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Paraded on the pitch and then criticising them days after with regards to the new lad being let go/leaving
Not the best look but each to their own I guess.
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Think you’re onto something here, Rene. Certainly worth a closer look
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We seem to make catering hard work- had better food across non league then we dish up at our place.
If anyone follows the padded seat on social media, they will see how poor our hospitality looks in comparison to a lot of clubs too
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The supporters are behind the team, we have over 4,000 supporters watching glorified pub football week in, week out, record shirt sales and taking more away from home than plenty of league 2 sides. Supporters have also had to plough in plenty of their money in various forms.
The idiots on social media will have their voice heard the loudest because that’s what encourages engagement. I saw plenty of posts calling for Artell’s head after 3 game, likewise Chester fans calling for their managers head before he turned it around.
There is a lot of valid criticism of the way we are heading on the pitch. Let’s be honest, the football isn’t great and we are in poor form. Constant scrutiny will come from having the biggest budget and the biggest expectation- if you don’t like that, go and manage/play for Oxford city.
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Poor today, really poor.
Centre mid continues to be a burden, it has no impact on the game whatsoever. I just can’t warm to Clunan and feel he is a big part in why we are so slow with our build up.
Wing backs are hardly involved and the formation slowly evolved into a 5/3/2 which was what people feared.
Butler will be feeling the pressure tonight, we are still in a great position but supporters won’t tolerate this form.
Makes the contract extension this week look even more laughable.
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Similar to why I was shocked Jimmy got an extension in January, the expectation is promotion and the last thing we need is to be paying another 2 members of staff for a year if they are sacked this season.
Butler’s had a good start and I’m more than happy with the appointment, but an extension after 8/9 games doesn’t make much sense.
The alternative is surely just wait and see how we progress through the season before offering out deals.
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In an otherwise excellent statement, it does little to justify a contract extension at this stage in the season.
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Strange timing for a contract extension
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Not being a convicted fraudster would be a good place to start…
It is an interesting point though; Peter Swann would have passed every fit and proper test going and certainly put a substantial amount of his own money into this club, however you wouldn’t want him near your football club.
Blyth Spartans supporters boycotting on Saturday; taken over just before playing us last year by a shady businessman with no traceable wealth. Being ran into the ground and currently occupy the relegation places of the Northern Premier League.
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Well the votes are kinda in !!!!
We were not informed about the name of the investor, but they done checks and they are not ideal but are acceptable.
We were asked to vote to allow the board to issue shares etc and bring investment. In the end a vote was approved for the board to return when the members have being given more information including safe guards !!! The vote was about 30 % completely agaist and 70% wanting more info.
See what happens next !!!
A sensible decision
Keep scrutinising and following the money. There will be plenty of journalists willing to help in that department.
Best of luck.
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I’d come and set up 4-2-3-1
4 defenders
2 screening midfielders
3 midfielders
1 forward
Hope to snatch a 1-0Eerily similar team set up to your mate Jimmy Dean.
Certainly wouldn’t be panicking ripping up formations yet, but adjustments need to be made. Wing backs higher up and a new midfield pairing would be my suggestion; Scales/Clunan just aren’t cutting it for me at the minute and we’ve got 3 capable lads waiting to take that spot.
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Hopefully lessons learned from the last tie. Injury depending, strongest side to start. Wouldn’t mind seeing Fishburn get a start if Whitehall is 50-50.
For those who have not seen it, I thought John Schofield gave a decent interview on the clubs YouTube channel, first minute encapsulated what the Fa cup should be about.
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Can’t disagree with the above; 6 defenders on the field is pretty much surrendering a chance to take a positive foothold in a game.
Don’t want to see Evans in midfield again, he’s had a go but it doesn’t work. Really think we have to start thinking about changing the centre of the park, looking too lightweight in there at times and so often second balls pass us by. Rowley/Brogan must be close to a start.
Pre-match I thought Whitehall’s inclusion may be prove pivotal and it became so, despite Beestin’s best efforts we looked woefully short up there. If the groin strain flares up during the week I’d be tempted to look at a short term loan.
Wing backs both had poor games too, caught in between positions at times and left us too narrow. S’boro to the their credit exposed that left side a few times which ultimately led to a goal.
One of those afternoons where you take your medicine and move on; this result has been on the cards and small changes have to be made to get us back on track; certainly nothing to drastic on what has been a very good start to the year.
Jimmy Deans main failing for me was that he didn’t have a clue how to motivate a side or adapt when things weren’t going our way; it is now Butler’s turn to see if he is up to the test.
Crowd not really surprising, was always going to be 1500ish regardless whoever was on tv. Pricing also has to be agreed between both clubs I believe, even dropping it to a tenner everywhere would’ve added a few hundred on at most.
Job done on the pitch. First FA cup win in 6 years according to iron stats, looking forward to a cup run this year.
Would be surprised if there were more than 2k there Tuesday.
Jeez, why does it have to be rather have this than this…. why can’t we want both, like we’re not allowed a cup run and promotion, yes if it’s a binary choice of course promotion is number one but do we have to discount a cup run because we not allowed to have or wish for both. We concentrated on the league last year after the embarrassing exit, that worked well.
Agreed, no reason we can’t have a good run in the cup and still do well in the league. Seems to be an attitude that has filtered its way down from the premier league.
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Annoyed with the way we’ve approached the game, the logic of resting players falls flat on its arse when we now have another game on Tuesday with the risk of first team players picking up knocks before Scarborough.
Really disappointing and hopefully taken more seriously on Tuesday night.
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Is there any positives ?
I am really worried the club will be gone in next couple of years. Talk of paying £40k fee out for a forward. That’s stupid cash. The board are giving this “investor” the red carpet but the fans seen worried. I guess it will be rail roaded through a vote on Oct 1st.
Cheers for your advice, just hope enough at the club listen.
Feels like turkey’s voting for Christmas!!
You mentioned before that the supporters get a vote, is that to elect him on the board ?
If so, At the very least push for a delay in the vote for the board to carry out some due diligence, there’s plenty of information out there now about him
Now.Wish you the best of luck; visited Matlock a few months back and the ground is in a cracking location with one of the best in the country for a football ground .
Keep us informed with how things turn out.
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A convicted fraudster
Pulled funding one month into a new season whilst signing players on extortionate contracts in the summer. Staff and players left without pay.
Lots of unsavoury stuff behind the scenes that I’ll avoid putting into black & White on here but can be easily found on social media. Perhaps message the following on Twitter:
Kieran McGuire
Matt Slater
Lower League Look,
There’s also a lengthy thread with many of his shenanigans by an Iron fan called Matt Ellis, he will oblige to share.My advice would be to avoid all costs.
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