Bury FC

[seanwharton]

The MP involved has just tweeted big step forward . Hopefully they are being saved

 

[Bladecat]

The MP involved has just tweeted big step forward . Hopefully they are being saved

Chi Onwurah will be supporting this although she will obviously remind Bury's MP that their plight could be much worse if they had an owner spending £40 million on bang average players and hiring a manager spending the same amount on pies

Hopefully better news for Bury and Bolton.

 

[Tin Soldier]

Credible bids coming in according to NW news so they might survive

 

[Roker Pierre]

I'm 28 today.

Happy Birthday you whippersnapper.

 

[Rip Van Fish]

Big Sam's been quiet he must have a bob or two....didn't he get 400k for that undercover interview

It might have been mentioned on here but Mansfield must be pissed off as they got pipped for automatic last season and ended up losing the play offs ...the EFL must have known about the situation so should have swapped with Bury...so if Bury go then there will be extra promotion place presumably or only 3 for relegation...?

Newport won't be happy with that mate.

 

[thamesvalleyman]

Credible bids coming in according to NW news so they might survive

Hope it's true, but if the charlatan of an owner won't sell then today is their last day. (It's already Friday here as I'm 7 hours ahead of UK). Really hope they can survive, and Bolton too.

 

[glen]

Hope it's true, but if the charlatan of an owner won't sell then today is their last day. (It's already Friday here as I'm 7 hours ahead of UK). Really hope they can survive, and Bolton too.

Apparently 4 offers on the table, and the owner had said one of them is credible, so the EFL have said they could have a 24/48 extension to try and thrash out a deal

 

[Tasman]

Hopefully they won’t, because charlatan owners will just treat it as an extension of their bank balance.

More strict checks and balances on football club ownership will stop this.

I agree their has to be more strict rules in place and if a fund was set up those rules would have to apply to be able to access, its a fund of last resort that turns clubs over to supporter groups on a interim basis but doesnt allow club to go out of business..

Problem for clubs like Bury and other smaller clubs is that it's no longer 'the breeding ground for players to develop and move on to the bigger clubs'.

The bigger clubs just hoover up any potential for their vast academies and just discard the hundreds that don't make the grade. The cost of transfers now makes that economical for them. There isn't the potential left for these clubs to develop. Traditionally that's how these clubs survived by developing a player or 2 along the way and selling to the bigger clubs but in recent years their methods have had to change to just scooping up the players the bigger clubs academies discard. One of their biggest revenue streams has dried up.

It won't be long before we operate like Spain, Holland and other countries where the big clubs have their 'B' or 'Young' teams operating in the equivalent of the championship avoiding them even loaning many to the small clubs for development. They will develop them internally using their own resources and playing them in the Championship.

Didn't Harry Mcguire come via Sheff Utd and Hull, leicester to Man Utd, 2 small clubs benefited from the system of raising their own player pocketed 2.5m Sheff Utd also played 130+ games for them...

 

[Fievel]

Not sure how you can fix this situation in the future. Ideally you'd have a league with teeth, with a fit & proper test which says the EFL/FA can in extremis force through a sale. But obviously current owners wouldn't agree to that. I remember they have something similar in the NBA after they forced a sale by an owner who turned out to be a massive racist (link).

 

[JohnAin]

It’s sad, but if things continue in this vein, removing them from the league is the correct thing to do.

My understanding used to be that the FA and EFL used to be a resposible organisation anxious to perpetuate and develope the UK game. Bury appear to have been reckless. The disgusting behaviour of the Mammon worshippers of the EFL and FA is 100% irresponsible and has allowed this to happen.

How much do they owe?
Wouldn’t you think the premier league - utterly awash with cash - could do something to help? Even a loan of some description or maybe some sort of hardship fund should be set up for lower league clubs that get into difficultly.

There was a time when I would have thought that. But that was before their collective porcine snuffling round the trough became the accepted way of running foorball. I ahe utter contempt for all of them. Based on theit utter lack of decency and their consequent revolting behaviour.

 

[David M]

Bit more info from this bloke who seems to know his stuff. All very dodgy with his son-in-law now involved.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1164632212886773764

 

[TangerineArmy]

A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.
A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.
A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.
A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.

 

[David M]

A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.

You can say that again.

Anyway, pretty sure the EFL have admitted they didn't perform the O&D test properly before he took over, or some silly bollocks along those lines. f***ing shambles.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1164840956249743361

 

[bahtat]

You can say that again.

Anyway, pretty sure the EFL have admitted they didn't perform the O&D test properly before he took over, or some silly bollocks along those lines. f***ing shambles.

Certainly not what the CEO said on radio this morning

 

[JonnotheMackem]

On sky news just now:

“A lot of people have turned up, many die hards. A lot of the people I have spoken to about when they last paid to go through the turnstiles said last season, or simply that they don’t go”.

 

[Gonzo Mackem]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1164840956249743361

He doesn't want to save it. He wants the club to go, so the land is available for development.

 

[glen]

He doesn't want to save it. He wants the club to go, so the land is available for development.

Initially thats what i thought, but i read last night there's a clause (a covenant?) which goes with the land stating it can only be used for sport. So a housing development wouldnt be allowed

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

So what exactly are the Bury fans doing to try and save their club?

 

[Dilligaf60]

A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.
A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.
A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.
A fan was saying all his other businesses had gone into liquidation... If true how did he meet the EFL 'fit and proper' test and was able to buy the club for £1!!

It must be owners who buy clubs for a quid as oyston did the same with us.

We already know for well but the EFL really are a total waste of time.

So hope these clubs are sorted soon

Oh football talk.. were you guys sniffing around heneghan from sheff utd? Word is we are getting him on a season loan which is a great bit of business if works out.

Is there an echo in here?