Gloating

Will admit to gloating over it. Despise them. Hope they go down, bust and completely out of existence in all honesty.
100% fck em.

Quoted from Posh Harry

Thought we lost Mighty Mariner for a few months after a disagreement with the other one (apart from Dave Moore) who has been consistent for 17 years?

I think you’re being way too harsh on Doris the kit lady.

so what have Town been in previous to the last 17 years ON THE UP UTM

For me i think the club just haven't gone with the times, probably for not wanting to, but without the help of any investment (money). I mean i see similarities with the club and a high street shop (that also hasn't moved on with the times).  

The Club relies mostly on fans and sponsorship, and a high street shop relies on people coming into the shop.  Alot of high street shops are probably closing due to not generating enough income and the rise of internet shopping.  I think alot that are doing well seem to have there own website to reach out to the wider audience.  

I know the club havent really acted on bringing in fresh investment previously, they did bring in Ollie to the board but i think we need some more, a bit like Lincoln who have builders, estate agents all sorts of different businesses on the board and they contribute not leaving it all to 1 man.  We are behind in terms of technology to other clubs in the same league \ stature mainly because the club do not want to waste money on an aging stadium.  But there are other things like ticket system \ or swipe card (im sure i read something about this).  The current climate just makes things even harder.

Quoted from 140067

WE ARE NOT IN DECLINE. WE ARE SLOWLY GOING UP..It looks like Scunthorpe are in decline. They are the one going down the league we have actually risen from the table below. That is not a decline. Some people!

So slow it’s imperceptible. We’ve not made ANY progress since coming back up. We were upper mid-table that first season back and we’ve been lower-mid table since. The only objective measure by which we’ve moved forward is the debt reduction. Which is no bad.

Quoted from moosey_club

Will admit to gloating over it. Despise them. Hope they go down, bust and completely out of existence in all honesty.
100% fck em.

I don't get this mentality.  We need local rivals Course, I want us to be better than 'em but local competition is healthy I'd prefer it , if we were all a bit higher up the league.  OUr region of the country is a footballing backwater. It's embarrassing.

Quoted from 140067

WE ARE NOT IN DECLINE. WE ARE SLOWLY GOING UP..It looks like Scunthorpe are in decline. They are the one going down the league we have actually risen from the table below. That is not a decline. Some people!

Yes, we did decline to non-league and took several seasons to regain our league status but I think there was a high degree of confidence and realisation that we could achieve that return. If Scunthorpe get relegated ( fingers crossed ) then what are their chances of returning to league football ? As much as the present Board ( and JF ) get criticised for our " lack of financial  investment " do you honestly believe that Swann and their Board would be as supportive in getting Scunthorpe back in the league, as we have had? Seeing as Swann had ambitions of getting league status for Gainsborough and then "jumped ship " it is quite possible that with Scunthorpe getting relegated he could simply cut his losses and walk away leaving them with huge debts. I personally think that if Scunthorpe do get relegated then it would be a very long time before they again attained league status. They would join the likes of Bradford P.A.,Darlington, Southport , Stockport, York and countless other ex league teams who for one reason or another have declined into non-league obscurity.

Quoted from rancido

Yes, we did decline to non-league and took several seasons to regain our league status but I think there was a high degree of confidence and realisation that we could achieve that return. If Scunthorpe get relegated ( fingers crossed ) then what are their chances of returning to league football ? As much as the present Board ( and JF ) get criticised for our " lack of financial  investment " do you honestly believe that Swann and their Board would be as supportive in getting Scunthorpe back in the league, as we have had? Seeing as Swann had ambitions of getting league status for Gainsborough and then "jumped ship " it is quite possible that with Scunthorpe getting relegated he could simply cut his losses and walk away leaving them with huge debts. I personally think that if Scunthorpe do get relegated then it would be a very long time before they again attained league status. They would join the likes of Bradford P.A.,Darlington, Southport , Stockport, York and countless other ex league teams who for one reason or another have declined into non-league obscurity.

Stockport finally look like having a decent go to get back in the league this season. A good old drinking Town is Stockport with some great pubs and although we haven't got the best of records at Edgeley Park I have one great memory of a 4-2 win there in our promotion season of 1989/90 when they had a player sent off early on and we really won the game twice having been pegged back to 2 all having led 2-0. Chris Hargreaves got our 4th that day IIRC. Must have been at least a couple of thousand Town there that day as we filled the away end behid the goal and half the seats in the side stand too.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Stockport finally look like having a decent go to get back in the league this season. A good old drinking Town is Stockport with some great pubs and although we haven't got the best of records at Edgeley Park I have one great memory of a 4-2 win there in our promotion season of 1989/90 when they had a player sent off early on and we really won the game twice having been pegged back to 2 all having led 2-0. Chris Hargreaves got our 4th that day IIRC. Must have been at least a couple of thousand Town there that day as we filled the away end behid the goal and half the seats in the side stand too.

I live in Stockport and agree about most of the pubs (although I’d personally avoid Edgeley itself)

Memories of Edgeley Park for me are getting absolutely urine wet through on the open terrace and basically forcing our way under the roof down the side. The goalie throwing the ball in the net one FL trophy game and Elding (playing for County) missing an open goal and running to celebrate in front of us.

Quoted from Mayaman

Its personal...above and beyond the local rivalry issue .