Reply With QuoteAnother Bury game called off, away to Rotherham on Tuesday, that's five games cancelled now.
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Getting back to the Bury situation .... has anyone picked up on this;
https://www.curzon-ashton.co.uk/news...hout-football-
What an excellent gesture by Curzon Ashton to let Bury Season ticket holders in for free this Saturday in their game v Kidderminster Harriers. Afterall its not costing them ought, adds more to the gate and atmosphere, maybe more food + drink sales, and who knows, when Bury do get back on their feet, some fans might carry on going when Bury have a long distance away game.
Nice one.
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Another Bury game called off, away to Rotherham on Tuesday, that's five games cancelled now.
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If we say 10 points per game missed and they won't be able to get a squad together properly by the deadline in League 1, will they potentially be the first club not to finish a season on a positive number of points (if they make it to the end of the season?)Originally Posted by upthemaggies
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Is that what it is per game , 10 points , or just an educated guess?
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There doesn't appear to be anything set in stone. Might be x amount deducted for the first offence and less for all subsequent. I'd be surprised if it worked out at more than 3pts a game (which would be 12 for the 4 league fixtures, the other was a League Cup tie). The special circumstances might see them escape any further punishment at all.
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It's just a guess. I'm sure they said 8 for Bolton at the end of last season (not yet confirmed) and I went with the assumption that it would escalate for the multiple suspensions
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Based on what? Their crowds? That hasn't helped Leeds get back to european football or even back to the premiership since 2004. Celtic would be as likely to succeed in the Championship as Forest and Derby and any other team in that division with aspirations and a good fanbase but they'd be way behind in terms of the playing staff.
"For a while" should probably be amended to forever too because the chances of them getting into the top 6 in the premiership are as realistic as Notts doing it imo.
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The players they'd be able to attract in the Championship would ensure they'd be promoted in 1 or 2 seasons, guarantied. They are already one of the biggest clubs in the world in terms of global appeal, 11th highest gates in Europe last year and they'd be an off-the-scale draw for TV audiences playing in England. If they could expand their ground to 80k they'd fill it in the the Premier League, I've no doubt they would be finishing above Arsenal and Chelsea in no time. Leeds, Fword and Derby do not have anything like the same potential, no comparison at all.
Rangers would have more trouble because they're still recovering from the massive set back of being demoted, but would probably be able to compete at the top end of the Premier League eventually.
Newcastle and Sunderland are the obvious examples of clubs with very big crowds that struggle but that will because they have little appeal beyond their own region. Celtic, playing in a high profile league, would have the entire catholic population that has any interest in football behind them. That would mean huge sponsorship deals, shirt sales etc. that could easily rival Man Utd and Liverpool for income. The only thing that's holding them back is the league they currently play in.
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If Celtic were ever allowed in the English leagues they would suddenly become very attractive to the next billionaire who wants to own a club. Just a matter of time from that point until they would challenge at the top of the Premier League.
They are a massive club and would become bigger still in such a high profile league.
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If Celtic ever did join the English league and came in at a lower level, I'd be mighty peed off if Notts were in a division below, we'd be missing out on the biggest fixture at Meadow Lane in a generation. Imagine being the first English side that got to play a league fixture at Celtic Park (not counting Berwick), the atmosphere would be something else. I'd love to see it happen in my lifetime but I think it's more likely they will end up joining a league with top European sides from less competitive leagues such as their own.
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