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nothing against bolton really but they need to be relagated if only to show that points deductions are seen as a deterant for all clubs in the future.

Well due to this virus and no offer of financial aid as yet a lot of clubs will struggle to pay monthly wages on time are they all going to get 6 point deductions say for example a dozen clubs default in the same month.
 
John Barnes on BBC Sport this morning suggested......Whenever Football restarts play the matches left and finish the season then just start the new season. He based this on the fact that players will have had on off season, be it weeks or months and will be ready to play.:idunno:
 
They would have likely been relegated anyway even if point deduction didn’t occur.

Josh,

With no points deduction better players would have signed for the club. I thought they were decent anyway but on level terms they'd have stayed up because the squad would have been stronger.
 
I think even with the players they have they’ve underperformed.
You reckon points deduction (and not money issues) had that much of an impact on players joining?
 
"Null and void" would presumably mean no promotion, no relegation - and maybe Bolton starting the new season on -10 again!

I thought they would gallop up the table once they got their finances semi-sorted and were able to replace their U-18s with grown ups, but they never really got started.
 
Yes.
They wanted league one players and offered decent money (better than us) but certain players saw the future in League Two.

Surprised at that.
Whilst a 12 point deduction is 4 games minimum to get back to 0, I’d have still thought with a decent enough squad a mid table finish even flirting with play offs wouldn’t be out of reach.
 
think the only teams wh will vote for a return are those who have a realistic chance for the play offs or promotion. anyone in or around the relegation zone will votr the season to finish and be no relagation or promotion.
 
Surprised at that.
Whilst a 12 point deduction is 4 games minimum to get back to 0, I’d have still thought with a decent enough squad a mid table finish even flirting with play offs wouldn’t be out of reach.

Also remember the time they had to construct a squad. Very little. All of their targets - Keith and Ficker had their list - had taken up other offers by the time Bolton knew their fate.
 
According to a report in the Guardian the premiership,s TV deal is worth £2.65 billion of which only 3.4% is given to the entire EFL and the same to grassroots and community,s and the EFL is grovelling and nodding to them it makes you sick I question myself now is football worth bothering about.
 
According to a report in the Guardian the premiership,s TV deal is worth £2.65 billion of which only 3.4% is given to the entire EFL and the same to grassroots and community,s and the EFL is grovelling and nodding to them it makes you sick I question myself now is football worth bothering about.

i,m slowly getting that way myself. had reached the point last season where if stanley were away and my lad wasn,t coming up to stockport i just gave it a miss. the last couple of months has certainly not got me excited about the return of football as i thought it would. daily updates from some club or player about its return to action when businesses are closed down and we are in a type of house arrest has left a dirty taste in my mouth.
 
Swindon Town saying after league 2 finished the season that starting the next one will be a far more difficult decision, without financial aid from somewhere having had discussions with fellow chairman fears we could lose 30 to 40% of clubs at lower level.
 
Mixed messages all over the place. Mansfield for instance sorted their retained list and have kept every player they had one year options upon.
 
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