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I always thought the 3-D effect makes it look like someone trying to masturbate a steel section.
We already knew this but you have a strange, strange mind.
Good point AWG, especially these days now you can’t just turn up on the day and pay on the gate.
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People use to complain about the marketing pre Swann and they will complain about marketing post Swann.
People only complain if they think things are not up to standard. You list the numbers of followers on social media accounts but they’re entirely meaningless – how many of those people are Scunthorpe United fans? Barely 20% I’d guess.
Why is it a bad thing to want the club to spread the word more widely, to attract more people to the ground? Surely that’s basic marketing, the fundamental cornerstone of any business?
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Scattergun approach..are you surprised considering what he had to pick from ?
Why’s Beestin barely had a look in? Why did Wood not get a game until last week when suddenly he’s first choice? Why did we switch to a back 3 for a couple of games and then ditch it? Where did Millen disappear to for a couple of weeks? What’s happened to Jarvis (not even on the bench despite having no other strikers available)?
Plenty of other examples. I get that in the early stages he’d want to have a good look at everyone but it’s still happening now and whilst I understand that the players available aren’t that great, you’d think that he would have some idea of his best (or least crap) side by now?
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Why did we have to have 4 years of rapid decline before employing a manager that knows what he is doing and letting him get on with it?
Too little, too late?
We will see.
I remain to be convinced by Hill. He certainly talks a good game and has a decent track record but his scattergun approach to selection & poor results so far are not very encouraging. Here’s hoping he begins to change that on Saturday.
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Amen to that MK.
Saturday will be interesting – the two key players against Oldham away (Loft & Hippolyte) have left the club, will the replacements ensure they aren’t missed?
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You would have thought that if there was any time for a big push on promoting the club in the town, this would be it. Big “SOS – Save Our Season” posters up, encouraging people to rally around. Why not take out a couple of billboards around the town? Hire one of those mobile sign vans to drive around the retail parks. Get players on the high street after training. Invite Calendar news along to training and give them some interviews. Let’s get people interested in the club again!
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The Chairman’s latest statement is probably the most frank, humble and honest one he has ever made.
Personally I am putting any anti ownership emotion on hold until the seasons outcome is determined. Time to wholeheartedly get behind the club and the team whilst we try and work the miracle.
If that’s what you take from this statement, it probably says more about the tone of previous statements.
I don’t see what’s changed: we’ve signed a bunch of rejects & unproven players at the last minute, replacing the “star” signings from last summer. We have seen it all before and it rarely works – remember how well it went three years ago when we barely won a game from February onwards?
I hope this last-gasp throw of the dice can save us but I can’t see any grounds for optimism. And even if it does save us, what will we do differently in the future to stop us ending up in this position in 12 months’ time?
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I was stood next to an elderly fan at the Carlisle game in 2007 when we were League 1 champions. 10 minutes in he collapsed suffering a heart attack. Getting the attention of the St Johns’ responders let alone the club doctor was very difficult. Fortunately we were on the terrace so people could make space easily (would have been impossible in the seats) but you still had people nearby reacting the game and moving around whilst we were performing CPR. Stopping the game would have helped get medical assistance across more quickly and might have helped fans nearby realise we needed space.
So whilst it can be annoying, I can understand why it’s now standard protocol in these circumstances.
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Update:
Cox 11 in 15, 0.73 ppg
Hill 8 in 13, 0.62 ppg1 user thanked author for this post.
I know NI, I just don’t understand why people are getting their hopes up!4
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After something like 3 years of signings who disappoint and underwhelm, I wish I had the optimism of some of the posters on here!
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I for one am convinced that signing ageing players who’ve hardly played this season will definitely improve us and that injuries won’t be a recurring problem for the rest of the season.
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One thing is clear to me though: if Beestin is going to play regularly, he’s got to track his man more when defending. For their first goal, he’s standing watching the unmarked player score. Hill mentioned this indirectly in his interview too.
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