Bolton have postponed game v Doncaster over fears

[Botchie]

I guess it depends what you mean by "them". I mean fuck yeah the absolute scumbags who've been running these clubs need kicking out the game & if possible chucked in jail but it's not the fans' fault that the club has been run as a complete basketcase & it could easily be us or any other team.

How much sympathy do you reckon we would get? Aye it's shit for the fans who have spent hard earned cash and put hours in supporting them, but it's now becoming detrimental to the competition. The football league should be taking a long look at themselves too and asking why it's been allowed to happen.

 

[steven]

Im not sure i agree but can understand where you are coming from. From what i gather they are mostly 18/19 year olds. Half of tgem will probably fade out the game if they never had this chance, so its great for them to have it on their cv

Aye possibly - I don't know enough about the specifics in this case but it seems entirely plausible to me that the Bolton medical team have raised objections. They had five 17 year olds on the pitch on Saturday.

How much sympathy do you reckon we would get? Aye it's shit for the fans who have spent hard earned cash and put hours in supporting them, but it's now becoming detrimental to the competition. The football league should be taking a long look at themselves too and asking why it's been allowed to happen.

Absolutely loads of sympathy, same as Bolton and Bury fans have got, I'd guess.

 

[robbied1]

Aye possibly - I don't know enough about the specifics in this case but it seems entirely plausible to me that the Bolton medical team have raised objections. They had five 17 year olds on the pitch on Saturday.

Ahh i didnt realise that, fair dos like, but if i was a 17 year old lad id be gutted. I can only think bolton will be hoping they wont get another deduction and that they actually dont give two shits about the 17 year old boys

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Controversial I know, but I'm finding it hard to have any sympathy for them. They're simply not fit for purpose. It might only be the third division but, it's a professional league at the end of the day.

I just posted the same on another thread. They should just be removed from the division. I know it’s shit on their fans, but they are not fit to continue

 

[bootle mackem]

Would they be that much stronger? Not long to sign players and the ones on strike are hardly world beaters are they?

Could be come January though. If all was ok then and they signed players then I am sure there would be some questions asked.

 

[JL1985]

Absolute bollocks. They've been taking the piss for years with their finances. Get them out of the league and put them somewhere in non league where they can properly sort themselves out and pay their way.

 

[Sandman]

Makes you appreciate Ellis Short and Stewart Donald.

 

[Deleted member 6830]

Don't understand how all these games can just be postponed. Bury in particular. They just going to play a full season worth of fixtures in March to May or something?

The EFL look as weak as piss.
Sadly, they should be hoyed out of the league.
Total farce now.
@SpiritofBurnden any comments on latest situation

 

[bahtat]

Could be come January though. If all was ok then and they signed players then I am sure there would be some questions asked.

It won’t be ok though will it, in fact the way it’s going if both survive it’s possible that they could be all but relegated at Christmas and who in their right mind would sign for either

 

[Tin Soldier]

Nope and whose going to sign for a club that’s not paying its players and is a cert for relegation?

No, rules state if a side goes out of business during season all their results upto that point are expunged

So if they get their act together then the teams that played them earlier get an unfair advantage

 

[bahtat]

The EFL look as weak as piss.
Sadly, they should be hoyed out of the league.
Total farce now.
@SpiritofBurnden any comments on latest situation

Problem is the real decision makers in efl are the clubs themselves and they won’t want to set a precedent

 

[Junior Birdman]

It's getting a bit silly now like. I've got every sympathy with the supporters but this kind of thing barely happens in Sunday morning football. Needs to be sorted one way or another and quickly.

 

[bahtat]

So if they get their act together then the teams that played them earlier get an unfair advantage

Depends how u look at it, if Bolton disappeared now Coventry would be big beneficiaries as they are the only team to drop points against them

 

[Billy Batts]

Makes you wonder what would happen if the takeover goes through at some point. Some teams will have had an advantage of playing the weaker team earlier in the season.

This.

 

[Botchie]

I just posted the same on another thread. They should just be removed from the division. I know it’s shit on their fans, but they are not fit to continue

I don't think they should have been allowed to start the season. Now that there's only 2 relegation spots it's effectively devalued the league. There's a chance teams could be safe with a good few games to go meaning clubs challenging for promotion face teams on the beach.

 

[Deleted member 6830]

Problem is the real decision makers in efl are the clubs themselves and they won’t want to set a precedent

Is that right?
Making the league look really mickey mouse.
Would never have been allowed to happen in Sunderland Sunday Morning League 80s/90s - Jimmy Gregson, Geordie Botham and Kenny Pallister would have seen to that.

 

[Botchie]

Could be come January though. If all was ok then and they signed players then I am sure there would be some questions asked.

Is there a chance they could get hit with a transfer ban until they can prove their house is in order? @Grumpy Old Man

 

[buster]

Controversial I know, but I'm finding it hard to have any sympathy for them. They're simply not fit for purpose. It might only be the third division but, it's a professional league at the end of the day.

Got sympathy for the staff and fans , but I tend to agree with you that the club can’t go on in the state it’s in and the league have to grasp the nettle sooner rather than later.

Both the club and the league are delaying the inevitable I’m afraid.

 

[Deleted member 6830]

I don't think they should have been allowed to start the season. Now that there's only 2 relegation spots it's effectively devalued the league. There's a chance teams could be safe with a good few games to go meaning clubs challenging for promotion face teams on the beach.

It's ridiculous man.
I do feel for the die hards of both clubs, only got good memories overall of both grounds. Not the fans fault dickheads with big egos have fkd things up.

They made the decision without consulting Doncaster or the EFL - surely a points deduction.

Shades of Boro v Blackburn which ultimately relegated them

 

[Useful_Idiot]

There's a chance teams could be safe with a good few games to go meaning clubs challenging for promotion face teams on the beach.

Might be a good thing for us if the end of last season is anything to go by mind