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I’m worried that we will continue to drop down into NLN, as there is almost certainly not going to be any money to spend on, at least half decent new players.
I did trust Swann for the first few years. But the recent asset stripping, plus the neglect of our team and our ground, (we haven’t even got a working scoreboard damnit), is hardly what I would call inspiring.
I really do fear for for the future, and hope that it doesn’t unravel in the next two or three seasons.
Yep pretty much spot on … now got used to the fact of NL and its woes but the thought and worry of a further drop is both shocking and sadly a very real possibility depending what does or doesnt happen re the clubs ownership and any subsequent investment etc.
They are a disgrace and need to go NOW.
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Pointless going over all of that again, Pat. In my defence I don’t think we’re where we are because of “missed commercial opportunities”.
I believe Swann’s denied it but my understanding is that he and his family played a major role in bringing players to the club. If that is the case then I believe it was the main contributory factor to our being in the current predicament. Recruitment should always have been left to the manager and his staff, with the Chairman’s role being to look after the financial side and that alone. Over and above this his hire and fire attitude to managers has been a disaster.
Where I have some sympathy for Swann is covid, which will undoubtedly have hit his business interests very hard given its impact on the hospitality sector. However, covid hit most people hard and I think it’s poor for Swann to use this as an excuse, which he appears to be doing even if he is accepting responsibility for the club’s plight. It certainly appears that he’s put his personal and business interests above those of the club, which would be more understandable had he not been the one to have created the problems in the first place.
Swann’s saying he wants the club to be financially sound but if he’s transferred assets to cover losses — and I believe this to be the case but, again, cannot be 100% certain — I think this is very poor given where it’s left us. As I’ve said before his plans were sound but his execution and decision-making have been the exact opposite. Ultimately, Swann has taken the club from a great position — we were in the Div 1 play-offs just a few short years ago — to an appalling one and I will never, ever forgive him for that.
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Pointless going over all of that again, Pat. In my defence I don’t think we’re where we are because of “missed commercial opportunities”.
I agree it’s pointless, that’s exactly why I said let’s just draw a line and move on. I am not saying for one minute that missed commercial opportunities are the reason we are where we are BUT, they are a big cog in the whole shit show that has got us here!
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Such mismanagement was also a key indicator that the Swanns had flaws in ownership. It wasn’t the reason for our collapse, but shoddy handling of more minor affairs is unprofessional and creates the impression that the higher ups are incompetent.
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To be totally honest – an overwhelming sense of relief – this has been coming for over 2 years now and I freely admit to not travelling to Glanford park for 3 years. I supported the Iron through the dark years of the 70’s when we applied for re-election on a regular basis but have never wavered in my support until a certain Mr Swann showed has face ( did no-one realise what he did to Gainsborough Trinity before accepting his blood money). Successive mangers have has absolutely no chance with the embargo in place so hope we have a complete clear out of playing staff and start again from scratch. This can only happen if Swann ‘disappears’ taking his nepotism and sycophantic apologists with him. It is not loyality to the club blindly accepting what has happened over the past 3 years – wake up, smell the roses, and get behind a ‘new’ club and future. I’ll be back as soon as Swann sells up but not before – don’t suppose he fancies his chances at Grimsby or Hull ?
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The effect of money dominates and you need an astronomical amount of money to stabilise in the 2nd tier, which makes a dream like our 00s good run seem next to impossible now.
Thank you Mr Wharton for sharing your hobby with us…
Been watching them too long to change or stop now.
Plan for a least the first couple of seasons in turning it into a adventure, plenty of new grounds and who knows may battle through to the 1st round of the FA Cup and get a league side on the telly.1 user thanked author for this post.
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