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sad news, I'm sure many of us have been to Glanford Park over the years
https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/new ... ub-update/
The club Owner and Chairman has recently notified the Board of Directors of his decision to withdraw his funding from the club moving forward.
He has also notified them that he feels his position at the club is untenable, and is actively seeking a way out. Based on this information, both Ian Dawson and Tahina Akther have decided to resign from their positions with immediate affect.
We can confirm that numerous parties have made contact with the club with a view to taking over, but faced with stadium issues, numerous litigation proceedings and winding up petitions no potential purchasers are looking to move forward. This includes the consortium of local business people and supporters.
The Chairman and remaining board members have now set out a plan in order to very quickly make the club sustainable.
An outside company will be bought in to work closely with the club's creditors to try and ensure all are paid in a timely and professional manner.
The club will vacate Glanford Park after the Brackley Town fixture and fulfill the season's fixtures across at Gainsborough Trinity. This is not a day-to-day cost cutting exercise. This is due to Coolsilk refusing to engage with the club and demanding vacant possession before they will begin to do so.
This is also due to the risk the club faces of being liable for hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees and back dated market rent, along with significant monthly legal costs of our own that will certainly impact any attempts to create sustainability. In any case, Coolsilk own the property and will undoubtedly get possession back at some point, and therefore it is no longer viable without the financial support of the Chairman to put the club at risk with such a gamble to merely guarantee a few extra months at the stadium.
The club can confirm that Chairman David Hilton is under investigation by the FA for matters that were reported to them by The Athletic prior to releasing their article. Documentation is being provided to the FA in order to evidence the validity of his ownership rights and expect it to be concluded imminently.
Finally, numerous fake club statements and messages have been circulating in recent days. We can confirm that no investigation is currently taking place to our knowledge and that all of the material is completely fake. We are appalled by its content.
Moving forward, the club can progress and challenge for promotion as originally planned. The playing side can be left relatively untouched and the debts cleared, but it will require supporters, sponsors and the community to be patient and continue to support the club the way they have done over the last few months.
Falls in attendances will undoubtedly mean further cuts and this will inevitably impact the playing squad and promotion aims.
We hope that the support continues regardless of how uncomfortable some of the decisions feel or the inconvenience those decisions will cause.
https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/new ... ub-update/
The club Owner and Chairman has recently notified the Board of Directors of his decision to withdraw his funding from the club moving forward.
He has also notified them that he feels his position at the club is untenable, and is actively seeking a way out. Based on this information, both Ian Dawson and Tahina Akther have decided to resign from their positions with immediate affect.
We can confirm that numerous parties have made contact with the club with a view to taking over, but faced with stadium issues, numerous litigation proceedings and winding up petitions no potential purchasers are looking to move forward. This includes the consortium of local business people and supporters.
The Chairman and remaining board members have now set out a plan in order to very quickly make the club sustainable.
An outside company will be bought in to work closely with the club's creditors to try and ensure all are paid in a timely and professional manner.
The club will vacate Glanford Park after the Brackley Town fixture and fulfill the season's fixtures across at Gainsborough Trinity. This is not a day-to-day cost cutting exercise. This is due to Coolsilk refusing to engage with the club and demanding vacant possession before they will begin to do so.
This is also due to the risk the club faces of being liable for hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees and back dated market rent, along with significant monthly legal costs of our own that will certainly impact any attempts to create sustainability. In any case, Coolsilk own the property and will undoubtedly get possession back at some point, and therefore it is no longer viable without the financial support of the Chairman to put the club at risk with such a gamble to merely guarantee a few extra months at the stadium.
The club can confirm that Chairman David Hilton is under investigation by the FA for matters that were reported to them by The Athletic prior to releasing their article. Documentation is being provided to the FA in order to evidence the validity of his ownership rights and expect it to be concluded imminently.
Finally, numerous fake club statements and messages have been circulating in recent days. We can confirm that no investigation is currently taking place to our knowledge and that all of the material is completely fake. We are appalled by its content.
Moving forward, the club can progress and challenge for promotion as originally planned. The playing side can be left relatively untouched and the debts cleared, but it will require supporters, sponsors and the community to be patient and continue to support the club the way they have done over the last few months.
Falls in attendances will undoubtedly mean further cuts and this will inevitably impact the playing squad and promotion aims.
We hope that the support continues regardless of how uncomfortable some of the decisions feel or the inconvenience those decisions will cause.
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In light of the texts sent by the prick of an owner, his comments at fans and the banning of anyone who criticised him it may take a fresh start to recover
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and in a new twist the above statement is the first Gainsborough Trinity have heard about them playing there, a proper mess.
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very much so, not nice for the supporters though, just as an exampleclaretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:44 pmIn light of the texts sent by the prick of an owner, his comments at fans and the banning of anyone who criticised him it may take a fresh start to recover
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Wasn't Scunthorpe away Eddie Howe's first game in charge?
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Yep.lakedistrictclaret wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:58 pmWasn't Scunthorpe away Eddie Howe's first game in charge?
Been to Scunthorpe to watch Burnley many times - both the new and old ground.
One game I remember was when Tony Morley returned to play for us - think it might have been his first game
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Promotion under Stan in 2000 at Glandford Park was a great day out.
Such a shame when clubs spiral out of control like this but there are a few around now.
Such a shame when clubs spiral out of control like this but there are a few around now.
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Promotion at Scunthorpe was a great day
So sad that they are lumbered with terrible owners
So sad that they are lumbered with terrible owners
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I've been there so many times, including all those morning kick offs in the 1980s.
What a bloody shame this is and shows just how vulnerable every football club is when it gets into wrong hands. We've seen so many examples over the years with some of those clubs never recovering.
I've seen some horrible days there, I think my first visit was probably the 4-0 defeat at the end of the John Bond season, but 2000 made it up for it all.
Best of luck to all the Scunthorpe fans.
What a bloody shame this is and shows just how vulnerable every football club is when it gets into wrong hands. We've seen so many examples over the years with some of those clubs never recovering.
I've seen some horrible days there, I think my first visit was probably the 4-0 defeat at the end of the John Bond season, but 2000 made it up for it all.
Best of luck to all the Scunthorpe fans.
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Went to the 1989 FA Cup game there in a Transit van with 10 others. We got there just after kick off and after the police took a look in the van, which was a cross between a mobile off licence and a bottle bank, were herded back into the van courtesy of a large police dog and escorted back out of town.
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I was also at the early kick off games. Think one of them was an FA Cup tie. Why did they have early kick offs?ClaretTony wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:31 pmI've been there so many times, including all those morning kick offs in the 1980s.
What a bloody shame this is and shows just how vulnerable every football club is when it gets into wrong hands. We've seen so many examples over the years with some of those clubs never recovering.
I've seen some horrible days there, I think my first visit was probably the 4-0 defeat at the end of the John Bond season, but 2000 made it up for it all.
Best of luck to all the Scunthorpe fans.
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Sad I remember the days when they were a better team and better run then us.
Terrible for the town. I always think of Brian Laws when Scunthorpe is mentioned.
Terrible for the town. I always think of Brian Laws when Scunthorpe is mentioned.
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Worst was the Orient season.
The old stadium, Phil Malley 1 up, hope!
Dad and me didnt speak all the way home!!
Always thought Scunthorpe were a proper football league club.
The old stadium, Phil Malley 1 up, hope!
Dad and me didnt speak all the way home!!
Always thought Scunthorpe were a proper football league club.
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One was the FA Cup tie in 1989. All down to the police.
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How sad. Many more clubs' fans - including Reading - must be fearful for the future. Scunthorpe joining the other teams from the eastern parts of the north which have declined into relative oblivion: Scarborough, Darlington, York City, Hartlepool.
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Was that when Peter Mumby scored a Van Bastenesque volley at the far end? (At ;east that's how I remember it!)
2-2 draw?
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One of my abiding memories is spotting one of our games there was sponsored by Scunthorpe Slag, in their Old Show Ground days and my dad getting pulled for speeding after he’d been held back at work..
Hope they recover and quickly.
Hope they recover and quickly.
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I think seven former league teams are in Conference North
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The Athletic article is a horrific read
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Good luck Scunthorpe - hope it works out somehow
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It was. He was excellent that day. They kicked him out of the replay very early but that brought Roger Eli on and a new cult hero was born.scouseclaret wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:50 pmWas that when Peter Mumby scored a Van Bastenesque volley at the far end? (At ;east that's how I remember it!)
2-2 draw?
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Remember the away game very well. A cold crisp misty morning.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:47 pmIt was. He was excellent that day. They kicked him out of the replay very early but that brought Roger Eli on and a new cult hero was born.
Wasn't the replay also drawn and then we had the second replay (can you imagine Klopp if we had those now!) again at home and we hammered them?
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Second only to York, what a day when we got promoted. Remember being on the pitch at the end not really knowing what to do next,just overcome with happiness.
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Third behind York and PNE away in '72-'73.
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Think Brian Laws was potted after losing to them at home 2-0 around Xmas 2010 - the direction that our clubs have gone in from the date onwards is quite staggering.
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Bonfire Night 1988 was my first visit there, and possibly our first visit to Glanford Park? We took a big following, lost and it took forever to get off the car park behind the ground, but my overriding memory of it was that Burnley fans decided to boot the metal cladding at the back of the terrace, which I thought was terrible as it looked a mess and was a new ground. Our fans also totally flooded the toilets. We were horrible back then.
I’m sure they were talking about new ground plans in recent months too? A real shame and I hope for their fans they get themselves back on their feet.
I’m sure they were talking about new ground plans in recent months too? A real shame and I hope for their fans they get themselves back on their feet.
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A right shame what’s happening there. They were a real name from my youth, I think that 5-0 cup replay was the first time I’d seen us beat them and we played each other a lot back then.
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Gainsborough Trinity are shocked at this news. They apparently know absolutely nothing about Scunthorpe playing on their ground.
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Sad news.
Only been to Glanford Park once but always had a bit of a soft spot for Scunthorpe since that brilliant sunny day back in 2000 with the friendly post match pitch invasion and celebrations.
Only been to Glanford Park once but always had a bit of a soft spot for Scunthorpe since that brilliant sunny day back in 2000 with the friendly post match pitch invasion and celebrations.
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2-2 draw in the championship season, injury time equaliser, great times
Goalie ate a pie that was thrown on the pitch, and was later sent off for punching Conroy by the corner flag.
Goalie ate a pie that was thrown on the pitch, and was later sent off for punching Conroy by the corner flag.
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2-2Somethingfishy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:27 pmRemember the away game very well. A cold crisp misty morning.
Wasn't the replay also drawn and then we had the second replay (can you imagine Klopp if we had those now!) again at home and we hammered them?
1-1
and then 5-0 in the second replay when Eli started and scored twice. The game was mentioned recently on the Jason Hardy thread; he scored the last goal.
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Peter Mumby scored a goal in the 2-2 that was a volley across the keeper just like Van Basten’s goal in 88 Euro Final.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:24 am2-2
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and then 5-0 in the second replay when Eli started and scored twice. The game was mentioned recently on the Jason Hardy thread; he scored the last goal.
At least, that’s how I remember it.
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hoskinsgoalatswansea wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:10 amPeter Mumby scored a goal in the 2-2 that was a volley across the keeper just like Van Basten’s goal in 88 Euro Final.
At least, that’s how I remember it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_v2BC1RGMM
Van Basten ish
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67010923
Scunthorpe United: Michelle Harness takes over at National League North side
Local businesswoman Michelle Harness has completed a takeover of Scunthorpe United from David Hilton.
Scunthorpe United: Michelle Harness takes over at National League North side
Local businesswoman Michelle Harness has completed a takeover of Scunthorpe United from David Hilton.
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Great news for them. Really is the start of a new era. Providing of course she isn't a sandwich short of a picnic of an owner too. Those fans that were disgracefully banned will presumably be allowed to follow their club again.Jjjack wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:57 pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67010923
Scunthorpe United: Michelle Harness takes over at National League North side
Local businesswoman Michelle Harness has completed a takeover of Scunthorpe United from David Hilton.
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Think it was the first action done once she was confirmed, all bans rescindedSomethingfishy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:16 pmGreat news for them. Really is the start of a new era. Providing of course she isn't a sandwich short of a picnic of an owner too. Those fans that were disgracefully banned will presumably be allowed to follow their club again.
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Good luck to Scunthorpe. A town where industry destroyed.
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Their old ground was taken over by the supermarket company I worked for (Safeway) and built a store there, now a Sainsbury I think. The money paid for the site went a long way towards building the new ground. Some serious miss managemt since then.