Football League: Discussion

Desperately sad news about Bury .

Hopefully Bolton can get rid of the obstacle that is preventing a takeover being completed known as Ken Anderson

Yeah i just see it Bury are gone just when i explained the league rules to , this is a sad sad day for Bury fans.

Couldn't The Neville Brothers done something about it i mean that was their dad's club i am guessing where they are so involved in Salford that couldn't have.

(27-08-2019 23:50 )Kingsmind Wrote:  Couldn't The Neville Brothers done something about it i mean that was their dad's club i am guessing where they are so involved in Salford that couldn't have.

No because they’re owners at Salford. I’m sure if they could have helped Bury.

The EFL have questions to answer over Bury in my opinion, specifically over how they allowed Steve Dale to take over Bury for just £1 given he hadn’t heard of Bury FC and didn’t know it existed! he hadn’t carried out proper due diligence on Bury & the EFL didn’t put him through the proper fit & proper owner’s test!

The efl know this as in their statement they’re trying to pin all the blame on Steve Dale & not accept their part

I go and watch , sorry USED to go and watch Bury with my Dad 5 or 6 times a season. Noone doubt what it meant to the fans. Remember they're not in it for the success, glamour or glory. (I say that as a Liverpool fan)

I'd recommend David Conn's article in the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/football/201...-deadline?

Weirdly the owners son in law is a major creditor? entirely unconnected I hope the council makes it clear that it will not approve any planning application for housing on Gigg lane ?

So much to come out. I hope it gets reported.

(27-08-2019 21:13 )Kingsmind Wrote:  

(27-08-2019 18:13 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Im glad Sky Sports and Jim white are getting a kicking on Twitter this Deadline clock and treating like deadline day is a fucking disgrace people are losing jobs and fans losing there clubs

I mean the only reason why they dubbed Bury as Deadline Clock is because they don't give a fuck about a small team like Bury if a big team like Manchester United was in trouble there would be wars over it.

Id hate to be them when Gary Neville goes in to work

I am very angry with Sky' Sports over this, they showed disrespect and contempt for both Bolton and Bury fans given the seriousness of the situation that I'd love to send to them an email showing my disgust and how they portrayed this. I don't think this will be the first and last time many football fans will go through this.

Rammy, I agree with you, the EFL DOES have questions to answer over how Steve Dale could have been allowed to take over and had not been put through the proper channels, i.e. the fit and proper test, and had they know how many businesses he has had and failed with to start with I am pretty sure he wouldn't have not been allowed to takeover. The EFL has to come out and explain WHY they allowed that to happen and WHY weren't proper checks carried out. There has to be some repercussions on the EFL's part in this for those whose jobs it is doing those checks to lose their jobs or moved to other areas of the EFL and are replaced and the EFL has to tighten those checks and ensure those checks ARE FULLY CARRIED OUT, so that any businessman with record of failed businesses OUTSIDE OF football can NEVER gain control of ANY football club again.

I would say given the strength of feeling of Bolton fans and Bury fans, with Sky Sports' approach, Bolton FC needs the support of fans from all clubs to band with them and bombard the EFL with messages forcing them to tell Ken Anderson his time is up and the EFL has to gain temporary control of the club until new owners are found. Not only that IMHO the time has come for HMRC to be directly involved in the fit and proper test (if they are not already) by taking over the tests and they should warn the EFL of any failures, and those failures should be made public to fans within 24 hours.

EFL STATEMENT ON BURY FC

The EFL have confirmed that Bury FC have been expelled from the Football League and had their membership withdrawn.
It is claimed by the EFL that the necessary evidence in respect to how the club would meet its financial commitments had not been provided after 'repeated requests to its owner Mr (Steve) Dale over a sustained period of time'.
Bury had their expulsion deadline extended from last Friday to 'explore the possibility of a proposed sale' with C&N Sporting Risk Limited after Dale accepted the analytics company's offer. However, following due diligence, the company declined to pursue the interest further.
A statement from the EFL has since explained: "Therefore, having fully considered all available options, including a number of late expressions of interest provided to the EFL, the EFL Board has unanimously determined with enormous regret that Bury’s membership be withdrawn.
"The EFL Board had maintained that there could be no further suspensions to the fixture list and that these ongoing concerns and the integrity of the competition were a significant factor in the decision.
"Recent events have highlighted how decisions taken at Bury FC over the last few seasons have caused the Club and individuals close to it significant financial distress and there are a number of matters which, in our view, will require further investigation.
"League One will now comprise of 23 Clubs for the remainder of the campaign and relegation places in the division reduced to three, which will result in a full complement of 24 Clubs in 2020/21. A discussion will take place with EFL Clubs on the consequential impact in League Two when Clubs next meet in September 2019."
EFL Executive chair, Debbie Jevans, has added: “Today is undoubtedly one of the darkest days in the League’s recent history. The EFL has worked determinedly and tirelessly to avoid this outcome and it is with a heavy heart that this situation has been forced upon us.
“The EFL has to place the integrity of our competitions at the heart of every decision we make, and we simply cannot allow this unacceptable situation to continue or countenance the prospect of postponing further fixtures.
“I understand this will be a deeply upsetting and devastating time for Bury’s players, staff, supporters and the wider community. There is no doubt today’s news will be felt across the entire football family.
“No one wanted to be in this position but following repeated missed deadlines, the suspension of five League fixtures, in addition to not receiving the evidence we required in regard to financial commitments and a possible takeover not materialising; the EFL Board has been forced to take the most difficult of decisions.”
Neightbours Bolton Wanderers have been given a further 14 days to try and complete a takeover that would save it from expulson.








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