Morecambe

[st06nc2]

The PFA have had to step in due to players and staff not been paid, new owners not looking so good now eh

[Exile on Spencer St]

Nothing to gloat about, there but for fortune, Ilyas Khan, Peter Marsden, and Andy Holt are Stanley and many clubs.

[monkey hanger]

true, be careful what you wish for. heard there,s a sell out of buckets in morecambe today.

[MikeA]

Good luck to Morecambe and their fans. After all, I'd much rather be playing teams like them than some of the others we come up against.

[baldy]

Feel sorry for the true fans as we've been there before!

I do still remember Morecambe fans gloating at the sound of buckets rattling in Accrington in '09 though!

[Morecambe_Red]

Cheers for the good wishes.

Hopefully we will get some answers soon from the people in charge.

[Lord Didsbury]

Hope it works out Morecambe Red

[Lemur]

bet sergie and tara are loving this on confguide

[AccyMad]

Hope it's all sorted soon & it comes out that it's just been a misunderstanding - the friendly rivalry & banter between our clubs is one thing but wouldn't want any club to go through what we did

[st06nc2]

They also needed a loan from the PFA in April which was secured against club land there's also a Barclays loan and a debenture outstanding

[Christies Child]

Goes to show that clubs with gates that can't support the cost of wages need both a benefactor who is prepared to bankroll the club and a successful commercial department.

Our problems will be the forerunner of a growing number of FL clubs and will seriously put into question if the current structures of Leagues 1 and 2 will ultimately be changed to a North and South structure.

[st06nc2]

Don't worry half of your lads played for us they're used to not getting paid ontime

[Chrisr]

Originally Posted by Christies Child

Goes to show that clubs with gates that can't support the cost of wages need both a benefactor who is prepared to bankroll the club and a successful commercial department.

Our problems will be the forerunner of a growing number of FL clubs and will seriously put into question if the current structures of Leagues 1 and 2 will ultimately be changed to a North and South structure.

The real answer is there in front of the FA's face. They need to distribute the income far more fairly to the lower leagues and the grass roots. Including Ladies football. The whole financial structure has been in need of a fairer system for years. It is poor when league clubs are threatened with going out of business due to lack of finance or even worse poor management. I don't mean the football manager. If the people who are in charge of a club whether they own it or not They FA should have a team of experienced people to be able to help a club out with advice or if it is beyond that the FA should take over the running of the club until a new owner can be found.

[Christies Child]

Originally Posted by Chrisr

The real answer is there in front of the FA's face. They need to distribute the income far more fairly to the lower leagues and the grass roots. Including Ladies football. The whole financial structure has been in need of a fairer system for years. It is poor when league clubs are threatened with going out of business due to lack of finance or even worse poor management. I don't mean the football manager. If the people who are in charge of a club whether they own it or not They FA should have a team of experienced people to be able to help a club out with advice or if it is beyond that the FA should take over the running of the club until a new owner can be found.

Totally agree, but things will remain the same because the Premier League and TV companies couldn't give a toss for clubs at our level. TV companies would rather contribute to clubs paying millions per season to mediocre players than ensure that money is distributed fairly.

[baldy]

This is just another reminder how we shouldn't rely on Andy Holts money and really need to build a stronger fan base to help become more self sufficient for the long term!