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« Reply #1065 on: Saturday, December 7, 2019, 15:48:33 »

If Macclesfield did go bust and the results expunged then we would sit in 3rd place in the table behind FGR and Crewe who have yet to play them.

In the top 9 places Swindon, Exeter and Cheltenham would be 3 points worse off each, Bradford 1 point and Northampon 0 as they lost to them. Plymouth and Port Vale have also yet to play them.

I can think of a manager who might have been confident enough to say "they can take the 3 points, no problem, we will still win this league".

Maybe not the case now and rightly so. Probably.
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« Reply #1066 on: Sunday, December 8, 2019, 12:00:33 »

Mass protests expected at Oldham today vs Orient by Oldham fans.

The club have said they are in financial problems again and the HMRC are knocking at the door for unpaid tax. The club say thats partly due to only having 1 home game in the month of November.

Not looking great for the Latics, again, another club that seem to go from crisis to crisis.



A good and sad example for the "could be worse" thread, as a once Premier League club which by last season had slipped to the bottom half of League Two.
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« Reply #1067 on: Monday, December 9, 2019, 09:30:58 »

If Macclesfield did go bust and the results expunged then we would sit in 3rd place in the table behind FGR and Crewe who have yet to play them.

In the top 9 places Swindon, Exeter and Cheltenham would be 3 points worse off each, Bradford 1 point and Northampon 0 as they lost to them. Plymouth and Port Vale have also yet to play them.

As noted before, if Macc go bang it will be a very peculiar one as there are a number of parties with the cash to buy them if the bloody owner would just sell, although that does possibly suggest some rather large skeletons may be in the cupboard!
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« Reply #1068 on: Monday, December 9, 2019, 09:54:23 »

As noted before, if Macc go bang it will be a very peculiar one as there are a number of parties with the cash to buy them if the bloody owner would just sell, although that does possibly suggest some rather large skeletons may be in the cupboard!
Yeah its a bit like the Oystons at Blackpool, it seems a stubborness by the owner thats stopping progress.
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« Reply #1069 on: Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 14:15:42 »

The Bury saga rumbles on...

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2053057-winding-up-petition-against-bury-fc-dismissed-in-latest-high-court-appearance
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« Reply #1070 on: Thursday, December 19, 2019, 20:28:40 »

Macclesfield whacked 6 points

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/36067/11890862/macclesfield-town-deducted-six-points-for-efl-regulation-breaches

Bolton got very lucky.
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« Reply #1071 on: Thursday, December 19, 2019, 20:32:34 »

Yes, very very lucky. Here's the profile of the Football League's in-house solicitor

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« Reply #1072 on: Thursday, December 19, 2019, 20:52:07 »

Plus another four point deduction that is currently suspended,  not sure what the criteria is,  or what it's for,  but as far as we're concerned point wise, it's much better than administration.
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« Reply #1073 on: Thursday, December 19, 2019, 21:33:44 »

so far...
talk of another postponement or zero fan admittance Saturday
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« Reply #1074 on: Friday, December 20, 2019, 09:51:39 »

They can appeal,  but  would it make any difference ?,   Probably get it increased to 10 points !.
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« Reply #1075 on: Friday, December 20, 2019, 21:41:22 »

Macclesfield v Plymouth game off tomorrow.

EFL refused them permission to play behind closed doors. Then charged them with misconduct
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« Reply #1076 on: Friday, December 20, 2019, 21:42:43 »

Macclesfield v Plymouth game off tomorrow.

EFL refused them permission to play behind closed doors. Then charged them with misconduct


Here’s the EFL statement:

https://twitter.com/efl/status/1208129950747955206
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« Reply #1077 on: Friday, December 20, 2019, 21:53:32 »


Here’s a link from the EFL account on twitter, with a tweet providing a link to the EFL statement:

https://twitter.com/efl/status/1208129950747955206

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« Reply #1078 on: Monday, December 30, 2019, 14:38:01 »

Chesterfield could be on track to do a Stockport?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/28/chesterfield-relegation-national-league
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« Reply #1079 on: Monday, December 30, 2019, 18:42:00 »

I can remember so clearly driving past Chesterfield's new ground on the way to Sheffield United in the 2015 play offs. They were home to Preston and lost 1-0 IIRC.

Shows how quickly the fortunes of teams change. I counted recently that since we dropped out of the 2nd tier in 99/00, now 20 seasons ago, that 14 teams we played at tiers three and four had gone onto the PL.

The number of teams we played in tiers three and four over the same period dropping out the league is very similar.
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