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James

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Mar 24 09 6:46 PM

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I've copy and pasted this rather disturbing post from the League 2 forum, it suffests that if Chester go many will follow to avoid a points deduction from next season.

Time will tell if I am correct but all of the indicators are showing that the S**t is about to hit the fan. Before you slag me off just wait and see what happens.

Yet while Mawhinney is confident there will still be 72 League clubs when the economic chaos eventually subsides, he does not try to pretend there may not be casualties on the way. I'm not sure everybody really has a sense of how bad things are and how hard they're going to get," he admitted.

"I've said to all the owners and shareholders that they've been protected from the worst of what's going on. They sold this season's tickets and executive boxes in the commercial market 12 months ago.

"But the world has changed hugely since then and it's over the next three months they will discover how much it's changed. What has happened so far is only the tip of the iceberg. I have told the clubs that I believe life will be extremely tough through to the end of the 2011-2012 season.

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AS well as presiding over part of Leeds United’s lengthy fall from grace, Gerald Krasner has been involved at the even sharper end of the league ladder.

Krasner was appointed as the administrator of Bournemouth in February 2008, and in his six months at Dean Court the club effectively received the last rites before 11th-hour cash injections.

It came as little surprise to the 60-year-old when the Cherries’ League Two rivals, Darlington, entered administration last month.

The former Leeds United chairman does not think the Quakers can ever be a feasible business for as long as they inhabit a gigantic stadium in a town at best lukewarm to it. He believes the solution may lie in one of the few football-related topics which could shake the town from its apathy – a ground-share with bitter local rivals Hartlepool United.

“Darlington went into administration purely because the local support for the football club is negligible,” said Krasner. “I think between now and the end of the season you will see more clubs going into administration. How many?

“I will stand by my original prediction and say six.

There is no doubt that clubs will suffer and I get slated for passing on some information. The fact is Chester are in the mire if this takeover does not go through, players are still unpaid and the debt is growing. Port Vale are struggling seriously and Bill Bratt deserves some credit for keeping their heads above water but without investment he is fighting a tidal wave. Bournemouth are still not out of the mire, the takeover has not gone through yet and Murray has admitted that he does not have ant personal money to back the takeover. The Bournemouth debt is far greater than declared but at least the wages have now been paid, if Murray can not find some serious investors quickly then the deal could fall through and his exciting plans for the club would be in doubt.


A number of clubs are paying a waiting game, no one wants to be the first in the lower reaches of league 2 but if Chester go then more will follow as they would feel safe from relegation. Thursday is going to be a very difficult day for some clubs as leaving adminstration until after that could well see them saddled with a 25 point+ deduction next season unless the Football League reconsider their approach to points deduction, something I hope they do, if they keep imposing these huge points deductions then clubs are going to go to the wall.

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Posh Imp

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Mar 24 09 7:26 PM

Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.

We've got (another) new manager. Will he be a very good manager? I do hope so.

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Mar 24 09 9:21 PM

A bloke I work with is a Saints fan and he is very worried to say the least.
The crowds have noise dived since they left the prem, from the full houses in prem to a half full ground now. Plus a huge wage bill.

3PM SATURDAY IS FOOTBALL TIME AND NOT FRIDAY 7.45PM, THURSDAY 8PM, MONDAY 7.45PM, SUNDAY 4PM OR ANY OTHER DAFT TIME SKY AND CO COME UP WITH!

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Mar 24 09 9:32 PM

Posh Imp wrote:
Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.


So we will be promoted!

Oh when the Imps go marching in, I want to be in that number!

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Mar 25 09 6:31 AM

celticimp wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.


So we will be promoted!



Nice one!

We've got (another) new manager. Will he be a very good manager? I do hope so.

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Mar 25 09 8:15 AM

Posh Imp wrote:
celticimp wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.


So we will be promoted!



Nice one!



Given our current position we may just sneak in to the play offs, and given that the top 7 are currently 11 points ahead of us even that is unlikely. Sums up what a poor season we have had. There could potentially be 14 teams go into administration and we still can not make the play offs

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Mar 25 09 8:25 AM

Yet while Mawhinney is confident there will still be 72 League clubs when the economic chaos eventually subsides

Yeah that looks about right!

We wouldn't want to go up anyway with this squad but it does mean if we are financially stable we should be in a position to make the most of other clubs woes

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Posh Imp

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Mar 25 09 1:02 PM

Dean wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
celticimp wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.


So we will be promoted!



Nice one!



Given our current position we may just sneak in to the play offs, and given that the top 7 are currently 11 points ahead of us even that is unlikely. Sums up what a poor season we have had. There could potentially be 14 teams go into administration and we still can not make the play offs


I think he means for next season...

We've got (another) new manager. Will he be a very good manager? I do hope so.

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Mar 25 09 2:33 PM

Most clubs are badly run as a buiness ,it would not suprise me and i would say the Inland revenue will have a big say in this.
Perhaps Mawhinney has some insider knowledge that the taxman is not going to pull the plug on the football clubs as it would look terrible for these British institutions to go to the wall on the present government.

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Dean

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Mar 25 09 3:01 PM

Posh Imp wrote:
Dean wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
celticimp wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.


So we will be promoted!



Nice one!



Given our current position we may just sneak in to the play offs, and given that the top 7 are currently 11 points ahead of us even that is unlikely. Sums up what a poor season we have had. There could potentially be 14 teams go into administration and we still can not make the play offs


I think he means for next season...



The same thing would apply next season given a season like the one we are currently having.

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Posh Imp

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Mar 25 09 6:34 PM

Dean wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
Dean wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
celticimp wrote:
Posh Imp wrote:
Fascinating post.


One has to wonder.


So we will be promoted!



Nice one!



Given our current position we may just sneak in to the play offs, and given that the top 7 are currently 11 points ahead of us even that is unlikely. Sums up what a poor season we have had. There could potentially be 14 teams go into administration and we still can not make the play offs


I think he means for next season...



The same thing would apply next season given a season like the one we are currently having.


True, true.

Still, at least we haven't had the worry that Grimsby and Chester fans have had/are having.

We've got (another) new manager. Will he be a very good manager? I do hope so.

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