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Right, hearing over. Will try and summarise it in this thread….
Longer than expected, but very bureaucratic.
Iron fans can breath a little easier, we’re not getting kicked out any time soon.
— Max Bell (@Max_Bell_11) August 29, 2023
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The row between Scunthorpe Utd’s current/former owners, David Hilton & Peter Swann, over ownership of the club’s Glanford Park stadium will go to a 3-day trial at a TBD date in Jan-Mar, 2024. The ruling was just made by District Judge Royle at a long directions hearing in Leeds.
— Matt Slater (@mjshrimper) August 29, 2023
When asked for comment, Hilton said: “No comment. Go away.” The most interesting line from the hearing was that Scunthorpe Utd are currently paying Swann 7 pence a week rent for use of the stadium.
— Matt Slater (@mjshrimper) August 29, 2023
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So once again ironinsider/ ironeye is found wanting about the fate of SUFC, we were apparently out on our arse today according to him a short while back. I will put that comment from him in the same file as , won’t kick a ball at GP this season, won’t see a single new player signed play for us this season and won’t be seen wearing a new kit this season. Ironinsider/ ironeye early season report just out, must try harder and pay more attention to what is actually going on 😂
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Ironinsider seems to see the murmurings of potential trouble, which do give concern, but then jumps to the worst possible conclusion and says anyone who thinks otherwise is blind. The truth is in between everything being hunky dory and at last chance saloon.
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Yep ..there’s always a downside to every glimmer IB… if you look hard enough and really want it.
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First thing is why would such a ridiculously low sum be paid in the first place? Is it lack of dialogue between the two parties involved?, has Hilton tried to get a rental deal in place and Swann refused?, so many unknown answers and as usual the fans are left with guessing what the reality actually is between Swann and Hilton but the situation is blatantly and clearly bloody ridiculous.
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Yep ..there’s always a downside to every glimmer IB… if you look hard enough and really want it.
I noticed IB’s last thread he started about Ilkeston didn’t get many posts, just one from me I believe and he never answered that one question I asked him, what ya gonna do?
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funnily enough wanted £1.5m before any searches (is what I have gleaned from various sources – but heavily caveated by this just being my opinion).
No that’s not just your opinion. A fan on twitter posted an exert from an interview Swann gave.
This is what he said….
“I have to stick with the 1.5mill upfront” Swann said. “I took a mortgage out for the majority of that used to support the club as I had no choice. I have to pay that off and that would be paid using the land”.
Hilton though after going over it more closely found issues and told Swann he wanted those clearing up before getting the initial 1.5mill but Swann declined and this is where we are.
Just hope supporters will wait and get the official facts now instead of listening to the rumours having us hung and quartered, and not believing the proper people at the club, any news from ironeye or interested bystander this afternoon.
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To be fair, the question of ground issues was true, and this was dismissed as rumours. As was a supporter cap. I think there is a lot for people to reflect on, and not just from IE. Of course we shouldn’t jump to the worst conclusions, as he did, when the situation is rectifiable. At least for the short term. That said, we shouldn’t just assume whatever is said about Hilton must be false because of Swann/trouble makers/club killers/whatever. There was a chance we could have been evicted with this, and many did dismiss this as nonsense when it was first being mooted.
What we should do (everyone, myself included) is to unite behind the team and keep an eye on our club, while not getting sucked in to the agendas of the two main men involved. Hilton succeeding in court or finding common ground with Swann is what I hope for, but it may be that he makes a cock up or even be wrong, jeopardising our future. We should be open to that in the coming months as the full hearing approaches.
That said, no immediate need for doom and gloom. Our short term future is secure and we can be happy for another day.
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What happened today was exactly what David Hilton predicted would happen when he told those present at the February fans forum that Swann had ceased channels of communication.
Hopefully common sense will now prevail though it is my opinion that we saw little of that in the 10 year tenure.
It would be great if personal agendas could be put aside or at least find different outlets for speculation dressed up as facts.
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