If Bury go broke

mervyn · Nov 2, 2016

The BBC report that Bury are about to face a winding up petition from HMRC. It goes without saying we hope it doesn't happen, but if they did go broke how would they be replaced? Would it become 5 up from our division, or only three down from theirs and then three up from the national league?

Pootle's Pom Pom · Nov 2, 2016

I think in the very unlikely possibility that this happens, one less team will be relegated from each division. This will filter down through the pyramid until the leagues have balanced.

Staniforths perm · Nov 2, 2016

Fingers crossed for Bury

PL2 3DQ · Nov 2, 2016

Just about every Monday a football club, professional and non-league, face a winding-up petition, usually brought by HMRC. Almost every case is procedural and the debt is settled.

The last petition against a professional football club that went to the wire was probably ours.

Emeraldinho · Nov 2, 2016

Speaking of which, whatever happened to that Kevin Heeney (?) chap - or OLGA as I used to call him (obnoxious little ginger ar$ehole)? Is he still around anymore?

mervyn · Nov 2, 2016

I guess at some point one club is going to cop it, given HMRC's announced intention of winding up a club asap in order to provide a message to every other club that they can't be messed with. That's why our own case was such a close call.

Quinny · Nov 2, 2016

Emeraldinho":be7mie8b said:
Speaking of which, whatever happened to that Kevin Heeney (?) chap - or OLGA as I used to call him (obnoxious little ginger ar$ehole)? Is he still around anymore?

From last week....

http://www.westbriton.co.uk/parents...-within-days/story-29849635-detail/story.html

Emeraldinho · Nov 2, 2016

Hmm, Olga lives on then. :roll:

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