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It seems Dean will be here next season. I would say Mr Hilton will furnish him with just enough options to hide his ineptitude. We probably can’t expect to win against Wrexham or Notts County but if your manager can’t even get players to compete against the team next to you in the league, when you’re playing at home then when are we going to compete?.Have we actually been up for any of the last 4 games ?. On the bright side, the stability of not getting relegated next season will be seen as a massive bonus I suppose.
NLN Relegation next season is a real possibility .. exactly what was foretold prior to this season and so it was… sadly im predicting a mediocre mid table finish at best next season as we have dropped that low.
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get rid of the lot .. if i had to choose 5 to stay i couldnt without being honest
Chappo
Ogle
Elliot
Butterfield (no chance he will go)other than that p45S ALL ROUND SHOWER OF SHITE ..
A professional footballer should have skill pride passion ability ..little of that has been on show in recent months at SUFC ..
As my old gran says .. a new broom sweeps clean so Hilts .. bin them all.. and i mean ALL.
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I think Dean will be given his chance with a decent budget and if not playing well in in the top 6 in the NLN Hilton will sack him .. its obvious to see Hilton is not fazed by making tough decisions so give JD his chance.
Total clear out .. can anyone name a player on recent performances and current form who should stay n play at the club next season .. all the loan players dont give ashit and sadly some who are on the books have given up and are an embarassment.
Hilton needs the fans backing , if Dean remains crap in NLN he will go ..for now he also should be given an opportunity to succeed on his own merits not with a cobbled together mix n match bunch of no hopers hes working with now.
IMO the rash of signings was a gamble to stay up that has back fired badly…
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JD as conductor … rather appropriate
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SHAMBOLIC
NO FIGHT NO DESÌRE CLEAR EM ALL OUT as obviously none want to play for the manager or club .. its not only the loan players who dont give a shit its all.of them.402 scunny fans in a crowd of 1800 ..let down badly again .. disgraceful in everyway
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commentators being as kind as possible but it sounds like the Scunny players just dont care , sulking mooching around no effort naming Cam Wilson as one of them… no chasing no reactions to even trying to get on the ball .. maybe they all need binning n start a fresh.
Scunny fans still singing but let down very very badly yet again.
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Blooming heck this is sounding very depressing .. Cox getting plenty of braves in
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You heard the bit where you can help by you and your company sponsoring the academy IFA to help keep it open.
I did listen to the podcast in its entirety and picked up on the academy funding itself plan via both monthly subs and sponsorship seemed a practical and balanced idea.
I did jokingly suggest to my two business partners both football fans (Norwich city and West Ham) we should buy 1899 shares alas with none of us wishing to be back in blighty for any length of time other than a holiday it fell on deaf ears.
I am planning / was planning to take an 1899 share when the dust settles and all appears legally sorted and may be up for some kind of sponsorship at the club (academy)…not forgetting i and my business are based in Asia so just how something could happen would need looking at, our business here does deal with some big European companies and recently we talked them into sponsoring Rugby sevens tournament.
I am planning a trip back to Scunny at some point, family stuff to sort here first so re SUFC IMO ITS EARLY DAYS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP AND ITS NOT REALLY GONE TO PLAN AS YET …but may well do something in the future
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much happier since the DH Ironarmy podcast gig and decided to be more positive towards the new owners efforts, i liked what he said.
Looks like JD is here to stay but he does know hes got to get results as i get the feeling Hilts wont take too much shit if things go wrong.
I would like to know a bit more about DH plan moving forward but suppose all will be revealed over the next season or so.1 user thanked author for this post.
how using GP only on match days will operate needs to also be an issue put to DH in the up coming podcast ,,i hope the guys that do the cast dont get all giddy n go soft on him as the event is staged in the promised land.
I will predict now most pre season friendlies and non league cup competitions will be played at Ilkeston (except for the ones against Botesford , Cods etc.)
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It’ll be permanently temporary.
RE TRAINING OVVER YONDER … Yes Rene thats how i see it panning out … i hope the 4 podcast GUYS push this when they film later this week IN ILKESTON.
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Gateshead 4 Yeovil 0
yeah pretty much looks like the current bottom 4 will be relegated and all former EFL clubs ..
Possibly Aldershot now dropping into the mix slightly…offering a slim chance for Torquay n Yeovil to avoid the drop , alas not Scunny.
Sad sad times indeed.
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We would definitely rather have and support a phoenix club based in Scunthorpe than a club based at Ilkeston.
100% …….whatever its name a club based in Ilkeston would mean jack shit to me
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yes i thought the same NLI .. i posted the podcast on another thread on here ealier, Max Bell hits the nail on the head re the reasoning behind the training plan and its consequences locally.
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some great away days in store for the die hard Iron fans
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To start to sell this 1899 share gig and then announce the staff seal clubbing and move day to day operations and training away from GP to Ilkeston is scandalous a disgrace and IMO all 51 should be refunded in full.
What about anyone paying for a season ticket already .. will they receive the same match day experience? and if in the future any fixtures are played at ILk will season ticket holders be reimbursed travel expenses as im sure if they knew of this announcement prior to paying if may of made a difference .The timing all stinks .. the handling of everything including signings , fan updates and even how Nelson found out JD was in the building reeks of a total shambles..
WHEN WILL THIS SHIT END ????
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We’re very nervous now regarding buying season tickets. Thought it was a two way thing, benefiting fans and club. Gets money in for the club during the summer and allows loyal fans who like to keep their seats, which they have probably sat in for years. There can’t be hardly any chairman don’t want to sell season tickets. Let’s all buy them and tell him to shove Ilkeston. I’m sick of him speaking the word Ilkeston, we are SUFC. If he can’t move on from them he should have stayed there. Swann still owns everything bar our Club name. If Swann had suggested moving training away from our ground there would have been uproar. Still no mention of improvements to Glanford Park which are needed and still just the talk of buildings going up around our stadium on the car parks and training pitch. Just tell me what’s changed to the benefit of our Club. In my opinion nothing. No academy, no car parking and no training at GP. Just buildings going up on our club’s land and I fear everything will eventually be moved to Ilkeston.
Cant disagree with any of that post… hands up if you think our new savior n owner DH is a big of a slippery buggar as my old gran used to say.
Call me an old synic but if you can smell a rat theres usually a rat somewhere hanging about.Selling shares for cash to own GP that he doesnt own himself yet
1899 x 1899 equates to 3mil cash a familiar number
start to split up the club siting poor training facilities that have and will serve the club quite adequately over many years and still could do saying its to save cash amongst other reasons.
Not wanting sell season tickets or on a cash gig only
Cash on the gate returns
land to be sold for development .. cash
Theres a theme appearing here
I too im fed up of him constantly talking about Ikeston and his demi god status there , i do think he has a plan alas long term it wont all be for the benefit of SUFC and whatever it takes any move away from Scunny should be protested against.
As is the norm at SUFC its a clusterfook.
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We trained on Wharton’s land and in the rat infested shed whilst we were in the Championship, but let’s not forget we had two years at the top of league one using the current facility.
Exactly ..DH words re the current training facility being unfit for purpose hold little water when its been fine for so many years and possibly way better than many other clubs in and around the same level NL / NLN
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I was not aware training was at Grove Wharf on a regular basis
Even with the club in such a shit state all this talk about the importance of training does make me chortle.
Sub standard players, inexperienced youngsters and more worrying way too many at the club on loan who dont give a toss and zero pride wearing the shirt as means little to them other than a wage packet.
This bunch could be given the England training set up and throw in Pep Guardiola and would it make an haypeth ov difference due to level of talent they seem to have (see polishing a turd thread) ..yet now after relegation training is of such importance it needs to be moved.
opening phase of a chess game .. and im willing to bet given the option or a vote a very high percentage of Scunny fans would not want this to happen and for the club in its entirety to remain in the town and local community…
IMO over time a few months maybe a year general interest and the fan base will just dwindle to the point where the club will just be a non entity.
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im quite surprised as to the seemingly unfazed opinions from Iron fans on DH announcement to move training to Ilkeston PURELY ON THE BACK OF THE CURRENT TRAINING FACILITY IS FIT FOR PURPOSE ,this is my issue its been ok for years of success and more recently abject failures but why the sudden need after relegation to move ? there are local options but they are being ignored , yes a severe staff cull is needed but IMO SUFC in its entirety should stay in the town and i see this as the first step for that not to happen.
Opening GP only on match days is just gash and the local fan base will drift away as will any grass roots interest that was seen at the recent home game.There is more to this training move than meets the eye .. reading other people (not connected to the club) on it all is rather sobering.
MY possible outcome senarios ….. call it conspiracy theory or not its what i think may unfold.
Training to Ilk
Match days only at GP
Pre season and cup games played at ILK
All surrounding land inc car park SOLD leaving the ground an unsustainable poorly maintained isolated eyesore possibly still with Swans name tagged to it…within 1 or 2 years that too will be sold and demolished and replaced with retail units or even a slaughter house such as the hatchet job done on the club.
No new training facility will ever be sourced in Scunny regardless if rented of developed by the club.
In time everything will move to ILK and at that point a phoenix club will emerge in Scunny much the same as Bury.On the footballing side .. all the youngsters like Wilson , Poulter , Foster will go with very few of the others remaining , JD with a totally blank canvas so at least several years in NLN.
Astute businessman or savior DH bought SUFC , saved the club, alas maybe his property developing background seeing the potential swayed him knowing if the club get relegated n go tits up he could always revert to plan B .. merge move with pockets full of doe from land sales n development at the expense of the football club he ‘bought to save”..i say this as a fellow business man operating in a very difficult part of the world and in a volatile market.. theres always a plan B
Finally ..i truly hope im totally wrong and SUFC remain in the town, so much history and memories from my days at TOSG and GP ..its so sad to see what has become of this great little club.
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Wonder if the Iron Bar will survive the cull ? … obviously can be staffed on match days etc but stocking maybe an issue especially re draft beers, make sure the kegs are empty before you leave boys.
Re the restaurant.. is the food any good ? only seen pics but the bangers n mash looked tasty though on one occasion it was commented on YT the place stunk light an old peoples home.GP maintenance , security, grounds staff the pitch ..that fantastic new scoreboard will it all fall into disrepair and become unsustainable so another option can be found ?
Sponsorship deals , advertising surely all this will be effected if mothballing the ground for days weeks months actually happens ..let alone the local fan base dying off..1 user thanked author for this post.
Why do people think the end goal is to merge us with Ilkeston? What sense does that make? I agree we need to be sceptical, and I will only support a short term base at Ilkeston. However, I cannot see the sense in moving a club with more potential than Ilkeston to an area where they can’t get more support.
Wimbledon to Milton Keynes worked to some degree because London was saturated with clubs and Milton Keynes is a big place with fewer draws from the outside (not like that was right). Ilkeston has little pull in an area containing Derby, Notts Forest and County. Scunthorpe has more potential than that.
if i thought any move to Ilkeston was short term or temporary i would not be so vocal on the subject , alas once its happened i cant see it being reversed and more so the owner spending money on a training facility in Scunny just wont happen also after the current training location has been used for so many years it just strikes me strange that all of a sudden its deemed not fit for purpose was it not this pitch used for training during the clubs happier times ??
Whatever Hilton wants to do its his call but all this has put a dampener on the takeover and pissed on my chips whilst back in Blighty during next season.
Non of us have a crystal ball so lets wait see .. alas i do think this move will diminish local support and SUFC GP at some point in the future will be no more..
sad but only my opinion i hope im wrong.
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