THE IRON FREE DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF SCUNTHORPE UNITED FC vs TRANMERE ROVERS 28-08-21 - 3pm 2021-22 ISSUE 04 NEIL COX FIRST TEAM MANAGER The Iron’s manager pens his latest notes as we welcome Tranmere Rovers to the Sands Venue Stadium this afternoon... Good afternoon and welcome to the Sands futures in the game and it’s about how they Venue Stadium as we take on Tranmere learn from it. They must continue to work Rovers this afternoon. I extend that to hard to be better every day. Micky Mellon, his coaching staff, the We go into today’s game with a couple LUXURY IN THE HEART OF BLACKPOOL players, officials and supporters of our of players who were involved last week opponents today. unavailable due to a positive Covid case Located next to the world-famous Blackpool Tower, on the central promenade Since my last notes, a young side faced and the other being a close contact, but we Manchester City Under-21s in the Papa will still go into it looking to extend our amongst all the major tourist aaraccons. John’s Trophy group stages and though it run of three games unbeaten in the league was a disappointing result on the night by getting our first win of the season. That’s there were some good displays from a what the focus has been on in training this number of the players. week. While we will do our homework on We could have dealt a lot better with Tranmere, it’s all about us and what we do, their first two goals, which straight after and I’m sure the lads will give everything to we’d been on the attack. A side of their get a result. quality will always be clinical, which The games calm down from next week showed on the night. We had chances with just a small number of midweek ourselves though and had we not had a games for the rest of 2021 now, and that perfectly good goal disallowed to make it will really help us as we can get more 1-1, it might have ended up a different type recovery time into the players, spend time of game. We got ourselves in good areas at working on things we need to improve on times but their final touch, pass and finish in training and put on extra sessions to was better than ours on the night. get the lads who have been out through One massive positive for the club though injury back fit. We’ve tried to avoid bringing was three players making their first them back too soon during the busy spell professional appearance, two making their of fixtures we’ve had in August, which is first starts and three academy players something we learnt from last season. coming off the bench for their senior debuts. Tony Daws and the rest of the Enjoy the game, get behind us and up the academy staff have been doing an Iron! unbelievable job and I will always provide a pathway as that’s how I got my chance LARGEST SUITES OUTSIDE OF LONDON as a player years ago. The players have had a taste of it now against some quality Meecng & 91 Luxurious Great Dining Spa & Treatment footballers who will undoubtedly have big Neil Cox Event Rooms Bedrooms Experiences Rooms Palacne Building Promenade, Blackpool FY1 4TQ Some recent news from the UNDER-18S DRAW Lloyd and dad Richard (Dick) Lloyd who IRON ROUND-UP Sands Venue Stadium... ROCHDALE CUP TIE both passed away earlier this year. The Iron’s Under-18’s David said: “My dad was born in Brigg and side drew 2-2 at home was an avid supporter of the Iron from to Rochdale in the Midland League days to present. He had Youth Alliance Cup last been all over the country following the Saturday. Iron. One of his all-time favourite Iron United fell behind players was David Sloan. My mum was born twice but Harrison in the Wirral and followed Tranmere as a Poulter continued his prolific run of form to school girl to present day. Her favourite make it six goals in three games. Whites player was Ian St John. After the Dale scored in the 10th minute, “My mum and dad met at a coffee bar in Scunthorpe levelled through a strike by Hoylake where The Beatles were playing. Poulter from just inside the box into the They got married in 1962 at Birkenhead bottom corner. Registry Office and not long after I was The away side went back ahead after the born at the Old Grange Mount Maternity half-hour mark. Home. We all lived in Scunthorpe as job “Both goals we conceded came from us prospects and housing were easier to get in VACANCY: DESIGNATED www.sufctickets.com. Buy in advance being in possession of the ball and giving Lincolnshire, and my mum later gave birth SAFEGUARDING OFFICER from the Iron and we receive 5% of the it away cheaply at around the halfway line, to my younger brothers Shane and later Scunthorpe United Football Club is looking sales. and we got punished,” said academy Darren, who sadly passed away in to appoint a designated Safeguarding Should they not sell out, match tickets manager Tony Daws. September 1997 aged 29. Officer. will remain on sale from the Iron ticket The Iron kept pressing in the second half “I followed my dad and supported the This is a part-time position with hours office until 3.30pm on Friday, September to no avail, until three minutes before the Iron, and one of the first games I ever dependent on the need of the business. 3rd. end when Poulter turned brilliantly on the attended was against Tranmere, on a foggy For a full job description, visit our club Meanwhile, official coach travel will also edge of the area, went past his centre-back afternoon at the Old Show Ground in the website. Applications and CVs be also on sale, costing £20 members and rifled a left-footed shot into the far 1972/73 season. We lost 5-1 but I managed need to be sent via email to and £22 non-members. Departure times corner. to get my mum Ian St John’s and Ron Yeats’ [email protected]. are 10.30am from the Hornsby bus depot, “We weren’t at our best today and it was autographs, which she still kept after all Closing date: 6th September 2021. 10.35am from Ashby Broadway, 10.45am a good learning curve for our players in these years. from the Museum and Baths Hall, and various respects really,” Daws said. “Gone but never ever forgotten.” TICKETS AND TRAVEL ON SALE FOR 11am from the Sands Venue Stadium. “At times we weren’t at the races and We hope David and his guests have NORTHAMPTON TRIP Travel must be purchased in advance gave away possession too easily. There are a great day with the Iron as matchball Tickets and travel are on sale for the Iron’s from our ticket office or online viawww. things we need to improve on. sponsor. League Two trip to face Northampton Town, sufctickets.com. “The big positive is that we came back which takes place on Saturday, September Ticket prices for the game are as follows: twice after being 1-0 and 2-1 down.” 4th (3pm kick-off). CATEGORY ADVANCE MATCHDAY* Daws added: “I’d also like to thank James We have been handed an initial allocation Adults £22 £24 Moody for stepping in as referee at such of 400 South Stand tickets for the game, Over-65/Under-21 £18 £20 short notice.” which will also be available to stream live Under-18 £10 £12 IRON: Foster, Moore, Elliott-Bell, Pike in the UK and overseas on iFollow Iron Under-7 FREE FREE (Young), Lobley, Lewis (Wallace), Franklin under EFL streaming regulations (video *Matchday sales are card only from the (Moore-Billam), Robertson, Cribb, Sel- match passes will be available to buy via Cobblers’ ticket cabin lars-Fleming (Burden), Poulter. our website in the week running up to the There are also wheelchair and carer IRON SUB NOT USED: Strouther. game). tickets amongst the allocation, with You can purchase tickets in person at the prices as per the above categories for MATCHBALL SPONSOR Iron ticket office, by calling01724 747670 disabled tickets and free for Today’s matchball sponsor is David Lloyd during opening hours or through visiting the carer. on behalf of his late mum Hilda Beverly PAGE 04 | THE IRON Follow us @SUFCOfficial on all social media platforms THE IRON | PAGE 05 IRON ROUND-UP YOUNG IRON LOSE OUT TO MANCHESTER CITY U21s IN PAPA JOHN’S TROPHY GROUP GAME A young Iron side was defeated 3-0 by Manchester City U21’s in the group stages of the Papa John’s Trophy at the CLUB OFFICIALS Sands Venue Stadium on Tuesday night. CHAIRMAN: Peter Swann DIRECTORS: Karin Swann, It was a match which saw Tom Collins, Finley Shrimpton Christopher Swann, Leanne Mayo and Dan Gallimore start to make their professional debuts, PRESIDENT: Baron Botham, Kt, OBE Cameron Wilson and Harry Jessop their maiden starts VICE PRESIDENTS: Brian Heywood, for the first team, while three academy players (Harrison Dr John Zacharais, Keith Waters, Tony Jacklin CBE, Keith Wagstaff, Poulter, Jack Moore-Billam and Oliver Lobley) also came on Jason Oxenforth for their first senior appearance. FIRST TEAM MANAGER: Neil Cox The visitors took an early lead seven minutes from kick-off ASSISTANT MANAGER: Mark Lillis after Cole Palmer found space on the edge of the box and COACH: Tony McMahon GOALKEEPING COACH: Paul Musselwhite fired a curling shot into the far corner.