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I wouldn’t keep Dean!
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Based on the last three matches, and looking at the remaining four, when do you think we’ll score the next goal?
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I hate to say this, but I feel Dean is out of his depth. I have seen nothing that leads me to believe he can actually improve the performances, in fact I would go so far as to say he is actually making things worse.
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I’m still absorbing the intervie, and my thoughts so far as thus;
As much as it pains me to say, he is making the correct choice to shut down the academy, and downsize the staff. I feel for all who are impacted by this, but it had to be done as it threatens the very survival of the club.
The season ticket malarky makes sense to me, and I renewed mine via bank transfer last week. There is little benefit to Scunthorpe United if the bank just trickle feeds season ticket sales through on a match-by-match basis.
I agree with the club offices going part-time, however I do admit, I have reservartions about day-to-day operations being shipped out of town. A football club should be part of the community, and this goes against that!
As for players training in Ilkeston during the week. I’m not too fused about that; most of the players and playing staff are not locals to Scunthorpe so if better facilities exist elsewhere, why not use them (although I would like to know how much it will cost Scunthorpe United to access those facilities). That said, I do hope this is a short-term solution, and that DH builds something better in Scunthopre or the surrounding area. Perhaps something that could bring in extra revenue, with a gym, cafe, bar, multi-use pitches etc.
Overall I would say that I am firmly in camp 2, I will continue to support Scunthorpe United in any way I can, and will watch closely to see if DH makes good on his words. If he does, he will have my backing, if he doesn’t, I’ll round up a mob with pitch forks and chase him out of town!
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It’s worth noting that there is little between the two managers (Nelson & Dean);
Nelson’s Record : Pld 8, W2, D2, L4 Pts 8 F8 A13 GD-5
Dean’s Record (so far): Pld 11, W3, D2, L6 Pts 11 F12 A19 GD-7They both average 1 point per match (Niel Cox averaged .86).
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It is sad to be saying this as a long-term supporter; barring a miracle of biblical proportions, we will be playing National League North football next season.
Arguably we do have the easiest run in of all the teams however, the points gap between us and safety means we would have to suddenly develop from a struggling team to the best team in the league overnight. Whilst there is some promising play, we are a mile away from being that sort of team.
Time to start planning the away trip to Banbury United.
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Classic Tory move; Get your Tory donor, PM loan facilitator, chair of the BBC to deflect the conversation away from the illegal, immoral, and badly designed legislation and pass the public furore onto a television pundit rather than where it truly belongs.
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The whole team put in a shift but for me, Butterfield had an absolute stormer of a match…he was everywhere!
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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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