Louis Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/03/darlington-administration-third-time?newsfeed=true It looks like this is the end for them.. shame really. http://www.darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15733&p=194220#p194220 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codders78 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Sadly I doubt they will be the last. Those in the lower leagues face a constant battle to balance books and receive little help from the FA and the Premier League. Grass roots football is where it all begins and the wealth of the Premier league needs to trickle down a little bit more or football will surely cut its own throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanchesterCity Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The Premier League and the Football League both got greedy in their own ways when they there offered money from TV rights. Some of the Prem Boys (old 1st division) (5 or 6 including Everton) wanted a breakaway league for themselves and to take ALL the money. The rest wanted a Premier League and share the money (which is more or less what happened) The Football League (now Championship and below) had the chance to take a fixed percentage of Premier money but decided against that and to negotiate their 'own' tv deal (foolishly in retrospect). It was predicted that the rich would get richer and the poor, poorer, and that's what's happened - with a twist.... All the money went to the players and not the clubs (thanks to market forces and sharp agents, and stupid club owners / fans). Now we have the LUDICROUS situation where a club (e.g. Everton and others) are pretty much some of our very best clubs and still struggling to break even, whilst players are on crazy wages and revenues sky high. If this wasn't football, a lot more 'businesses' (clubs) would have been shut down years ago. Leeds and City to name but two, but plenty of others too. We have the best football league in the world, and the greatest traditional from large to small club all over the country, and it's tragic that football has become a commercial venture where dog eats dog, club eats club. We NEED smaller clubs, we NEED large clubs, we NEED Leeds, and City and Everton and Liverpool.... and clubs / fans should do a lot more to help save the game, but more than anything, those running the game need to see that the Premier League is our showcase, but the 'backroom' is all the other divisions and clubs. Sensible club ownership is the only way forwards, be they super rich clubs spending a bit too much (even though it's putting money back into the game), or smaller clubs spending more than they can afford, or clubs literally being asset stripped by dodgy owners. It needs sorting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Didn't think it needed its own thread considering its on the same topic but it sounds as if Glasgow Rangers could go into administration soon (something which has me shocked at the very least). It might just be me missing something but are they really saying that one of the biggest Scottish clubs could end up plummeting into nothing? This would surely mean the Celtic would dominate in Scotland but on the flip-side on place in Europa would be freed for someone new such as Hearts, Dundee, Motherwell... Also with Celtic being my second club I'd much rather see that it is the blue half of Glasgow that went rather than the hoops. The article is below for those that want to read; http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/12/01/16/SOCCER_Rangers_Tribunal.html&BID=165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 The Old Firm were left behind in terms of revenue about ten years ago. It's no surprise to me,to be honest. It was one of the reasons why it was suggested they should join the English league pyramid, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Darlington is dead. The FA have told supporters any new club must have a different name and the new club will be four divisions below what they were playing. In effect, the fan's trust have spent £195k to use a crest and the right to pay creditors. It seems such a farce and a waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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