Heard that on Midlands Today. Are Sporting Bromsgrove going to be up and running this season?
And Mansfield are in bother again and up for sale.
Quote from: Dave Cooper on September 09, 2010, 05:05:00 PMAnd Mansfield are in bother again and up for sale.Ever considered a job in marketing Tube-dude?I know I shouldn't but YES! Get your cunting asses down to the very pits of hell of the non-league world.
Ever considered a job in marketing Tube-dude?
Not going to be buying the Mansfield home kit this year then, Bazz?
Quote from: Troy Eccles on September 10, 2010, 04:38:51 AMNot going to be buying the Mansfield home kit this year then, Bazz?Only so I can set it on fire, and then stand there refusing to piss on it.
Quote from: VillaSubmariner on September 12, 2010, 01:50:27 PMQuote from: Troy Eccles on September 10, 2010, 04:38:51 AMNot going to be buying the Mansfield home kit this year then, Bazz?Only so I can set it on fire, and then stand there refusing to piss on it.I must've missed references to this before. Why the loathing for Mansfield, VS?
Dundee director George Knight is adamant the club will still have a future if it goes into administration.The First Division club must pay an Inland Revenue bill of £365,000, raising fears administrators may be appointed, as happened seven years ago.Knight said: "I've been involved here since the dark days of 2003, and we've not come through what we've come through to see that undone."The Dens Park directors say the club's future will be clearer within 48 hours.They met at lunchtime on Monday and emerged to say that they are continuing to explore all avenues and are asking for patience from the fans.Director Knight told BBC Scotland: "Discussions are ongoing. As soon as we are in a position to make a statement, we will do so."Major investor Calum Melville recently tendered his resignation to the board as he tackles personal business problems.That led to negotiations between the club and the director, resulting in Aberdeen-based Melville saying he would remain on the board if still wanted and that he would continue to back the club financially.It is believed that the club are trying to raise the money to satisfy HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and that a leading figure in the insolvency world is currently negotiating with them on the club's behalf.But room for manoeuvre is limited. A senior Dens Park source told BBC Scotland on Sunday: "HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are looking for the payment immediately."And they are being completely inflexible, with no room for negotiation at all."Melville told the News of the World: "I feel we are being treated differently from other clubs and I would have thought HMRC has a duty to treat everyone in the same fashion."The words used were that they 'wanted to bring Dundee to account and bring the rest of Scottish football to heel'."Dundee FC are in a hole with HMRC. We've been running in arrears with them for 19 months and they are now demanding full payment for the outstanding amount, which is something around £250,000."We have offered £100,000, which has been rejected. I have also offered to pay the full amount in May next year and that has also been rejected."There is no question that the club is being used as an example and it has put us in a really difficult place."My feeling is that HMRC will write to us in the next week and tell us what their intentions are. There is a very distinct possibility of administration."Meanwhile, Dundee's problems on the field of play deepened on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat away to Cowdenbeath.Gordon Chisholm's side sit seventh in Division One, 10 points behind leaders Dunfermline Athletic.
A brutal end: Dundee face staff cull and possible extinction after entering administrationBy Robert ThomsonLast updated at 12:30 AM on 15th October 2010The full scale of the savage cuts at Dundee will be revealed on Friday - with administrator Bryan Jackson set to warn that the club has just four weeks to avoid going into liquidation.The crisis-hit Dens Park outfit formally entered administration on Thursday and there are real fears that this once-proud institution could follow the likes of Gretna, Airdrie and Clydebank in going out of business.Jackson, a recovery specialist with Glasgow-based firm PKF, will assume control of Dundee this morning. He is expected to embark on a brutal cost-cutting drive that will see manager Gordon Chisholm, assistant Billy Dodds and up to a dozen players made redundant.As the administrators moved in, chairman Bob Brannan announced his intention to stand down from the Dens Park board.Brannan expressed his regret at the position he leaves the club in and revealed he will hand over his 54per cent shareholding to the administrator, with a view to raising funds for the club.Brannan said: ‘I have stated many times in the past that it is my desire the club be owned by the fans. Consequently, the 54 per cent of shares currently controlled by me will be made available to the administrator so that he can utilise these for fundraising purposes.‘I understand the frustrations of management, players, staff and creditors finding themselves in the current circumstances and for that I am desperately sorry.’The First Division side encountered financial problems after growing wholly reliant on director Calum Melville, with their business model becoming totally unsustainable following his desire to resign from the board.Dundee were recently hit with a £365,000 tax bill and have other debts of £1.6million, as well as running at a five-figure monthly loss.The first task for Jackson, who previously guided Motherwell through administration, will be to trim the wage bill by around 70 per cent. That alone, however, is unlikely to be enough to save the club.Melville has placed £200,000 into a bank account to help with running costs but, in order to get to the end of the season, Jackson will need to raise at least another £200,000.Local businessmen have already pledged £75,000 towards the cause, but if no further investors can be found there is a possibility the club will be forced into liquidation.Dundee failed to pay their players’ wages last month and, although they have since come forward with half the balance, they are understood to be in breach of contract. Should that be deemed to be the case, players may be able to walk away for free, with SPL sides St Johnstone and Hearts likely to be interested in Scotland Under-21 striker Leigh Griffiths.PFA Scotland chief Fraser Wishart will also petition FIFA to ask permission for those players made redundant to join new clubs outwith the transfer window.Chief executive Harry MacLean insisted the club would fulfil their fixture against Stirling on Saturday but he could not guarantee they would be able to avoid liquidation.‘Any business that goes into administration, that can happen,’ he said. ‘My personal opinion is that won’t be allowed to happen. But the simple fact is unless we raise money and unless we raise it quickly, then we could face that prospect.’Should Dundee be wound up, the First Division would carry on with nine teams and all points won against them ruled void. A vacancy would then open up at the end of the season for a new club to join the SFL. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1320662/Dundee-face-possible-extinction-entering-administration.html#ixzz12RQUigM7
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