Shrimpton

Can you guys bring me up to date on Shrimpton, who I believe we signed from Scunny?  I have just seen a picture on the 'Scunny United Fans Group' on Facebook where it appears to show Shrimpton training with Scunny new signing, Ross Barrows.

What is the situation here, why is he training with Scunny and not us?

We havent signed him, not sure where you have seen that we have? especially as you are a stickler for official information  

he is a scunny player, hence the training with them

Quoted from 123614

Can you guys bring me up to date on Shrimpton, who I believe we signed from Scunny?  I have just seen a picture on the 'Scunny United Fans Group' on Facebook where it appears to show Shrimpton training with Scunny new signing, Ross Barrows.

What is the situation here, why is he training with Scunny and not us?

Probably cause he's their player.

Why do you think we've signed him?

More to the point why are you in 'Scunny United Fans Group' on Facebook?

Wow, weird reaction from you guys!

To answer your questions, I thought I had heard he had signed for us some time ago, just to remind you, I AM 77 years old with a very poor memory, so I sometimes get things wrong.  Also the first sentence of my post said 'I believe, and it ended with a question mark.  That should indicate to any intelligent reader that I am not sure that he signed for us.

As for pizzzza, mind your own business, are you the Facebook Police?

You really do have the most curious style of engagement.

Quoted from 123614

To answer your questions, I thought I had heard he had signed for us some time ago, just to remind you, I AM 77 years old with a very poor memory, so I sometimes get things wrong.  Also the first sentence of my post said 'I believe, and it ended with a question mark.  That should indicate to any intelligent reader that I am not sure that he signed for us.

And passive aggressive to boot!

Quoted from 123614

To answer your questions, I thought I had heard he had signed for us some time ago, just to remind you, I AM 77 years old with a very poor memory, so I sometimes get things wrong.  Also the first sentence of my post said 'I believe, and it ended with a question mark.  That should indicate to any intelligent reader that I am not sure that he signed for us.

As for pizzzza, mind your own business, are you the Facebook Police?

Ah you can't beat old people, shame! 😆

Quoted from 123614

To answer your questions, I thought I had heard he had signed for us some time ago, just to remind you, I AM 77 years old with a very poor memory, so I sometimes get things wrong.  Also the first sentence of my post said 'I believe, and it ended with a question mark.  That should indicate to any intelligent reader that I am not sure that he signed for us.

As for pizzzza, mind your own business, are you the Facebook Police?

You're a tad touchy today.

you asked a question and you got the answer?

Don't have to be so aggressive Bear, lifes too short my friend!

Don't think we've ever been in for Finley Shrimpton? His name was mentioned briefly last season or the season before as a player we were supposedly interested in, but I've never heard anything was concrete.

He's a young lad, he's only played four times with Scunny and his only real spells in first team football have come in loan spells with Frickley, Grantham, Cleethorpes and Gainsborough, so if there was any interest you'd likely not expect him to be coming in as a regular.

A Scunny fan I know doesn't think he will make it in professional football.

Quoted from Gainsbro_Mariner

A Scunny fan I know doesn't think he will make it in professional football.

Well that's worked out quite well then, as he is signed to Scunny

I think those stats are a bit out of date, probably owing to Scunny currently residing in the David Bury Tuesday Evening Six-a-Side League at the minute.

Played a few times last season for them and from what I've been told/read he was always one of the better players when he did play.  Interesting that people see it different though isn't it? Largely though, it wouldn't matter who was in that team it was just doomed.

There is/was interest in him from our side. To paraphrase Hurst, it's someone they're aware of.  How much that awareness dips into wanting to sign him is another matter.  

Back in January I was told by someone loosely connected to Scunny that we were interested in two of their players.  Shrimpton and Cameron Wilson.  The former is under contract, the latter was out of contract this summer and had rejected a new deal there.  Last week Scunny put out something of a bizarre statement on the player situation which looks like he's staying - https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2023/june/players-update/

Not heard anything relatively recently on Shrimpton and I said on the transfer thread that I'd imagine any move would be with a view to him developing, the only thing I could really compare it to is when we signed Luke Spokes.  A Brian Laws rough diamond if you like. But let's be honest, January was a long time ago and a lot has happened for us.  We've made a excrement load of money since then and I think we've probably raised our bar a little in what we'll want in.

Quoted from diehardmariner

I think those stats are a bit out of date, probably owing to Scunny currently residing in the David Bury Tuesday Evening Six-a-Side League at the minute.

Played a few times last season for them and from what I've been told/read he was always one of the better players when he did play.  Interesting that people see it different though isn't it? Largely though, it wouldn't matter who was in that team it was just doomed.

There is/was interest in him from our side. To paraphrase Hurst, it's someone they're aware of.  How much that awareness dips into wanting to sign him is another matter.  

Back in January I was told by someone loosely connected to Scunny that we were interested in two of their players.  Shrimpton and Cameron Wilson.  The former is under contract, the latter was out of contract this summer and had rejected a new deal there.  Last week Scunny put out something of a bizarre statement on the player situation which looks like he's staying - https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2023/june/players-update/

Not heard anything relatively recently on Shrimpton and I said on the transfer thread that I'd imagine any move would be with a view to him developing, the only thing I could really compare it to is when we signed Luke Spokes.  A Brian Laws rough diamond if you like. But let's be honest, January was a long time ago and a lot has happened for us.  We've made a excrement load of money since then and I think we've probably raised our bar a little in what we'll want in.

Looking into it, you are right the 4 appearances were in League Two, but only 15 appearances last season early doors when they had low numbers, was then loaned out for the rest of the year.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

And passive aggressive to boot!

Coming from Londonderry you should know more about passive aggressive than anyone, but obviously you don't as I have posted absolutely nothing that could be interpreted as passive aggressive.  Oh and passive aggressive is all about tone, look it up, just how do you see the tone of a message that consists only of text in a forum post?  The simple answer is, you don't!

Quoted from chaos33

You really do have the most curious style of engagement.

Not at all, if people have a go at me I'll have a go back.

Quoted from 123614

Not at all, if people have a go at me I'll have a go back.

You come across as the classic ‘grumpy old man’

Quoted from supertown

You come across as the classic ‘grumpy old man’

That's your opinion.  Don't you get a bit angry when people question what you write in a forum thread, and ask what you are doing on another Football Club forum, when it is none of their business and call you names and insult you?  I will ALWAYS stand up for myself  no matter how many trolls jump on my posts.

Quoted from diehardmariner

probably owing to Scunny currently residing in the David Bury Tuesday Evening Six-a-Side League at the minute

Wow, I didn't realised they were still that high up the footballing pyramid. Fair play to them for sticking with it.

Quoted from 123614

Coming from Londonderry you should know more about passive aggressive than anyone!

Absolutely love the irony of that. Open with a blatantly passive aggressive statement, and then deny that you are! 😂

Quoted from 123614

Coming from Londonderry you should know more about passive aggressive than anyone, but obviously you don't as I have posted absolutely nothing that could be interpreted as passive aggressive.  Oh and passive aggressive is all about tone, look it up, just how do you see the tone of a message that consists only of text in a forum post?  The simple answer is, you don't!

My irony meter has broken.

Yet another Fishy thread derailed into pure entertainment!

I don’t belieeeve it

Quoted from chaos33

Absolutely love the irony of that. Open with a blatantly passive aggressive statement, and then deny that you are! 😂

Again, tone!  You just don't get it, right!

It's like talking to primary school kids, waste of time.

Quoted from 123614

It's like talking to primary school kids, waste of time.

Relax. The club is in the best position it's been in since the turn of the century and not even Shrimpton training with Scunny should dampen a Town fan's spirits at the moment.

Re Tone. Obviously Gallimore and Daws but would Antoine-Curier count?

Can't believe you've forgotten everyone's favourite Welsh postie, Rees.  

So good he backheels letters through your door.

Elding would definitely be a Tone to his closest mates.

I'll also throw Thorpe into the mix.  

Past his best when he came here but always caused loads of problems against us, somewhat disappointing.  Still behind Daws in the 'Tony's who flattered to deceive' chart.

Quoted from LH

Elding would definitely be a Tone to his closest mates.

I can't imagine the same for Pulis though, not when his old man is Tony too.  I imagine the non-entity midfielder goes by Ant, just to avoid confusion at the dinner table.  

Never quite understood why people give their own name to their kids.  Ok, it's a familiar name so you're not likely to forget it, but you're then adding Snr or Jnr onto the name which just makes it weird.  Then there's the point when the Snr/Jnr flips....Frank Lampard Snr only became so when Frank Lampard Jnr outdid his dad and ceased to become Jnr.    So much easier if they had just called him Dave.

As it's 2023 Tony Glennon just sounds weird.

Quoted from 123614

Coming from Londonderry you should know more about passive aggressive than anyone, but obviously you don't as I have posted absolutely nothing that could be interpreted as passive aggressive.  Oh and passive aggressive is all about tone, look it up, just how do you see the tone of a message that consists only of text in a forum post?  The simple answer is, you don't!

I dont ‘come from londonderry’. Am actually from cleethorpes.  And why should I know about passive aggressive from living here?

Quoted from diehardmariner

I can't imagine the same for Pulis though, not when his old man is Tony too.  I imagine the non-entity midfielder goes by Ant, just to avoid confusion at the dinner table.  

Never quite understood why people give their own name to their kids.  Ok, it's a familiar name so you're not likely to forget it, but you're then adding Snr or Jnr onto the name which just makes it weird.  Then there's the point when the Snr/Jnr flips....Frank Lampard Snr only became so when Frank Lampard Jnr outdid his dad and ceased to become Jnr.    So much easier if they had just called him Dave.

Like Rodney

Settle down guys. The original post was obviously a genuine error and he didn't realise or got confused about a situation. People corrected it politely and then we move on.
I worry sometimes, especially this day and age, mental health is massive so be kind. If someone is being 'passive aggresive' or rude just egnore it or correct it in the right manner.

Quoted from chaos33

Absolutely love the irony of that. Open with a blatantly passive aggressive statement, and then deny that you are! 😂

Us Protestants have such nice skin and hair though (when we had hair) according to the Girls…

Quoted from Abdul19

Re Tone. Obviously Gallimore and Daws but would Antoine-Curier count?

Good. Ford? Caldwell? (Possibly in my worst three strikers I’ve ever seen play for Town and up there with Mike ‘Bungle’ Jeffrey).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=63ZIf2H9S0E&pp=ygUaZnVua3kgY29sZCBtZWRpbmEgdG9uZSBsb2M%3D

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

I dont ‘come from londonderry’. Am actually from cleethorpes.  And why should I know about passive aggressive from living here?

If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you.

Quoted from lukeo

Settle down guys. The original post was obviously a genuine error and he didn't realise or got confused about a situation. People corrected it politely and then we move on.
I worry sometimes, especially this day and age, mental health is massive so be kind. If someone is being 'passive aggresive' or rude just egnore it or correct it in the right manner.

I was fine with the first few answers, but then pizzzza had to stick his nose in about me being on the Scunny site.  What has that got to do with him?  Nothing!  We have Scunny, Lincoln, and Notts County fans post on our website, no big deal.  So my point is, I was happy until everyone started to have a go because I defended myself re that guys reply, which I will always do.

Quoted from 123614

If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you.

You sound like a bit of an old member to be honest mate.

This name rings a bell - thought there was a Shrimpton that played for Brigg Town - may have been a Grimsby Junior - 40 to 50 years ago
UTM

If there had been more passive-aggressiveness in Derry/Londonderry then that would probably have been better than its history of aggressive-aggressiveness.

Quoted from 123614

I was fine with the first few answers, but then pizzzza had to stick his nose in about me being on the Scunny site.  What has that got to do with him?  Nothing!  

You literally posted about it on a public website! I made a light-hearted quip, nothing more than that. If the fact you frequent a Scunny Fans Group on Facebook is something that you are precious about (to be fair I'd be embarrassed about it too ) then maybe you should keep it to yourself.

I am sorry that you did not take my post as intended (ie a joke). I hope you're doing ok.

UTM

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

If there had been more passive-aggressiveness in Derry/Londonderry then that would probably have been better than its history of aggressive-aggressiveness.

😂

Quoted from gtfc98

You sound like a bit of an old member to be honest mate.

That's your opinion, but no need to be insulting.

Quoted from pizzzza

You literally posted about it on a public website! I made a light-hearted quip, nothing more than that. If the fact you frequent a Scunny Fans Group on Facebook is something that you are precious about (to be fair I'd be embarrassed about it too ) then maybe you should keep it to yourself.

I am sorry that you did not take my post as intended (ie a joke). I hope you're doing ok.

UTM

Err, you're a strange one, I'm not embarrassed at all, why would I be, it's no one else's business what websites I visit.

Quoted from lukeo

Settle down guys. The original post was obviously a genuine error and he didn't realise or got confused about a situation. People corrected it politely and then we move on.
I worry sometimes, especially this day and age, mental health is massive so be kind. If someone is being 'passive aggresive' or rude just egnore it or correct it in the right manner.

Wise words.

Quoted from Heswall Mariner

Wise words.

I may be old, but I do not have any mental health problems.

mods - can we please lock this thread please? It's getting very juvenile, n deffo non football

Quoted from 123614

If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you.

I don’t know if you are trying to insinuate that I am some sort of sectarian sycophant or that I have an in depth knowledge of what the troubles were like. I live in a fantastic city that like others in Northern Ireland has had their troubles, and if you care to think about the unnecessary murder of journalist Lyra McKee still does have some trouble.

Someone allegedly in their 70s  (we've not had proof, we've not seen his passport or his birth certificate!) reacting like a teenager. So funny   HAHAHA

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

Someone allegedly in their 70s  (we've not had proof, we've not seen his passport or his birth certificate!) reacting like a teenager. So funny   HAHAHA

Quoted from 123614

Err, you're a strange one, I'm not embarrassed at all, why would I be, it's no one else's business what websites I visit.

Me when the wife finds my search history and I haven’t deleted it.

intercourse you then, I only tried to help.  

Quoted from 123614

Err, you're a strange one, I'm not embarrassed at all, why would I be, it's no one else's business what websites I visit.

You wait until Mr Dibble finds out…

Quoted from mariner91

Me when the wife finds my search history and I haven’t deleted it.

'Honestly love, I thought Red Hot Dutch was  all about Total Football of the 70's !!'

Quoted from HatTrickHero

'Honestly love, I thought Red Hot Dutch was  all about Total Football of the 70's !!'

And ‘Debbie does Dallas’ was all about a prolonged football transfer

I've run out of popcorn gents, please continue whilst I nip to the shop for more

Apparently Shrimpton was going to sign . Then he looked through this thread and decided not to .

Quoted from Southwark Mariner

Someone allegedly in their 70s  (we've not had proof, we've not seen his passport or his birth certificate!) reacting like a teenager. So funny   HAHAHA

Not worth a proper answer.

Quoted from forza ivano

mods - can we please lock this thread please? It's getting very juvenile, n deffo non football

I agree.

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

I don’t know if you are trying to insinuate that I am some sort of sectarian sycophant or that I have an in depth knowledge of what the troubles were like. I live in a fantastic city that like others in Northern Ireland has had their troubles, and if you care to think about the unnecessary murder of journalist Lyra McKee still does have some trouble.

I don't know where you get that from.  I am well aware of the troubled times in Londonderry, I spent two years there in 1970/72, being shot at, patrolling the streets, dealing with massive riots, and reacting to bombing attacks, as well as losing 2 friends killed in those years.