Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Stranded » 08 May 2019 11:36

Bolton get another 2 week adjournment as there has been a request to go into admin. The 2 weeks have been given for this to be completed.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by bobby m's syrup » 13 May 2019 15:50

In the last 5 minutes, BWFC have been officially placed in administration

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by exileinleeds » 14 May 2019 00:22

Not a crisis as such....but this doesn't look good from a business point of view, and could seriously impact on Sheff U pre-season spends-
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sou ... e-48260517
First thought would be- back them for the drop....not sure early betting/newly promoted team the odds aint that great. Might be worth hedging it on Bet Fair.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Sutekh » 05 Jul 2019 09:45

Seems that Villa are under investigation by the PL following the sale of their ground to offset the EFL's FFP

https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/foot ... p-16523286

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by The Enfield Royal71 » 11 Jul 2019 23:43

Looks like Notts County days are numbered. Would be an utter shame for the worlds oldest club to go bust.


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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by From Despair To Where? » 12 Jul 2019 18:23

Are Sheffield going tits up as well?
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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by The Enfield Royal71 » 12 Jul 2019 20:40

Sheffield united and wednesday are fine.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by From Despair To Where? » 12 Jul 2019 22:44

Who said anything about United or Wednesday?

Just expressing concern for the world's oldest club.
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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by The Enfield Royal71 » 12 Jul 2019 22:46

Oh you meant Sheffield fc not Sheffield united or Wednesday. I don't think they count because they aren't in the top 5 divisions and never have been a proper football club, so to me the oldest proper football club is notts county.


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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by From Despair To Where? » 12 Jul 2019 22:47

FIFA officially recognise them as being the oldest club in the world and awarded them the Order of Merit as a result but I guess you know better than the world governing body.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by The Enfield Royal71 » 13 Jul 2019 07:57

FIFA arent exactly the standard bearer in setting a good example lately. However if they have officially given the title of the oldest team in the world to them, I suppose they can have this one.

I owe them seeing as I ripped them a new one and embarrassed some of them during my VAR presentation when they weren't listening.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Stranded » 15 Jul 2019 14:09

Bolton still not out of bother. Football Ventures all but agreed to buy them out of admin but they want the Hotel as well, as it is profitable.

Everyone's favourite* "businessman" Laurence Bassini reportedly has put in a large bid in for the hotel as Ventures will only complete on the club if they get the hotel too. Plan seeming to be that if FV fall away, it opens the door again for Bassini to get the club too.

In the meantime, the administrators have said they have referred Bassini to the police for threatening behaviour.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Winston Biscuit » 17 Jul 2019 21:11

Bolton friendly with Chester called off as players refuse to play. No other friendlies played so far.

Season starts in 19 days. They ha e only 7 senior players, the players do not have insurance, no season tickets on sale, stadium doesn't have a safety certificate, no kit for upcoming season, cannot access the changing room areas at the training ground.


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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Zip » 17 Jul 2019 21:37

Were Bolton penalised for not fulfilling a fixture at the back end of last season?

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by AthleticoSpizz » 17 Jul 2019 21:45

Winston Biscuit Bolton friendly with Chester called off as players refuse to play. No other friendlies played so far.

Season starts in 19 days. They ha e only 7 senior players, the players do not have insurance, no season tickets on sale, stadium doesn't have a safety certificate, no kit for upcoming season, cannot access the changing room areas at the training ground.
we should have a whip round

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by From Despair To Where? » 17 Jul 2019 21:52

No sympathy for them, unfortunately. They played gravytrain roulette for years in the Premiership under Allardyce. It's taken 10 years but it was always going to catch up with them with catastrophic consequences.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by AthleticoSpizz » 17 Jul 2019 21:58

I was of course being sarcastic.

It’s a poor trait of mine, however, 50p is on the table

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Zip » 17 Jul 2019 22:19

They start the new season on -12 points. That’s hard enough. With the new season just around the corner it could get a lot worse.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by The Enfield Royal71 » 17 Jul 2019 22:29

They wont make it to the end of season.

Who was the last league club to fully go bust? Rushden and diamonds?

I think about 10ish years ago Luton and Bournemouth started a season on -19 and im sure one was on -30 and if they didnt get penalised would have gone up.

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Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Snowflake Royal » 18 Jul 2019 07:36

Zip They start the new season on -12 points. That’s hard enough. With the new season just around the corner it could get a lot worse.

Their survival is totally dependent on a new owner isn't it. And only the vultures are circling.

It really is the consequence of that continued and ludicrous overspending in the PL. It's deserved, but it's been too long to really be properly linked to that in the minds of many.

It seems their demise is inevitable. Good luck to them is starting a Phoenix club and getting back into the League. Local competition likely to make that hard though.

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