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8 minutes ago, Tinmans Love Child said:

In my 40 years experience it’s only white British males who have a problem with political correctness, funny that

And only British......

wow what a post

Not ‘funny that’

Complete horseshit

Can no one bowl on someone’s toes anymore ?

6 minutes ago, Super said:

How many will Taylor go for?

If Finns a bit sore 

Chris Wood 2-67 off his four overs against Glamorgan ! 

Scintillating TomA 

14 minutes ago, TomF said:

Trego not pulling any punches

Would you have kept him on Tom ? 

Aghhhhhhhh 

11 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

That is good news and yes fair play to them for that.

The split off in 1992 though is where it all stems back to, to an extent IMO but much mismanagement by bad owners and the Football League alike too.

I agree , when I heard that , I did think whether you give Club A £400k. Or £1.2m - if they are badly managed or asset stripped it would make little difference to an eventual income 

Having to deposit an annual Bond equal to the forthcoming 12 months running costs , with the EFL , is one I’d like to see 

5 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

One more thing.

Read the other day that in the past- and obviously strip out things like payments to grass roots.

Anyway in the past, it was 50% for top division, 25% for second tier and 25% to the bottom two- let's say 12.5% each or 15% and 10%.

If all of the PL and FL TV deals were pooled, adjusted for aforementioned grass roots etc, and the remainder divided up- well if anyone has the figures to hand it'd be very interesting!

I know some gets distributed down in the form of solidarity payments but the PL in a sense drove the inflation, but pooling all that and dividing it in that fashion would be very interesting to see.

I hear Man Utd (Fair Play) have motioned the idea that solidarity payments from the Premier League pot are increased 

We do ok with over £4 million but League One And Two Clubs not so well (hundreds of thousands )

10 minutes ago, wood_red said:

I honestly do not see what the difference is. If singing "I see you holding hands" is classed as homophobic and offensive why the hell is calling someone a fat ***** not? If I am ill informed then please educate me because I really do not see how one is ok and the other is not.

Merely , because the law makers have decided that at the present time one is , one is not 

(Not saying it’s right - just that’s the way it is)

8 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Agreed- that "test" is a joke- plus even if his intent was benign, which it clearly was not, I bet he didn't have to provide proper proof of funds either- funds which I doubt he has even if his intent was benign.

Football has always attracted some very dubious owners but Dale and Anderson (possibly Day) seem a new breed- mad owners, bad owners- Knighton, Noades, Smith and Vaughan at Chester to name a few. Never really aset strippers though, the last 2 I believe drove them into the ground over time through rank bad management but asset strippers to this extent seems a new, worrying phase.

The EFL internal ‘rules’ state that they must view proof of funds within 10 days 

Dale bought Bury in December .......and the EFL never have 

5 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Looked into it a bit myself Bob.

Yep, seems like Dale an asset stripper. Day's motives seem a weird mix- got himself into a financial mess but mortgaged against the ground- David Conn is very good on this, actia;;y very good full stop and actually wrote an article as far back as December 2014 about the charge on Gigg Lane and the subsequent interest payments! Yet overspent and gamble to try and hit his own target, which was Championship in 5 seasons!

https://www.theguardian.com/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2014/nov/12/bury-high-interest-loans-shadow-recovery

At THAT stage the EFL should have looked into matters, that article the starting point- should have sounded the alarm...actually scratch that the EFL are worse than useless, so dunno who- the FA?

He’s liquidated 47 companies 

That’s what he does

How can he ever be ‘fit and proper’ for a football club

1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

I am not sure why I think this and legalities may have superseded it but I have a sneaking suspicion that Shaun Harvey would have let Bury start the season or at least have a crack!

Does anyone else agree?

Not sure Mr P

The more I read about Dale , IMHO it’s quite clear he was asset stripping from Day 1 and had no intention of continuing Bury as a Football Club 

I dintdidnt realise that Day hadn’t even told the EFL that he’d sold Bury to Dale and the first the EFL knew about it was when Day introduced to them Dale as the new owner !

Quite a few Bolton Fans fancy Dean Holden As Manager But accept he may not fancy leaving here to go back there

22 minutes ago, downendcity said:

Bolton fans will be feeling comfortably numb this morning.

And all for a momentary lapse of reason 

And some videos never age....

7 minutes ago, BigTone said:

Seems Bolton have been saved

Nick Mason from the Floyd one of the investors - What more could you want !

9 minutes ago, weepywall said:

Bloody hell, that's a blast from the past, was working close to Temple Meads for a while  early 80's and used to see him running through Briz, whatever happened to him ?

Think the mods have banned him and he’s returned to Sagshat 

The Sags getting jumpy 

and remaining bitter , and desperate 

13 minutes ago, RedLionLad said:

GGMI - Genuine **** annoying da shit out of his own brothers and sisters

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/14981/unlucky-da-sh

 

16 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Seen a great and symbolic Tweet on this theme. IF the EFL don't do the right thing and give this bid a full opportunity, I hope this might happen.

 

A simple Banner.   ‘SHAME ON YOU EFL’   in Standing Section would be good Saturday 

7 minutes ago, Southport Red said:

Southport were elected out of the football league (in favour of Wigan) in 1978, but still exist, still have a stadium and still play home games every other Saturday.  It doesn't have to be the end for Bury.  Hope it isn't.

One thing bugging me , though it seems irrelevant now, some weeks back I’m sure I heard in a discussion about Burys woes that I heard Bury were paying some of their players , and forwards were mentioned £10k a week, last season , in League Two !

Am I imagining this or has anyone else heard or read about their wages last year

(Noticeably Jermaine Beckford was there and yesterday announced retirement )

If true ........it beggars belief 

Debbie Jeavens trying to explain why the EFL had not checked the funding capability of Steve Dale starts mumbling

‘I’ve said , we do need to learn lessons’

Who do we hear that from , all the time , ....oh yes the head of Bristol City Council , and numerous NHS Authorities

Incompetent CEOs abound

Nobody ever says ‘Yes , Sorry it’s not good enough and it won’t happen again’

1 minute ago, Ska Junkie said:

That's over £3/4M a WEEK just with those listed! No wonder they could be in trouble. Just shy of £40M a year and that's before you add the rest of the squad. 

WOW!! 

Shows you need to have a good, clear , strict , ‘exit plan’ , should we ever get promoted , in anticipation of relegation from the prem