It's happening. 

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17405193.bolton-wanderers-close-to-takeover-from-uk-based-consortium/

Thank fuck

So can we call the Albanians off chopping ken up? 

Just now, radcliffewhite1 said:

So can we call the Albanians off chopping ken up? 

No way; they wont give you the money back.

21 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Parky. Telling it like it is! 

Sobering stuff. They need to change the way club finances are structured. Owners should have to  deposit an exit bond, based on a % of operating costs, only refundable once a club is sold. Or something similar.

Chuffed that I've cancelled my Sky subscription and wishing I had Sky at the same time.

Think I'm done with refreshing for today. Gut feel is at best a fairly meaningless announcement dragging it on into tomorrow. Which is a damn site better than the worst case, but not worth wasting the rest of the night waiting for.

You can all thank me when the successful takeover's announced in five minutes.

Once bitten, twice shy (or should that be 10x bitten, twenty times shy)... But confident talk from #bwfc that a deal for Football Ventures is most likely outcome. Will that be tonight? Not sure.

Positive news from our Marc

2 minutes ago, peelyfeet said:

Sobering stuff. They need to change the way club finances are structured. Owners should have to  deposit an exit bond, based on a % of operating costs, only refundable once a club is sold. Or something similar.

He has been reading what I suggested

5 minutes ago, Casino said:

Where from

It's taken from this 'live' blog from a Sun reporter presumably one of those at the club - link here - it's certainly not been very active though if it's depending on Nixon's copy and he's at Preston - however it might be later hopefully -

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9808203/bolton-wanderers-bury-live-updates-efl/

 

2 minutes ago, wakey said:

Chuffed that I've cancelled my Sky subscription and wishing I had Sky at the same time.

Think I'm done with refreshing for today. Gut feel is at best a fairly meaningless announcement dragging it on into tomorrow. Which is a damn site better than the worst case, but not worth wasting the rest of the night waiting for.

You can all thank me when the successful takeover's announced in five minutes.

Bassini is waiting until you go to bed before he announces he was successful tonight

bed time for me also - we live another night; well maybe

Sorry - I think Sluffy has boxed this one off but just to confirm; it was an update Alan Nixon posted less than an hour ago.

Salary cap being discussed by Andy townsend. It won't work unless it's global. 

It'll never be global. 

Fucking non starter! 

Parkinson has spoken well tonight. Certainly compares favourably with Warburton and Townsend alongside him. He's a thoughtful guy. I'm a little sorry watching him that he never really got a chance to show what he could do with a stable, well financed base to build from. 

1 minute ago, ProfessorWoland said:

Parkinson has spoken well tonight. Certainly compares favourably with Warburton and Townsend alongside him. He's a thoughtful guy. I'm a little sorry watching him that he never really got a chance to show what he could do with a stable, well financed base to build from. 

He also looks about ten years younger! 

Can't believe this is happening.

Townsend is a moonman. Mates with Ken for a start. 

Oh god here we go 

 

Bedtime. 

Fingers crossed to wake to some good news

BTBAW

Did I miss a statement from either the club or the EFL?

8 minutes ago, stevieb said:

Salary cap being discussed by Andy townsend. It won't work unless it's global. 

It'll never be global. 

Fucking non starter! 

 

No reason why it couldn't be installed in League One and League Two at least. Possibly even Championship if you could work out how to manage the clubs that come down.

Clubs in the third and fourth tier having wages 90+% of their revenue is ridiculous and unsustainable.

Edited August 27, 20196 yr by Tombwfc

Warburton talking about punishments fitting the crime in terms of breaking financial rules to try and get promoted. Probably wants to look at his employers on that one. 

3 minutes ago, Tombwfc said:

 

No reason why it couldn't be installed in League One and League Two at least. Possibly even Championship if you could work out how to manage the clubs that come down.

Clubs in the third and fourth tier having wages 90+% of their revenue is ridiculous and unsustainable.

And why would a player want to play in League 1 or 2 on a low salary cap when they could go potentially go abroad to somewhere that doesn't have a salary cap? 

Any of the decent players could probably go to a foreign club either low in the league or even a league down, which will just leave a bunch of players with no chance of getting an offer anywhere else. Won't happen unless they don't care about killing the quality of the leagues IMO. 

10 minutes ago, Okocha10 said:

Oh god here we go 

 

Still waiting, but a statement this late can only be an extension from the EFL with hopefully the administrators working alongside it, though that might depend on someone taking care of payday. Fingers crossed that we still have a club tomorrow. No idea where that leaves Saturday’s game, mind. 

Bollocks, logged in again.

Still nowt happened. Five minute timer starts again .... now.

6 minutes ago, Tombwfc said:

 

No reason why it couldn't be installed in League One and League Two at least. Possibly even Championship if you could work out how to manage the clubs that come down.

Clubs in the third and fourth tier having wages 90+% of their revenue is ridiculous and unsustainable.

Then why wouldn't Jamie vardy in league 2 fuck off to fc Costa del ingles for 3x the money. For the sake of the global game you can't have a salary cap unless it's all over. 

You'll end up with Madine earning 300k a week in china or other shit! 

1 minute ago, wakey said:

Bollocks, logged in again.

Still nowt happened. Five minute timer starts again .... now.

Ive tried this many a time, end up logging on again a few minutes later. Probably looks dodgy as fuck to the missus.