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In his latest post he says there’s a winding up order coming from the Tax,man, he said he’d paid that hence “saving our club” excuse my scepticism.
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Apart from Iron Insider/Ironeye, I haven’t seen a single post on here actually calling for him to go at any point. Even IB just posts stuff about Hilton and doesn’t call for him to go. I don’t know If there are people saying that on Facebook and Twitter, I’m not on them.
If you read his statement from yesterday he stopped paying for almost everything except the players and coaches 7 weeks ago. People haven’t been paid, deliberately. Sorry, but that is wrong. How is this fair on the other clubs in our league ? It is basically cheating, and in my opinion is absolutely shameful and an embarrassment to Scunthorpe United.
Nobody is making him go down the road he’s taking, except himself. Stop being conned by all the bullshit talk he keeps spouting.
He says he’ll keep the club going until he sells, and not say anything else, good I’m happy to leave it at that.5 users thanked author for this post.
let’s hold this thought again
He deliberately withheld payments to suppliers because he was having a tantrum, that isn’t 2013 and in the past to be forgiven .it’s recent and not a mistake,it was deliberate3 users thanked author for this post.
Why were legal obligations not met because he was worried about the reaction by supporters? In what world does that make sense?
Where is the money coming from? There is no traceable source on companies house. “ it’s none of our business”- well it is if we are expecting fork out for season tickets, merchandise and £2,000 for the 100 club.
Why were supporters excepted to fund the ground and the purchase of the club?
You’re a respected poster on here Les, you must realise something is not adding up
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In all my life I have heard fewer ridiculous excuses than he was anxious about bad stuff coming out, so he shouldn’t be able to pay those he owes.
Also, the HMRC debt is said to be equivalent or more than when he took over. If he paid 80% of debts off, how is this happening? We have former staff and players not paid, endless CCJs from after he took over and a bill to the taxman. Just what is his money he says he has ploughed in being spent on, besides current player wages?
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“besides current player wages?” the mistake Swann made
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I’ll say one thing for him. It’s only taken him eight months to realise he’s cocked-up, not eight years!
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The ground situation seems even more up in the air though ,whether he has the money or not is irrelevant as he will not now even attempt to buy the ground as he has confirmed the club is up for sale .
If no other buyer for the club is found the club is effectively homeless , and no long term plan for anywhere to play (Hilton himself said the council pulled out of funding for the new stadium in one of his more recent statements )
So where does that leave the iron , playing at Gainsborough indefinitely ?
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If only there was a journalist who could ask the council if they ever agreed to fund the new stadium,
and then pulled out of funding the new stadium.1 user thanked author for this post.
‘All remarks about DH’s spending look pretty kosher to me.’
Really Les, how can you be so confident given what he’s previously said and what he’s saying now? I dread to think what an independent examination of the finances might reveal but without one, i think it’s sheer folly to take it on its word.
‘If those who want him gone haven’t got it yet – he walks, the club goes under’
Does it? Does him saying that make it so? Forgive me for not buying in to his every word. Can’t think why I don’t?
Just to be clear btw, as I’ve said before, I don’t want him cutting loose yet. Prefer if he stayed for more scrutiny.
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Sorry, DM – “confident” is certainly not what I am.
You might, however, class me as a “rather desperate straw-clutcher.”1 user thanked author for this post.
Well someone as been putting money in, for us to last 9 months, I’m betting on the tooth fairy. Could it be all borrowed? I hope so but what could you borrow it against with zero assets , a!I will come out with the washing one would hope.
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Fraser from Dad’s Army was right all along, ” we’re all doomed ”
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Well someone as been putting money in, for us to last 9 months, I’m betting on the tooth fairy. Could it be all borrowed? I hope so but what could you borrow it against with zero assets , a!I will come out with the washing one would hope.
Washing you say? Hmm
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Careful Cliff
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Well someone as been putting money in, for us to last 9 months, I’m betting on the tooth fairy. Could it be all borrowed? I hope so but what could you borrow it against with zero assets , a!I will come out with the washing one would hope.
Washing you say? Hmm
Nudge, nudge ;-)
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Not if the £3m never existed he isn’t
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In all my life I have heard fewer ridiculous excuses than he was anxious about bad stuff coming out, so he shouldn’t be able to pay those he owes.
Also, the HMRC debt is said to be equivalent or more than when he took over. If he paid 80% of debts off, how is this happening? We have former staff and players not paid, endless CCJs from after he took over and a bill to the taxman. Just what is his money he says he has ploughed in being spent on, besides current player wages?
If you accept what Hilton has said (easier for some than others) about his reasons for non-payment of creditors, what does he hope to achieve? The club’s credit rating has been smashed to smithereens, any goodwill from existing suppliers will have been eroded and all future business involving existing and new suppliers will generally now be dealt with on a proforma basis. No 30-days, no 60-days, no 90-days, and this will create a much bigger cashflow problem than the one he is currently experiencing.
The National League also has an unusual arrangement with HMRC where they receive information relating to clubs’ PAYE, NI and VAT submissions and payments, so they will be aware of the situation and this will be dealt with by means of a transfer embargo if it is not addressed.
From a credit rating and cashflow perspective, he’s just blown his knee off.
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The HMRC thing isn’t a big issue they accept anything over a period of time .
Aslong as they get their money , that’s from a small /medium size business as I had .
The problem is Hilton has gone daft on the playing budget and then said he won’t pay people – you can’t just not pay people ,
I don’t get how some fans support that
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