Scunthorpe crisis deepens
By Chris Sumpter

INTERIM manager Michael Nelson has vowed to do all he can to keep Scunthorpe United’s players focused on on-field matters as the plight worsens at the National League’s crisis club.
Yesterday’s 2-0 home defeat to Woking sees the bottom-of-the-table Iron remain five points from safety, but of more immediate concern to long-suffering fans is the club’s future existence.
Scunthorpe were issued a winding-up petition from HMRC this week over an alleged unpaid tax bill, and although reports have suggested two consortiums are in takeover talks – one jo...