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Anonymous wrote:

Was expecting this post.

They do say 10th time lucky don’t they?

Only taken us 3 seasons to get out of this division since rejoining.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

Nothing wrong with a little overspending, or additional investment, if it’s executed professionally via a good owner, a good team of staff behind it, sound strategy, etc, but not overspending on the scale we did, with none of the other bits involved necessary to be successful, and some blind target of getting us in the Championship. We need some investment over and above a household economy type budget or we’re National League or worse for an indefinite period.

I don’t entirely agree with that. I understand the need to sometimes speculate to accumulate but too often “investment” just means “buying players” in football which isn’t much of an investment at all. Investment is improving facilities, investment is creating an outstanding academy, investment is building bonds with your supporters and community to tide you through the bad times. Investment isn’t giving huge wages for players who you don’t even manage to sell on for a profit.

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Feels like we’ve barely won a game in any month since 2018!

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Awaywego

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A while back Wilson was being painted as the great saviour of our season by some on here, fair to say we were right to leave him at Scarborough?

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cassidystash, Siderite

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Feeney is one, Beestin another? Maybe Nuttall too? It’ll be a fairly short list either way!

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lesgeo wrote:

A decent CB alongside Delaney, a midfield general and a proper forward – there’d have been a strong chance of an Iron win – even with all the youngsters.

Granted I’m only watching highlights but we seem to be conceding a lot of goals we’re conceding where Delaney is coming out too wide and getting beaten. Happened again on Saturday. Maybe he’s trying too hard with all the youth team players around him? Either way, it doesn’t inspire much confidence.

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I wouldn’t blame any player for not wanting to play for this absolute shower. We’ve got several senior players who’ve been completely frozen out for months and then another bunch of senior pros who’ve been left out of key games in favour of young kids with no experience. And if you’re on loan here, what do you care anyway now we’ve been relegated?

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North Lincolnshire Irons

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Bunn rewarded for his fine goal with the bench at Bradford.

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Anonymous wrote:

Guaranteed relegation fight?

Reading – 21st
Derby – 23rd
Fleetwood – 20th
Gillingham – 21st
Swindon – 10th
Oldham – 23rd
Scunthorpe 24th

Lesson for any chairman there to avoid an embargo by any means possible! Only Swindon appear to have bucked the trend.

I wonder what links those teams that were in such a state they required an emergency loan. Oldham? Model club. Swindon? Going fine. Derby? Ditto. Reading? No problems there.

Fleetwood have been dependent on a wealthy owner for all their promotions, has that tap been turned off?

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Darius Henderson missed the goal by 180* during his mercifully brief spell in an Iron shirt.

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Anonymous wrote:

Of course Ferrite, but times have changed. Every penny counts now.

Now and then?

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Anonymous wrote:

All people like you are doing is costing the club money it doesn’t have. Can’t imagine the Swanns putting a penny in to cover any losses so guess any fine/police/steward cost will be coming out of the playing budget.

I presume you’re aware of the irony in this statement?

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Deereyme66

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Anonymous wrote:

The point being he’s selling the club so it’s after the horse has bolted.
Sorry that I had to explain that to you.

But the horse hasn’t bolted yet, even if the stable door is currently ajar.

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Anonymous wrote:

Pointless. Swann will probably never be seen at Glanford Park again.

Also the young players coming through the academy don’t deserve it.

I wasn’t at Monday’s game but I’ve still seen the goals: technology is amazing.

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lesgeo wrote:

Just what we need – a possible points deduction to start off in our new division.

How many points were Blackpool deducted when they got their final game of the season abandoned a couple of years back? Pretty sure it was none.

mistertonmick wrote:

that is a absolutely stupid idea, they will get arrested and banning orders and then regret it if new owners come in and we get a decent team, also seeing the Swanns will most likely not being hear will get the club in serious trouble with the FA

I guess this attitude is why it’s usually young folk who end up doing most protesting to get things changed.

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WonderfulWharton, North Lincolnshire Irons, cokeovenkid

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HunterCrist wrote:

Suppose we could still rent glanford park in the meantime

We’re already doing that, aren’t we?

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HunterCrist wrote:

At this rate wouldn’t it be easier to just find a new ground altogether rather than deal with Swann, yes we still need someone to take over with money but if we don’t play there and just build on a bit of land somewhere around Scunthorpe it’ll make the situation slightly better?

Absolutely, are you going to lend us the money?

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SST wrote:

I think the lad who just signed pro terms is in goal today. Cannot be any worse than Watson. Can’t be many goalkeepers that have conceded as many as him over a five year period.

Because as we all know the goals conceded is a great measure of a goalkeeper’s ability.

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I think Kieth should start trying to get his first team sorted out now. Not just the ones that are the best, as some of them won’t be here next season. It’s going to be a rag tag team, but they have to get used to playing together.

Just in case we end up in the same scenario we are in now, which is very likely if not a nailed on certainty. We need some stability.

Do you think that any of these players will be wearing claret & blue this time next season? I very much doubt it.

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We really need to go all out to send down any team managed by the odious Evans.

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BobbyGmeister

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https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2013/september/chairman-qa/

I reckon we can say that the M181 slip & maybe the renamed exec boxes are about all that can be ticked off that list…

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lesgeo wrote:

Is there a definitive list somewhere of all broken promises?

If you want a starting point, have a look at the Q&As he did in the first few months after taking over, plenty to go at there.

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I wouldn’t trust Hill to rebuild this club.

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Gurnelista, Deereyme66

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Still on 24 points, still the 3rd worst team ever. Will we be one of the few to come back?

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anoldiron wrote:

Sorry but just what is the point of this thread, we have effectively been relegated for weeks.

I think everyone at the club at all levels despite all the rhetoric also accepted this a long time ago.

Completely agree, was just trying to confirm my maths for the fate to be officially sealed.

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Bob wrote:

Not many relegated clubs keep the same manager for the following season (unless your Grimsby … Neil Woods 2010/11).

Or Nigel Adkins in 2008.

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North Lincolnshire Irons, steelworks iron

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I agree with Pat O’Cake, though I think I might be a little bit younger than him, I started going in the 90s; we weren’t great but we generally finished top half and were at least competitive. That 1999 promotion came after 16 years without one. We’re currently at 8 years since our last promotion (one which apparently wasn’t good enough for most of our fans), anyone want to guess when our next promotion will come?

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Here you go Deerey – I’d forgotten that both keepers got bad injuries in that match. The collision between Byrne & Murphy was horrible.

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Deereyme66

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ironfromafar wrote:

harp and Maza .. great double act , get them in cant be any worse than Swann.

Who knows? But I bet Bury fans were saying that when Steve Dale took over from the previous owner who had got them into financial problems.

MK Iron wrote:

Suspect they may have a ground purchase option and of course building land in Crawley is a bit pricier than round here.

Apparently Crawley’s ground is owned by the council, so presumably it’s completely separate from the club ownership. Possibly to protect the club against predatory owners, given the cost of land around there.

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