Strange goings on at Scunthorpe

[wilts rover]

Apparently Scunthorpe United have been served an eviction order by the old owner of the club, who still owns Glanford Park, and the new owner has ignored it and changed the locks on the gates to keep the old owner out!

And a sign that had been put up on the site of the new ground has suddenly disappeared.

All very strange.

https://twitter.com/aidanmccartney/status/1661428006747873280

https://twitter.com/TheHamst/status/1661372244206006273

[roversdude]

Saw something yesterday that they have bought land to build a new ground but there is no planning permission

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Fun and games!

[Silkscarf]

It’s very sad what’s been happening to Scunny for the last few years. They deserve much better. It’s surely bad enough having to live in Scunny without your football team imploding.

My first away game was at the Old Showground about 1976, with the world-first cantilever stand along one side. Look it up kids.

I went on the train with my mate (also 10 years old), his mum and his auntie. The window of the train was bricked on Scunny station. Welcome to 1970s football.

[Donnywolf]

Superb terraced property for sale

Comes complete with 5000 sq yards of enclosed grazing land

Owner selling due to lack of interest

[drfchound]

Perhaps they could play their home games at the Eco.
We could charge them a fair price and the money would add to our self sustainable situation.

[roversdude]

Plus all the sh1t should surely help the grass

[Wokingviking]

It’s very sad what’s been happening to Scunny for the last few years. They deserve much better. It’s surely bad enough having to live in Scunny without your football team imploding.

My first away game was at the Old Showground about 1976, with the world-first cantilever stand along one side. Look it up kids.

I went on the train with my mate (also 10 years old), his mum and his auntie. The window of the train was bricked on Scunny station. Welcome to 1970s football.

My first away game too Silkscarf if that was around Christmas.  We lost 2 nil or 2-1 I think.
Yes the cantilever was something to behold.  Constructed before the next one went up at Hillsborough for in time the ‘66 World Cup I think.
That was maybe some link to British Steel for them both, or just coincidence.

[BillyStubbsTears]

It’s very sad what’s been happening to Scunny for the last few years. They deserve much better. It’s surely bad enough having to live in Scunny without your football team imploding.

My first away game was at the Old Showground about 1976, with the world-first cantilever stand along one side. Look it up kids.

I went on the train with my mate (also 10 years old), his mum and his auntie. The window of the train was bricked on Scunny station. Welcome to 1970s football.

First cantilevered stand in Britain, not the world.

Pier Luigi Nervi had built this utter masterpiece at the Stadio Communale in Florence, 30 years earlier. Still one of the most beautiful stadium roofs ever built.

[Sammy Chung was King]

I remember at one time we couldn’t get the better of Scunthorpe on the pitch. Around then they were seen as our main rivals.
Decent club that has been ruined by bad owners.

[Bessie Red]

I went to the last ever game at the Old Show Ground. 1-1 against Torquay with Steve Lister scoring Scunnys goal.

[Crowle Rover]

One of the reasons they are set to leave Glanford Park (or whatever it's called nowadays) is that 35 years on from it's construction they've found a design fault with it.

The stands are facing the pitch! (Boom tisch!)

[i_ateallthepies]

Yes, BST, the Italians know a thing or two about styling, and engineering.

[Donnywolf]

One of the reasons they are set to leave Glanford Park (or whatever it's called nowadays) is that 35 years on from it's construction they've found a design fault with it.

The stands are facing the pitch! (Boom tisch!)

I think its Glandford Park now

( not so much a boom tisch sorry )

[BillyStubbsTears]

Yes, BST, the Italians know a thing or two about styling, and engineering.

Even THEY dn't always get it right. They built two God-awful bus-shelters at either end of Nervi's stand for the 1990 World Cup. Absolute sacrilege. Like drawing a moustache and specs on Michelangelo's David.

[ForsolongaRover]

I was talking to a Scunthorpe friend last weekend and the new owner, who I think owned and may still own Ilkeston Town, apparently has acquired suitable land for a new stadium nearer the town centre. The club have apparently already added to their playing staff ready for the new campaign. There seems animosity between the new owner and Mr Swann with the latter not popular with fans.

[Highland Rover]

 Apparently the sign at the proposed new ground on Glebe ( or Grebe ) Road has been nicked !!!
  Possibly now part of someone's shed roof !!
  It's business as usual at Glanford park , no locks on gates
 All this in a statement from the new owner

[Jimmydee]

I can remember being quite envious of their new ground at Glanford park, especially when Belle Vue was crumbling without investment.

I’m sure that on my visit to the Old Showground that Scunnys keeper kicked the ball from his penalty box and it bounced over our keeper for a goal. Can anyone confirm that?

[drfchound]

Jimmy, I can remember just after Glandford Park opened I was invited to a meeting of the Lincolnshire Plumbers Federation.
The President of the LPF was a good customer of mine and an avid Scunny fan and had hired the corporate area of the stadium to hold the meeting in.
At the time I seem to recall it being lauded as being really special and if I recall correctly it was one of the first of the new style stadiums.

[roversdude]

Remember the Old Showground (just) when did they move ? Was it where the Sainsbury’s is now

[Dagenham Rover]

Remember the Old Showground (just) when did they move ? Was it where the Sainsbury’s is now

Can't remember when but yes it was where Sainsbury's is now. There's a brass  plaque on the wall of Sainsbury's unless somebody's nicked it

[turnbull for england]

Jimmy, I can remember just after Glandford Park opened I was invited to a meeting of the Lincolnshire Plumbers Federation.
The President of the LPF was a good customer of mine and an avid Scunny fan and had hired the corporate area of the stadium to hold the meeting in.
At the time I seem to recall it being lauded as being really special and if I recall correctly it was one of the first of the new style stadiums.

y

It was, all self funded too I think

[Silkscarf]

Didn’t they used to play in all red in the 70s or have I imagined that? Is the claret and blue a modern concoction?

[Donnywolf]

If you look at Historic Kits you will see they swapped colours regularly but started in C&B

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scunthorpe_United/Scunthorpe_United.htm




Certainly chopped about a bit !

[Donnywolf]

Remember the Old Showground (just) when did they move ? Was it where the Sainsbury’s is now

Yes on Doncaster Road lol. Well , home end was !

[roversdude]

Remember seeing us play in yellow and brown there that must have been the worst kit ever
Did we play in violet there or did that clash

[Crowle Rover]

Glanford Park opened in August 1988.

According to this Calendar news report it was the first new football league ground built in 40 years at a cost of 2.5 million pounds.

Some fine 80's fashions on display here!!

https://youtu.be/5sGxUWtlK10

[Barmby Rover]

Remember the Old Showground (just) when did they move ? Was it where the Sainsbury’s is now

Yes on Doncaster Road lol. Well , home end was !

I remember watching Keegan play there, he got brought down right in front of us, cut off at the thigh. He bounced straight up, punched the other bloke out and just walked off! Never looked at the ref, he knew he had been sent off. Great winger in those days. The worst mistake Rovers ever made.

[StocktonRover]

Remember the Old Showground (just) when did they move ? Was it where the Sainsbury’s is now

Yes on Doncaster Road lol. Well , home end was !

I seem to remember the away section moving around the ground over the years.
I'm sure I have been on both ends and sides of the old showground.

[VivaRovers]

Glanford Park opened in August 1988.

According to this Calendar news report it was the first new football league ground built in 40 years at a cost of 2.5 million pounds.

Some fine 80's fashions on display here!!

https://youtu.be/5sGxUWtlK10

Hell of an anecdote from Peter Shilton