Scunthorpe United FC

The March 22^nd 2024 National League North top of the table clash. Scunthorpe United v Chester set a NLN attendance record at the Attis Arena of 8274 bust gutting the previous record set by both clubs the season prior at 7511, now relegated to third on the list comes the 2019 encounter between Stockport County v Spennymoor Town marked down at 6311. A blockbuster day for the irons was the pivotal moment a veiled announcement was to be made with a purpose built leak on a new adventure for the Scunny supporters with the subscription based investment group FC 100,000.com one foot short of becoming cosy cosy at the Scunthorpe boardroom table. The supporters could smell a rat down Jack Brownsword Way, if the Vikings were still in town they would offer their support. Venting their angst to become venomous in part on the media outlets when news of an impending shit trap became a present danger, do not lay stupidly at supporters doors when it comes to club ownership, on this occasion best stick with the devil you know, the club’s owners’ cage became rattled, they backed down, issued a statement to confirm their withdrawal from the FC 100,000.com stench, not to be manipulated, that’s the power of supporters, let’s not forget. The message is clear “Do not get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds if you feel the heat around the corner”, job done.

Time to look at the ballpark themed, the ridiculously named FC 100,000.com. The company’s co-founder Michael Brady on invite to Radio TalkSport stated his case to spin his web of drivel down the drain pipes, the company’s model is a straight forward concept, a fund raising model, to be trusted? The aim is to get 40,000 subscriptions with a top ballpark figure of 100,000 subscribers paying £5 a month with the monies to be ploughed into a football club, to reiterate, to be trusted? If the figures were ascended to on planet dreamscape then to reach out from 200,000 pounds to tops at 500,000 a month, now that’s a lot of money for Brady to ride in as the high plains drifter to paint the town red to enter into a communities football club and then to ride off into the sunset with a cash full of saddle bags, has to be the case, doesn’t it? Debt riddled clubs desperate for cash investments, a sad state of affairs, to be mugged? Any bounty hunters in town?

Simon Jordan of TalkSport whose reputation likes to sit high up a pedestal concurred with Brady’s flights of fancy to a degree of interest, a passive overtone was the vibe, Jordan knows it’s a false pair of gnashers, put that in your cup and slurp, paid to say it as it is, but not this time, failed on recognition, the Manero call outs, host Jim White was absent from landing the Simon rubber bullets, perhaps that was the problem, quote Brady “What you have across the country is companies, individuals and in some cases fraudsters”, the Manero add-on fakers to disappear in a pile of ash, the magician’s veiled trick of hand. Brady’s speak of a 50+1 model for supporters to have a major say come input in their club is a German concept, not prevalent in English football, on the passing of legitimate papers. A further quote came down the pipe “A global community”, what global community? They make it up as they go along, “An online community”? Those laughter chambers further my lord, quote “A social enterprise, all money recycled into a football club”, it’s a bottomless pit of rats. FC 100,00.com has history, the other named co-founder Will Brooks purchased seventy five precent of non-league Ebbsfleet in 2007, according to Brooks on Mugger’s Lane 27,000 people subscribed, Brooks left the club three years later in 2010 with membership plummeting to 3000 according to Brooks. Money was owed to HM Revenue and Customs with Brook’s departure coming on the straddle straps of Ebbsfleet then relegation to the conference south, the club was eventually sold in 2013 to Kuwait owners, there goes the passionate owner again, the staple diet of the company non fruition, a lucky escape for the Scunthorpe supporters. Link to articles Aug 5^th 2020 Chester FC Will Not Be Buried and article Jun 29^th 2020 Conspiracies, Theories, Myths, Subplots and Fantasy, the ‘Subplot’ Terry Smith.

Always on a Saturday Jason?

Friday 13^th not quite, but the knives have been out for Newcastle’s assistant manager Jason Tindall, with speak of course. Newcastle’s League Cup triumph has vaulted Jason up one’s pole vault to give a rigger platform for Tindale’s excessively emotional and dramatic behaviour, a swanky Peacock on manager Eddie Howe’s shoulder, but that’s reserved for the parrot or perhaps not, Tindall’s come under fire for his centre stage look at me routine, winning results harbour Jason’s imaginary glitzy show in a good spotlight for the Newcastle supporters but outside of that world it’s a case of always on a Saturday Jason?

The downside knock-on effect is that when you think of Newcastle United many would think of Jason Tindall and that should not be the case. It is for manager Eddie Howe to be front and centre on all occasions not for Tindall to steal a slice of thunder, sun tan lil and perma white teeth to add to the effect. Jason met his match with his finger wagging in the direction of the then Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp last season, that’s why Jurgen has those gnashers chocolate fingers and all that, the wagging tongues became prevalent in the media berating Tindall’s actions. Manager Eddie Howe, seems happy with his number two prancing around, then that’s Eddie’s prerogative either way it works for the twosome. Tindall states that it’s part of his character but that not should not be the narrative, is it all of an entertainment level? Eddie Howe seems bowled over by Tindall’s actions, howz that?

The Manero Parody Videos

To feature on X during the start of May – ‘The American Gigolo’, ‘The Eagle has Landed’, ‘Alfie’ and ‘Arlington Road’. On the music front to feature Harry Styles and Kajagoogoo. Added (new) to the videos, the termed ‘Backdrop’, moded to examples, the ‘American Gigolo’ Julian Kaye weaves his magic on two clients. The ‘Eagle has Landed’, Oberch Kurch Steiner arrives at Fallschirmjäger train station 1940, a stand off develops against the SS, plus the Manero blog chat ‘The English Gigolo’.

To Feature in June’s Edition

Murphy’s Law, Podcast Mania and Conspiracy Mirages

Robo Cop, Robotic Football, The first A1 Footballer on the Horizon -> The Debate Manero

Drug Cheats in Sport -> Exposure

To Billboard -> Boxing Highlighted