Bolton and Bury face expulsion from English Football League

As more and more money continues to flow into the upper echelons of football, tonight could see the death of two historic clubs a little bit further down the pecking order.
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Bury and Bolton share nearly 300 years of footballing history between them, now that could all be over. Both clubs are in limbo as a deadline set by the English Football League for them to show they are financially viable has now passed, and fans are braced for the worst.
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[@forza223bowe5]

I feel very sorry for both clubs, am shocked and appalled how nobody has helped

[@LegoMad1604]

The premier league made 8.4 billion pounds last season, why can't every club chip in with 100 grand....

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

Mike Ashley would donate sports direct gear instead

[@andrewgurney6019]

Why?, should the shopping giants support local shops?....NO Bury FC is a business that has been badly run, sad but true.

[@JamieLandan]

@@andrewgurney6019 also its illegal for clubs to donate cash to other clubs.

[@dmitriyobidin6049]

Hey, you've invented communism!

[@NubiansNapata]

That's probably against FA rules

[@charlieparkeris]

Remember 7 years ago when Bolton were clambering to give their share of Premiership earnings out to lower league clubs... yea I don't remember it either.

[@danfield8726]

Charlie Parker were there any lower league clubs in Bolton’s current situation at that time?

[@charlieparkeris]

@@danfield8726 Bolton were certainly enjoying Premier League money when Wimbledon FC went tits up.

[@json3942]

Better regulations on OWENERS of clubs are needed from the FA from top to bottom! This simply can't happen!

[@Bobsbud100]

Get some local lads in and see how they do.

[@karenwalkeden6030]

Some of the big clubs should help.

[@joshyaleste]

Karen Walkeden 100%

[@cantbeassed5828]

Not our fault they overspend.

[@markyboyb32ify]

@@cantbeassed5828 clubs who spend 75 million quid on one defender are part of the problem.!

[@cantbeassed5828]

@@markyboyb32ify irrelevant, it's not our fault they overspent beyond their budget. Every premier League club has much better things to do than babysit league 1 clubs who aren't being run properly, that's the job of the EFL

[@andrewgurney6019]

@@markyboyb32ify Complete rubbish, you have a club that has lived beyond it's means for too long, reality has hit

[@nigeltube9094]

I am a Manchester United fan and I would cry having this happen

[@harvey4512]

Same here I am a liverpool fan and I have autism I wouldn't like too

[@jaycartwright1170]

@@harvey4512since when was autism important

[@TomSuckAtFinance]

Someone call Mr Beast to save them....

[@everybodygotthegoodones]

As a Bolton fan, R.I.P Bury, wish you luck climbing back up, I’m so happy we survived, and that we are in a much better place now, lets push on and get back into the Championship, Wembley was heartbreaking but nothing compared to what our poor neighbours Bury have to deal with its nothing.

[@roylatham568]

£9000 a week wages for Jermaine Beckford last season and they got promoted....... give me one reason why the premiership team should help this club out

[@TorbjornMain]

I'm from Bolton and even though I don't like football I feel very sorry for the fans.

[@719559]

The big club gets richer and richer and the poor gets poorer and poorer - money rules it is as simple as that....

[@danfield8726]

Bury are gone, Bolton looking inevitable, these are dark days of football

[@cufcdoug2102]

#fucktheefl

[@ryaner_78667]

I wish the big clubs could help I have a soft spot for Bolton

[@danfield8726]

ryaner 7870 same. This is what happens when football gets hyper inflated, it brings terrible costs, and it’s stupid.

[@andrewgurney6019]

Football has never been in better shape

[@danfield8726]

Andrew Gurney that can be argued, I’d say that there’s too much inflation in the sport now for financial safety of some of the less fortunate clubs like these two

[@Haris-nq2mc]

I know how it feels to see your club in administration as a Luton fan. gutted another club has to go through this.

[@OwenCat]

im friends with luton fans. they bully me for supporting bolton

[@Haris-nq2mc]

@@OwenCat ok. irdc though

[@wilma5764]

ITS NOT ABOUT FOOTBALL ANYMORE ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY FOOTBALLS DEAD

[@lesward76]

Looking at the fans scrubbing the stadium and the state of the finances and very poor board. Puts a tear in the eye of every true football fan. Fingers crossed for both clubs.

[@paulhoskin3286]

Having massive pay packets for the footballers doesent help

[@futurehistory2110]

There should be bail-outs for small clubs. Yes they should be conditional and assurances in place but jesus we live in a world where multi-billion banks can get bail-outs but not small clubs who just want to have a chance.

[@mashtali1]

bigger animals eat smaller ones. no surprise

[@MRTAKEYOGIRL.]

Call the Arab oil tycoons Or The Russian oligarchs for help since you hate the EU so much🤨😅

[@ChristianDoretti]

There's also American owners...

[@jamesrichards3183]

because the demise of bury & bolton will affect their town's communities, both teams need support; whether it is from the government, or the wealthier clubs in the manchester & liverpool areas. if they are seen as commercial concerns, then maybe 'sky', who are probably responsible for the 2 team's expulsion, should step in & offer financial help to bury & bolton. in the long run, this may prove to be for the betterment of soccer, with more home grown talent representing local teams rather than mercenary, over the hill, foreign players.

[@jamesrichards3183]

it appears that bolton do have a saviour.

[@kmc79228]

Poor bury 😢

[@NubiansNapata]

Sad to see such a historic club go

[@garyreynolds5733]

This has been capitalism. Goodnight!

[@garyreynolds5733]

@@MichaelJ44 Well, On that bombshell... We can all rest assured that the capitalist way of life is alive and kicking itself and everything it touches, to death.

[@username-bc8gr]

Gary Reynolds would rather have capitalism than communism

[@bobrail733]

As one girl said on interview her mum wanted her to be a manc utd supporter ! This happened all over local towns Bury , Bolton, Rochdale,all around manc land and further afield all jumping on bandwagon in 1990s, when asked who's your team instead of Bury , Bolton ,they replied manc utd bet more people from local towns go to see mancs than support their home towns ! Obvious in near future 1&2 leagues will disappear 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@whoknew2273]

More fans support Man Utd outside of Manchester then in Manchester

[@jjosephs6521]

@@whoknew2273 Well considering Forbes estimates Man Utds fan base at 325 million and man utd them selfs estimates there fan base at 650 million. I'm guessing most do come from outside Manchester.

[@jjosephs6521]

@FuckILoveYouTubby Well it would appear you care in a small part, enough to tell people you dont care.

[@alexcuz2389]

Im from manchester and tbh if your not from manny and you support united your not really recognised as a propa fan here

[@jjosephs6521]

@@alexcuz2389 Have you designed yourself the official spokesman for the entire City of Manchester? And if the people who live in Manchester don't consider fans of Man Utd who live out side Manchester, proper fans. Well, now I have a different perception of the city of Manchester, its not just a city with a good football club, it's also a city with really bad schools.

[@crusadeagainstgreedyentert4865]

Yet again more people who think that they can live beyond their means and get away with it. There must be non-league clubs that can be relied upon to look after their finances better. When you're the member of any association or league, you must play by the rules, and forget about some kind of entitlement.

[@elftax]

True, but if British football really cared they would rules to all the clubs, Bury doesn’t have an oil sugar daddy that can blow £billions with no accountability.

[@whoknew2273]

@@elftax There doesn't need to be a Oil Sugar Daddy just owners who know how to run a Football Club properly

[@elftax]

@@whoknew2273 running a football club in a fair system is very simple, you have money coming and money going out, you just need to make sure one is more than the other. The problem for the smaller clubs is that the system is not fair, the larger clubs are bending if not outright flouting the rules, smaller clubs are doing everything to simply survive because failure to stay in top flight means losing TV and advertiser money and create a death spiral.

[@christianholder5792]

Can bury FC not play in the conference football league

[@inkosiumoja2663]

Pace my man!!!

[@hannymcfee]

Bolton given extension, bury is no more

[@alanjones6359]

This is so sad - who are the fans going to support now ? - prem league clubs could help out including LFC who I support - plenty of money sloshing about to help out - millions spent out on players wages and transfer deals

[@AJ-cs3cx]

They have been expelled. They can still apply to play non league

[@alanjones6359]

Hip 2 Da Game Mings - fair point

[@imbracedinmate4522]

Everyone should chip in for the phoenix club

[@caxzrockz]

What happens when a club has a match against Bury ?

[@BP-rd7qw]

The matches are being pursponed for now so bury haven't played a game yet

[@youmo07]

Bury now its very sad its bared

[@thejapanesegladiator5314]

Is my man from Kerry

[@christianholder5792]

Good luck in the north west counties league

[@DillonSarkar]

Future of Man United

[@ttanfield5616]

This is the problem with Football fans, they make their lives all about these clubs, forgetting its just a BUSINESS. Money is all that matters.

[@iainrae6159]

Perhaps the good folks of Bury will now have time to visit their local library and study science, literature, art , music and philosophy.

[@nialllester6864]

There fault

[@YusufAdin357]

JDT boleh tolong tak huhu

[@loyazloy]

Baik buat tabung derma mcm kedah...

[@jenniferarmour2341]

Arye. Jenniffer armour. Loverds. Your. Allls. Are vcan. Wairte ings see. Thrrem. It's. Breen. Nicers

[@felipecarrasco7404]

:(

[@musquito333]

I blame the immigrants

[@rhysgriffiths7429]

theres always one idiot

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Mus Deb no

[@musquito333]

I blame Putin

[@musquito333]

There is a club in Thailand called buriram, no joke may be they can help🤔

[@andyq752]

Lol.

[@saif1980saif]

Its cause they dont focus on youth academy. They need to focus on ajax model

[@TheOneRealDJ]

Hahaha goodbye

[@billybob_pow371]

Just do a charity match against a big club!!

[@mitchyard7153]

The seasons started? What big club can play?

[@billybob_pow371]

Maybe man city united or even liverpool

[@mitchyard7153]

@@billybob_pow371 ?? When will they play? The season has started and all of them are pushing for something this season. None of them want to waste energy on a charity match

[@billybob_pow371]

One bit of sore legs to save a club that’s been around for decades

[@MatthewLee8383]

Charity to make themselves money? That's not a charity match, that's just a match.

[@Fishingadventureuk]

😂🤣🤣

[@jjosephs6521]

How's your little book selling?

[@Fishingadventureuk]

@@jjosephs6521 ahhh it sell good no1 amazon

[@jjosephs6521]

@@Fishingadventureuk You capitalist pig, Mao has become a Western sympathiser, time to purge him.

[@Fishingadventureuk]

@@jjosephs6521 imperialist!! to be your enemy you must be your enemy.. My red book is number one seller... You will soon have your very own cultural revolution western synphasiser

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Mao Zedong is not fucking funny

[@jpmanu2011]

Bury have been buried. Haha the joke writes itself. Mega lolz. 😂 Anyway small club with no history of any sense. No great loss. It's more tragic what the glazers have done to the biggest club in the world!!

[@jacobjermy3596]

Wow you finished outside the top 4 for a single season and sign the best players in the world every season so sad 😢😢😢😢