Red Army 75 Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Terrible for the fans and players who earn their living. But a line has to be drawn and other clubs owners should take notice. A club with so much history . Sad times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 sad times for anyone connected with the club, however financial mismanagement over a number of years has led to this predicament and there comes a time when the EFL have to call it a day. With all the money they presumably trousered during their many years in the Premier League you have to wonder how on earth finances can get into that state - complete incompetence and the fans pay the ultimate price. I know he gets some stick on occasion, but we should all be eternally thankful we have Steve Lansdown at the helm here 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 26, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Up The City! said: Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? Double the debts? Would still need a buyer 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 and remember that Phil Gartside wanted to create Premier League 1&2 with no promotion or relegation from the EFL. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Up The City! said: Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? Would you like to merge with Rovers if we were both struggling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judda Posted August 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Up The City! said: Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? Adding 2 massive debts together probably won't help! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Maybe if Bolton and Bury go under it will provide a stark reminder to other clubs spending above their means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? You could call them BUR-TON 1 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, old_eastender said: Maybe if Bolton and Bury go under it will provide a stark reminder to other clubs spending above their means... And the EFL / PL too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, phantom said: Double the debts? Would still need a buyer But maybe more of an attractive proposition to a potential buyer? 4 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Would you like to merge with Rovers if we were both struggling? I ain't going to pretend I know what the rivalry is between Bolton and Bury, all I know is they are close geographically but have had contrasting footballing fortunes over the years so from the outside it doesn't appear they are fierce rivals. It just seems strange that two clubs within a few miles of each other are both about to go out of existence yet the idea of merging hasn't come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: And the EFL / PL too. The PL won't give a monkey's. The EFL were warned this was coming 2 years ago and ignored it. I have little confidence they will do much more than rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/08/20/experts-warned-efl-two-years-ago-clubs-like-bolton-bury-faced/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Would you like to merge with Rovers if we were both struggling? If it came down to it then why not ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Rovers really are missing a trick here (unless negotiations/bullying are already underway) It’s the perfect opportunity for them to steal another ground and #### off out of Bristol..! 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan 1982 Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, Judda said: Adding 2 massive debts together probably won't help! They could consolidate their payments into an affordable monthly sum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 27 minutes ago, Up The City! said: Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? Thats like saying the same in Bristol for City and the sags. Theyre the same...RIVALS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, BS3_RED said: Thats like saying the same in Bristol for City and the sags. Theyre the same...RIVALS. But are they? I know they're only just over 6 miles apart but Bolton's traditional rivals are Wigan. That rivalry extends beyond football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: But are they? I know they're only just over 6 miles apart but Bolton's traditional rivals are Wigan. That rivalry extends beyond football. As someone who used to stay in a pub right next to Bury's ground when I worked in greater Manchester, trust me when I say yes they are. Edited August 26, 2019 by BS3_RED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Rovers really are missing a trick here (unless negotiations/bullying are already underway) It’s the perfect opportunity for them to steal another ground and #### off out of Bristol..! Plus the M6 is a longer road to find a parking space than Muller Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, handsofclay said: Plus the M6 is a longer road to find a parking space than Muller Road. Perfect. They need lots more parking space to cater for them all. They could then all take a leisurely stroll to the ground, up the wrong side of the M6..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born and Red in 82 Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Rovers really are missing a trick here (unless negotiations/bullying are already underway) It’s the perfect opportunity for them to steal another ground and #### off out of Bristol..! I’m sure once the pikeys hear that the ground is up for grabs they’ll be parking up their caravans on the centre circle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Bury and Bolton going bust because of non football people owners who have no right to own a club, THANK GOD THAT WE HAVE AN OWNER WHO IS ONE OF THE BEST STEVE LANSDOWN 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, myol'man said: and remember that Phil Gartside wanted to create Premier League 1&2 with no promotion or relegation from the EFL. Now we see why. Shame is, one week of the salary that the Chinese were going to pay Bale would save Bolton and Bury. Football is very broken. Edited August 26, 2019 by Southport Red 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, foghornred said: Bury and Bolton going bust because of non football people owners who have no right to own a club, THANK GOD THAT WE HAVE AN OWNER WHO IS ONE OF THE BEST STEVE LANSDOWN What is a football people owner? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Drew Peacock said: What is a football people owner? Someone who owns football people obvs. Do I have to explain EVERYTHING to you Droopy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 27 minutes ago, BS3_RED said: Thats like saying the same in Bristol for City and the sags. Theyre the same...RIVALS. This is spot on. While Bolton fans don't want to see Bury go bust, there is most certainly no love lost between the 2 sets of supporters. A Bolton fan in work just wants to see his club survive, whatever league they're in. Like BS3, I spend a lot of time in Manchester and work with both Bolton and Bury fans and they most certainly don't like each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhitepurple Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) I dont have sympathy for any team signing big names and paying shed loads of money like bolton did whilst in the prem and now are going to collapse. The fans were happy to attend games then, playing likes of Liverpool and arsenal but now they play bristol rovers fans (i use that term loosely) arent interested and the club still struggling after meltdown from the premier league. and paying people like jay jay okocha amongst others £50k a week and that was back then about 75k in todays football money(not real life inflation) Edited August 26, 2019 by Redwhitepurple More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Redwhitepurple said: I dont have sympathy for any team signing big names and paying shed loads of money like bolton did whilst in the prem and now are going to collapse. The fans were happy to attend games then, playing likes of Liverpool and arsenal but now they play bristol rovers fans arent interested and the club still struggling after meltdown from the premiere league and paying people like jay jay okocha £50k a week and that was bag then about 75k in todays money I do have sympathy for the fans. Nobody wants to see another club go out of business, not matter how it occurred. As we’ve been so close to folding ourselves, we can relate to their struggles in so many ways. Sad day for football this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Lunch time news today; Bury are now selling tickets for Saturday's game v Doncaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Up The City! said: Why has a merger between Bolton and Bury not been mooted? Surely makes sense? Why didn’t we merge with rovers in 1982? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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