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[Football] September 8th - Bolton vs Bury: What are the chances?



Juan Albion

Juan Albion

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Seems to me to be a long shot that both these teams will still be going by then. Bury have already had their first two games of the season postponed by the league and today Bolton failed to start selling tickets for this weekend's home game against fellow basket-case club Coventry.

Sad state of affairs for their fans. But if the game does happen, then I guess that would mean good things have happened to both clubs and so it could be a bit of a party.
 




studio150

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Sadly zero, as I think Bury are sinking and there is no lifeboat in sight.

Looks like League One will be a 23 team division this season
 


albion534

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Horrible state of affairs. The amount of money in football. This shouldn’t be happening. You’d love someone to turn around. Clear their debts and carry on.


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Gregory2Smith1

Gregory2Smith1

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Sep 21, 2011
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Auch
just 6 miles apart

Bury fans must have been waiting a long time for this fixture

bloody shame
 








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dennis

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I think Bury have had it.

The chairman was on Talksport yesterday and Simon Jordan tore him a new one.

Then a fan came on and confirmed that he had lied during the interview by Jordan and this was evidenced.

The PFA have leant money to Bolton who as a founder member of the football league would be a bigger loss story wise.

I wonder if the PFA see losing Bury as an easier loss to take whilst giving out a warning to others.

Just my assumption nothing more.
 


Cowfold Seagull

Cowfold Seagull

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albion534 said:
Horrible state of affairs. The amount of money in football. This shouldn’t be happening. You’d love someone to turn around. Clear their debts and carry on.


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Indeed, their debts are pocket money to many Premier League owners.
 








Nottseagull

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Gregory2 said:
just 6 miles apart

Bury fans must have been waiting a long time for this fixture

bloody shame
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Plus would have been a boost for Bolton's coffers as I imagine it would draw a huge crowd.

Wayne Rooney could easily afford to buy Bury and wipe out their debts, and maybe build something a bit special there. Would be closer to his friends and his family too, a reason he sited for moving to Derby.
 




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Swansman

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Actually been lurking for several weeks in this Bolton Wanderers forum thread to keep up with how they are doing. Some days it seems like the takeover is imminent, other days it seems there is no solution in sight. Currently it doesnt seem that bright despite playing last week and playing again in the weekend.

I feel with their fans but I hope the club ceases. English football clubs really need a big fat wake up call or these type of crisis will be very common in the not too distant future.
 




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colinz

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Swansman said:
Actually been lurking for several weeks in this Bolton Wanderers forum thread to keep up with how they are doing. Some days it seems like the takeover is imminent, other days it seems there is no solution in sight. Currently it doesnt seem that bright despite playing last week and playing again in the weekend.

I feel with their fans but I hope the club ceases. English football clubs really need a big fat wake up call or these type of crisis will be very common in the not too distant future.
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I do find this stuff very interesting considering what happened at the Goldstone, which was asset stripped due to the high value of the land, over the cost of maintaining an ageing neglected stadium.
In the case of Bury, can the owners simply fold up the club with an ageing old stadium, (when I once went there I think they had wooden terracing) and sell/ use the land for residential development ? Or is the land at Gigg lane not worth much ?

Where as in Bolton's case it has a modern stadium, that maybe makes the Stadium a bigger asset than the land, making it a prime target for a wealthy entrepreneur wanting to buy a Football Team/ Club.
Or is a more realistic approach that a few nearby local clubs amalgamate and play their games at the Reebok.

In Lancashire it's frightening how many clubs there are in a relatively small radius chasing the same dollar. Not to mention the blurring of local parochial borders.
In Australia professional sports teams are known to amalgamate, or relocate 100s of miles away, to gain new local support.
 


bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003
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After so many years of clubs almost folding but then somehow carrying on, it looks like we've finally reached the long-avoided moment where one or more could simply cease to exist and instantly vanish out the league, even mid-season. A sad state of affairs.
 


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