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Iron414 wrote:

Whilst your list may be true AWG, I believe that board have acted with the best interests of the club at heart, in terms of trying to boost income and raise as much cash as possible to clear the debt mountain and we shouldn’t criticise too harshly.
For me their biggest mistake make so far is the failure to appoint a proven manager and settling for the budget option when perhaps a little more should have been invested into what’s arguably the single most important part of our entire operation. Though in their defence, I’m sure they were guided by Lee Turnbull, head of our recruitment, who is lucky to still be stealing a wage and our latest recruits are proving why he’s well past his sell by date.

Possibly a tad harsh on AB and cant fault what Michelle and the Board have and are achieving …otherwise a true and accurate assessment especially re LT .

I tend to treat the sponsorship sales in a more light hearted manner , it does smack of piss taking but collecting the donors dosh and smiling is great if they are happy to part with it for the latest sponsorship gig Mr Sparks / the Club dream up and manage to get over the line then take it no arms is being twisted or family held to ransom…im sure the hard working Mr Sparks must fly up in the middle of the night and write ideas down such is his diligence.

I fully understand the need for the current sponsorship crusade though am hoping the strategy will at some point ease when the club is debt free and back on a sustainable footing

The business community of Scunthorpe who have and continue to offer goods and or services FOC or for match tickets deserve a mention as much as the sponsors and im pleased to see for the most part they do also the marvelous volunteers.

Dare i say im waiting to grab Stu Maws claret n Blue match worn Y fronts at any price,a quick rinse and make a lovely shade sail for my tomato plants.

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I don’t think the 5-0 victory against Newcastle can be attributed to the Scarborough defeat. Poor selection and tactics put paid to our undefeated start. We weren’t playing great in the league for a few games prior to the defeat.

Yep .. league performances have been unconvincing to say the least and IMO a tad lucky to be where we are, if things dont change top spot will be lost to one of the current chasers and with Chester on fire and also playing us soon it may well be them.

Agree with Rene getting out this league has to to be the priority, a cup run may be welcome but for sure a distraction and big risk of more injuries with the extra games and possible replays etc… imagine Roberts , Fitz or any other key players getting crocked in a cup qualifying game and being out for a lengthy period NO THANKS.

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Send the club an email Rene just in case they have missed ALL YOUR POSTS that young Poulter is free and advertising himself… might be worth a punt IMO as desperately need some one who knows where the goal is and how to direct it round a keeper not straight at him Ala “skip” Clunan

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Apple crumble cheesecake ffs. Who’d have ever thought you’d see that being sponsored.
Start spending some of the sponsorship money starting with the men’s bogs in the Dre like walking through a bog the amount of piss on the floor.

When i read the food n drink sponsorship for the up n coming shindig with the chair i had to do a double take and immediately thought of this thread.. there must come a point where the sponsorship crusade has to slow and fade (until next season)yet as i type the bog seats remain un sponsored and up for grabs thos tho the though of wading through all that piss to cut the ribbon isnt appealing.

On a slightly different light hearted note super fan and all round good egg Stuart Maw is auctioning his SUFC watch currently a bid of 5p is taking it as no reserve mentioned so get in there guys ..i am fully expecting future auction items to include a pair of his match worn underpants signed front n back which should get snapped up and framed for posterity.

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Joking aside I do find it a tricky scenario, short term gain, cheapening of a product with a lack of long term strategy (and no doubt needed to settle debts) v a tempering of the need to sponsor everything, the commercial manager should take care of the product being offered, there comes a tipping point in the strategy (or lack of) that other things get forgotten whilst rushing around for money. By rights the grove wharf stand should’ve been closed on the opening home game, no lights and no running water in the toilets. Getting a local company to sort stuff like that out for a few match tickets is sound business. Charging £20 to read out a message for a young fan is commercially reckless, and when you chase the money like that you might treat those less able to offer financial support more dismissively.

Totally agree …

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IMO things like birthday shout outs etc should be free as a goodwill gesture how the fans have rallied around to get the club back from the brink.
Without doubt Mr Sparks has done a great job re coming up with both things to sponsor and sweet talking sponsors to actually pay for them there cant be a lot left to sponsor though im sure hes trying
( AAGP bog seats sponsored by TURD Co Ltd (Tarmac United Roads n Drives).

Possibly sponsor a sponsor for sponsoring ????

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i do hope LT AB whoever at SUFC are searching the loan market for a striker.. Fishburn Roberts and Beestin wont be the answer whilst Charlton n Whall are out… having watched back the Scarboro game Roberts did have a couple of decent chances , Fishburn one without success …
The Clunan miss was a howler i could of scored that wearing hob nail boots and a tutu terrible miss…saying that Bennet missed aan equally bad sitter for them late on as well.

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“Warrington Town can confirm it has accepted the resignation of Mark Beesley from his role as manager.”

Seemed to know what he was doing at the AA and players clearly doing what he wanted.
Another job lined up maybe?

Bit of a shock that … i thought Beesley is a decent manager at this level .. resigning does hint towards either him feeling not being supported by the club or another job offer on the table.

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As far as worst SUFC full time managers in my recollection / memory i would go

Hill being the worst…closely followed by Cox and Dean

Love to draw Spalding FC for a cup fixture at some point in the future

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I believe the bog seats are still un sponsored, i did enquire last season but obviously my idea went down the pan….. there cannot be many more things left toooo sponsor.. and IMO we are already over the cusp of over sponsorship which may well be seen as piss taking if it carries on and on and on

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Iron414 wrote:

Ugly, defensive and very direct long ball under Butler? Who’da thunk it!!

Jokes aside our league performances have been very poor of late and we are hiding behind the guise of our league position, when in reality, we’ve had only a couple of convincing wins and undeservedly scraped a fair few results.

What’s most alarming is just our abysmal our passing is this season. The stuff of nightmares and genuinely wouldn’t look out of a place on a Sunday morning. Considering the football we were playing last season with 10/11 of our starting 11, how have we lost the ability to make simple passes? These are the same players that were dominating possession last season and were criticised for being too ‘tippy tappy’. Now they can’t ‘tip or tap’ to save their lives. We are struggling to string together 3 or 4 basic passes. What’s happened?

Have to agree we need another forward as Fishburn is clearly a work in progress, but a decent midfielder is also essential, as Butler seemingly doesn’t think Brogan or Rowley are up to it. We are desperate for someone with a bit of quality who can get the ball on the ground and get us playing football with some composure. Enough of lumping it forward and hoping Whitehall gets on the end of it. Ideally someone who can create and chip in with goals too as our current midfield are contributing next to nothing goal wise. I think Boyce has scored more so far this season than all our midfielders combined?

Changes needed pronto as Chester gaining momentum after a slow start and we are going the other way.

Agree with that 414 .. especially the first paragraph , despite the final results performances have been far from convincing and IMO we are some what lucky to be where we are currently.

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In fairness wasnt a lot to cheer about especially first half .. although indeed still toppa the league i just get the impression many Iron fans assume we are better than what we actually are. I hope this defeat is a blip and doesnt lead to a turbulent run a la Kiddy wh have done just that.

My pre season pick for promotion Chester going along nicely after a dicky start and will be a litmus test as to just how good or average we are.

heres the Scarbor version of Ironarmy…images of the away end and can see just how bad the view must of been.

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dont know why but i just had a feeling this would be our first loss, this feeling was compounded when seeing the starting line up..had bad day written all over it and so it transpired.
Very poor first half followed by an improved second but zero pace cutting edge up front which was obvious looking at the line up.
Its been a cracking start to the season but have the performances really been that good (convincing) ..i dont think so and the wheels could easily come off without strengthening up front , all we need is Roberts to get crocked again and it really would make it hard to stay where we are now.
Wasnt impressed by AB line up .. Evans in wrong position when Brogan Rowley Shrimpton on the bench and surey Fishy should have started in place of Whall…

Cant help think the fans where let down especially on the first half showing.

Question is where can the club find a decent striker who would come here on loan ??? not easy but i hope they can and quickly.

Looked like a terrible ground for away fans negative comments re overcrowding and no view of the game etc etc and the pitch had more repairs than Del Boys Robin Reliant… still i hope everyone had a pleasant day at the seaside candy floss n all ..just a shame the footy had to spoil it.

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light weight in attack was bound to happen at some point running with such a small squad just come earlier than expected… defense needs to play well tomorrow or we get beat for sure.

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3-2 to Boro looks tempting for a sneaky 10 quid wager at 35/1 ..

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Having already predicted a high scoring draw i have decided to go with my head n change that to a high scoring loss .. listening to AB re injuries and the pitch etc just makes me think Scarboro will nick it… we got to loose sometime could well be tomorrow… just know Bennet n Cam Wilson will play a blinder but also Boro do look pretty tasty up front (think its Tear danger man) so our lot gotta be well up for it in defense.

At least the weather looks nice so the candy floss quoffing stroll along the prom may soften the blow if the result goes against us.

Hope im wrong ..its been known to happen before.

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This fixture has got a few goals in it for sure ..

im going 3-3

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Scunny 3 Newc 0

Att 1899 (has to be doesnt it ?)

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Rene Artois wrote:

ironfromafar wrote:

Wouldnt be surprised to see fringe players

Shrimpton
Boyce
Rowley
Brogan
Law
Campbell
all start.

im going for 1-1 .. reply back at AAGP

Bullseye!

10/1

Just seen this .. .. been out out on the piss.. havent even logged in or heard a match report but what can i say ??? apart from i am brilliant 55555

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hopefully no injuries picked up today also important.

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cassidystash wrote:

Are the FA not interested in this ‘potential’ situation?

My thoughts exactly especially after the recent warning / slap on the wrists…

Be smashing at some point in the future for Scunny to draw either Spalding or Matlock in a competitive fixture..

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Wouldnt be surprised to see fringe players

Shrimpton
Boyce
Rowley
Brogan
Law
Campbell
all start.

im going for 1-1 .. reply back at AAGP

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But surely Matlock Town will be his legacy make his family proud ?? ….NO ??

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ironingboard wrote:

To be fair he did buy land for a new ground.

https://x.com/TheHamst/status/1658467872459599874

Or maybe it was a bit of a fib.

I had forgotten about the land on Glebe rd i wonder what happened to that ?? did the signs ever come down ??
The 1899 scam … i guess that may have been sorted by the new owners ..
bottom line is in the early days quite afew were taken in by WHAM (me included) alas he was and probably still is a wrongurn though i must say hes obviously still living rent free in lots of Scunny fans heads going by the number of threads on BRU at the mo (thanks Rene your a gem 55555)…

Nice to see a Matlock fan come on another thread and comment re their share system and the “mystery” investor rumoured to be you know who.

Seems Scunny fans are the new Bury fans shedding light tp MTFC if WHAMs life away from football has ceased (didnt last long did it).

Pray for Matlock Town ..

we should have a sweep stake as to what name the new investor will be using.

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Ironawe wrote:

What’s happened to Simon Elliot? Does he. No longer attend or just removed from his perch?

Good question nary a mention or sighting of the lesser spotted Elliot.. the days of strutting on the pitch fist pumpin the DRE are well n truly gone ..maybe he has quite literally fallen out of love for the club..heyho.

As for Mr Herbery out early so can fit more rioters in the jails possibly .. wasnt he banned for AAGP?

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Reports / rumours coming in overnight that Hilton is the new owner of Matlock Town ?? if true seems the FAs warning fell on deaf ears ..also now being debated on the SUFC fans FB page where onr poster who previously supported Hilton to the death now wants him thrown in jail.

One can only pray for Matlock town IF ITS TRUE THAT IS.

Bet Jimmy now wishing he hadnt jumped at the Spalding job as they are deep in trouble and surely WHAM would make him his first signing after his “success” at Scunny.

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Nooooooooooo theyve equalized

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all the other games commentary is fine .. but i dont car about them only Scunny .. cant get the NLTV either , all ive got is action updates via flashscore .. im a tad peeved

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Found the radio commentary link but its blocked due to tech or contractual issues … anyone else getting this same rolling message when logging in … second time this season its been blocked.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c4gqp991z5zt#player

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Would take a draw tonight .. and thats my prediction .. 2-2

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Many thanks for the messages guys.

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