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Agree with a post on another thread
loose to Wdstone
win Eastliegh
finish 6th or 7th with an away fixture which will IMO be the end of a great first season back in the NL, as a footnote depending who stays or jumps ship next season may well be a lot tougher with expectations heightened due to over achieving this season.

Obviously i hope im totally wrong and we win the play offs .. just dont think we are good enough this time and i fancy Southend to go up with York.

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Bishops Finger wrote:

Unity are a very strange bunch, there is no getting away from that.

The UG members do appear Positively Royston Vasey ESK.. are they local ??? this is a local club for local people we’ll have no strangers here !!

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This is another tricky one to predict with Scunny in ” assured play offs mindset” and what team will Mr Butler pick ???
Wstone playing for pride but im sure the AAGP episode earlier in the season will have been simmering on the back burner and they would love to get one over us.
They are in decent form especially at home and by all reports very unlucky to loose away at Rochdale where they were the better side but missed chances.
Southend playing ominously well hitting form at just the right time need to avoid them and Carlisle IMO

So sorry guys im guessing Butler may tinker with the line up again and its another negative IFA with 2-0 loss prediction.

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Awaywego wrote:

Your as bad as Butler Steve. Don’t like it don’t go.
NWI as an opinion maybe not mine or yours but he’s entitled to his.
You’ll find on here that we very very hardly ever all clap on the same thread, our diversity is what makes our forum.
We’re certainly not like the Facebook group drooling over each other all the time the love is nauseating over there. And especially from a certain person who’s persona is to be positive all the time, how can you be positive all the time without being false.

Two excellent posts and top marks for the use of some very long hard to spell words .. (im guessing spell checker got a run out) 5555

The day everyone agrees on here is the day the name should change to Fairy Cake Bru.. this platform is fine as it is with in the most part well intentioned debate and banter unlike the love fest back slapping and arse licking ovver yonder.

As far as i can see there has only really been 1 negative post re the drummer boy on Bru yet its been enough to trigger the love cultists with more anti Bru ammo.

FTR im all for the drum …BUT PLEASE get rid of the music when a home goal is scored as IN MY OPINION its dated , embarrassing and needs dropping sharpish.OTHERS OPINIONS MAY DIFFER which is fine but your wrong

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Deereyme66 wrote:

‘how can you be positive all the time without being false.’

Despite lacking a question mark, it’s a fair point. This might be the most philosophical thing I’ve ever seen you post awaywego. Or, a load of tripe.

I don’t think the Bru naysayers realise how much we’re not so much a ‘band of brothers’ but rather a disparate set of arsey blokes, not short on disdain for each other but occasionally acquiescing.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

As I recall, yes. Not from me mind. Not a convincing performance yesterday tbh. Shaky. Hopefully improves.

The Brackley manager seems to think they were the better side

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Awaywego wrote:

You didn’t even think we’d make the playoffs or promotion last season IFA.
Like I told you last season the opposition overhaul were so inferior they really were and we only got up via the playoffs, this season though where we expected and got better opposition against the top 9 teams no one is outstandingly better than us, even York know on our day we can beat them.
Don’t get me wrong imo we should be higher up the league than where we are but that’s down to one man in certain games.

Thats true i have Scunny down to finish mid table at best thi season and probably will next season depending who stays n who jumps ship.
I AGREE WE HAVE OVER ACHIEVED THIS SEASON and without conceding all those late goals may well have been even better … non of this means i feel the need to bow down to the shining knight AB whilst he may have done well on the pitch his failure to accept any criticism and off field his attitude towards some sections of the fans base hasnt endeared him to some people.

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Deereyme66 wrote:

I can see the Facebook post now: ‘one of them doesn’t even want to see us promoted through spite towards Butler!’. Or have you already said the same thing over there?

No not posted anything remotely controversial ovver yonder .. though admit i dont give a flying fig what they say about Bru and its membership simply because some on here have a different opinion theres.

My previous post was merely MY OPINION and the reality / likelyhood of events as i see things panning out .. i dont think our performance level and consistency has been at a high enough level to win the play offs BUT i certainly hope im wrong as we do win every match.

My dislike of AB might be a little micro factor within my view point ( zero spite) but im basing it squarely on form and current / recent performances against those of others taking part in the play offs.

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billpuntonsghost wrote:

Which flowers do you want in your hat,ironfromafar?

Flowery hat wont be needed (but i do like daffodils)…

FGR and Southend both better form and cant see us beating either Dale or Carlisle if by some miracle we do win the first PO game… not sure i could stomach AB chest puffing n preening on the open top bus anyway.

Doom N Gloom Dave

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Very poor game .. this team aint no way good enough and where ever we finish and however the play off configuration unfolds we wont get past the first game , zero momentum and AB cant polish a turd all be a shiny play off assured turd.
If Scunny go up visa the playoffs i will wear a flowery hat and run stark bollock naked up Nong Sai high st

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Welcome to Iron Bru SS .. with a diverse membership who mostly shoot from the hip theres always plenty to debate on this platform.

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Bishops Finger wrote:

What a sorry episode. No fan should be banned for voicing an opinion. Bhuna’s father may have been a touch colourful with his language, but if a steward was pestering him mid-game, the temptation to tell them where to go is entirely understandable.
Butler has spent recent interviews singing the praises of the happy clappers, yet anyone who dares to criticise within earshot is apparently now a candidate for a club ban.
It grows ever clearer that this club has no appetite for difficult questions or dissent – while those who clap along regardless are celebrated for it. Shame on you SUFC.

Absolutely bang on …

so its ok for Butler to swear at a fan but a fan swearing at a steward is not ok .. and surely he should at least be questioned by the club over his actions.

Butlers ego appears so fragile when it comes to any form of criticism and conveniently forgets the fans pay his wages … its obvious SUFC and Butler just want the so called “happy clappers” and the likes of PD and fans with any negative views should be silent or dont attend.

the whole episode is a very sad reflection on how the manager and club see paying fans ..btw the same fans they constantly ask to dig deep for season tickets , merch, sponsorships and donations.

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Dave is back !! .. lined up to be chief scout for season 26 27 according to my sauces !!

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If true then the club must act quickly to register Butler as a ward of the court as a vunerable .. i thought he was supposed to be a ruffy tuffy alas now it appears hes got skin like tissue paper.

Sorry to all his followers but i really am disliking this fella more n more .. his distain for anyone not agreeing with him or questioning his management choices on so many levels really makes my piss boil..

The club only want to hear from fans that love him and treat him like a king is really piss poor.. arrogant stubborn and absolutely not my cuppa tea.

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Beck.

sorry i mean Roberts

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Yes been a very good season back in the NL and in the eyes of many have overachieved but IMO regardless if the POs are a lottery one off game gig we simply are just not good enough to go up this season.

I do however hope to be proved wrong.

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rightfootofameobi wrote:

The words you are looking for Butler

Not a chance of Butler admitting he got it wrong

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IronIronIron wrote:

I never wanted AB as manager.

He has done a reasonably good job – better than I expected.

This does not make him the man for the future – at all.

We will ot be promoted as we are not good enough.

Next season may not be as successful as this one……

My feelings exactly .. especially the last sentence

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Xxx wrote:

Need to be careful Southend are starting a run and could be playing us in the play offs
Do you think we will win.

No

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lesgeo wrote:

I’m going to have to stop listening to his interviews.

This has to be his worst post match interview this season.

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Prediction

Scunny finish 7th
loose first play off game
Butler wants an open top bus around the town for getting into the play offs .. as he will see it as a huge success .. no key players turn up for the bus ride as they signed for other clubs.
No way going up and NL next season with a weaker squad.

AB IS ARROGANT ,, no secret i dont like him or his attitude towards fans unless they say they love him… cannot stand any negative comments and always has a handy excuse as today when really he should have just put his hands up n say .. i made a mistake today and sorry to all the traveling fans.

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just listened to Butlers post match HR radio interview and this guy is delusional .. rotating players for fitness , such an awful performance yet all AB does is talk shite .. no apology for the fans who paid hard earned money to travel and watch that .. surely he should have told fans not to bother as it was a practice game.
Results going well elsewhere and a real chance missed but seemed like watter off a ducks back … Butler shows his distain for Scunny fans unless they shower him with praise.

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7th play off place incoming .. ITS NOT COMING HOME GUYS

absolutely awful performance ..

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mistertonmick wrote:

Too many changes, no urgency, no effort to trouble the keeper, feel sorry for the travelling fans, hopefully things will change, going through the motions

see my earlier post re Scunny being “less than interested” .. very sorry for traveling Iron fans

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IronIronIron wrote:

Iron-awe wrote:

Fully behind the starting eleven, mix and match, rest some guys give some others chance to shine in different positions particularly up top. Could prove useful going into the playoffs with more options, strong bench still if we need to rejig things later on.

We need to win, so should start our strongest team. The higher we finish the better.

totally agree

BigLeftToe wrote:

Being treated like a bloody training match. Half a second string lineup with a completely new formation (4-1-3-2?). Don’t get it myself.

only AB gets it

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Rene Artois wrote:

ironfromafar wrote:

predicting a 2-1 loss for numerous reasons but ive got a home oil massage booked and he/shes just arrived..
more information to follow.

On the prediction or the massage?

Back in reality and my prediction 2-1 loss based on Gateshead recent form coupled with a voice in my head swinging from the Irons mindset of consolidation a high play off spot to complacent we are already their and turn up not fully committed .. AB may even rest Rowley and or others again…

Hope my prediction is wrong again and its a happy ending for all the traveling fans.

Massage
Was an Easter and early birthday treat Rene and indeed i received an excellent service very strong fingers in all the right places and i fell asleep soon after Somchai left in her Tuktuk… 20 quid plus a fiver tip for fuel (thanks Donald).

Happy Easter to all Bruers though apparently we are all so toxic and nasty maybe will not celebrate it

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predicting a 2-1 loss for numerous reasons but ive got a home oil massage booked and he/shes just arrived..
more information to follow.

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SODIron wrote:

That’s where a lot of the unease comes from. If the club owes the owners another £1.4m, then supporters have every right to question the model. At this level, owner loans are common enough, but this ownership was supposed to be a break from that kind of setup.

Right now it looks less like a new way of doing things and more like the usual football cycle with a nicer sales pitch.

SODIron wrote:

Scunthorpe are trying to move towards self-sustainability, and the board should be applauded for that.

The reality is the club is not there yet and is still heavily reliant on board loans to keep operating. That is not unusual in lower-league football, but it does mean the current model is still one of owner support rather than genuine financial independence. The real test is not whether directors are putting money in now, but whether the club can reduce its annual losses to the point where it can cover day-to-day costs from normal football income such as gates, sponsorship, commercial activity and football revenues without needing fresh loans every season.

As for the new director loans, the most realistic path is not immediate repayment but a slow transition: first cut the yearly deficit, then reach break-even, then build modest surpluses over time. Only once that happens can the club sensibly deal with the debt, most likely by leaving loans in place as patient funding, converting some into equity, or eventually writing some off rather than repaying them like a normal business loan. So the question for supporters is simple: is this genuinely a bridge to a sustainable future, or just another period of losses being covered by directors with the debt pushed further down the road?

Two excellent posts hitting the nail squarely on the head.

The directors were given their shares or did they buy them ?
The directors have loaned money to the club and expect it to be repaid at some point so whilst it seems like a great job has been done to clear all the old Swan n Hilton debt in reality the club just owe other people money and hardly a rapid path to sustainability more of a snails pace and thats if things stay positive on the pitch…(highest gates for years)

Everyday fans constantly being asked to dig deep , local companies giving time and materials in good faith simply for the love of the club is a drop in the ocean and just a small help looking at the current numbers.
One would hope as genuine fans of the club the directors will write off some of the loans or indeed any interest thats involved as the sums are pretty shocking.
As said on another thread what the club really need is new investment and or new owners with deeper pockets so keep buying those lotto tickets guys it may be the only way.

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Tricky one to call this

Scunny may be complacent as all be in the playoffs mathematically and also beware the rebound effect of them getting battered 7-0 last time out.

im going 1-1
Hopefully a decent crowd being Good Friday Bank holiday

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i have no ill will to any Scunny fans be it Maw Dave or Ryan
THAT DOES NOT MEAN I CANT /WONT VOICE MY OPINION ON WHAT IS A FORUM BASED ON DEBATE AMONGST OTHER THINGS.

Maw has left the unity building but will still attend matches which is admirable he remains a long term fan of SUFC and has over recent years done a lot of good for the club but within all that there was nipplegate and rumoured (unproven) money issues which was bound to attract scrutiny.

PD .. once posted his nick name was Martite ..love him or hate him.. i doubt any fans where ever they choose to comment actually hated him but like Stu Maw after a low key start he set himself up with his “all about me attitude” to the point of making his own mugs and thus inviting scrutiny.. attempting to embed himself to who ever he could to be seen. All that said he did assist with sponsoring etc and seems well liked by many fans.
Dave by his own admission has only been a Scunny fan for a short time so no surprise he has chosen to fade away and cut ties completely .. possibly a rash decision no the less his choice, im sure he will pop up again somewhere in the future.

As for Ryan and his drum .. Bru is being caned on this when in reality there was only ONE negative post about this on the forum thread .. just about everyone has backed Ryan saying hes adds to the matchday experience and atmos… alas the knives are out for BRU so adding the drummer negativity was always gonna happen.

There surely will be a few up n coming wannabees ready to step up to fill the voids left by departures time will tell.

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Alfred wrote:

The drummer doesn’t bother me, what does is the crap tune played as soon as we score a goal at home.

Got to agree with this .. its embarrassing, out dated and corny…..needs to be dropped

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