Clubs in trouble

[cheltenhamlion]

If Salisbury City's appeal in unsuccessful and they are demoted, will another side take their place in the conference?

Or will it be a 23 team league, like the end of last season when Chester City were struck off?

Forest Green will be reprieved.

Really? I quite like Forest Green.

[VillaZogmariner]

If Salisbury City's appeal in unsuccessful and they are demoted, will another side take their place in the conference?

Or will it be a 23 team league, like the end of last season when Chester City were struck off?

Forest Green will be reprieved.

Really? I quite like Forest Green.

I had you down as a Salmon Pink kind of guy!

[ADVILLAFAN]

I was wondering if they'd have a play-off between the Conference North and South sides that lost in their league's play-off final earlier, but it probably does make more sense to say that the highest placed relegated side stays up.

[Dave Cooper please]

I was wondering if they'd have a play-off between the Conference North and South sides that lost in their league's play-off final earlier, but it probably does make more sense to say that the highest placed relegated side stays up.

'Tis the standard way these days, Forrest Gump stay in the Conference and if Salisbury do drop right down into the Southern League then Weston-Super-Mud also get a reprieve in Conference South - for the third year running!

[PaulTheVillan]

My local social club is in trouble, anyone want to go for a pint?

[peter w]

Shit, yeah.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Stockport Country out of administration yesterday, so the County-supporting lass who works next to me tells me. She whooped with joy when she found out

Gary Abblet's gome though

Bring back Jim Gannon

[VillaZogmariner]

I was wondering if they'd have a play-off between the Conference North and South sides that lost in their league's play-off final earlier, but it probably does make more sense to say that the highest placed relegated side stays up.

'Tis the standard way these days, Forrest Gump stay in the Conference and if Salisbury do drop right down into the Southern League then Weston-Super-Mud also get a reprieve in Conference South - for the third year running!

Didn't Altrincham get a reprieve for 2/3 seasons on the trot because of other teams going under?

[peter w]

I was wondering if they'd have a play-off between the Conference North and South sides that lost in their league's play-off final earlier, but it probably does make more sense to say that the highest placed relegated side stays up.

'Tis the standard way these days, Forrest Gump stay in the Conference and if Salisbury do drop right down into the Southern League then Weston-Super-Mud also get a reprieve in Conference South - for the third year running!

Didn't Altrincham get a reprieve for 2/3 seasons on the trot because of other teams going under?

Not sure but I know Northwich Victoria did for a while.

[Dave Cooper please]

Didn't Altrincham get a reprieve for 2/3 seasons on the trot because of other teams going under?

Three.
In 2006 they finished rock bottom and well adrift and were saved by Scarborough and Canvey Island going bust and then Boston getting relegated from the league but being sent straight to Conference North because of financial irregularities. (Tamworth also got reprieved that season but we'll gloss over that!).

[AV82EC]

As Dave says Altrincham saved three years in a row in the AGM Cup.  I heard Forest Green fans were praying on the last day of the season about finishing in the highest relegation spot because it was well known Salisbury were likely to get booted out for their finances and they'd be the latest reciepients of AGM Cup success.

[dave.woodhall]

Salisbury are staying full-time in the Southern League. Halesowen are charging £500 for a trial.

[cheltenhamlion]

So Forest Green stayed up then?

[Dave Cooper please]

So Forest Green stayed up then?

Yes.

[VillaZogmariner]

From the Beeb -

Portsmouth could go out of business if they lose their court case against the tax authorities on Thursday, according to the club's lawyer.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs says it is owed £13m more than the £24m claimed by Portsmouth's administrators.

Richard Sheldon QC says that if HMRC wins, the club will "not be able to give the Football League the assurances it needs to fulfil its fixtures".

"It will go out of the league. The club will probably be liquidated," he added.

High Court judge Mr Justice Mann, who is overseeing the tax liability case, will hand down his decision between 1500 BST and 1600 BST on Thursday.

Portsmouth's lawyer, Sheldon, added that if the club loses the case then it would prevent former owner Balram Chainrai, who put the club into administration in February, buying it for a second time.

Sheldon added: "If the club is not sold it will clearly be relegated out of the Football League.

"The administrators cannot give the assurances needed that this season's fixtures can be completed.

"It will then go out of the Football League and into some distant league, but the reality is that it will probably go into liquidation because the administrators will not be able to fund the continued business."

Earlier on Wednesday Sheldon claimed that Premier League clubs wanted Portsmouth to go bust last season when the full extent of their financial problems emerged.

Sheldon told the court that it was only the intervention of Premier League chief Richard Scudamore that saved the club.

The other clubs wanted "to boot Pompey out there and then", Sheldon said.

He added: "The clubs wanted Portsmouth to go to the wall and divide all the TV money among themselves."

That prospect was avoided, however, when Scudamore persuaded the clubs to give Pompey an early parachute payment, allowing them to complete the season.

Portsmouth, who remain in administration, were docked nine points for becoming the first Premier League club to go into administration and were duly relegated at the end of the season.

A couple of points from that article stand out -

Firstly, that the current owner wants to buy them back (Something that should never be allowed) and secondly that the other Premier League clubs last season tried to get them kicked out of the league.