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Not sure if this has been raised already, so apologies if it has and I’ve missed it. There is one way to get rid of Swann, which would be drastic but at least enable things to move on.
Start afresh with a new club.
There are plenty of downsides, of course, not least that this would result in administration for SUFC Ltd, but given how bad things are at the moment there’s no guarantee it won’t happen anyway. The accounts for SUFC Ltd and Coolsilk make grim reading, with a lot of red ink and if Swann won’t sell for a realistic price then leave him with the problem. Of course, administration would cost jobs but, again, that’s probably going to happen in any event given how bad things have become.
If a consortium were to put in, say, £1.25m and if crowd-funding were to raise £500,000, both of which are feasible, then a new club could be started. The huge benefit of this would be an enormous amount of goodwill and a decent income from what is a very loyal fan-base. Ground-sharing could be used — Gainsborough would have an ironic attraction to it, if they’re amenable — in the short to medium-term.
Clubs such as AFC Wimbledon have proved this can be done; and, who knows, “AFC Scunthorpe”, “Scunthorpe Town” or even “Scunthorpe United 2023” might even find themselves playing ‘at home’ should a certain football ground eventually become available at a knock-down price.
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He did say our Club would be in a better position when he left than when he took over and also that he would give the stadium back at some point to our Club.
And the difference was Chamberlain believed he was told the truth whereas Mr Swann convinced fans he was telling the truth !
Aye – and Neville Chamberlain said ‘peace for our time’ – and he had a signed piece of paper to prove it!!
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Question is where would we have to restart and what sort of crowds could we attract at that level? Chances are that it would be North East Counties Div 1, which is level 10 – so it would take 5 years, minimum, to get back to our current position. A big risk.
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I’m not of too dissimilar a position Bucks but believe it can be done with Elliot and co with the current club.
Hopefully Elliot is contacting Gainsborough etc and can come to some agreement that won’t hinder the club financially going forward. I’d take a few years in the wilderness with the current club with the view of returning to Scunthorpe if either:
A) Swann was forced to sell Glanford park at a price we could afford
B) we worked with the council and attained land for a new ground. Could end similar up with a basic set up Darlington.
The relegation to NLN could work in our favour in that we are dropping to what is effectively a part time league where costs can be scaled back and the local consortiums money can stretch further.
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Yep desperate times sometimes call for doing something with a risk but us better then holding on to the current trouble. Think there is some merit in what Buck’s is saying and it’s worthy of debate.
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On the contrary. I think they’ve done everything they could, however, Swann was never going to sell to them
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It’s all about the money they never had enough, as of yet.
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Well, going back to my earlier post about starting afresh with a new club, it’s clear from the latest available balance sheet that SUFC Ltd is now worth less than nothing. Having supported Swann in the past I cannot forgive the man. He’s taken enough already in lieu of the appalling mess he’s made and I don’t want him to get a penny more from the club. Anyone buying it from him would struggle to make ends meet given the problems he’s created and it’s hard to see how the club could do anything other than decline, even under new owners.
A fresh start would bring much needed hope and positivity, even at the lowest level, while new owners would have funds to build a strong squad and climb back through the leagues.
It would be interesting to know what others think, of course, but I’d rather be supporting a club on the way up than one on the way down while having some satisfaction from Swann being left “holding the baby”.
Why are people thanking them?
Why don’t you understand why they are? Maybe ask yourself that if you’re so puzzled? Or they all wrong and you right? Rightyo!
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Topics: 80Off point a bit -but what happens with the money those lads put in for the wages last month ?
Is it just a donation ?If the club does go seems unfair on them to lose their cash when they were trying to save the club and are massive fans .
Havent posted for a while but been keeping up to date ,fear that Swanns regular threats in the podcasts that ‘the club goes ‘ were not even a bluff but might become reality .
Hardy sounds like another liability to so not sure whats best or options for your club now.
I originally just started listening to the podcasts as Swann came accross as a parody /comedy character like Fenty did .But obviously now things have gone too far .
Hope the iron are saved and in good hands ,i thought the local lads seemed like they would have been ideal so a shame that cant be done .
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If a Hardy consortium bid is accepted, I hope supporters applauding it will bother to find out exactly where the funds are coming from (I.e. is it real money or huge, interest crippling loans?). If it’s huge loans that don’t have a cat in hells chance of being paid off then I’d sooner the club started afresh and quit the slow death. But hey, we’ve no say in it have we.
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Topics: 80Loans come back and bite people on their 4rse.
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Anyone but your mate Swann ,the Guy running the show,seems to come in for flak from you,
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I wanted them to buy the club and would be over the moon if they had, but you know I always believed they hadn’t got the dosh.
Strange people, stump up a high five figure sum for last months wages knowing they didn’t have enough cash leftover to complete a purchase, or…
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