on a young player learning his game you are going to run the risk of performances like Saturday’s. The goals conceded look awful not only for Dewhurst’s efforts at saving them but also for our non-existent midfield failing to get anywhere near their players. That’s where our defensive problems lie, we really need to find a solution to that. I don’t think Beestin & Butterfield can be picked together, need someone else alongside one of them.
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I suspect the asking price is too high. In my opinion Swann has destroyed a lot of the intangible asset value of the club, which is only likely to come back if we can show signs of returning the the EFL. That looks a long way off at the moment.
Pretty much anything can be sold if the asking price is right. Conversely, if you can’t sell something, it is often because the price is too high.
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How dare people express any hope or optimism, the miserable, positive swines!
Henceforth, everyone must be as negative, joyless and misanthropic as Alcazar. His is the only acceptable mood on this board, no looking on the bright side or embracing of a better future will be accepted.
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I personally don’t rate him. He’s ok at this level so if he stays then we’ve kept an ok player for this league. If he goes then I think he’s easily replaced, he clearly doesn’t want to be here and will probably be happier back in the North West.
Whatever we think of him, he’s still our top scorer, he’s shown a big improvement in his game this year and what makes you think that the club will replace him properly?
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Has to be a 6 figure fee surely with an agreement he doesn’t play against us.
Not sure such agreements are allowed under FA rules though of course there’s always a way of doing it.
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Keeps the lights on for another month.
It’s difficult for us to judge this isn’t it? Because crowds aren’t terrible this season, you might have thought that things would be ok since our crowds are not dissimilar to a number of clubs in this division and even in higher ones.
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They “invited” themselves. Held the EFL to ransom over “solidarity” payments. Without acceptance of their B teams, the funding to lower league sides would have been cut.
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why not pay on the gate itself not like there’s no one behind the turnstile spent the money on technology for no benefit. Genuinely you can’t get in after kickoff?
I don’t understand why clubs don’t have at least one turnstile with a contactless payment device if they’re so worried about having cash on the gate. People can then pay their way in on the gate – surely you want to make it as easy as possible for people to part with their cash?
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