Ilkeston

[Patrick0811]

Very interesting attachment you have put on here .
Our club is a sustainable model for any football club to take note and follow, we have very recently spent several thousands of pounds installing new toilets and and a dance floor, in order to enhance our hospitality options, we have in the past paid big wages to ex pro’s with limited success and possibly not concentrating so much on the non football side of running a club, which of course it is very important to not rely on turnover takings, many chairman of clubs at our level are voicing opinions of low than average attendances this year in pre -season friendlies, this of course is almost certainly due to the current financial crisis, so in my opinion my son, the chairman here, is concentrating on expanding our hospitality income, pitch rental, tournaments, weddings, wakes, presentations. etc, in order to make the club not reliant on turnstile takings, and it seems to be working.
As I have stated previously, I was very impressed at the set up and standard at Rushall when we played there last year, all young lads, played us off the park, and few, if any, on big money, they surprised a few (but not me) when they won the play offs, I personally think it is worth trying their system of neutering a young team for a season or two, and hopefully do a “Rushall” and spend more constantly uprating our already superb facilities, as witnessed by Scunny fans when they visited here recently.
My son runs our club to the best of his ability, and makes the decisions with very little or any criticism from our fans, they know that since Himself and Dave Hilton took over the club it has prospered beyond their expectations, so they don’t take much notice of other people’s opinion, but more of what they see with their own eyes…. and certainly not what People put on social media.
Our fans are brilliant, and create a great atmosphere for such a small club…. win ,lose, or draw.

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

Most of us on here can testify that sticking 11 young lads together rarely ends well in professional football. Rushall will most certainly be the exemption to the rule.

It looks like Leroy Lita may be leaving too, and again, some of your fans seem concerned. That doesn’t take away any of the good work going on behind the scene, as like I said previously, I was impressed with the set up you have there.

Many of our fans are worried we have no ground to legally call our own. This doesn’t make us toxic, or divided. Just genuine supporters expressing concern like some Ilkeston fans are expressing at the minute

[Deereyme66]

‘certainly not what People put on social media.’ Like you on here?

[sufc_not_on_tour]

This Patrick character spends more time on this forum making out the sun shines out of his sons backside.
Tell me old man, do you drive your son about or is his driving ban up?
Has he finished carrying out his punishment for assaulting an emergency worker?

[Patrick0811]

Yes ban over, driving his own top of the range …Range Rover, but still looking for a couple of people to thump…
Thanks for the laugh… you have made my day

[sufc_not_on_tour]

Patrick0811 wrote:

Yes ban over, driving his own top of the range …Range Rover, but still looking for a couple of people to thump…
Thanks for the laugh… you have made my day

You think that drinking and driving and assaulting an emergency worker is something to laugh about?
Thank you for clarifying what sort of “man” you and your son are.

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Rene Artois

[Patrick0811]

Maybe I did notmake things clear?, I don’t think we are going to try and stick 11 yoing players together, we have some good experienced players who we will keep, but maybe introduce some young players instead of older experienced players joining… which will in some way explain Leroy Lita leaving.
Leroy has been brilliant here, and stated that it has been great to play at our club, and he’s a nice guy as well.
We are trying a different approach to see how it goes?
You seen a decent guy, and your posts are reasonable and good to read.

[Interested Bystander]

Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg wrote:

I actually spoke to Mark briefly when Hilton first took over. He had nothing but good things to say in regards to Hilton’s time at Ilkeston. The only shadow cast was the ground development plans being shelved for a couple of reasons.

Mark is a Hilton cheerleader but I’ll cut him some slack. Not that long ago, he sadly lost his first wife, Nicola to breast cancer at a very young age.

I don’t have an issue with people who happen to have a different opinion, but I do have an issue with liars, fantasists and generally those who wish to rewrite history for their own reasons.

[Iron-awe]

Patrick seems fair minded to me, I guess for the sense of balance he probably feels hs son needs a good kicking to even things up.

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

Patrick0811 wrote:

Maybe I did notmake things clear?, I don’t think we are going to try and stick 11 yoing players together, we have some good experienced players who we will keep, but maybe introduce some young players instead of older experienced players joining… which will in some way explain Leroy Lita leaving.
Leroy has been brilliant here, and stated that it has been great to play at our club, and he’s a nice guy as well.
We are trying a different approach to see how it goes?
You seen a decent guy, and your posts are reasonable and good to read.

That’s fair enough.

What level do most Ilkeston fans see as their natural level in the pyramid?

[Patrick0811]

We are a small club in a small town, so we are realistic about things.
We have had 3 promotions in 5 years so have come a long way.
National league North would be as good as we could get I think?..
So to have hosted Scunthorpe the other week was notable to say the least, and of course we hosted Derby County last night.
We are a strong community with everyone pulling in the same direction, and have created a junior set up second to none in football circles…
Thats about the short and tall of it.

[cassidystash]

Patrick0811 wrote:

I personally think it is worth trying their system of neutering a young team for a season or two, and hopefully do a “Rushall” and

I’m not sure you’d find many young players agreeing to that Patrick, seems a bit harsh and I think it’s permanent. It’s only a game after all!!

[MK Iron]

That age old question, neuter or nurture?

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Rene Artois

[CMC]

Just read in the Non-League paper they are on their Third manager of the season already.

[ironfromafar]

CMC wrote:

Just read in the Non-League paper they are on their Third manager of the season already.

In free fall after a promising start .. i would be bring Barrows back off loan ASAP the way injuries n suspensions are shaping up at Scunny

[cassidystash]

Nobody injured or suspended that would need Barrows to replace him IFA.

[ironfromafar]

cassidystash wrote:

Nobody injured or suspended that would need Barrows to replace him IFA.

I thought he is a very versatile player can play numerous positions .. loosing every week at Ilkeston not good for his confidence as well.

[MK Iron]

Thought I saw Barrows there yesterday.

Also Ogle had a chat with the physio when he came off and disappeared down the tunnel. May be nothing but Barrows would be the obvious replacement.

[Iron-awe]

Ogle was holding his ribs at the front when he came off and speaking to the physio, maybe an intercostal injury?

[lesgeo]

Noooooo!

[CMC]

Has anyone kept Patrick’s number?

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SODIron

[CMC]

MK Iron wrote:

Thank you Patrick for your kind offer particularly after the abuse you received from 2 or 3 of the arseholes that inevitably turn up on every open forum.

billpuntonsghost wrote:

The problem is Patrick,99% or more Scunthorpe fans are genuine guys,as you say.
Unfortunately the less than 1% are a substantial number on this site.
The majority of fans I speak to,and I ask,do you go on Iron Bru,they look at me with a blank stare,thankfully.

Siderite wrote:

We would be more likely to have unity if people like bpg didn’t slag off anyone who dares to think differently.

Some of us are concerned about what might happen to our club because of the ground issue. If that makes me an ingenuine guy and not a proper fan (because I am not just cheering on the owner and believing whatever he says, no matter how fishy), then so be it. I am not going to delude myself to please others.

This is how you find and post quotes lads, Next time you want to bring something up.

MK’s “Arseholes” quote and Siderite’s scepticism the highlights there.

[MK Iron]

Arsehole continues to demonstrate why they are an arsehole shock.

[Rene Artois]

I see Ilkeston finished mid-table (11th)

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