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I think something that this does show, and it's maybe the wrong thread to state this, but this shows that Bolton's Administrator is doing what they deem best for the club, not for the EFL and certainly not for the wider footballing community.
I get your point mate but when a administrator is appointed his duty of care is the creditors of the company.His first job is to evaluate the funds available and the assets to determined whether the company is able to continue trading as a going concern.. Which is why I think they cancelled this game,i'm betting they haven't got the funds available to continue to fulfil it's fixtures and duties even after the cost cutting measures they will have in place..The administrator cant not pay the staff or the players.He has to pay them or send them home..Things are getting desperate and it's obvious to me that they are banking on trying to get a deal over the line as quickly as they can before they have to cease trading.Our cancellation probably had nothing to do with Welfare and more to do with buying a bit of time while not facing the loss that a very low gate on a Tuesday night with Doncaster Rovers..Ipswich of course will take a few thousand and the home gate will be bigger as fans begin to realise that they need to give a bit of money...I bet you they can play that one if allowed....
Hope Ipswich smash them 10 nil
Whilst we all have sympathy for the fans of these clubs in trouble all the talk on this fiasco has been about the points and do we play again.. However there is another issue..How much through no fault of our own has this actually cost the club..Both in time and money??..Obviously coaches had been booked,pre match hotel maybe,and all the things that comes with organising the team to play away on a Tuesday night..Then theres all the man hours spent running around finding out whats happening... That of course is before the cost to our fans,some of whom had booked days off work,Paul and his supporters buses and booked trains which are none refundable..Add it all together and I bet it's a tidy sum.. All costs incurred because Bolton decided on their own backs and without any thought or due process through the correct channels that they simply didn't want to play...Is there any recourse for these costs???? I don't believe the welfare of their players was the sole reason for this,their has to be another reason why, because as the home team cancelling this game would cost Bolton in theory a lot more than us...With stewards,and the costs of Matchdays etc etc..I wonder if the pies and burgers had to be skipped or more likely were they not even ordered in the first place.. My own view is that I don't think they ever had any intention of playing this game and left it to the last possible minute to announce it so that the EFL couldn't make them play...
Where is the good news that EFL are actually taking action over what is now two postponements and still Bolton do not get punished.
It's alright letting them playband then expunging results it what about red and yellow cards earned playing them?There is also the chance of injuries to your players in a meaningless match.Would you risk first team players against them if you have another game three days later especially if it was a six pointer coming up?
Quote from: idler on August 21, 2019, 04:22:46 pm It's alright letting them playband then expunging results it what about red and yellow cards earned playing them?There is also the chance of injuries to your players in a meaningless match.Would you risk first team players against them if you have another game three days later especially if it was a six pointer coming up?It would make no difference. Teams could send a development squad to play, or use it as a fitness exercise. The important thing is to keep the names of Bolton and Bury alive for the sake of the fans, not the owners or the administrators.Right now there's a chance one or both could fold and surely, after what happened under Richardson, none of us want that?
Lose lose. If Bolton win Ipswich will rightly say Bolton have had more rest and it's unfair.If Ipswich smash them and get 3 points and a massive goal difference, Rovers will rightly say we could have done that Tuesday night and we've been denied the opportunity because Bolton decided they didn't want to play.
I wonder, if this was truly a last minute decision to call off the game, was a programme printed? Were refreshments ordered and delivery taken? When were the police advised the match was not going ahead? The Ambulance/s and other mandatory safety requirements cancelled? All of these and more surely must have been in place?Saying all this, we have to let it go. Let the EFL hold their inquiry and impose appropriate disciplinary measures and award whatever compensations we are entitled to. Crying and wailing will have zero influence. I don't want 'free points. They are meaningless, as is an arbitrary 3 goals. Coventry would no doubt agree. A mythical 3-0 could be better (or worse) than if we played. The way things are shaping up, if Bolton's takeover ever happens they are going to be playing 2 games every week until the end of the season, sometimes, I imagine 3 if there are cup replays. That alone makes results against them something of a lottery. Already folk are highlighting the unfairness of games already played against future ones, never mind ones with imaginary scores awarded.Perhaps in the circumstances, and bearing in mind they will almost certainly be relegated when punishment is heaped on top of the existing points deduction, they should be allowed to play this season's fixtures with the result expunged from the tables and they can then start next year afresh in L2.This would at least give them turnover and income, hopefully sufficient to keep the club afloat and properly prepared for a new beginning next August. The current situation cannot be allowed to deteriorate further. Similarly at Bury. Otherwise the table could be randomly distorted by up to 12 points for every other club.Put Bury and Bolton fans out of their current misery and uncertainty and allow them to plan for 2020 with a clean slate, albeit in a division lower but with their club still alive.