They have effectively released their senior pros early as they wont be getting contracts next season, already started building for next year. They played similar teams in a couple of their previous games.Don't you get fined for that in the PL?
Sure teams got into trouble for fielding understrength teams.
But saying all of that, in a game where one team needs the other team to get promoted for their own financial gain and that team needs to win 7-0 to do it and the score ends up 7-0 is going a little bit beyond the pale, don't you think?
Reeks of cheating to me.
Fair enough response but it still stinks as they are now 50k better off for losing by an unpredictable 7-0.They have effectively released their senior pros early as they wont be getting contracts next season, already started building for next year. They played similar teams in a couple of their previous games.
I think the 25 man squad thing has ended that caper in the PL
I can remember Mick McCarthy catching flak when he was Wolves manager for playing the stiffs at the swamp, because they were playing a relegation rival immediately afterwards.
Not sure it helped him either way
Load of cobblers.They should be fined 55k for throwing a game, it is disgusting for anybody connected to Northampton.
I further explained my comment for those that choose to be purposely obstinate (all too common on BM)Lol
He’s won a few all expenses paid holidays in Strangeways but apart from that…
Tbf Northampton were 3-0 up after 22mins and 3-1 at half time, they had more than an hour to score another goal against a side that just about scraped survival in the football league. Instead they apparently went to a back five to protect what they had because they thought they had done enough. Also had their keeper sent off when they finally went chasing. So they were as much the authors of their own downfall as anything Scunny did.Fair enough response but it still stinks as they are now 50k better off for losing by an unpredictable 7-0.
If that is building for next year, heaven help them lol
I guess you just can't take the **** out of Scunthorpe after all :)
I further explained my comment for those that choose to be purposely obstinate (all too common on BM)
You must have really "high" standardsWell done Joey,fantastic achievement.
Many dont like him,but he's a born winner.
My Cousin lived there for a bit, and that’s what he turned into while he was there n’all!Have you been to Bristol?
Everyone’s too busy smoking weed and debating what’s the best Tricky record to bother about such trivial things as football.
I agree - it is bizarre that one of England's biggest city's has not had a team in the top flight for over forty years.Bristol City too, even moreso.
Bristol is about the size of Liverpool. How they’ve not got a big football club from that city is beyond me.
Nope....that would be making it as a top level professional footballer,while being far from naturally gifted and being written off on several occasions.He literally dragged himself to a standard most can only dream of.
We could do with some more of that mentality in our current squad.
I used to live there and have loads of cousins etc thereMy Cousin lived there for a bit, and that’s what he turned into while he was there n’all!
Also, I believe, one year there were more Liverpool shirts sold in Bristol than were sold in Liverpool. Sad state of affairs!
And still people say footballs not bent.After a bit of digging this morning I found out that Scunthorpe sold Ryan Loft to Bristol Rovers in January and would receive a 50k bonus if Rovers got promoted!
50k doesn’t sound a lot, but to Scunthorpe it’s probably a life saver in the National League.
And another thought would be, Scunthorpe releasing their players early and playing a youth team knowing that they were playing Rovers in the last game of the season and it would look a little less dodgy if they suddenly sprung a youth team on the pitch to let Rovers win easily.Tbf Northampton were 3-0 up after 22mins and 3-1 at half time, they had more than an hour to score another goal against a side that just about scraped survival in the football league. Instead they apparently went to a back five to protect what they had because they thought they had done enough. Also had their keeper sent off when they finally went chasing. So they were as much the authors of their own downfall as anything Scunny did.
Would only be fair if the Cobblers still went up via the play offs, they have been much better than the rest, but as we know it doesn’t often work out that way
Watching the game yesterday Scunthorpe had no intention of trying to score passed back to their keeper from the half way line constantly, something definitely dodgy and should be looked intoAnd another thought would be, Scunthorpe releasing their players early and playing a youth team knowing that they were playing Rovers in the last game of the season and it would look a little less dodgy if they suddenly sprung a youth team on the pitch to let Rovers win easily.
Not too sure we should apportion blame to a team that didn't throw a game tbh, for me, it absolutely stinks.
I can think of another club where the ball regularly ends up with the keeper from possession on the halfway line. - They don't generally conceded seven though.Watching the game yesterday Scunthorpe had no intention of trying to score passed back to their keeper from the half way line constantly, something definitely dodgy and should be looked into
But I don't think Scunthorpe had any intention of playing out from the back or playing at all to be honestI can think of another club where the ball regularly ends up with the keeper from possession on the halfway line. - They don't generally conceded seven though.
Well done Joey lad.
Think the criticism he gets on here is ott at times.