Zatman Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Bolton players have gone on strike for tge last 2 games of the season Shambles and wont be the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted April 26, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2019 36 minutes ago, Zatman said: Bolton players have gone on strike for tge last 2 games of the season Shambles and wont be the last it's a shame but you have to agree with the players here. Should they not turn up will the youth team play or forfeit the game 3-0 is the bigger question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, S-Platt said: it's a shame but you have to agree with the players here. Should they not turn up will the youth team play or forfeit the game 3-0 is the bigger question. Players are fully in the right. The Fit and Proper Persons test strikes agan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Brentford game off. Crazy times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The Bolton situation highlights how little use FFP is to protecting clubs. All it's for is keeping clubs down, stopping any ambitious owners from crashing the big boys party. So a medium size club reaching for the stars can be deducted points so they, ironically, lose more money and status. A club that is just in a mess like Bolton is not protected, games are called off and the fans ultimately suffer. The whole thing is a disgrace from top to bottom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The Bolton players have been patient, and nobody should work for free. Sadly, this could make things a lot worse for the club though. Probable points deduction coming for next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 hours ago, S-Platt said: will the youth team play They've probably not been paid either, and nobody likes a scab. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 26, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2019 These are bad times for Bolton. I would imagine they'd win a breach of contract claim against Bolton as their employer, would that mean that these players would be able to sign with any other club on a free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I'd assume so. This is where the PFA should step up too. You'd think they'd ask their members to help out with a contribution to cover the Bolton squad for the outstanding amount. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Can you imagine if they had to play someone chasing promotion/playoffs or trying to stay up? The EFL cant force Bolton to play but other teams would rage if a rival got 3 points awarded (Im looking at you here Mr Gibson...) Thankfully they've got Brentford and Forest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted April 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2019 11 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: Can you imagine if they had to play someone chasing promotion/playoffs or trying to stay up? The EFL cant force Bolton to play but other teams would rage if a rival got 3 points awarded (Im looking at you here Mr Gibson...) Thankfully they've got Brentford and Forest I think the EFL got lucky here with the fixtures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I think the players took the fixtures into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 4 hours ago, The_Rev said: I'd assume so. This is where the PFA should step up too. You'd think they'd ask their members to help out with a contribution to cover the Bolton squad for the outstanding amount. Apparently they already did that or something similar in December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 EFL have just released a statement: Quote 9044 views Following the decision to suspend the fixture between Bolton Wanderers and Brentford late on Friday evening, the EFL Board has determined that Bolton Wanderers must complete their two outstanding matches in the Sky Bet Championship. The Club has been instructed to now make the appropriate arrangements for the rearrangement of Saturday’s game at the earliest opportunity. In issuing this directive, the Board is aware that a number of the Clubs’ Professional Players may not make themselves available but is satisfied that a team can be selected from the players they have registered and available to them. The EFL would have forced the Club to play this weekend’s fixture had the under-18 team not been involved in a game on Thursday and the potential player welfare issues this could have created for the Club in the longer term. This same issue will not reoccur as the Club is able to plan the players’ preparation and recovery time accordingly. Basically they want the youth team to scab. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted April 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, The_Rev said: EFL have just released a statement: Basically they want the youth team to scab. They would have forced them to play the under 18s? That's ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 They really don't want the legal mess of having unfulfilled fixtures. The decent thing to do would be to pay the staff what they are owed. Expecting kids to scab a month before they will probably get released is a dick move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Rev said: They really don't want the legal mess of having unfulfilled fixtures. The decent thing to do would be to pay the staff what they are owed. Expecting kids to scab a month before they will probably get released is a dick move. I dunno, if you're one of those 16/17 year old kids you'd probably love the chance to play for the first team irrespective of the circumstances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 This is a shop window moment for these kids and they'll all be clamouring to be chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 3 hours ago, The_Rev said: They really don't want the legal mess of having unfulfilled fixtures. The decent thing to do would be to pay the staff what they are owed. Expecting kids to scab a month before they will probably get released is a dick move. This, this and this. Very questionable statement from the EFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 How can they force them to play? If all the players at all age groups refuse, what are the EFL going to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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