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Morecambe, Wigan and Reading in dire positions too. Is the football bubble starting to burst?
Feel for their supporters.
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Hilton claims to accept that others may think differently. Yet carefully worded and well thought out statements, like that by the Trust, are twisted to be some personal attack against him. They’re not, they’re an urge for professionalism, putting the club first and ensuring our best interests.
Hilton seems to make it sound like fans can only have the best interests if they align with exactly what he says. He needs to grow a thicker skin, ignore such if he doesn’t like it, reduce the bragging and stop the demonising of fans for so much as not becoming a cheerleader for his view. I see nothing in the Trust statement which indicates they are against Hilton. They just want a solution and will put the club first.
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I have concerns when our owner makes malicious rumours against fans, when it comes to truth telling.
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Their noses were so up their arse that Swann shouted at them for comparing him to Fenty.
Iron Bru have done nothing but refuse to become a cheer piece for Hilton. People like Pat bemoan lack of unity and division, but support sowing division against fans for daring to think differently.
Criticise Hilton and they will look for offence as to how they’re being attacked, yet they will make direct accusations and insults against others for not being a Hilton fanboy.
If things deteriorate I expect some to be attacking people like Pat for being up Hilton’s arse, and while wrong, I would struggle to have much sympathy.
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I was letting relevant news known, given most before had assumed he had gone from Facebook. Nothing more, but I am sure you can weasel some more snide remarks against fans here, Jerry.
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Darragh MacAnthony at Peterborough and Andy Holt at Accrington show that social media can be handled professionally by owners if they have the right maturity and self-control.
Using it to give snippets of information and some engagement is good. It can build relationships. The problem for Hilton was that he was using it as the only information source for some news and, most crucially, got too involved with disagreements and personal gripes. No owner is going to have every fan completely on board, even the best. Leaving behind the unfairness in his accusations against the site owners, he should have just ignored those who aren’t so enamoured, instead of fanning the flames, making things worse and making himself look petty and unprofessional.
Hopefully this will be a learning lesson for future conduct.
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Hopefully he has realised his conduct on there was unbecoming and unprofessional and will communicate like a professional from now on.
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It’s a crying shame that free thought cannot happen without such vitriol. I know I can be forthright in my own opinions, but I accept that others may not be so concerned about Hilton. I find it baffling, but I get that after so much turmoil with Swann people just want hope and will be prone to blaming Swann for everything (and he deserves a lot of the blame). However, the reaction from some towards others for thinking otherwise is poor, and the owners of this site seem to be a lightning rod for them. It’s an absolute disgrace that Hilton launched a pile on against those who dedicate their time to running this website in an attempt to sow division.
Hilton claims to want unity, but his actions yesterday have betrayed that. Criticism, even unfair, is part and parcel of being a football club owner. I don’t think there’s an owner in the country who doesn’t deal with it to some extent. However, good owners tend to let their actions speak louder than their words. They don’t turn to social media to whip up a storm against those who aren’t patting their backs.
I would say that if his intention was to create a unified fanbase, it failed spectacularly, but I don’t think that was his motive. As with Bury before, he has a habit of trying to sow discontent against anyone who is remotely sceptical. I know I have been suspicious and sceptical; some might think too much. However, Hilton’s actions yesterday show him up for the man he is and have only made me more so. I have hoped that my worries were false, but the guy is unlikeable and I worry about having him in charge of the club while he acts like he does. It’s unprofessional and does nothing other than divide.
Those who want unity should reflect on how we can have a unified fanbase when the owner engages in abuse and baseless claims against other fans.
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If we are evicted and we are left with no groundshare even (which would be a disaster anyway), Hilton has a lot to answer for. As custodian of the club it is his job to deal with the situation, which was admittedly left in a state by Swann (who will take some blame). This means ensuring a ground for us to play at. He can’t blame Swann for all that, nor fans who dare to question him. He will have to shoulder responsibility, but I suspect he wouldn’t and will be full of the abuse, excuses and slander as seen yesterday.
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but these attempts at division and attacks on others for not being true fans, because they are more questioning of Hilton has to stop.
As does the unsubstantiated rumours being made up by those that think they are in the know about Mr Hilton.
You mean like Company’s House records and his self-admirted involvement with dodgy telemarketing schemes? Not in the same league as making up nonsense to try and divide the fans.
The drug dealing rubbish does fall into this category and some have gone overboard. However, I don’t need to substantiate a post calling out Hilton for his own poor behaviour with whataboutery.
For someone who allegedly cares about division, you evidently care little about Hilton creating division with his baseless attacks on Matt B and E.
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Aidan McCartney (journalist) and The Lower League Look podcast are saying it’s Swann. The former says he was tipped that Swann was breaking his silence today and that sources have confirmed it’s him, while the latter says that information Swann has revealed corresponds perfectly with what associates of Swann have previously told them.
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