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iron64 wrote:

they have my support

The alternative is…

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Apollo11 wrote:

Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg wrote:

It seems it will be difficult for any external caterer to turn over a decent profit whilst the facilities exist in their current state.

The hospitality in particular is nowhere near adequate.

Cutting right through to the nub of it, then, who is going to pay for all of the equipment to be brought up to standard? The Club, or whoever happens to be running the food?

Has this been a serious source of contention between the Club and its previous catering partners? Comments in the past would suggest it has.

As we all know, years ago Jase Oxenforth did such like.
One of many unceremoniously culled by Swann & iMacRodwell.
I believe he’s involved at BTFC these days.

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Apollo11 wrote:

How much?

£18.99

I’ll guess a Bluey.

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I’ve just listened to the interview for the first time.
An absolute car crash of a ‘chat’.

We’ve all thanked Michelle for saving the club but it would appear that her and the present board have taken the club as far as they can.

The second last question was “what have you and the board learned from this” – listen to her (non) reply… they’ve learned nothing.

She sounded depressed, dejected and disillusioned with the state of affairs.
Her logorrheic replies weren’t the upbeat informed ones of old.

I think she’s completely drained and unsure of how to move the club forward.

We have very little on our stall of value – we need the money – if the offer for Roberts was a good one, then surely it would have made sense to sell him. If they (buyer) were under valuing him, then the board have to put their spiv hats on and drive the price up.

Ebbsfleet & My Football was 2008.
Facebook (2004) Twitter (2006) and social media was around before the ‘takeover’. Internet has been around in a Windows type format since the early 90s. Ebbsfleet failed for different reasons – not because of (no) internet & (no) SM.

We’re between a rock and a hard place at the moment.

Perhaps officially put the club up for sale. It needs major investment and a board with plenty of spare disposable wealth.

It feels as if we are on a road to nowhere.

I can see our Championship challenge being thwarted and missing out in the play offs.

8,000 plus there last Saturday – yet, it feels as if the club is dying.

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Xxx wrote:

Why dont you realise these people are not going away

If he was on a probationary period… you’d say… thanks, but no thanks.

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Xxx wrote:

At least the guy has tried to do something more than any of you. I have never met the guy but drive him out then the next and the next. Nothing changes what an earth do you all want.

He’ll be on a very pleasant salary considering the level we’re rooting around at.

Perhaps he thinks he’s the canine’s gonads and that he’s above all of this due to a delusional ego generated from the ‘fame’ of being one of the planets premier sports presenters? Not.

We want someone who knows football and is competent. Surely that’s not too much to ask for?

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Harrytheiron wrote:

https://x.com/iainsander18766/status/1904108167123943637?s=46

After Zanetti’s half time ‘performance’ and the talk of it being a drugs-fest, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the council do not grant a licence.

Piss up in a brewery is becoming a common theme with our ‘Baldrick’.

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If that’s meant to be £60k – then that’s twice as much as the jobs worth.

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As contradictory & controversially as this may sound – it might be better to not get promoted.

Big earners leave.
Smaller squad.
We shouldn’t need to send players out on loan at this poxy level.
New lower pay structure.
More chance of breaking even.
More chance of sustainability.
We’ve got to walk before we can sprint.

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Iron-awe wrote:

Harrytheiron wrote:

Have D-Ream pulled out?

Really? Things Can Only Get Better then.

What we’ve not got to do is:

“Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down” … D-Ream

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CMC wrote:

Who is he again?

Kenny ‘Baldrick’ Roberts.

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Baldrick in disguise… with his cunning plans.

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I see they are 7 points clear at the top of the Northern Premier League East Division and with a game in hand.
A number of our ex-young pros & apprentices with them.

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Sanfran49

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The predictor has us winning 4 and drawing two of our remaining games.
Fingers crossed.

It also has Kidderminster mirroring us.

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SODIron

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Stan, keep the pedal to the metal – it’s you & your boys to win!

(Odds on Weds 26th March)

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cassidystash wrote:

I really hope that the CEO is ‘invited’ to a meeting with the board today and given a right b********g for bringing that t**t into our club. Cancel the event and refund punters, we don’t need to be associated with this kind of crap IMO.

I absolutely agree. Promotion as Champions tainted by the drug fuelled Battle of Glanford Park.

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If it is a drug-fest, then that is going to bring the club in to disrepute.
If there’s trouble, would we face any financial penalties; facilitating the event and knowing what we know?
The whole event seems to have the stamp of one of “Baldrick’s Cunning Plans”
Shuffle it off to Quibell or Sheffield Park perhaps?
Hindsight is a great ‘super power’

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brandon wrote:

PhilAnders wrote:

Obviously the best result for us would have been a draw. While this result does mean Kiddy have a better goal difference and goals for, we have a 2 point gap. We just have to win on Saturday, and win well. Let’s focus on one game at a time. Will Whitehall be back for the weekend?

I’m starting to get the feeling he won’t be back at all.

I thought it a tad strange when he stepped in for Torps at Kiddy as the ‘expert summariser’… not the sort of thing a manager normally permits – unless his season has actually finished?

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I’d guess the boys in blue will be present with their nasally fine tuned furry friends that weekend now.

They will have being alerted.

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Awaywego wrote:

Like it Rene 2 more non playing staff on the pay roll.

What about players paying subs (subscriptions) to pay for the pitch and refs like local teams do.

The Guardian Board members wages would be funded by the £0.25p x 5000 a week.
So, technically not costing the club anything.

Would they be Trust or Club employees? – for the club & trust to hammer out the details.

If it was administered / operated by the trust, then they could advertise the position and appoint their selection.

The Trust & supporters are then represented at board meetings, management meetings and are actively working within the club.

The Trust state that their aims are:

• Ensure fans are legal as well as moral stakeholders in the club, by owning shares and representing members at shareholder meetings.

• Work to improve communication between our members and senior management at the club, ensuring a supporter voice is heard before key decisions are made.

•Informing policy-making at the club.
Contribute towards the long-term success of Scunthorpe United Football Club.

Unity
Easy to say – more difficult to achieve.

The word ‘community club’ has being bandied around for a while now.

Something along these lines would make us a true community club.

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Is the following too simple?
£65k / 4 = £16.25k a week.

5000 Iron Trust Guardians or Scunthorpe Utd Guardians
£16.25k / 5000 = £3.25 a week subscription.

Add an extra 25p to the weekly subscription and it generates an additional £65k a year.

That £65k could be used to employ 2 Guardians on the board.
One could be a full time Iron Trust administrator at the ground dealing with all subscriptions & queries.
The other could perhaps do the social media side of the operation and free young James up… or even do some scouting. We’ve loads of people connected to the club with an ‘A’ licence who could do it.
Pay them both £30k, a desk / office at GP and each a Guardians place on the board.
The spare £5k would be for teas/coffees & biccies.

£14 a month subscription ensures you continue to have a club to watch each week.

Executive Patrons
We may be struggling to find the multi millionaires who could solve our problems.
However, there are still plenty of very rich people out there.

Could we find 50 Executive Patrons who wouldn’t miss or balk at donating £1k a month?
Instal a new Executive Patrons seating area and put them a ‘package’ together.
Some may even just be happy to donate and have their names up in lights, social media, around the stadium, program etc.

That’d be another £50k a month.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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Is the shortfall £65k a month?

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Listening to the radio commentary on Saturday, I thought that some lunatic had hijacked the PA or brought their own (Our Ultras @ Hercules have their own amps & speakers – all they do all game is sing, chant, dance & drum… never any inappropriate language or anything to embarrass the club)
Seems I was right and that Zanetti is a bit of a space cowboy who it’s said has a liking for the moon dust nose candy.

Deploy the sniffer dogs at the weekender.
It looks as if there will be trouble ahead?
Pre-warned…

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He’ll end up at Donny.

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So, did someone at the club ask Gareth to be ‘camera man’?

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TheJuryeffsOut wrote:

He certainly went in a blaze of glory then. If the club had let him have some burger vans outside on community day, we’d all still be non the wiser ….

All hail the Goat.

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The FSA – Football Supporters Association carry an article

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