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I would like to maybe ask a question to the supporters rather than to Mr Hilton.
Would you agree actions are far better than words?….yes of course they are, words are free and open to anyone who wants to chip in with their pennyworth, it’s a bit different when you have to put your hand in your pocket isn’t it?….and people who have criticised Mr Hilton have not put their hands anywhere near their pockets.
Let me tell you about Mr Hiltons actions at Ilkeston, actions he has not had chance yet to reproduce at Scunthorpe.
When he and his partner brought Ilkeston, it too was on its knees, not so different from the situation at Scunthorpe.
In a relatively short time Ilkestons fortunes have had a massive turnaround, two successive promotions (winning the league on the latest one), Ilkeston now have the best pitch in the league, premiership standard dug out, changing rooms better than most league clubs, an unrivalled hospitality section in non league football, and probably many league grounds as well, so many kids football teams, too many to count, plus ladies teams to boot ( the senior ladies have just made the cup final), other teams and academies travel to play at Ilkeston from far, far away (one team from Southhampton in Feb this year).
The club has a very busy schedule with hospitality events, weddings, parties, business meetings, and host some very high profile charity matches with many celebrities attending or involved.
Sir Kier Starmer chose Ilkeston football club as his platform to address perspective voters on his publicity campaign.
All quite impressive don’t you think, considering 99% of people would struggle to find this very small town of Ilkeston on the map.
Ilkeston have fared well in the higher league they have been promoted to, will finish just outside the playoffs in their first season. But the surprising thing mostly is that they play against a lot of bigger, well established clubs that you find easily on a map, and even more surprising is that Ilkeston town have the highest home attendance in the league, and the most travelling fans to boot, and for a club on the outskirts of the town, that does not have a bus or train service pass anywhere near the ground that’s another surprising thing don’t you think?
Mr Hilton has left Ilkeston in very good hands, and if he were to return in any capacity I am sure it would be to a fanfare of trumpets… even it was as the car park attendant…. finally Mr Hilton and the new manager did not so much jump on a sinking ship… more like the Titanic, but given time you will float up again, and if your not sure about that? Go to a game at Ilkeston and ask the fans about the “before and after” Mr Hilton and his partner.Offline
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I do not know other peoples financial status, but from experiences at Ilkeston and monies spent, with breathtaking improvements to the club and playing structures I think he has proved he is a winner… without doubt!
As for poor communication, we’ll its not is it?… replying, and responding to negative comments from a small percentage of fans, who you would not have heard a peep out of, if the team were likely to escape relaxation is not my idea of good communication.
As I said, let the doubters go to Ilkeston and ask independent fans about Mr Hiltons capability.. and not listen to keyboard warriors.2 users thanked author for this post.
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Topics: 59Bloody hell Deerey every criticism of Jimbob is a criticism of Hiltons judgement. Questioning who owns the ground, where’s his money, where’s is money come from, all negative questioning of him.
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I do not know other peoples financial status, but from experiences at Ilkeston and monies spent, with breathtaking improvements to the club and playing structures I think he has proved he is a winner… without doubt!
As for poor communication, we’ll its not is it?… replying, and responding to negative comments from a small percentage of fans, who you would not have heard a peep out of, if the team were likely to escape relaxation is not my idea of good communication.
As I said, let the doubters go to Ilkeston and ask independent fans about Mr Hiltons capability.. and not listen to keyboard warriors.You’re going off course here, probably on purpose.
There has been no response to reasonable questions which are nothing to do with team performance and nothing in regard to his plans for the club / ground / land.
This is a professional football club, regardless of the previous tenure teh fans expect and deserve to be properly communicated with. Not through Twitter.
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I do not know other peoples financial status, but from experiences at Ilkeston and monies spent, with breathtaking improvements to the club and playing structures I think he has proved he is a winner… without doubt!
As for poor communication, we’ll its not is it?… replying, and responding to negative comments from a small percentage of fans, who you would not have heard a peep out of, if the team were likely to escape relaxation is not my idea of good communication.
As I said, let the doubters go to Ilkeston and ask independent fans about Mr Hiltons capability.. and not listen to keyboard warriors.You’re going off course here, probably on purpose.
There has been no response to reasonable questions which are nothing to do with team performance and nothing in regard to his plans for the club / ground / land.
This is a professional football club, regardless of the previous tenure teh fans expect and deserve to be properly communicated with. Not through Twitter.
What does properly communicated with mean? If not twitter, then what? Carrier pigeon, newspaper, email, meeting at Glandford Park, personal phone calls (mobile or landline?), town crier or smoke signals?
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Patrick here…. and not gone anywhere, just don’t live my life on a keyboard.
Firstly I did try and post on the fans site, for some reason my post is always declined?… I am not so tech minded to understand why?
Secondly, I will welcome any person who has posted on this thread to Ilkeston town, I will point out the massive improvements I have spoken about, and introduce you to lifetime fans who I suspect will give you an honest account of the way the club have climbed mount everest under Mr Hilton. It will probably be about as high and the same distance as Scunthorpe have nose dived in about the same time scale….
The invitation is open and without a tome limit, and I will buy all who come a pint.. .
I find it hard to believe you were losing your club and someone saves it, and he is being stabbed in the back.
Hope he comes back to Ilkeston one day.1 user thanked author for this post.
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Topics: 59Dunno about anyone else but I’d much rather the new owner did his talking via the team on the pitch rather than through hypothetical ideas on the future of the club.
Come May, once the dust has settled on this strange season, the chairman and his staff can sit down and begin to put forward a strategy.
I can wait another 4-6 weeks.
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Peter Swann made many mistakes but selling the club to this weapon was his worst of the lot
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