Bolton and Bury games likely to be suspended....latest update, what a mess.

[KerrAvon]

Their being an argument for it and them legally having to do it Kerr are entirely different things. As far as I'm aware , the club if they survive , would be able to sign any out of contract player who was available, and if they got some experienced older players together as a team, then surely this team would be more challenging to play against than the youngsters that the earlier teams had to play against, thus enhancing the argument millertop put forward?

With respect, hat's just a repeat of your earlier argument. Any team can sign out of contract players - shopping in the Dexter Blackstock market - at any time. In January, a club can sign an entirely new team, if it has the means and the inclination to do so.

As I said yours is an argument for banning the signing of any new players after the first kick of the ball of a season. If that's what you think should happen then fair enough. It won't eliminate 'unfairness' however, as injuries and suspensions mean that every team will face restrictions upon who they can field during the course of a season.

I get the point you are making. I simply don't think it is a very good one and that the 'risk' you describe is so unrealistic that it isn't worth getting as agitated about as some posters seem to be.

[Ronners]

With respect, hat's just a repeat of your earlier argument. Any team can sign out of contract players - shopping in the Dexter Blackstock market - at any time. In January, a club can sign an entirely new team, if it has the means and the inclination to do so.

As I said yours is an argument for banning the signing of any new players after the first kick of the ball of a season. If that's what you think should happen then fair enough. It won't eliminate 'unfairness' however, as injuries and suspensions mean that every team will face restrictions upon who they can field during the course of a season.

I get the point you are making. I simply don't think it is a very good one and that the 'risk' you describe is so unrealistic that it isn't worth getting as agitated about as some posters seem to be.

With respect, if Bolton can sign out of contract players from the Blackstock market, then why haven't they done that instead of unilaterally calling games off citing they are looking after their young players wellbeing? or as things stand are they even allowed to sign anyone at the moment? even someone out of contract?

[KerrAvon]

With respect, if Bolton can sign out of contract players from the Blackstock market, then why haven't they done that instead of unilaterally calling games off citing they are looking after their young players wellbeing? or as things stand are they even allowed to sign anyone at the moment? even someone out of contract?

Bolton are in administration, which means that the business is being run by insolvency practitioners. It is their duty to protect the interests of Bolton’s creditors. Signing players (and agreeing to pay them) is very unlikely to achieve that. It’s also highly unlikely that any player would see signing for them as a good idea.

I don't know if Bolton are subject to a transfer embargo.