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simmo won 4.2 mil quid and was on the front page of the Sun stood in a wheelie bin.. his ex missus went after him for a lump n i heard he moved to Donny or Sheffield…. hey how we could do with a crazy Iron fan to win that sort of cash now ..

Halifax away was daft ..i got nicked for head butting a police horse (UTI) n some mates waited for me till they let me out at 2am YOUNG N DAFT

Shrewsbury away was also a smashing day out.

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Nice to hear a bit of positivity re some of the new signings impressing and also the Ilkeston folks speaking well of DH .. great to hear that a Pat n Awaywego bromance looks to be blossoming as well.. 555 onnee kiddin

Imagine in the future Swan returning and mingling with Iron fans ..carnage .. i wouldnt piss in his gob if his tongue was on fire!!

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Jingles …. that name rings a bell…

i recall TJS just odd Scotter bottom was one rental place and i drew the short straw to drive a shitty old white Leyland van away to either Darlo or Hartlepool.

Didnt one of the Scunny fans at that time win the lottery ?? Simmo a bin man if i recall correct.

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After all the pre season fixtures are done n dusted and we get to the meaningful footy for points n jobs then IMO Tamworth away is a very difficult first fixture that i shall now very prematurely predict to end in a draw .. a score draw to be more accurate… 2-2

Followed by the Petboro home fixture which is a real six pointer and the first MUST WIN game of the season (joke) seriously we really have to win that one surely !!..

I must admit to being a tad envious Skelly has got the mad van back in action and i cannot go

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VAR is tosh .. as already mentioned only decent aspect is goal line tech .. using VAR for penalty decisions handballs sendinds off and offsides is at best dubious and IMO spoils the game …in some cases an offside can be given or not on the basis that the player did or did not clip his toenails which is bonkers.
VAR is now being used in MANY Asean leagues and from what ive seen being used by refs as a way to influence games where there could be corruption involved ..the Thai leagues are riddled with dodgy officials and even more bent owners than in Europe (UK).

WHat would be marvelous and gets a mention in my night time prayers is for this GP issue to get sorted as i feel if this happens fans will unite and back DH n JD and i would really fancy us for a great season .. the ground issue up in the air with a possible ground share could derail things and for sure is sewing doubt in the minds of all involved.

Swan is a proven rabid dog .. told lie after lie such as he will give the ground back and leave the club in a better place than he found it .. total bullshit ..he is the sole reason the club is in such a sad situation.

David Hilton gets my total support for what hes done to date i try to ignore the haters and their crusade against him …the only thing i care about is SUFC surviving ,staying at GP and actually seeing some good football , goals and success on the field.

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I do recall chit chat re the academy previously when its closure was mooted first time round and did mention the idea of sponsoring some how to my 2 bizz partners both keen football fans (not Scunny) alas me wearing my claret n blue googles was soon spotted and the guys advice to hang fire as too many unresolved issues with the takeover turned out to be spot on…

As a businessman i actually agree with what DH has done re the academy , tough decisions have to be made as we found out over the years and more recently during the covid pandemic.

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Awaywego wrote:

Skelly’s resurrected a van for Tamworth IFA the youngest from the original lads will be 42 and others in their 60s, in our case were not looking for another Nuneaton but if needs must, was offered out after the game yesterday by 5 ilki youth must have been at least 10 years old (they were only mucking about) they were there at the end with about 15 others and were up for a laugh the little scroats lol.

Skelly top lad ..good on yer , i hope all have a great day ,, im 59 next bday and recall vividly the war of Nuneaton … i went to a fight and a football match broke out, the carnage inside the ground that day was unbelievable.

BEHAVE YERSELVES OK !!

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maybe it was just some one who looks like Mo Salah ??

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Nuneaton away will always have a special place in my heart.

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not sure if this is 100% correct but ..

DH initially agreed to a academy business plan put to him.

This plan had set financial parameters within it which it seems have changed.

Purely as a business decision as owner you have to look at the whole picture and make a call which is what DH has done .. im guessing the reality is a NLN cannot operate with an academy run on the same levels as a L2 club when funds need directing to other areas in an attempt of promotion.

Im sure many will have their own opinions on this subject.

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i be interested to hear from any members who have spoke to David Hilton face to face to get an idea about how they perceived him .. from the Brigg game pics he looked like a man under immense pressure , not happy at all where as at Ilkeston more smiles.

I truly hope this clusterfook of a situation can be sorted and DH and JD go on to get SUFC back up the footballing pyramid.

BTW Patrick what was the attendance ??

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forgot to ask ……Did any of the Bru members who spoke to DH at the Ilkeston game yesterday get chance to get any info on the GP saga ?? was it mentioned? if so how confident we will start the season at GP.

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i read online only 80 tickets of the initial 750 remain … it was yesterday on the Scunthorpe fans group page which for some reason allowed me in to read .. alas today just tried and im blocked now.

IMO quite a difficult first fixture for the Iron and should offer a reasonable idea on the season to come.

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whilst there seems to be an argument that we need another striker im gonna make a bold statement and say looking at the squad at this level i can see plenty of goals in the team and those goals coming from numerous positional players not only the likes of Elliot n Whitall etc . Wilson Roberts Clunan will all bag a few IMO ..as will plenty of others… so as it sounds like no more signings its notthe end of the world..i will predict also at least one more signing as a guy in a pub in Ashby told me Mo Salah was in in Carvers chippy

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Bit quiet this morning AA ..

Surprisingly seems you are not enthused by the performance a clean sheet and 3 well taken goals?

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Well done to all those that attended , sounds like it was a great day ..

Scunny away win (rare)
From the vid looks like a proper tidy place, great food, bevvies and hospitality .. bonus got to listen to local opinions on and talk to DH himself.

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all very nice tidy well worked goals according to my SAUCES .. IA ..boom boom

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finished 3-0 Shrimpton wit the third .. 88 mins

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anybody counted the attendance yet ?? 1899 .. many Scunny fans made the trip ?

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2 nowt ..Scales with Iron second on 39 mins

i prefer salad cream

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18 mins in and 1-0 to Scunny Wilson with the goal .. Awaywego n Pat missed the goal as were both intertwined behind a porta cabin comparing sausages.

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Iron-awe wrote:

ironfromafar wrote:

been off the radar a coupla days up tha jungle … so the main snippets include

Swan v Hilton in court over GP
1-0 loss to Winterton
3 new signings arent gonna happen now
Hilts has closed the academy.

Did i miss owt else ????

Patrick’s invited Awaywego down to Ilkeston to sample his sausage before the friendly kicks off.

I read that .. Awaywego took the bait ..a pork sword stuffing and an Ikeston fatboy sausage on the side, add on a few pints and a Scunny win n sounds like a dam good day out!!

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Northumbiron wrote:

“Crowd 1899”

Love it 😎

Well spotted NI wouldnt it be a coincidence ??? … ive been buying those numbers in the national lottery here alas up to now without success.

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been off the radar a coupla days up tha jungle … so the main snippets include

Swan v Hilton in court over GP
1-0 loss to Winterton
3 new signings arent gonna happen now
Hilts has closed the academy.

Did i miss owt else ????

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Patrick0811 wrote:

Hi Ironfromafar
Oddly enough my burger van WONT be open today!
We will however have three catering outlets open in the ground, offering a large variety of food and drink, anyone can purchase from either of the outlets.
The menu is not the same in all of them although they All do hot and cold drinks.
If you want our well liked burgers you will only get them at the main kitchen adjacent to the club house.
If you want our speciality roast pork and stuffing roll, with apple sauce and gravy you will need the outlet adjacent to the members lounge those two outlets along with a third outlet near to the players tunnel will all have hot dogs, pies ,pasties, sausage rolls, crisps, chocolate, etc
The main kitchen also does a breakfast menu early all day.
Hope this helps.
Patrick

Woh sounds brilliant Patrick ..

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Makes my mouth water Pat deffo a burger and the pork bap, (Deerey you should be going for the food lol)just about to set off for the train, hope the weather holds up looking forward to meeting you Pat.

Hey Awaywego treat yourself to a pork bap for me ok .. and a couple or 3 of pints.

Enjoy the day out.

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Obviously im not attending but my daughter , hubby n grand son are as are keen Scunny fans and have friends close to Ik..

Is the burger van is open Patrick .. could well be a busy day.

Hope its a great day for all who attend and a good atmos , as for a prediction .. crowd 1899 score 4-1 Scunny… playing on a decent pitch will assist , no injuries the main thing.

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Interested Bystander wrote:

Are you confident Dean will deliver the goods?

No .. but i hope im wrong

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Interested Bystander wrote:

Given the blind faith that some show towards Hilton which I have to say in bordering on cult like, I am surprised at how much stick Dean is getting especially as Hilton only appointed him less than 6 months ago. There appears to be some inconsistencies when it comes to the In Hilton We Trust movement!

Nice sly back door DH dig there IB … maybe you would like DH to sack Jimmy that would surely assist in your crusade against him.

From the PL to NLN across the whole footballing spectrum results define how a manager is received nothing else… poor decisions , tactics leading to bad results and of course the manager will get stick.

What ever the fans think of JD hes getting his chance so lets see how it pans out …

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In all the excitement whats happened to these 3 imminent signings one of which was rumoured to be Lavery .. probably same fella in the Ashby pub again.

BTW .. whats happened to Wondergoals ?? on his hols in Skeggy ?? hes more illusive than a dodgy BBC presenter at the mo

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Totally agree Ben … SOCK Jimmy !!! the SOCKS .. one glaring issue that needs sorting out ..those bloody socks look terrible should be same colour blue as on the shirt not this lighter shade as looks nasty.

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