Scunthorpe United are nearly dead. What Happened? 

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I remember getting battered by Scunthorpe United in FM 2008 on a daily basis. How the mighty have fallen.

I'm a Torquay United fan. We were just relegated from the National League like Scunthorpe, and are currently in the lowest league weve ever been in (the only other time weve been in the NL South was 5 years ago). Despite how miserable this recent decline has been for me, it's nothing compared to the existential threat that Scunthorpe face. I really hope they somehow survive this, it's a disgrace what's happened

I'm Italian. I supported of my local club, Modena. We were dreaming big in the early 2000s. We even had Pioli, Milan's current manager, at the wheel. Then something changed. And the club was gone. Now the new Modena is in Serie B, fighting for promotion to Serie A. I was lucky that my club had a worthy successor. I know things are different in the UK, but i wish to all of Scunthorpes fans the best of luck and to have at least a tiny bit of hope. Noone can know what happens in the future

Thank-you Liam for covering this and doing such a good job with this video, as I suspected you would when I first emailed you. You have done a great job in researching the situation and keeping on top of the developments since my first correspondence. It's honestly touching to see this video now. As it is with the many fans who have raised awareness and supported us over the last week or so. As Callum has mentioned, there is some hope. There is a party trying to sort things out, and I believe Swann might be more willing to work with the new party in coming to a solution over the stadium than he was with Hilton. However, that seems to be fraught. This evening we have had a journalist say the deal is off, to it being back on again one hour later. All the best, and I continue to wish you support with your channel.

I'm happy that you're highlighting struggling clubs right now, keep up the good work!

As a Hull City fan, seeing this happen to the Iron, is gut wrenching. Always a great local rivalry between the clubs and the derby games were a must to attend. I have been to many of them over the last sixty years or so. I just hope a fit and proper owner can be found soon, to save this great club.

Hi Liam, thank you for covering us, we have got little to no coverage from any big companies like Sky, so even though this is youtube its still very much appreciated. There is something happening for sure and apparently a new fan consortium is getting closer, but all we can do is wait and hope for the best

Thanks for giving us some more exposure to our situation

It’s sad to see how a club with such a huge following and passion can undergo such losses, I remember playing fifa and seeing Scunthorpe badge and genuinely finding it unique

Luton fan here. I was at that game in 2009 and cannot believe how fortunes have been reversed. We thought we had it bad during our 5 years in the National league, but it's nothing compared to what Scunthorpe have endured.

As a Scunthorpe fan it’s great seeing the wider football community talk about us thankfully we have got a consortium takeover on the cards thanks for covering us. United we stand 🔴🔵

As an American football fan, seeing clubs come a go is just another month for us. Sure, some clubs have reached stability, Richmond Kickers have been continuously professional for over 30 years now, the 9 MLS clubs that have been in existence since the start are approaching 30. But still we see it all the time and so we know the pain of losing a club you love. Sure, the likes of 20-25 years is generations shorter than 125, but still. Seeing any professional club go away and leave a community without a club is heartbreaking.

I'm not a Scunthorpe mega fan but I have very much liked them ever since 2015, since then I've had a growing sentiment towards the club even going as far as attending some games. It's sad to see so many clubs face this problem especially up north like Bury and Bolton just to name a few.

i completely sympathise with Scunthorpe. I grew up in wrexham and before I get attacked, please take a few minutes to look at the history of our club. my grandparents were part of the small working class town who raised £100k in 7 hours to stop the club from going bust. 2 years ago a miracle happened. if that never happened then we would likely be right where Scunthorpe are so we are eternally grateful. I wish the best of luck and remember to just keep pushing through because you really never know what could happen

Really feel for Scunthorpe and their fans. We had similar experiences with awful owners which crippled our club & we were fortunate enough to be able to rescue it. I really hope a miracle happens and your club is saved. From a Luton Town fan

Here in Bulgaria my home town club Haskovo ( the town has the same name ) went on a big run for 2 years and reached the top division, but then the money dried up and they went bankrupt and stoped existing. For a bit a new club was found but afther a year or two they went banckrupt too and now there is a 3rd club Saiana ( not sure how it is in English but its pronounced Sai- Ana ) who is in the lowest division.

Really sad, similar happened to Yeovil. Yeovil were saved. I really hope Scunthorpe are saved too.

As a Derby fan I remember Scunthorpe United battling from 4-1 down to drawing 5-5 and winning on pens at Pride Park. We had our near death experience, but very sad to hear for Scunthorpe United.

In Fifa 20 I did my first RTG in career mode and chose Scunthorpe. Even as a teenager in the US I still found a real connection with the club and began to follow them very closely. Overtime I have become more passionate and now this situation actually does effect me as a distant fan.

It’s so weird to think that Scunthorpe and Hashtag United are one tier away from each other

My condolences to Scunthorpe fans, I remember using that club in one of my favorite and most fun FIFA career modes. Sad how this can happen to a club

As a derby fan i understand what these fans are going through, being potentially days away from not having a club to support its frighting and to wake up every day checking your phone hoping to see the news you’ve been taken over or even dreading to see your club has gone, it’s horrible and I gave sympathy for any fan of a club that’s in these horrible situations ❤️❤️

Sad times and hope they can be saved i remember seeing them against my club when they was in championship, i even went to see them play last season and just from that day ground hopping i could feel a proper fanbase and passion the scunthorpe fans have for their club would hate to see another club die😢

This video is sad man, love from Spain to all Scunthorpe fans. Love from a Deportivo de la Coruña fan who is also struggling to get back to the second division.

As a Derby County fan I can remember them beating us 4-1 in our own backyard on a baltic January afternoon in 2010.

Thanks for making this video my family have very close ties to scunthorpe United, my uncle actually featured in this video despite this i still have a slight bit of hope for a club being in scunthorpe maybe not as scunthorpe united but as phoenix club UTFI

Thank you so much for this Viz. You're a big help 🙏🏻

My local club Dundee United has had it's ups and downs. Got relegated to the Scottish Championship for a while, then promoted again in 21-22 season. Finished in the top 4 and got into the Conference League and achieved a home win against AZ Alkmaar. Then they lost 7-1 away and crashed and burned straight down to 12th place. Losing 9-0 to Celtic was the cherry on top, absolute massacre. Had chances to reach safety and bottled it. Yet none of this compares to the pain and suffering fans of clubs like Scunthorpe, Southend, Luton, Wrexham, Nottingham, Wimbledon, Bath, and Blackpool have felt. Decades even of bad ownership and poor management leading to relegation limbo and now death. Don't know if I could stomach it. To many in these small industrial towns, football is all we've got. When a club dies part ourselves dies too. Genuine shame, feel sorry for Scunthorpe.

Great club and fans -such a great community club. I'm a Cheltenham supporter, in-which my team has not won or scored a single goal in 11 league games. I'm 'down in the dumps' but I wouldn't swap with Scunthorpe predicament.

Been watching them for most my life thanks for the exposure being local the club is massive for the town

One of my mates at uni supported Scunthorpe and was also called John, i've always watched them as like a second team because of him and it's just been going down hill. it's such a sad situation.

As a very very relived southend fan , we wish you all the best ,

It's crazy that my hometown club South Shields now play them in the National league North and we knocked them out of the FA Cup last season I remember seeing Scunthorpe in the Championship when we were in the 8th or 9th division

From a Southend Fan. You’re not alone Scunthorpe… although our ships are sinking. We stand in the face of adversity, the outcome of our clubs we’ll bring awareness to the FL and hopefully this won’t happen anymore. People can’t be robbed of their happiness anymore :,)

I'm a Grimsby fan, so if it wasn't for the dire straits Scunthorpe are in this would be hilarious (as it would be for them if the roles were reversed). I sincerely hope Scunthorpe recover though. Nobody deserves to lose their club in the way Bury have and Scunthorpe might.

As a grimsby fan of over 55 years it always got my back up to see scunny doing better than town to see them drop from the football league and town go the other way was a blessing as im sure itvwas reciprocated when town went the same way but for the fans this is bad news and not the fault of the players i hope you can get some closure and somehow get back on track 🤞

I remember when they used to be in championship 😢😢 bad owners ruin football not just football people livelihood

I've know a number of kids that were part of the Academy set-up at Scunthorpe, one of my sons included. Obviously no Academy set-up as of the end of last season, so best part of 200 kids just dropped and the staff they had with the door effectivley shut in their face and lied to. The writing was on the wall half way through the season to be fair. Coaching staff leving and not being replaced. Certain parts of the 'Academy life' just not done. Then the interview from the 'owner' that was released in March/April time that the Academy was going to shut. That was the first that any of the staff had heard about it, so came as a massive shock to them. Long story short, as many other things went on between then and the end of the season. Academy gone. Loads of kids struggling to find a team to play for and the age group that my son played for, we still haven't had anything official from the club that it's all over. He's managed to get back playing with his old grassroots club as he wanted to play with his mates from school, but he's better than that. I just want him to be happy playing and he is. The news this week that the club has been saved is great, but there are lots of ex Academy players and parents that have a bitter taste in their mouth about how they have ben treated over the past year. Rant over.

I’ve been to Scunthorpe a few times with AFC Bournemouth so the fact they’re in the national league north on the verge of liquidation is heartbreaking. My mate’s team Yeovil are sadly down in the national league south these days but I would always look for AFCB vs Yeovil on fixture lists every season. 😞

Happened to us at Leyton Orient & we were Very Lucky to have survived 😳😳😳😳

I prefer these videos, story of some obscure club.. yes, the best thing to do in Istanbul, as a Turk, while I have no idea who plays for or manages any club outside of the Turkish big 3. The power of Vizeh..

I’m a Southend United fan and the first game I watched was against Scunthorpe and now both clubs have been saved

It’s a horrible situation and I hope they manage to survive in some form, as a Darlington fan I know the fans pain and while being bottom of the northern league isn’t exactly the best place to be it’s at least some evidence teams can survive situations like this.

Scunthorpe and Luton were in the same league just 4 years ago now they're 5 leagues apart goes to show you how scunny fell off a cliff and it's quite sad even as a neutral

I'm a Stockport County fan and whilst things are going well for us now with great ownership and stuff being put in place to make us self-sustaining to (hopefully) prevent ourselves ever being in this situation but not long ago, only about 13/14 years ago it could have so easily have been us in this situation, if not for the efforts of the fans and various individuals we could have so easily gone to the wall at risk of losing our ground and our club so I take absolutely no joy in seeing situations like this for historic Football League clubs like Scunny, Bury, Oldham, Chester, Darlington etc. and I can't understand the mindset of fans who will do, I don't care how much you may loathe another club, wanting them to simply not exist is madness to me just for the 'crime' of being from a town close by to the town you support. I wish absolutely nothing but the best for Scunthorpe United and their fans, a club like that should never be in this situation. The FA, The EFL and the National League aren't fit for purpose, they claim there is a fit and proper test but there is zero evidence of this from the very top with the likes of Newcastle, to the lower reaches with Scunthorpe etc.

I'm a Eskişehirspor fan. In Turkey we used to perform in the Süper Lig our top division in Turkey for 16 years and we were a good mid-table side and even used to play Europa League in the 70's with the legendary Miracle of the Andalus where we defeated Sevilla FC 3-2 on aggregate in the 1970-71 season. Eskişehir used to be a really good team with great talent and some really quality youth systems in Turkey and after we were relegated in 2016, we started going downhill fast and fell down the tiers faster than the Lira's value. First League (Turkey's EFL Championship), Second League (Turkey's EFL League One), Third League (Turkey's EFL League Two) and at last down to Regional Amateur League (Turkey's version of the Vanarama Conference North and South). All my prayers and support is for Scunthorpe United right now, we are drowning in debt of 10 million British Pounds (336 million Turkish Lira) and this fate for any club is the worst, praying for Scunthorpe to make a miracle.

Scunny are my second team, I spent a few years growing up there before my family moved back to London, I always followed their results over the years, especially in the late 2000s when they were at their best, went to the play-off final vs Millwall, which was a great day out and even better result, even went a few times following my lot, QPR, against them, over the years, I haven't been as football mad as i used to be, but Scunthorpe United are a special club, I hope they survive and go back to Glanford Park, I'm gutted at whats happened to them

This is not the first time something like this has happened in the english pyramid, not even in recent times. And I imagine it's not the only instance of such a club being ruined either. It really makes you ask some questions about the EFL's whole "Fit and Proper" thing.

gongrats on ur son been watching ur vids for a year keep it up love seeing ur growth

Sad to see. Always liked their badge.

The fact that Scunthorpe has a population of over 81,000(2021) and can't raise 2,000,000 is mind boggling. If each adult can donate 50 pounds they can possibly save their club. The FA as well as the UK government needs to step in and stop these small towns from losing their clubs. 🤦🏾‍♂️

Excellent video Vizeh, I applaud you for highlighting what I can only describe as "heartache" as an Iron fan and the strife, im please to report that through the fantastic efforts of Michelle Harness a local business owner we have our home secured and future a little brighter, especially with recent news of our transfer embargo being lifted - the football communitybandnsupporter groups were the ones who made this possible we sit in 2nd in NLN and hold put hope we can make the playoffs

I absolutely enjoy these videos, keep them up!

As someone who follows a team called King's Lynn Town - same league as Scunthorpe - I've seen this all before. King's Lynn FC got wound up in 2009, at that level it is just way too common because costs are so high and because no one else would do it, its either they have dodgy owners or no owners at all.

My local team Chorley played Scunthorpe just over a week ago. I really hope they can turn this around, but now it is hard to see it ending any other way. 😢

After being a lifelong Scarborough fan seeing us go through a similar fate back in 2009 it’s heart breaking to go through. Hopefully someone can come in and save Scunthorpe!

As a Leyton Orient fan I sympathise with Scunthorpe. We had an owner who took us from Championship contenders to the National League. We were lucky to be taken over by someone who supported the Os as a boy. Scunthorpe have given us two legendary England captains in Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence as well as a cricket legend and England captain Sir Ian "Beefy" Botham playing in their colours. It will be a travesty if they end up like Bury. They have a history, don't let that go

Seeing this makes me think of Barfieboy’s Scunny rebuild, how he took them to glory they will likely never get to experience…

Sad to see them fall so quickly, i remember how enjoyable they were to watch

My best birthday present I never knew I needed ❤

It's really sad to see. EFL just dont care about local team's anymore and scunthorpe won't be the last.

Big up Vizeh been making banger after banger keep it up

Fit and proper test needs a complete re do. Prem clubs should also be obliged to donate annual money to a bank that help clubs like Southend, Scunthorpe, bury survive

I remember facing them in career modes

Not too long ago, Scunthorpe United was considered as one of the top 3 best run football clubs in England, after a club wide financial survey was run. At the time, the club had a League 1 / Championship team (up/down "yoyo" team). The club's owner became ill and decided to sell and it was bought by Swann, who you show in the video. Swann spent money on funding the club for a while, but unknown to fans transferred the ownership of the club-owned surrounding land and stadium to one of his own companies. It was later recognised what he had done. That was the worst thing that could have happened and was seen by many as asset stripping the club. It was then that everything went downhill. Swann is responsible for the demise of the club and Hilton came in and ultimately finished them off. They are not dead yet though and there is a faint heart beat and it is that that the supporters are hanging onto. A great football club, who have been virtually destroyed by the last 2 owners. Hopefully, they will not ultimately die and can be kept on life support and then recover their health. The club is important to the town and its community and to the thousands of supporters of the club both in England and indeed overseas. If it all fails, then I hope a new football club can be formed in Scunthorpe and become a phoenix and rise from the ashes of the former club. Sad state of affairs at Scunthorpe United FC. They are not the first and will not be the last club who will witness these type of dealings and that is something that needs addressing at authority levels.

Hey Vizeh I think you should do a video on Olympique Lyon they are currently last in ligue 1 and havent even won yet and it doesnt look good

Really sad too see what has happened too my club😢 we’ve had some great times the last 15 years but the last 5 years have truly been heartbreaking two terrible owners back too back😔

Such a horrible thing to go through for any club with bad owners could happen to us soon as well

Fell so bad for there fans

Scunthorpe are trying to not get liquidated they need to pay players and staff on time it's similar to what's happening to reading and Southend. If scunthorpe die there club gets liquidated And play in the 10th division with phoenix clubs like Macclesfield FC, Bury FC they would be called something like scunthorpe united FC.

At school I always say in a Scunthorpe fan.I hope I can still stay one despite m not knowing any players

Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh though 🔥🔥

Great video.That is why I respect the english fans so much. Salutations from Romania.

Coventry fan here. It's all too familiar. We have seemingly got through the worst of our ordeal, but others like Scunthorpe haven't been so fortunate. I remember playing Scunthorpe many times. Former player Gary McSheffrey played & managed Scunthorpe. They have a rich history. This shouldn't be happening. I just hope someone can come in with enough money to keep them going, even if it means making a deal with this crook to keep playing at the stadium.

I’m a salty cobblers fan, but as someone from Rushden it’s always sad to see any team go the same way Rushden & diamonds did

As a lifelong fan Of Manchester United for over 50 years - we're headed your way!

By the sounds of it someone is gonna be buying Southend which is great news for their fans. But for Scunthorpe not so good hope they get out of trouble. My local team Ebbsfleet United nearly went bust but thankfully we were saved by our current owner

I cant believe how much your videos have improved over the years.

Scunthorpe United was always a club in my mind because the name is great. Seeing clubs fall like this is shocking because those supporters lives will be changed forever

I remember playing these guys on fifa a lot for their colors haha

I suggest looking at what happened to us Aldershot FC. We have come back from being kicked out of the football league in 1992.

We need a Video on the ajax or Schalke 04 Situation

There has been too many clubs that have suffered similar fate, Bury, Southend and Scunthorpe with many others coming close. There needs to be a major shake up at the top of the game with the FA doing more to protect these clubs from men like Hilton. This not only loses people their club they have gone to watch for years, but also affects the livelihoods of others. People that work for the club, the food places around the ground, the local pubs etc. All will be hit by the actions of one man.

I've heard this story so often - the owner uses the club's ground as collateral, his dodgy financing plan goes tits up, and the ground is now worth more as a rugby ground (Darlington), or a general sports facility, or as development land for housing. End of club. The ex-con with four names clearly thought he was getting ownership of the stadium for his £ 5 (set against £ 1,2 Mill. tax debr, not unreasonable), and when the former owner explained the purchase contract, that was that. There should be a law that football clubs' grounds can be sold (a once-only finance boost), BUT only to the local council, and only if the local council (an elected body after all) is required to use "all known means" to keep the ground as a sports facility. That way, the club would at least never become homeless, even if the players were playing for charity only. The sport could go on.

As a Luton fan of many years, we've had our ups and downs. Where we are now has come about after a rise from our non league days. A fan led buy out and a strong support were pivotal. At Wembley in 2009 I met a lot of Scunthorpe fans that wished us well as we were about to drop out of the leagues. Wishing Scunthorpe all the very best now. I hope things do turn round for you

Will never forget when I went to Scunthorpe away opening day of the season and Swindon won 3-1 what a great atmosphere and away day it was.

I remember passing scunthorpe United ground on way to grimbsy been to a few away games with scunthorpe HOPE THRY SURVIVE from a ipswich fan 👍🚜🔵🔵⚪️🚜

Love it Liam great stuff

I know scunthorpe from FIFA and I was impressed that they they descended very fast

Remember seeing them regularly on fifa sad how the mighty have fallen

Damn! That's heartbreaking! As q Huddersfield fan I remember our turmoil after the administration in the early 00s when fans and staff were fund raising with buckets in the street. We also came very near to complete implosion last season until a new owner came in. I hope something comes through for all the teams not just scunthorpe. Maybe we need to start having a "transfer tax" that goes towards keeping smaller clubs going. They're not only community assets, they're also the lifeblood of the grassroots of the game.

Aston Villa fan here. Now I know we didn’t fall down the football league pyramid like Scunthorpe sadly have but not so long ago, we were in the championship & were on the brink of going out of business because of the shady dealings of our then owner Tony Xia. Was awful thinking my beloved club could become extinct. Thankfully we got new owners who have took us back to where we belong. I really hope Scunthorpe get a new buyer soon & get back to where they belong too. Really sad to watch things like this. I wish them nothing but the best.

Bro I only know this team from FIFA 18 a while I’m playing with my career as a football player thank you for educate me about this team

As an American, I could not imagine if a professional team in any of the popular leagues went bust like this; the only way a city loses its team in 2023 is by way of relocation. This is the reason why American soccer/football doesn't have promotion and relegation; sports in the US are largely money-driven, and lower finances can truly screw over an otherwise profitable team. Not only is it awful for the players and coaches on this sinking ship, the fans who've supported this team for years (and in some cases, DECADES) get the worst end of this horrific deal. When you grow up in a city that's loyal to its team (the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals for me), you develop a strong emotional bond with that team. You live and die by your team every weekend. And if you lose that team, you lose a part of your life. I remember Bury FC's expulsion from the league in 2019, and I honestly almost cried. As the final whistle blew, those thousands of fans at Gigg Lane lost an integral part of their lives, and it was devastating.

Well put together video

As a local Scunthorpe United fan i can only say the past 6 years have been far from good. We have had 2 poor owners but as a recent takeover just today (Oct 4th 2023) we might be on the up

I'm a Man U fan, but football fan first and foremost. Lately my passion for the game has given me a reason to watch, understand and appreciate "small clubs" as I believe they are the essence of why giants exist. Given the state of ownership of my club, I sympathise with any club risking non-existance and feel truely empathic towards any of them, even though I'm not a particular fan of said club. I want to thank you Liam for this coverage. It is truly eye opening and very interesting to learn about state of clubs. I might be speaking for other people when I say that I'd love to consume more of the same kind of conetent as you have produced on this video

So sorry to hear of the plight of Scunthorpe United. This is the club that launched the career of Kevin Keegan and also had Ian Botham on their books as a player. I visited a couple of times as an away supporter (losing on both occasions) and always saw it as a well run club.

As a Brighton fan, it brings back painful memories. A friend is a Scunthorpe fan and has kept me up to date with the awful situation. The checks on football club owners (even at the top) have proved time and time again to be weak. Good luck Scunthorpe.