League 2 General Chat Thread

[mightyshrimp]

The Morecambe staff haven't been paid.
Anyone on top of possible disciplinary repercussions or more knowledge about what's going on / is likely to happen?

Club Statement

A club statement from the Board of Directors.

www.morecambefc.com

I hope we go into administration, its the only way to get rid of the owner who is single handedly destroying the club I love .I know its not right but apparently the players have said they might not play tomorrow and I can't blame them ,we need this parasite owner out of the club .

 

[TrinidadsNumberOne]

Really feel for Morecambe. Excellent club who really did improve on and off the pitch soon as Adams came in. Gates up massively and got to the third tier. Such a shame that someone wants to run them into the ground. Very good awayday too even if we go there when its bastard cold every year usually!

But, having lived in Macclesfield for the past few years and remembering them going on strike 24 hours before a crucial game against us which saw it postponed, I can see alarming parallels, and we all know how it ended up for Macclesfield.

Fingers crossed it doesn't come to that. But I do fear for Morecambe next season. Budget will probably be at levels Bentley had, if not worse. Lot of staff behind the scenes have fucked off, I've seen that the manager may walk after tomorrow. It's going to be an almighty slog next season for the club.

 

[Scum.]

You mean Karl Gobinson? Gobbo for short.

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This.

 

[markus007]

Well someone is telling porkies as the FA are claiming EFL clubs were involved in the discussions.

Not great when the powers that be are at each others throats.

EFL Statement: FA Cup Replays

The Official home of the English Football League

www.efl.com

Still no statement from Wrexham - says it all

 

[JJ1990]

Thought this was relevant to the EFL.

Premier League and National League in talks over new cup competition

The National League and Premier League are in talks about the creation of a new cup competition between the top 16 teams in English football’s fifth tier and 16 under-21 sides from the top division. The proposed competition would involve four groups of eight teams, comprised of four teams from...

theathletic.com

So we now see why the National League decided to get into bed with the Premier League over replays. Looks like the PL have outmanoeuvred the EFL and found a new ally they can send money to to keep them in line.

The National League though, good grief. Amateurs doesn't come close to describing them. Whine about their schedule being too packed, now want to insert a tournament where they will add 3+ games to the pre Christmas schedule, when they already have so many fixtures to bring in. It's laughable.

I mean, when are these fixtures even going to get played? Non-League teams already have FA Cup replays and cup competitions most midweeks in the first half of a season and the PL U21 teams have the 3 EFL Trophy games to play, plus some midweeks are a no-go because of international breaks. What a load of nonsense this is.

 

[EnglishRed]

Still no statement from Wrexham - says it all

It's disappointing that.

 

[Super_horns]

Thought this was relevant to the EFL.

Premier League and National League in talks over new cup competition

The National League and Premier League are in talks about the creation of a new cup competition between the top 16 teams in English football’s fifth tier and 16 under-21 sides from the top division. The proposed competition would involve four groups of eight teams, comprised of four teams from...

theathletic.com

So we now see why the National League decided to get into bed with the Premier League over replays. Looks like the PL have outmanoeuvred the EFL and found a new ally they can send money to to keep them in line.

The National League though, good grief. Amateurs doesn't come close to describing them. Whine about their schedule being too packed, now want to insert a tournament where they will add 3+ games to the pre Christmas schedule, when they already have so many fixtures to bring in. It's laughable.

I mean, when are these fixtures even going to get played? Non-League teams already have FA Cup replays and cup competitions most midweeks in the first half of a season and the PL U21 teams have the 3 EFL Trophy games to play, plus some midweeks are a no-go because of international breaks. What a load of nonsense this is.

New

So are the Under 21s going to pull out of the EFL trophy and play in this lower down instead?

 

[spireite]

Thought this was relevant to the EFL.

Premier League and National League in talks over new cup competition

The National League and Premier League are in talks about the creation of a new cup competition between the top 16 teams in English football’s fifth tier and 16 under-21 sides from the top division. The proposed competition would involve four groups of eight teams, comprised of four teams from...

theathletic.com

So we now see why the National League decided to get into bed with the Premier League over replays. Looks like the PL have outmanoeuvred the EFL and found a new ally they can send money to to keep them in line.

The National League though, good grief. Amateurs doesn't come close to describing them. Whine about their schedule being too packed, now want to insert a tournament where they will add 3+ games to the pre Christmas schedule, when they already have so many fixtures to bring in. It's laughable.

I mean, when are these fixtures even going to get played? Non-League teams already have FA Cup replays and cup competitions most midweeks in the first half of a season and the PL U21 teams have the 3 EFL Trophy games to play, plus some midweeks are a no-go because of international breaks. What a load of nonsense this is.

I think that's a dog rough decision by the NL. What a soulless competition that will be, absolute zero people with any interest in watching that.

 

[Casey]

Sutton and Crawley charged by the fa over the contretemp at the end of the game last week.

A bit odd. Not really any dodgy tackles or scuffles during the game but suddenly handbags were swinging at full time.

Casey