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It’s not Steve Whartons fault at all. How many fans believed what SWANN had to say when he first took over our Club. Although we definitely didn’t, it was pie in the sky and several fans have talked us down and argued he was the best thing since sliced bread. SWANN with his big talk and Rodwell by his side talked the talk but they definitely can’t walk the walk. You are doing what exactly SWANN AND HIS FAMILY WANT, ushering the blame away from them, by you blaming someone else. We’ve just listened to the podcast, have you yet? They are coming out on there now and saying SWANN AND HIS FAMILY with their decisions are the cause of the situation we are now in. DROPPING OUT OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE!
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Wharton may take some blame for lack of due diligence, but Swann isn’t a force of nature. He has agency and the buck rests with him. :-)
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The problems manifested themselves later on – absolutely suicidal decisions to appoint son as chief scout, turning off all funding almost overnight (maybe his wife stopped his money I don’t
know) 11 managers in 9 years, u-23’s built up then disbanded (actually become the first team) awful recruitment without any football knowledge, a loan leading to crippling embargo which results in the loss of our league status – but it is the constant untruths spouted in the press that sum up his tenure – he has zero credibility now and knows it – hence his absence from SUFC10 users thanked author for this post.
Steve Wharton had been looking for a “suitable” buyer for 3 years before Swann.Unfortunately his health situation meant that he eventually had to take who was available.
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In the past I have criticised Mr Wharton. But he has no responsibility for what we are witnessing now.
This is solely the responsibilty of Mr Peter Swann.
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I blame Mr R A C Symes, for setting up the club in 1899.
We could all have been supporting various other clubs instead!
And probably will be in a couple of years.
We should hold a poll:
Who will you support once the Iron cease to exist?
Grimsby Town
Lincoln City
Doncaster Rovers
Hull City
Barton
Brigg Town
Winterton Rangers
Bottesford Town
Someone else.
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Yes Awaywego most chairmen will want their investment back when they leave but not many take the club’s stadium and assets and transfer them to their own company as well. He has gambled with club’s money by his extortionate spending and then taking all our club’s assets to fund it too. Don’t tell me this is fair and reasonable. Is it verging on being illegal? Its definitely perverse in my opinion.
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Nothing. YET!
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Then he’d be paying rent to himself, in effect? That would show up on the accounts presumably?
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Presumably, your on the right track I think. I believed he was building a brand new ground once. 😂😂😂
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Wharton didn’t sell the club to Swann.
When he left the club it was Dennis Hobson who was lined up to replace him.
The other directors blocked this and went for Swann.
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I blame Mr R A C Symes, for setting up the club in 1899.
We could all have been supporting various other clubs instead!
And probably will be in a couple of years.
We should hold a poll:
Who will you support once the Iron cease to exist?
Grimsby Town
Lincoln City
Doncaster Rovers
Hull City
Barton
Brigg Town
Winterton Rangers
Bottesford Town
Someone else.
No team, I’ve had it with football supporting.None of the above I will support the club that will be formed from the ashes that Swann leaves behind.
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To apb. There are no shareholders meetings anymore. There are no votes, no anything they are called Fans Forums where no matter what is said from the floor they are ignored.
I believe Mr Swann did say he has 91.5% of the shares. As to volume of Mr Whartons shares they got watered down by the way Mr Swann introduced capital to fund whatever he deemed needed funding.
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What part of in his seventies and not well do you not get?
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The bit that he’s still an active company secretary and director to this day whether he’s not well or in his seventies. Fair play to him he got his money back. Certainly our best chairman for achievements on the pitch up to date.
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