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    If you have been to all that many non league grounds you should know full well all your games will involve segregation…. and bit have to wonder about it?

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    Very few games in our league are ticket matches, and think you will find the same now you have dropped down another league, you may find Scunthorpe are the exception because of your large away fan base, last season the only one I remember was ticket, your first game this year at Tamworth.
    Plus of course a lot of the smaller clubs you will be facing this year don’t charge for under 16s….our club does not do pre paid tickets on line, or any of our local clubs on the same level.
    Without wanting sound rude, and I certainly mean that, I think you and many other Scunthorpe fans may not have grasped to what level of grounds, amenities, etc, you are about to experience?… having said that, you will meet some great people along the way, Rushall for example, great little club, nice chairman, played us off the park there last season, but you probably won’t get more than 150 – 200 tickets at their ground…which for a big club like yourselves it will be a bit of reality to you.

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    (Reply to ironfromafar)
    Reasonable question you ask, but the outside caterers would charge far more to the supporters for the food, I have witnessed that at many grounds where this happens, the club usually charge them an agreed fee for the pitch so the caterers over charges to cover it.
    For example at our last away game at Hitchin it was looked to me to be outside catering (I could be wrong but doubt it)… they were charging £6 for a burger half the size of mine(mine £3.50)
    needless to say I didn’t see many Ilkeston fans queuing up!… so the moral of my story is… while it may well solve the catering problem for Mr Hilton, it will be fans who get their trousers taken down…
    Then no doubt there will be fans on the forums raging at Hilton because they can not afford a burger at the new prices….
    Better sort it in house with a bit of good training and better value for the good old Scunny fans… me thinks.
    PS… I certainly don’t mind any comments from anyone on my catering, but not from some clown that would not know a hot dog from a burger.
    No names mentioned!

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    Yes your bang on mate…when a back street burger flipper is doing better than a ex championship club… it means he must be brilliant… or your dreadful…make your own mind up on that one folks. .!!

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    Deeryme
    Catered for
    Over 2000 before, same high standard as when Scunny came…

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    (In reply to Pat’O, cake)
    You are right in what you say, and knowing Dave Hilton he will try his very best to rectify the catering problem you have at your stadium.
    Unfortunately catering for a football match can be very difficult, there is a balance between producing too much food and having a lot of waste and therefore making little or no profit, or producing too little and have the fans upset.
    The weather, and the attendance, being major factors. when I first started catering for large crowds I got it wrong more times than right, but the mistakes are what give you the experience to get the balance right by being very much on the ball watching the supporters carefully before kick off, if you see damn well it’s going to be packed you have up till half time (the rush hour) to quickly prep as much as possible, meaning if you do have some waste it is not so bad because you have taken a good few quid.
    So what Scunthorpe really needs is someone with that ability, Dave will try and solve the problem with over stocking and producing too much waste(that’s not a criticism, just a fact) ,but give him respect for addressing the problem and having a go, it won’t be too long before the balance will be right, and you have a good catering system there.
    Patrick
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    Yes we do, strangely we have an official Ilkeston suppoerters forum , and an unofficial Ilkeston supporters forum (don’t ask me)..
    We have a twitter account as well and another Facebook account that I don’t know how to access, I don’t think we are as lively on forums as yourselves, but having said that I am not so tech savvy to access everything (never managed to post on the Scunny face book site, otherwise known as the ..Happy clappers site… to some, always said “post declined… for some reason?…so hence me on here sometimes.
    I tend to prefer talking to people face to face if possible…old school I suppose

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    in reply to: Catering Point a Joke #267372
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    Deeremy.
    I did accept your response, and clearly said that your post had been pleasant for a change and not critical of something.. which every other one has been for a long time.
    Pre Bystander I invited you to Ilkeston if you remember?… I was a little miffed reading some idiot on here describing Ilkeston as a shithole awash with drugs… I thought why not invite someone prominent on here to come and see if that’s true? And there is no one on here more prominent than you.
    And thats not a criticism.. just true.
    Fortunately we played Scunthorpe and NOT ONE SCUNNY FAN had anything negative to say about our club, just compliments about everything.
    And you had an invite to see that months ago and dispel the crap on here about our club… which in my eyes did not qualify you to say anything negative about us when you declined the chance to see for yourself, plus of course regardless of some people’s opinion, it quite often benefits clubs to be connected in someway… players on loan springs to mind.
    We at Ilkeston accept you are a big club and we are not, and welcomed you , accepting you beat us on the pitch fair and square, and pleased it seems to have kick started your season.
    Tomorrow is another day and we will put this behind us now, I hope for the best for both our clubs.

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    Deereyme can write what he likes no problem… but when he tries to put me down he needs to accept the response, don’t shout it out and not take it back… before today I have not used one person’s name on here, unlike others, who have used mine….

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    Yes, and I have a touch of Eskimo, Chinese, Pakistan, and Alien in me as well, it helps when I go on holiday, I also speak Spanish (true actually)… and have travelled extensively, but yet to meet anyone as strange as some on this site!

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    WOW Deereyme!!!!! Your first reasonable response since your Messiha Bystander came on the scene.
    Your posts Pre Bystander were all quite reasonable… your post, Post Bystander were all toxic…
    ANYONE… and I mean ANYONE..please take the time to read Deereymes posts before and after… you will instantly see he was well and truly sucked in…
    If the Scunthorpe town idiot read them he would no doubt see within minutes I am right…and probably say..
    “I fink dairy me bin sucked in wiv this geezer big time”…
    And he wouldn’t be far wrong would he?…
    Let’s hope we have the old Deereyme back now?… his last post showed a glimpse of it… I hope!

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    Are you on something?…. I answered very clearly that I don’t know if Mr Hilton reads my comments.
    I don’t spend my life on his knee, or him mine.
    And so what, if he does know I put old misery Deerey me in his place?…
    If Deereyme wants to try and put me down he should expect a response… and he got one!…. and it’s nothing to do with hilton or you.
    What I wrote is 100 % true, unlike Deerymes crap.

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    I don’t know?…
    He may well read this forum, and if so I don’t have a problem with that.
    I am answerable to no person, and I write what I like regardless of who I know, or don’t know.
    My words are my own and not representing anyone else.
    If Mr Hilton doesn’t like my comments on here that’s his bad luck, he has no control over me, as I don’t over him.

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    Slagging off?
    Do you mean telling the truth about one of your fans that posts absolute negativity day in day out.. and mentioned me yet again today… BEFORE I replied back to him and about him.
    Seems your OK with his comment about me.but not a reply to put him in his place?… he shouldn’t comment about me and expect no reply!..

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    If you have no interest in anything I have to say… why do you read my posts?….
    Look forward to your answer if there is one?

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    Too be honest… your out of the same stable as him
    I take no notice of people like you, in fact I pity you if anything.

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    I would not concern yourself too much with the catering at Glandford Park, you are very unlikely to ever cross paths with it, as you do not attend games as you are not a supporter of Scunthorpe United!… a supporter attends games, pays at the turnstile to support the club and spends a few quid in there on food and beers.. you don’t contribute one penny!… you are a fan Mr Deereyme.. not a supporter.. unlike some of the people you slag of, who pay good money to follow the Iron.
    Just hope you don’t decide to follow Ilkeston with your financial contribution, we wouldn’t be able to buy a corner flag with it! Stop all your crap posts to cause unrest among genuine fans… and give everyone a break from your negative posts day in day out!
    Take a holiday somewhere away from your keyboard!

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    No connection to Ilkeston?… if it wasn’t for the fact the Ilkeston town Chairman saved your club there wouldn’t be a Scunthorpe Utd!!!
    Think I will log out here for a good while and avoid silly comments like yours.

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    S N O T
    I do not disagree with most of what you say, you are obviously a good lifelong supporter of the club, well done with that.
    What I don’t agree with you is how this guy was/is allowed to proceed with his persnal agenda, using Scunthorpe United as his medium to spout his abuse and allegations, it was blatenly obvious from day one that he could not give a toss if it destabilised your club(or closed it), it would not have happened at Ilkeston, he would have been off loaded very quickly.
    Yes of course you are entitled to wonder why Hilton brought the club, I wonder why Abramovich brought Chelsea, and the Arabs brought Newcastle?.. the difference is I can not get the chance to ask them?,(not that I actually care) whereas you have had that chance according to your post.
    My son at Ilkeston gets asked almost daily about the club, most of it is positive, sometimes negative, but never abusive, he explains things the best he can, whether it be signings, forward planning,etc and although not always the answers wanted, nobody goes onto social media to air grievances either way.
    Here at Scunthorpe social media is a very prominent part of the club, which in my opinion is not always a good thing, mainly because negative issues seem to occupy far more posts than positive ones.
    To me, it seems that Whatever Hilton does, or doesn’t do, is praised,or criticised, by one half of the supporters or the other half!…. you must admit that can be very tedious for anyone, when it is endless don’t you think ?…
    I know personally he spend a lot of time and effort trying to get through all the issues, and it can not be forgotten he has a missus and three young kids, that would be a lot for most people,me certainly, never mind trying to sort the mess at Scunthorpe without some guy pushing negative posts daily we have all seen more times than the wife recently.
    Best wishes
    Patrick

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    Siderite
    That would be great, look forward to seeing you.
    I will post when I know the matches I am attending, I have to make sure it does not clash with Ilkeston or if I have a function on an evening I would like to attend, but hopefully it won’t be so long, I have enjoyed every match watching Scunthorpe, being honest not with the standard of football but the passion of the fans, I always mix at games and interact with anyone standing near me, especially at the bar!

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    Hi 64
    Fair point, but in fairness to myself I have recently been attending Scunthorpe games(home and Away)
    And many people like our Ilkeston fans attend Forest/Derby games as well as Ilkeston… not sure if that makes me a Scunny fan or not?… but sure makes me more qualified to post than someone who wouldn’t be able to find Scunthorpe on a map.. not a dig at you, just a valid point in my opinion.

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    Siderite
    Your name changed because of predictive text, and I did not read before sending.. so sorry my fault for not checking.
    I think you maybe are reading my texts as they are sent?, mainly because written words have little or no inflection?
    I do respect you, and you are very welcome to yout opinions, they are not offensive in any way, even if I don’t agree with them all.
    You have stated you do not get to so many matches and sometimes because of finances, that’s fine (and honest as well, not so many people would say that)
    You are welcome to come as my guest to the next Scunthorpe match I attend, I will buy your ticket and pay your taxi there and back, and we can discuss our disagreements in a friendly manner and hopefully put them to bed…and if we don’t I will shake your hand and wish you well… up to you, I keep my word with everything.
    Ps I am not so tech savvy and would have sent this as a private message if it was possible… I don’t know?… some sites you can

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    More chance of the world exploding than him turning up at a match and asking Hilton to his face anything he has concerns about?…. but why not?. Others have, and been no problems…

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    Sideline… how can I possibly be abusing a Scunny fan?…. did you not read he has NOTHING to do with Scunthorpe …ask him on here, see if he answers the truth of where he is from?

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    Sideline
    If your paper boy kept pushing the same newspaper through your door.. you would stop him posting wouldn’t you?…
    Maybe that’s what’s happened here?

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    I think you have missed the point, I don’t have any problem with people questioning Hiltons tenure, and if they actually attended games they could ask him themselves, to me it seems it is the people who don’t move far from there keyboards on match days that make the most noise… not those that spend time and money supporting thier club, the good fans I seem to bump in to at matches.

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    Well Done to this site, a credit to you.
    I have just seen you have taken his repeated (many, many, times) anti hilton post off…. I was wondering how it was being allowed day in day out?

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    Hi awaywego and MK Iron.
    (Said in fun) I know someone who has got all the boxes so think it won’t be a problem.. maybe if they are all full we can have the boardroom.
    (Confident there won’t be a problem)
    I will go through your fixtures later and see how they correspond with Ilkestons midweek fixtures and maybe find a suitable match?
    Our fixtures throw up us at Whitby new years day, missus was not pleased about, but is now, as week have booked in a hotel for 3 days new year at whitby, she is not interested in football but is a champions league standard shopper so she is going to give Whitby a bash…me, I just hope the shops are shut!

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    Hi MK Iron
    It was a pleasure to meet you and awaywego Saturday.
    Just wished we had more time to socialise, trade our football life stories and basically enjoy a bite to eat and a few drinks.
    I did of course realise you both were aware that it was not so easy with how busy it was, however I intend to come to some of Scunnys games when possible (possibly mid week evening match)… and we can meet again and have some social time swapping experiences, and considering we are of the same generation it should be an interesting exchange… that’s how I found the situation to be when mixing with Scunny supporter’s at the games I have attended, I would also like to meet pat’o’cake who posts on here, his posts are very good and think he would be good company as well
    I will get us one of the boxes in the stand to watch the game if you 3(pat o cake included if he wants?) and the young lad fancy it?…. that way we can have a few beers, dine out and down watch the game at the same time…but of course I understand if you want to stay in your season ticket stands.
    I am quite pleased at the many pleasant comments from an awful lot of fans who enjoyed their visit to Ilkeston across this and other forums, that is how football fans should interact before and after the game, but of course sworn enemies for the 90 mins in between, we at Ilkeston realise we are a small club and Scunthorpe are far bigger, so it our pleasure to host clubs like yourself as we did Saturday, there was a lot of banter between the supporters not only at my outlets but at the bar as well…. all good natured and not one unpleasant incident all day….. that’s nice to see.

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    I leave you boys to it I think, you don’t ever seem to have made a bad job of ripping each apart for the 99% of the time I am not on this forum.. and trying to rip me for the 1% I am on.