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When the USA was awarded the World Cup their networks asked FIFA to introduce “Quarter Time” breaks so they could sell extra advertising.
FIFA fearing a backlash from actual footballing nations surprisingly refused but suddenly we get 3 minute “Hydration Breaks” whatever the temperature. Amazing coincidence.
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Pretty good summary TJO. Covers all the main points I remember.
Wish I’d saved 30 minutes of my life and just read that.
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Heard somewhere we had sold about 2,200 a couple of weeks ago. Might have been the Butler interview.
Don’t know if that’s good or bad relative to last season. Not the sort of thing the club shares as it doesn’t have a sponsor.
Suspect every Scunthorpe fan is disappointed at Roberts departure but whilst that might stop the odd casual attendee most fans willing to buy a season ticket are those that support through thick and thin.
I hope Butler is planning to at least try to not carry 5 or 6 passengers in his squad for this season so probably sees the games as having some value. If he achieves a near full squad of genuine National League level players on his budget then he’s a better manager than I thought.
The other potential benefit is we get to further build relationships with our local(ish) Premiership neighbours and get a close up look at potential loanees.
Those that don’t like the competition don’t have to watch it.
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I’m obviously close to the IA and NI age bracket.
It’s all about the Money.
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But no-one else in the entirety of English football has taken up their irresistible offer.
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They were both decent having promised to be better than that when they first arrived.
Agree with Ironawe they were top 5 performers but nowhere near as important to the way the team played as Roberts, Rowley or Whitehall for whom we didn’t have able deputies.
Beestin when properly fit is better than both of them because he creates things and has a goal in him. Not quite as defensively disciplined as Westbrooke and Ewing so our cautious manager never started him unless he had to.
Butler does not have a track record of bringing in goal scoring or assist generating players. Dec is the only exception and Butler can’t work out what to do with him.Butler has his work cut out to replace Roberts, Ewing and Westbrooke from the bargain bin or he might be delivering post again by Christmas.
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Don’t think we are in the financial position to be offering 3 year contracts to OK National League level (almost) 30 year olds.
We only had one player worth a 3 year deal and he’s just left the club.
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Evans for me out of those already here. Hoping we give it to one of our new driving combatitive midfielders.
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The one saving grace of VAR is that it leaves the evidence.
In an ideal world it would be the thing that cuts out players cheating and biased or incompetent officials.
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Well done the top 3 for some excellent forecasting. Thanks to all for helping Matt keep the site going.
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3 or 4 of those post numerous negative things about dodgy Dave and one poster does the opposite.
I have probably made the odd post about Positivity Dave, Stuart Maw, Uniity Iron and the Facebook group. Doesn’t mean I either know or much care about any of them.
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I’m going out on a limb here but I think apart from 4 or 5 posters nobody else on here gives a monkeys what the fraudster is up to at Matlock or anywhere else.
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Just have another one, we all make mistakes apart from Butler and Trump.
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Neither Horton or Ewing are loan players.
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Happy to settle for top end of National League class incoming.
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