Bristol Rob Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Pretty much what previous posters have said, only with a moving picture and a bit of sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/bury-bolton-wanderers-takeover-neglect-nothing-short-national-tragedy-a9081111.html Depressing reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Sturman 1 said: Really shows the mind-set of those tinpot scumbags. No, it shows the mindset of one rovers fan. We’ve got our own idiots remember 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Red Army 75 said: Grown bloke got in the way of the camera. Reporter had to tell him off. Bloke seemed more worried about acting a Pratt rather than his club disappearing. Just seen a clip on Twitter, what an absolute tit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, BS15_RED said: Just seen a clip on Twitter, what an absolute tit. Reporter was excellent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Reporter was excellent Agreed, very restrained and professional in the face of an absolute moron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Kodjias Wrist said: I disagree completely I don’t mean revelling in others misfortune but knowing there’s now a greater chance of staying up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Slightly off piste but still relevant to this topic, but not sure if already covered in previous 10+ pages. Just looking at free agents on Transfermarkt, players out of contract, looking for a club - Forwards: JET, Gary Hooper, Chris O'Grady, Chris Dagnell, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Wingers: Will Buckley, Dean Bowditch, Matt Jarvis, Jermaine Pennant Midfield: Peter Whittingham, Paul Anderson, Josh McEachran, Jack Rodwell Centre Half: Michael Turner, Anton Ferdinard, Matthew Kilgallon, Roger Johnson Full Back: Danny Simpson, Jordan Spence, Ryan Taylor, Adam Matthews, Alan Hutton Goalkeeper: Jordan Archer, Boaz Myhill With rose tinted glasses on and wishing that there was more compassion and understanding in the game, that some of these players would play for free for one more year and a combination with the young players at each club, give their knowledge to help with fielding a team and filling the stadium, reduced ticket prices etc, generating some income and PR. Happy to be shot down for the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonPark Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, BanburyRed said: Slightly off piste but still relevant to this topic, but not sure if already covered in previous 10+ pages. Just looking at free agents on Transfermarkt, players out of contract, looking for a club - Forwards: JET, Gary Hooper, Chris O'Grady, Chris Dagnell, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Wingers: Will Buckley, Dean Bowditch, Matt Jarvis, Jermaine Pennant Midfield: Peter Whittingham, Paul Anderson, Josh McEachran, Jack Rodwell Centre Half: Michael Turner, Anton Ferdinard, Matthew Kilgallon, Roger Johnson Full Back: Danny Simpson, Jordan Spence, Ryan Taylor, Adam Matthews, Alan Hutton Goalkeeper: Jordan Archer, Boaz Myhill With rose tinted glasses on and wishing that there was more compassion and understanding in the game, that some of these players would play for free for one more year and a combination with the young players at each club, give their knowledge to help with fielding a team and filling the stadium, reduced ticket prices etc, generating some income and PR. Happy to be shot down for the idea. Would you work for free for a year? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Balls Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 47 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/bury-bolton-wanderers-takeover-neglect-nothing-short-national-tragedy-a9081111.html Depressing reading... It’s a wider societal problem in this country. Huge amounts of money sloshing around a few large clubs, some of which is of at least dubious origins, or the club has been mortgaged to the hilt to make the owners a profit (the Glazers), while the values of community and camaraderie that are the lifeblood of most of the clubs in the EFL count for nothing, especially when you see some of the people allowed to own them, a significant proportion of whom have had previous rulings against them in terms of business activities outside football. IF (and it’s an enormous if) the EFL had any gumption, it would run a much tighter rein over clubs, including real “fit and proper” assessments of owners, plus direct supporter involvement at a high level. Any decent investigation into what has happened at Bolton & Bury would likely make similar recommendations, but I won’t hold my breath on it happening. Instead it will be the usual guff and hand-wringing about particular unfortunate circumstances etc, rather than dealing with the real substance of the problem. If it means some EFL clubs going semi-professional to survive, so be it. A Bury-Bolton derby amongst semi-pros in the third tier of English football is infinitely preferable to a competition containing “Man Utd B” v “Man City B”, however much that might suit Guardiola. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Up The City! said: Whatever happened to Bristol South End and Bedminster FC? Your going off subject talking about kit changes and name changes. That’s a pretty desperate response - you think that Bury and Bolton merging is a good idea - I don’t. You thought that Oldham, Rochdale and Bury merging was a good idea - I didn’t. I'm not going off topic talking about kit changes and name changes - Hull’s owner wanting Hull City Tigers as a new name and Cardiff’s owner changing the home kit to red are examples of clubs’ histories and traditions being chucked away recklessly - mergers are the same ... And on the subject of changes, if clubs merge, their kit changes and their name changes - pretty obvious really. You still haven’t answered the questions I’ve asked you a couple of times - if City merged with another club and played under a different name, in a different location and in a different kit - would you go and watch them? And if Bury and Bolton merged under the name Bury Wanderers and played in Bolton - how many fans of each club do you think would watch ‘that’? Edited August 27, 2019 by BS4 on Tour... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 hours ago, BigTone said: One reason I no longer subscribe Same here Tone, money grabbing leeches 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, BigTone said: One reason I no longer subscribe An illustration of why I've never subscribed. Brilliant match coverage, but the rest of it stinks. Edited August 27, 2019 by bcfc01 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Another well thought out piece, this time from Four Four Two. Warning: not for those with short attention spans! https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/what-english-football-can-learn-disasters-bolton-and-bury-so-they-cant-happen-again A point I had missed was that Debbie Jevans is a temporary appointment. Can't say I am convinced that the EFL will not appoint another Shaun Harvey in due course. The loose regulation suits too many owners I fear and there will be resistance to any attempts by Jevans to introduce proper governance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bcfc01 Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, ChubStixx said: Those "supporters" look devastated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, BanburyRed said: Slightly off piste but still relevant to this topic, but not sure if already covered in previous 10+ pages. Just looking at free agents on Transfermarkt, players out of contract, looking for a club - Forwards: JET, Gary Hooper, Chris O'Grady, Chris Dagnell, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Wingers: Will Buckley, Dean Bowditch, Matt Jarvis, Jermaine Pennant Midfield: Peter Whittingham, Paul Anderson, Josh McEachran, Jack Rodwell Centre Half: Michael Turner, Anton Ferdinard, Matthew Kilgallon, Roger Johnson Full Back: Danny Simpson, Jordan Spence, Ryan Taylor, Adam Matthews, Alan Hutton Goalkeeper: Jordan Archer, Boaz Myhill With rose tinted glasses on and wishing that there was more compassion and understanding in the game, that some of these players would play for free for one more year and a combination with the young players at each club, give their knowledge to help with fielding a team and filling the stadium, reduced ticket prices etc, generating some income and PR. Happy to be shot down for the idea. The major issue is that footballers in the lower leagues are paid a good salary but not “live for free for a year money” and people cut their cloths according to their means. Many of those players will have mortgages etc and may genuinely be unable to make the sums work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, ChubStixx said: To be fair, any event like this will have a few hangers on turn up just to be involved. Can’t see it is any way reflective of Bolton fans as a whole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: To be fair, any event like this will have a few hangers on turn up just to be involved. Can’t see it is any way reflective of Bolton fans as a whole. Exactly - the same happened outside George Michaels house when he died. Sad people who didn't know him or were even fans .....they just want to be part of "something" & and it being on telly exacerbates it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Football. Best game in the world. Football. Worst business in the world. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Brighton 2-1 Murray 92’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Reminder Phil Parkinson on ‘The debate’ starting in a min 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Reminder Phil Parkinson on ‘The debate’ starting in a min Will be very interesting. Mark Warburton, ex-City Trader, should have some opinion. Edited August 27, 2019 by Davefevs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) Sounds like the final deadlines might be extended again. If this carries on, Bury will start the season about 50 days before the end of the season, if saved. Edited August 27, 2019 by Chappers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) Just announced on Sky, Bury have been expelled from the football league. Sad, sad day. Edited August 27, 2019 by Ska Junkie 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Confirmation now in that Bury are being expelled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 **** the EFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 EFL have failed Bury, horrible part of me thinks something will now be done to save Bolton and conveniently it being the former premier league team of the two who were in trouble 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) Bury expelled by English Football League after takeover collapses https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49451896 Poor old Bury fans Edited August 27, 2019 by bcfcredandwhite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 A lot of wiping of eyes in Bury tonight. Sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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