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Nothing happening this week. Chief Scout has his Sports Day and then trip to lightwater valley
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Relegation. Hope for a turnaround like other occasions but I fear we are in a perfect storm of useless manager and hopeless chairman.
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I do find Swann’s comments about Wharton running the club like a hobby amusing.
We have an individual so ill-suited to be a football chairman that he is not fit to clean Wharton’s shoes.
He reminds me of the boy who is given £20 spending money from his mother for his 2 weeks holiday and spends it all on the first day on fizz bombs then sulks and moans because he has no money left to spend – only this time he blames fans/Covid/council/developers/contractors/max bell/ Telegraph
So what has been achieved?
An asset strip
A depleted squad
A closed/inward looking family board
A disdain for the fans
Some good entertaining games about 5 years ago at Alexander’s height but outweighed by the utter dross of the last 3 years(I am aware how many fizz bombs £20 would buy!)
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We signed up to the pace energy excitement philosophy a year ago and we can’t have more than 10 failed promises a season. So as much as the Chairman would like to spout some more guff he can’t at the minute – we just need to be patient
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I am still unsure about Spence and Beestin to be honest. Spence keeps it simple – which means passing back – but he sure as hell slows the play down most of the time. Not a patch on Dawson or Bishop, never will be. One good game in ten. Beestin similar – some of his passing was beyond dreadful – basic stuff. Probably one good game in five for Beestin but with those two in the centre it will be more of the same next year
Remember how Bishop and Dawson used to almost referee the game, in the ear all the time, marshalling the players making sure the ref was on their side. Spence is quiet unassuming quite weak on the ball.
Beestin has more scope to
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Fair play to those getting season tickets. There is clear correlation between falling quality, dropping through the leagues and the marketability of the club. There will still be 200/300 season ticket holders if we drop to 8/9th tier the problem is the club are trying to sell these tickets under a cloud of asset stripping, squad disintegration, incompetent management of the club and a general feeling of disenfranchisement of the fans perpetuated by the reckless actions if the Chairman. Some fans will never feel this but majority others will.
The latest promise from the Chairman that we will have the players in place by the end of May – well let’s just see how the latest promise goes….. the past records of promise keeping is nothing short of pathetic – for whatever reason.
I won’t and haven’t had a season ticket for 3 years now – my boys just got bored and just don’t want to go – I have also bribed with hot chocolate and cake from Costa’s but the fare on offer has been pretty poor for a good while now (the footy!) I’ll select certain games if and when I can. Logistically its sometimes impossible.
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both offered to allow Scunny to command a fee. Doubt either will be here in a few weeks
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Isn’t Shrimptom a midfielder?
If you showed a bookie those players and then ask for the odds for League 2 champions you would get a very good price.
That team would struggle National League North
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The chief scout is doing his GCSE’s so it will be next week
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If Watson is number one for any length of time next season we will be relegated.
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Wow – there are plans to build and develop in the coming months (repeat ad nauseam).
The take I got from this drivel is the ACV isn’t what it seems (according to Swann) and only lasts for 6 weeks so nothing for him to be concerned about – however he will still block it because that’s the kind of inclusive business he is running for the community.
He used to end his statements with ‘Up the Iron’ now it’s buy some meat, get some beer give me some money in whatever form you can because I don’t really care about it but if you want a striker then give me some money so my son can ask his agent mate if he’s got anybody with less than two hernias
I’s like to know who buys into this consistent message?
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Deckchairs and Titanic. Is he worthy of the job? Doubt it very much but he isn’t the problem. The reason the club is such a shambles lays at one door. Normal circumstances Cox will be given 10 games into next season but will be gone after that – the different dynamic now is the chairman doesn’t give a shit anymore
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The demise of Scunthorpe United would only benefit one individual/one family.
Unfortunately for us they are the very same who can facilitate such
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Onaraise hernia op – played on with it for a few games.
Cox would rather name a reduced bench then put a youngster in (I thought two had signed professional contracts)
So with 5 or 6 new players we still won’t have a decent squad.
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