The Iron Hour

The Iron Hour is back with your weekly dose of all things Scunthorpe! This week, we break down the massive weekend win over Southend, including a brilliant second-half showing from the Iron. We dive into Butlerball and the tactical tweaks made in the first part of the season, and see how our pre-season predictions are stacking up against the team’s current form. We also look ahead to Wednesday’s t...

That is 15 up for the season! The Iron Hour Podcast is back at it with our regular pre game content! On this episode we break down the midweek draw against Boreham Wood, looking at the standout performances and the entertaining finish to the game! That's 9 games unbeaten for the league season and lots to be positive about! We preview the trip to Southend on Saturday and discuss the departure of Ma...

Consistency is key! Whether that is performances on the pitch or your essential pre game podcast! The Iron Hour podcast returns once again ahead of midweek fixture at home against Boreham Wood. Our special guest this week is Scunthorpe United photographer Dan Haswell, who joins us for the full preview of Saturday's demolition of Turo City. How good was Joey Dawson by the way? We preview the BW mat...

Back with your favourite weekly podcast. We discuss the Forest Green game agony at the death. A brief look at the Leeds U21 midweek game. We discuss Rory Watson a master class to disaster class, or was it? If Campbell is fit who starts in goal? Also take a look at the upcoming fixture with Truro and the “Spy in the Camp” is back. Who starts up top if Whitehall is 50/50. We discuss Beck and which p...

The podcast look back on the farcical Wealdstone abandonment, and our glorious 0-0 win. You'll never sing that! The flavour of the Hero / Idiot / Moment of the week, might not take much guessing! They also look forward to Saturday’s trip to Forest Green, and the big test against Robbie Cabbage’s early league leaders. And Marco outs himself as a fan of televised traffic! Thank you for your continue...

First and foremost, everyone associated with the Iron Hour podcast would like to send our very best wishes to Archie Harris & our very own Jéan Belehouan as they continue their recovery following Tuesday night's collision. On this weeks episode of the IH Podcast we look back at the midweek trip to Eastleigh which resulted in an abandoned game as we await a decision from the League regarding th...

The Iron Hour is back! We’re back with our weekly podcast, bringing you our thoughts on the weekend just gone and what’s coming up next. In today’s jam-packed episode: Gareth’s moment of fame at Brackley as we sponsor the game — with our very own People’s Princess hand-delivering the match ball. Who needs enemies when you’ve got friends like Barra? How the season’s start compares to our summer pre...

The Iron Hour podcast returns, and we have lot's to talk about! 🗣️ Joining Barra this week is Max and a slightly late appearance from Marco to go over all the recent goings on down at the Attis. A detailed look at the Halifax game, who stood out for you? The lads highlighted the work of Carlton in an unfamiliar role at LWB and further evidence that Starbuck the greatest full back to wear claret an...

Welcome to another episode of the Iron Hour Podcast! Still buzzing from 3 wins in 3 games, we dive into all things Mighty Iron – starting with a recap of the season’s first fans forum, and what a brilliant night it turned out to be. A big talking point this week is Butler’s unity speech, where we break down the key highlights and what it means for the team moving forward. We also look back on the...

The One you have all been waiting for! The Iron Hour podcast is proud to present the fans forum hosted live from the MKM Executive lounge at the Attis Arena. Questions from the floor and sent in advance to the panel of the 4 owners Michelle Harness, Roj Rahman, George Aitkenhead and Ian Sharp. And we were joined by first team manager Andy Butler and CEO Matt Roberts. The audio file taken from the...

Back once again for an impromptu episode! We are recording earlier in the week due to our usual Thursday recording slot being taken up by the Fans Forum! We review the rude a-woking on Saturday! An impressive performance by a few standouts including Boycey once again and Super Dec Howe. Looking ahead to the Fans forum and Sutton game with your usual laughs and segments along the way! Up the Iron!...

From the pitch to the pod — your weekly dose of all things Scunthorpe United! New episode! Max Bell’s in the hot seat this week as we cover: Smashing start to the season — a big win over Tamworth Woking preview & Butler’s possible formation “Spy in the Camp” with Jacob from Cardinal Conversations Ryan Middleton’s MIND charity fundraiser — already nearly £1k raised! Chat with one of the new Fan...

SPECIAL GUEST ALERT! This week on the two-time award-winning Iron Hour podcast, we’re answering your burning fan questions on the eve of the 2025/26 season! We break down the big news on Boyce and Roberts’ new leadership roles, dive into likely formations and tactics ahead of the Tamworth opener, and, of course, the panel share their predictions. Joining us for this episode is a very special guest...

As we head into a new season in the National League, we’re hoping for a stronger, more successful campaign than the last. In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into all things Scunthorpe United — from Butler’s dilemma over who’ll be his first-choice goalkeeper, to the drama surrounding the big shirt reveal. We break down the latest addition to the squad, Oli Rose, and celebrate the fantastic news...

Hello, yes we’re still here. Easing our way back in to pod life. Work and family commitments have meant we’ve been a little bit quiet, of late. This one should be titled the Iron Half Hour Podcast. A little shorter than normal, still hits the spot though. You might be delighted to hear that for part of the pod, Max had camera issues so we can’t see him. You can still hear him though, no surprises...

We are back, after a little hiatus. Batteries needed recharging, holidays have been had and pre season friendlies are up on us. We discuss the ins and outs of pre season, a few new faces and some familiar faces. We have a couple of guests join us too, to discuss two of the new players. We also have our say on how we think the squad is shaping up and what we expect. All in all, it’s great to be bac...

Well the season ending pod all the way from Glanford Park or the Attis Arena, whatever you like to call it. The 60th of the season, so with the hallowed turf behind us, we take a deep dive into the play off winning season. Barra as host, Marco and Gareth as pod members too were joined by Pete Hewes and Aaron Cheeseman who filmed it, dealt with all the audio and edited it. So grateful for the amazi...

Part 2 of the ‘We are going up, say we are going up!’ pod. In this part we look at Andy Butler as manager and his assistant John Schofield and how well they have done over the season. We also talk about the retained list and go through the players, discuss Fin Shrimpton being released. Budgets and crowds. Max is happy that we got see it at home in front of a big crowd. Rather than an away day with...

So this pod ended up being quite a bit longer than normal. So for your pleasure we’ve made it into 2 parts. Not quite as long a listen now. Maybe over time we will release it as one. Though for now, this is the 1st part and the 2nd part will be released on Friday morning around the normal time. We are joined by Ryan Ashmore. If you don’t know who he is, where have you been 😂 He’s the young lad th...

Well it’s here the pre Play Off Final pod. How we all feeling? Nerves, excitement!! We discuss questions and comments sent in by you the fans. We also go international as Barra joins us all the way from Alabama and has a surprise for us all, no it’s a not a new haircut. A sell out crowd and a huge game for the town and us all. Get your balloons ready, keep your pyros off the pitch and get behind t...

Here again, with the latest episode. We discuss the excellent win against Chorley to send us into the National League North Play Off Finals. We’ll be playing Chester after they defeated Kidderminster. We discuss the Chester fans and lack of understanding how the playoff final works. Here’s a hint, the team that finishes second in the league get the opportunity to play the final at home 😉 We also...

Good day everyone, play off fever is amongst us. Helped by the fantastic win at Hereford where the team put a real shift in all round. Then Southport beating Kidderminster, meaning we finished second in the league, securing home advantage. Even the corner is open after much demand. The volunteers we have down at the club doing an amazing job in getting the are ready and doing bits with the rest of...

Good Morning, Afternoon or Night. Depending on where you are watching/listening from in the world. It’s that time again as we bring another podcast for your pleasure. This week we discuss the 5-0 demolition of Peterborough Sports. Could have been 10 or even 15. Was nice to see us turn up for our final home league game of the season, after the poor showing away at Kings Lynn. Still raw that result,...

A chance for three fans, from the top three clubs in National League North to sit and have a chat. We have Wes from Kidderminster Harriers, Will from Brackley Town and Ben from Scunthorpe United. We discuss, with two games left, who is going to win the league? Will managers be sacked at the end of the season, depending on what happens with promotion/play offs? Has it been a good campaign for each...

A day earlier than normal and the 2nd attempt, as we approach the Easter weekend and the Kings Lynn game on Good Friday. Guess this is the business end now, 2 games over Easter then then the trip to Hereford. This is where we find out what happens with the season. On this weeks pod, we discuss the victory over Spennymoor Town. Stand out players, good to see Mo starting and attacking from the off....