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« Reply #1365 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 14:54:43 »

I think, technically, the petition (rather than an order) has been adjourned.
Sorry yes, you are of course absolutely correct, very sloppy wording on my part
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« Reply #1366 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 17:34:26 »

Doesn't Hull have its own train company too?

What was the story when the Adver used Subbuteo to depict games because of a press ban? I seem to recall Southampton away.
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« Reply #1367 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 18:52:46 »

Doesn't Hull have its own train company too?

What was the story when the Adver used Subbuteo to depict games because of a press ban? I seem to recall Southampton away.
No, its First group same as GWR.
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« Reply #1368 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 19:28:23 »

Oh OK. I was thinking of Grand Central, which isn't Hull.

But didn't they have their own phone system or summut?

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« Reply #1369 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 19:45:02 »

No, its First group same as GWR.

Northern Rail which is part or Arriva also operate round here too.
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« Reply #1370 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 20:01:22 »

Oh OK. I was thinking of Grand Central, which isn't Hull.

But didn't they have their own phone system or summut?

KCOM (of stadium fame) would be who you're thinking of. Sort of a local version of Openworld.
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« Reply #1371 on: Monday, September 14, 2020, 20:11:22 »

Maybe they have made an further agreement with KCOM. Hull isn't unknown for going independent. KCOM run the telephone and broadband, hence cream phone boxes instead of red in Hull.

Just a thought though, KCOM have been installing a load of fibre in the East Riding lately too, and consider they do have big sponsorship interests, so possible they have agreed something with Hull City FC regarding media. Possibly provide a Hull TV. I don't know, pure speculation.

KCOM (of stadium fame) would be who you're thinking of. Sort of a local version of Openworld.

I mentioned this on the previous page, regarding their breaking of ties with BBC Smiley
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« Reply #1372 on: Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 08:27:08 »

Northern Rail which is part or Arriva also operate round here too.

Northern is nowt to do with Arriva any more, they were so shite (actually it wasn't really them who were shite it was the government)  it was basically renationalised (like LNER) in March this year.

Which actually neatly brings this thread back on track (see what I did there) as it could be worse, your trains could be provided by Northern.
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« Reply #1373 on: Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 10:09:22 »

Northern is nowt to do with Arriva any more, they were so shite (actually it wasn't really them who were shite it was the government)  it was basically renationalised (like LNER) in March this year.

Which actually neatly brings this thread back on track (see what I did there) as it could be worse, your trains could be provided by Northern.

Ahh, I've made one train journey since about early March (pre-covid) and at the time I'd previously heard the news it being Arriva. I also think they managed to upgrade a few of the trains (put free wifi and usb points in) and make them a bit shinier before the (unknown to me) plug got pulled.

And absolutely, we still have a club to support, Town have somehow managed to move a lot of the big earners off the books, despite going up a division we still look fairly good at this moment for it. Even if there was before there is now certainly plenty of room to add others (plus any sniff of Bogle money or at least allows an investment from Power/Standing/BarryUSAJobbies/etc).
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« Reply #1374 on: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 09:58:28 »

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Macclesfield Town has been wound up after a judge at the specialist insolvency and companies court was told that the football club owed more than £500,000
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« Reply #1375 on: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 09:59:02 »

Fuckin hell
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« Reply #1376 on: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:12:45 »

Not a huge surprise, other than that football clubs always seem to keep getting away with it. There was always going to come a point where a judge would go "Nah, you're just taking the piss now". And Macclesfield's owner had been well beyond that point for a season or more.

There's a reason why the League gave them an extra points deduction so they went down instead of Stevenage. Shit for Macclesfield's fans, League owe them an explanation and apology as to how the League let that man destroy their club and not only did nothing to stop it but at the end pushed them out of the League so the blood wouldn't be on their carpet. Never again after Bury? My arse
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« Reply #1377 on: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:15:31 »

here's the beeb story

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54177582
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« Reply #1378 on: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:16:26 »

The kicker for Macc fans is that there was/is someone prepared to buy the club and clear the debts but Alkadhi won't/wouldn't sell.
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« Reply #1379 on: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:21:02 »

Southend have 42 days to find a similar amount of money. They are in serious trouble as well.
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