Whats wrong with football?

[Samdy Gray]

AFAIK they don't play there any longer.

[ghanimah]

Surely Darlo have 500 covered seats across two stands in that huge stadium?

Darlo now a new club and play at Blackwell Meadows

[tans]

Bollocks rule. Why did the league let them in in the first place if the ground wasnt up to standard?

[leftside]

The penalty for financial irregularities after promotion to the top flight, is I believe to be relegated 2 divisions 

Cynical me says it'll be an affordable fine at worst. Just like Bournemouth and the FFP penalty.

[tans]

http://mobile.efl.com//news/article/2016/efl-statement-blackpool-v-leyton-orient-3701153.aspx

[Batch]

the football league, is full of shit, the football league is...

[Exiled Bob]

Bollocks rule. Why did the league let them in in the first place if the ground wasnt up to standard?

The ground is up to league standards. But not up to the standards required for the play-offs which has a requirement for additional seats. Hungerford would have been banned from the play-offs as well despite paying thousands to upgrade their ground before the start of the season to bring it up to the required standard of the league and despite the fact that they could have installed the additional seats before the start of the play-offs.

It's a ridiculous rule and is obviously designed to ensure that small clubs don't advance up the league structure.

[horlock07]

The murky world pof football finance, this all sounds a little bit McCrory v. Power http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2002669-winding-petition-set-pop-bolton-wanderers-promotion-balloon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NorthWest_2nd_May_2017_Daily

[horlock07]

It's not just the FA which are peculiar?

Sulley Muntari: Pescara midfielder banned for racism protest - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39786264


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[stfc11]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39798344

[Reg Smeeton]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39798344

Not sure if it's a wrong thing. I've always thought the side going first has a distinct advantage, which apparently stats prove.

I'm sure either way will make fuck all difference to England or when it counts STFC.

[Reg Smeeton]

 Is it just me or is the league football season ending on different weekends a new thing?  I know it must be for TV, but you just lose track and it all gets bitty. Worked out well for us mind being put out of our misery early doors.

 So, Bradford and Millwall are at Wembley  ( bad luck Bradford fans, you deserve better), so can get on with the ticket scam, whereas the Div 4 PO's haven't even started.

[Riddick]

Yeah its crap that they did that for the football league. I guess its to try and spotlight each league but in reality it just gets forgotten about. The last games like the first should all KO at the same time.

The timing of the playoffs is a joke anyway. League one finished last week, they then rush two legs of the semi only to have to wait 3 weeks now for the final? So shit.

[tans]

Playing the play off games at the same time for L1 and L2 is shite aswell. Of course, the Championship play off games are all played at different days and times. It stinks of neglecting leagues 1 and 2

[Panda Paws]

Is it just me or is the league football season ending on different weekends a new thing?  I know it must be for TV, but you just lose track and it all gets bitty. Worked out well for us mind being put out of our misery early doors.

 So, Bradford and Millwall are at Wembley  ( bad luck Bradford fans, you deserve better), so can get on with the ticket scam, whereas the Div 4 PO's haven't even started.

The calendar is all over the place this year, I think because of the Euros possibly, meaning the PL started a week late, so ends a week late. FA Cup final was bumped to the bank holiday weekend, so one of the play-off finals had to be moved forward a week.