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the forum will be to reveal hillton master plan… place all blame on former owner … announce we are regrettably playing at gainsborough subject to league approval .. training at quibell park. hoping council help with a plot of land for glanny mk2
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Assuming there’ll be no livestream of the fans forum, is anybody going planning to do live tweets of the main points as they happen? Is anyone from BBC Humberside attending? There are many fans regionaly, nationally and internationally who can’t go but have a huge interest.
Some of us knew from the day he drove down the M180 and pulled into Glanford Park in his leased Rolls Royce what was to come.
Despite the obvious signs some gullible supporters handed over £1899 to a man in order to join a club situated in a stadium that the man doesn’t and never will own.
Then followed an even larger amount of supporters clenching fistfuls of £20 notes to buy a season ticket for a club who currently have zero assets and are unlikely to be able to fulfill their fixtures in Scunthorpe next season.
They handed over this cash to the same man who currently owns the name “Scunthorpe United” but nothing else.
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just seen a rumour on twitter we are also under a transfer embargo until the pensions are up to date🤡🤡🤡
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I hope some of your prominent supporters have met to agree a coordinated approach to asking questions of Hilton. No subjects should be off limits.
A good starting point should be his history, reasons for his name changes (he’s only acknowledged the White/Hilton change), lack of any proven track record and financial success in business, his personal wealth, reason why his company accounts are overdue, the legal dispute with Stoneygate 2007. These subjects are pertinent in understanding how he operates and what you can expect. For those saying you are not bothered about this, you are simply sticking your heads in the sand.
The second subject should be the terms of sale which he agreed with Peter Swann and the funding of the same. I expect the transfer of the club’s shares was done at £0 on the understanding that Hilton would agree to take on the existing liabilities. Obviously the purchase of the ground, training ground, surrounding land and naming rights is a whole different ball game – given that Hilton said he would not be financing the club with loans, where was the money coming from to purchase the freehold?
Questions about football and a whole host of other peripheral subjects are really immaterial at this stage.
Given the number of years Hilton has been involved at Ilkeston there appears to be a lack of interviews both on and off camera and the fact he’s doing a fans’ forum at your place suggests to me that he needs you more than you need him.
Stick to the facts, keep it polite but don’t let the night and agenda be dictated to you.
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No interest whatsoever in 98% of that stuff provided he gives satisfactory (and believable) answers to the 2 questions that matter:
How are you going to return us to the EFL?
What is happening with the ground/site?
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Not looking for guarantees of EFL football Awaywego. Nothing can be guaranteed and we have had 10 years of bullshit promises.
I do hope though that the club have a plan to have a go though. Happy with one step at a time so a plan on try and win NLN will do for starters.
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Scunthorpe United is a football club , its a fans forum so questions should be about the club the plans moving forward and its future ..i dont give a rats arse what Hilton has done in the past and what good will it do fans delving into his past i want the deal to go through and the club to survive and prosper for the benefit of the town and all involved including staff and supporters.
Im not privvy to any inside info just hope the very negative things we are hearing be it truth gossip rumour or fact dont happen as the thought of ground sharing , going bust would be a disaster for so many.
Not long to wait to find out more info via the forum ..then on to the 24th May deadline
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I know you will be in good company. The majority of people come away from events like this feeling great because they have had hot air blown up their bottoms from start to finish . Whether or not what is said withstands scrutiny is another matter entirely.
The logic of not caring about Hilton is flawed and I doubt you would apply the same logic to other things that you hold dear to your heart. If you care for your club you should have an interest in who owns it.
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just seen a rumour on twitter we are also under a transfer embargo until the pensions are up to date🤡🤡🤡
Whoops
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It is, but I do wonder what those who dismiss the ground share as rumour will do if it happens. Hopefully not pivoting to just assumptions it’s all Swann’s fault and no assessment of Hilton.
That said, ironinsider is staking a lot on this. If untrue it would be hard to regain credibility over Hilton claims. If true, it might be worth paying him more attention for those keen to dismiss.
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