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03-18-2019, 12:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2019, 12:19 AM by hudds.)
There is a pub in Bolton, The Lion Of Vienna, and a train called that (or was on the West Coast).
Nat Lofthouse WAS the lion of Vienna (look it up, kids).
You have to be a certain age to understand, I suppose.
Still, football has always been about money since it went professional and historic clubs have gone bust.
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So Derby would be 3pts better off, Preston & Brizzle 2pts(?).. and The vile minus 3?.. Sorry Bolton fans, but bring it on.
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Birmingham lost twice to them so would be 6 points better off - that will help them with their points deduction.
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The more I read about this the more I think that it's a possibility. Their owner sounds like an utter shitcnut!!
I can't see who would take them on given the level of debt and pending relegation. With Sunderland you had the carrot of 40 odd thousand people a week coming through the doors to make a purchase more attractive. Bolton are in a proper mess and have been for 7 or 8 years now.
It's extremely sad for their supporters but sooner or later a club of this stature is going to go pop.
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doesn't appear to be generating any local news....sources...?
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Seems there is some kind of brinkmanship game going on but there is a buyer lined up but they've got until Wednesday to agree the sale to buy more time.