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Last night was always gonna be a tough night; Barnet are up there for a reason, and it showed they are an organised, competent, physical team.
Whilst the result and performance was not ideal we have to be realistic, especially given the last week. Jimmy Dean has only been working with the players for a few days, and the new players have probably had one full training session. This showed last night, the team looked disjointed and Owen Foster looked nervous from the get-go.
I did like the look of Leake, I think he will do a good job for us. However, the rest of the signings looked a little ‘rusty’ for me. That said, McDonagh looks like he could be a threat, and was suprisingly nippy for a player of his size.
Overall, I came away from the ground feeling a little frustrated but optimistic. We are rapidly running out of matches and know staying up is gonna be a challenge. Will we stay up? My heart says yes, but my head says no. Am I disappointed with how things are at Scunthorpe United today? No, only two weeks ago we faced the realistic prospect of Scunthorpe United Football Club Limited being wound up by the end of March. Whereas today my biggest concern is whether we will manage to avoid the drop. I’ll take those concerns with a smile on my face!!!
The next two weeks are critical for both Scunthorpe United and Jimmy Dean. We need to strengthen a little more, and we need to come out all guns blazing when we play Dagenham & Redbridge. Get a result at our next match and I will start to feel a little more confident, however if we don’t win then relegation looks like a near certainty (if it isn’t already)!
Whatever this season brings it has been hugely successful…we have rid ourselves of the Swann dynasty and can start to rebuild.
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@Lesgeo – after the last 3 seasons this is a good problem to have!
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Wasn’t KVV a pert-time plasterer or something?
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Taxes owed by a limited company are different to personal tax owed, so it is not the same as Lester Piggott and Boris Becker whom I believe, were engaged in some tax evasion pratices.
The taxes owed by Scunthorpe United are likely VAT on sales, and perhaps income tax that they will have deducted from employees wages when they paid them. Depending on their setup with HMRC most organisations will pay these taxes quarterly, or yearly. Failure to pay these on time can result in penalties being added to the amount too, and this will only compound the issues.
In short, Swann and the directors are protected from this taxation debt as the debt is owed by the iimited company and not the directors.
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Some great work from Kieran Maguire – he’s really putting the spotlight on the murky dealings of our club owner. I love the fact that he shows clearly that the statement made on the website from Swann appears to contradict the court filings.
I noted that Jeff Stelling mentioned Scunthorpe United in this tweet (https://twitter.com/JeffStelling/status/1610438779084636160). Hopefully the press will start picking this up and run with the story. The more eyes on Swann the better. It may not save the club, but at least it will let the world know exactly what sort of a human being Mr Swann is!
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The “Fans Director” contributes as mush as our broken scoreboard. I cannot recall the last time he made a meaningful announcement, or even acknowledged the fans legitimate concerns. I can only assume that the club have instructed him to say nothing, and if that is indeed the case, he should resign as they are preventing him doing what he was elected to do!
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Was talking on Sunday why aren’t the trust doing something, why not have talks with Ian and let the trust have a fund to buy part of the club never to be sold, my 1000 pounds waiting.
Agree 100% – The Iron Trust should be leading this. I have £500 waiting, and will happily donate a regular £150 each month to keep the club afloat!
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72 years since the first round of the FA cup without the Iron taking part.
Thanks Peter.
Not quite true, I can remember 3 seasons between 2007/08 and 2010/11 when we didn’t enter until the 3rd round. You remember those days? Back when the club was run like a hobby.
Yeah, but we have a purchase ledger and non-league football…so much more professional than those ‘hobby years’.
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I wouldn’t worry too much, I am certain Lee Turnbullsh*te will issue a meaningful statement any week now!
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The sticking point for the deal is likely to be the ground.
Any prospective owner is likely to want to have the ‘club’ and the ground, the trouble is though, Coolsilk Property & Investment Limited took out a loan with Property Funding 2 Limited, and used Glanford Park as security for their company loan. If Swann includes the ground in the sale of Scunthorpe United FC Coolsilk will need to pay off the loan first.
I am starting to fear the very worst for Scunthorpe United right now. Given the fact that the club is losing money week on week, I doubt there are few who have the spare cash to purchase the club AND invest. Without the ground the club has a few salable assets in the way of players, a large number of staff that need to be paid each month, and income streams that do not meet expenditure. I fear we are soon to be facing insolvency, administration, and likely liquidation.
The only winner in this scenario is the same man who is in control of the sale!
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Great vlog; your Gran is a legend!
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With no real updates coming from the club, or Swann, or the board, or the “fans director”, or local news, it is to be expected that supporters will speculate as to progress or lack thereof, and there will be likely any number of “my mates, best mate window cleaner knows <insert name here>, and he says <insert random update here>.”
From a personal perspective, I hope I am wrong but I have seen, read, or heard nothing that makes me believe there is a deal to be sealed anytime soon. To add to that, it appears abundantly clear to me that the club is operating at a loss right now, and cannot continue to accrue debt indefinitely. At some point something will have to give; either the current owners will have to invest more of their cash, the club is sold to new owners and they invest, or the club is liquidated.
Whatever the outcome, one thing we can all agree on; Peter Swann’s reign has been an unmitigated disaster!
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Swann appears to have a reverse midas touch, everything he touches turns to sh*t!
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IMO the keeper is the most important position on the pitch.
A good keeper who commands his area instills confidence throughout the defence, and this spreads into the rest of the team. An inexperienced keeper, who is prone to mistakes instills a nervousness across the defence, and by extension to the rest of the team.
It is no coinicidence that SUFC have struggled defensively over the last few seasons. If we ever want to progress and return to the EFL we need to find a good keeper.
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