[Deereyme66]

‘why not just concentrate on your flats an buildings and not bother with a football club’.

That seems to be what’s happened since the failed promotion gamble to the Championship.

[Deereyme66]

And meanwhile the stadium’s been left to rot.

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North Lincolnshire Irons

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I haven’t watched a single match on ifollow this season so I don’t feel qualified to contribute to the state of affairs on the pitch. However, I feel for the many who have and you deserve much better. Disgraceful respect and attitude from the Board. Pitiful.

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inspector

[Deereyme66]

John Lydon’s words seem apt: ‘ever got the feeling you’ve been cheated?’

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North Lincolnshire Irons, Northumbiron, alcazar

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‘A few thousand fans baying for blood may cause him to think again’.

Just two points about that NI. One, it won’t happen, two, it won’t happen.

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alcazar

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Article now but doesn’t offer an opinion of any kind. What’s to lose? Hardly on best terms anyway…

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scunthorpe-united-stadium-chairman-swann-5334623

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‘I would quite happily share Cods ground for a couple of seasons’. Do you mean if we were locked out? I’d prefer Donny tbh. Lincoln at a stretch.

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SODIron wrote:

The biggest news to happen at Scunthorpe United in my lifetime and at time of typing this, there is nothing on the club website!!!

You would think the club would have a statement prepared for such a momentous occasion!

You would also think Max Bell would have plenty to say about it via Codsonline. Maybe he’s still writing it?

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I honestly don’t see how the current situation could have been prevented by the fans and sadly I think it’s been designed that way.

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Iron-awe

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Have the majority of firms who have furloughed staff stopped purchasing resources for the future?

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‘and in particular the fans all standing together and saying ” NO “.’

Yes. And let’s hope this is the start of more of them doing more for EFL clubs by taking a stand when it’s not just an issue that directly effects them. Ferrite’s point in the OP I believe. Flying pigs, but I live in hope.

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Ferrite

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As much as I agree with you Ferrite, I can’t see it happening. Can’t see this review changing much just I don’t think Johnson’s legal threat made any difference to the u turn. The big clubs still hold the power and behind the scenes they may well view it as ‘you’re lucky to have us’. I think all this apology is tokemism. Hope I’m wrong.

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Ferrite

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Might have a look at those myself Ferrite. Cheers.

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Ferrite

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I’m sure some Newcastle fans will be NI, not all. There’s still a risk here of viewing fans of these clubs as one homogenous mass (what Thatcher and the corporates did), which we know they’re not, and as you’ve already pointed out above. I Agree with many of yours and Ferrite’s sentiments though.

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Ferrite

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You may have seen this article already Ferrite? Differing views, some I can empathise with others absolutely not…

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/19/its-just-greed-super-league-plans-get-mixed-response-in-manchester?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Ferrite

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Lol, unashamedly backtracking Alcy but found out. As for ‘conniption’, I hope the use of that word has satisfied your ego and demonstrated your command of a thesaurus. I prefer common parlance tbh. Pity you’re wrong though, I was merely having a discussion with Ferrite about his opening post, you know the topic in question? I’m not, and wasn’t, irate about it. Difference of opinion. It happens.

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alcazar wrote:

Two things have made me chuckle today.
Gary Neville, one of the Prems rich list, slavvering about greed in football….remind us again Gary how many prem players voted for a cut in wages to keep lower League clubs afloat?

And probably THE funniest thing, Deerey have conniptions about sweeping generalisations.

” Anyone who voted for Brexit is a racist”

Hmmmmm

Two things: what’s a ‘conniption’, and who’s the quote from? It certainly isn’t from me and if you’re insinuating it is, it’s a blatant lie.

That aside, are you able to stick to the topic instead of bringing Brexit and meaningless whataboutery in to it? Haven’t you learnt anything?

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I think the PFA need the players more than the players need them IA so I’m not sure what sway they have anyway. It will be interesting to see what the players do but I imagine they’ll be as quiet for as long as possible. Their agents will probably tell them to hedge their bets. It’s a good job our club isn’t in the top 6, I think we’d be signed up, despite much disapproval. Would the happy clappers be clapping still?

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You have got a point Ferrite, but it’s far from funny for those supporters who’ve been disenfranchised for years by unscrupulous owners. Money talks and many supporters who would’ve been in the Stretford End, The Kop, etc, as kids have been priced out. Many of them will be disgusted with this move. Do they deserve to be laughed at? Not for me.

[Deereyme66]

The supporters I’m thinking of would probably accuse you of being holier than thou, and I wouldn’t argue with them.

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Ferrite wrote:

Deereyme66 wrote:

Is there a generic Spurs, Man U, Arsenal fan that I’m unaware of?

The answer to this is definitely “yes”. In normal times, they’re found in your local pub on a Sunday afternoon wearing the latest polyester offering of their chosen club and shouting loudly at a screen that can’t hear them. They may also ask you who you support and when you reply “Scunthorpe”, they will ask “do you not support a big club too?”.

Again, sweeping generalisations. Of course there are premier league fans like that but there are many others who aren’t. I know a number who are born and bred Liverpool, Man U and Spurs fans who are not like that at all. I’ve met many on trains on the way back from Scunny matches over the years and I’ve not met one like that. If you want to laugh at those fans in the pubs you mention fine, I get that, but for every one of them there is a decent supporter.

[Deereyme66]

Another way of looking at it is if you supported one of these clubs and did, along with thousands of others, show that empathy and willingness to help smaller league clubs, to little effect in the face of uncaring and profit driven owners. Do you think it would be fair to have others laughing at you now that your club owner is doing this? Is there a generic Spurs, Man U, Arsenal fan that I’m unaware of?

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You appear to be suffering from inverted snobbery and tarring all supporters of these clubs with the same brush IMO. ‘Looking down their noses’, ‘not batted an eyelid’ ‘grateful for the crumbs..’, etc. Sweeping generalisations, sensationalism and inferiority complex in my opinion. I’m pretty sure the majority of indigenous supporters of these clubs are not the villains you want to paint them as. But hey, just my opinion. You carry on with your ‘us and them’ malarkey. Afraid to tell you though, it ain’t quite like that.

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I don’t think laughing at fans of these clubs who neither wished for the Premier League or the proposed Super League is very clever tbh. What’s funny about having the owner of the club you support taking this action and foisting it upon you? A bit of empathy wouldn’t go amiss. It’s not so black and white.

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BobbyGmeister

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mistertonmick wrote:

And why not post it in the match day thread like Matt wants people to use to save disc space.

I can answer that: because the poster has an axe to grind but the axe is blunt.

[Deereyme66]

Except they were pre-Swann. What about in his tenure? Not that many and not to their high levels. Forwards in particular.

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Sort of contradicted yourself there awaywego. You implied we gave Godden and Wooton plenty of time and chances but then knock the fans not being tolerant. You can’t have it both ways. Anyway, it still comes back to big question marks over why these players spent so long here and achieved little but flourished elsewhere. And it’s little to do with the fans IMO.

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Big guffaw at the thought of the current SUFC doing either of those! Loss leaders? Too sensible!

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I’d laugh briefly if Grimsby went out the league again but be disappointed that we’d lost a local derby and our biggest rivals, and the revenue.

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bartonscorpion

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‘Poundland Roman Abramovich’ 😂😂

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