Is it a coincidence that two clubs who are in serious trouble of going out of business right now happen to clubs based in the Manchester area?
I don’t know the ins and outs exactly of how these two clubs have been run in recent years. We’ve had occasions like Leeds and Portsmouth in horrendous money issues but eventually got back on track, but this situation seems even more dire.
Man Utd and Man City very much rule the city and it can’t be easy for neighbouring clubs to get their foot in when there’s many clubs, especially top clubs all close together (including Merseyside not far away either).
Hope for their fans sake, they’re able to find a solution quickly.
I might come across as insensitive, but nothing lasts forever, it’s not as if the club was of any significance in recent years, and new clubs will sprout to take its place. Does anyone except a tiny circle of older fans care that much about the history books of the club?
There too will come a day when there will be no more Arsenal, no more IBM, Intel, Google, the UK, the EU, Earth for that matter. Enjoy while it lasts.
Ivan Campo. Jay-Jay Okocha. Stelios Giannakopoulos. Some real quality players have come through Bolton over the years.
Ten years ago they were beating Athletic Madrid in the UEFA Cup. In less than a day they may no longer exist. Whichever way you look at it, it’s incredibly sad.
I deliver round those parts and some of the customers were telling me that losing both Bury and Bolton will be absolutely devastating financially as well as emotionally for the local area.