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As usual as fans we are left to guess and speculate but I think there’s 3 scenarios possibly going on with Scunthorpe United.
1. Jimmy Dean may not be a good enough manager to get this team over the line.
2. Some of the players probably the higher paid, supposedly higher level Hilton signings are coasting as they know there won’t be a big new contract here at the end of the season, promotion or not.
3. It isn’t that easy to beat the teams in this league with full time, higher level players and we just need to recruit a squad of players proven capable to deal with it.
For point 1 – Up until January despite all the off field dramas we were running away at the top of the league so Dean seemed to have the formula then.
For point 2 – up until January despite all the off field dramas we were running away at the top of the league. And it wasn’t all down to Smith and Roberts, so the players seemed to be capable then.
For point 3 – Part time lads probably living locally to whichever team and playing more to be footballers than money plus a few decent loan signings seems to be a good option to do well in this league.
The club know what is going on.
If it’s point 1, get on replace Dean or come out and say he’s here until the end of the season. Silence leads to problems.
If it’s point 2, come out and tell us the players have downed tools, it might be unprecedented to do that but I’d make it known who isn’t bothered.
If it’s point 3, come out and tell us that Hilton’s fantasy signings aren’t the way to go and we’ll be here next season but with a more suitable squad. And if it isn’t Dean at fault, give him a contract now for next season so any players wanting to stay here know they need to impress him.That’s my 10 pence worth anyway
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Surely, these negative thought patterns can only be found in players who have already guaranteed a new club.
Could there be all that many?
All of those who have not must know that the new salary structure could very easily turn out to be the very best that they can achieve. That incentivises players.
Potential new clubs will clearly be scared off when scouts report that their target can’t be arsed to give us full measure when chasing promotion!
What of those plenty of players who will still end up needing to get a contract with us?
What of those who recognise that they fell lucky to get such a hefty deal from Hilton? May they not want to stay?
Promotion would have given better earning potential to all players.
I do not buy into the idea that loadsa players are not giving their best.
Say three of our better players have got new clubs lined up.
It would only take as few as three to sabotage our season.
If this idea holds any water at all – I wonder who the trio might be?1 user thanked author for this post.
The underperforming players have short memories.
They need to cast their minds back a few months ago when they were left in the shit without wages by a conman.
The fans who they’re supposed to be entertaining put their hands in their pockets to ensure their wages were paid.
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!4 users thanked author for this post.
These players must realise that it’s highly unlikely that any club, at the level at which they’re capable of playing, will be likely to match or even approach their current terms.
(Unless, of course, they have a “SuperAgent” who has convinced them that there is interest from the EFL. I hope potential suitors were at Darlo!!)2 users thanked author for this post.
If “their minds may be on how they’re going to sustain that level of income they’ve got used to for so long”, then it is basically an unforeseen consequence of Hilton’s ownership.
If that is the case then come out and say it as a club. Just say “Unfortunately a number of players were signed on contracts that are unsustainable beyond this season and some of those players have indicated they will have to look elsewhere. We hope the fans will appreciate they are as much victims as any of us of the events of the last year and whilst they will do their best for Jimmy and the team, they have serious considerations to deal with affecting their futures. “I doubt it TJO. IMO it’s endemic of a wider societal problem but we may be best parking that one?
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They are lucky enough to have a career which puts them in the public eye, they don’t need to be embarrassed, they’re doing that themselves. I don’t think they’re being abused for not playing a game well, we’re NLN not PL, but rather for a perceived lack of effort. Acceptable? Maybe not. Understandable? Possibly.
Many fans are in jobs where they can be dismissed for underperforming and don’t have the luxury of a footballers guaranteed contract no matter how underwhelming their performances are.3 users thanked author for this post.
Yes “let’s just embarrass people publicly by calling them overpaid,”I’m sure that’s what every board member wants, what effing world do you live in?
They’re footballers not baby killers , people want to embarrass and abuse them for not playing a game well?Give it a rest fella. The same world where you want to make piss take funny video topics to ridicule someone trying to do their job.
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Not if you’ve alreďy sold it or got offers, or agent’s telling you offers are in the pipeline
So how many of our properties do you reckon have already been sold then Deerey?
Maybe they should have “sold” or “under offer” on the back of their shirts so we’d have an idea.
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