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"It is understood that there has been some challenges with the banking process that has delayed further payments"

What challenges are these? That there is no money..

 

I don't think they will go through with the strike, I get the feeling they think they can win that game and know that the £36,000 would actually give them more chance of being paid.

That's not to say they won't do so in another game and any other game would be in EFL competition which would force their hand.

I notice that Bolton still haven't received a penalty for not playing the Brentford fixture last season, so Macclesfield doing something like this in the league would yield an unknown punishment, as Bolton should have been the warning to others but the EFL are dragging their feet on the matter.

Also you wonder why clubs get into financial trouble, look at the TV fixtures this week. Hayes & Yeading v Oxford is a Sunday afternoon game on TV, Whilst Dullwich v Carlisle and Harrogate Town v Pompey are evening kick offs on a Friday & Monday. I suppose we should be thankful the Salford love in has died down a bit.

 

The way things are going, no-one is getting relegated this season.

Such a shame as it is another club that survives on a small gate attendance, which must affect their budget.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50438021

 

Macclesfield have been deducted 6 points with a further 4 points suspended.

It puts them 3rd bottom, but with 5 months of the season to go, I doubt that will be the last time they hit financial trouble.

 

So Macclesfield's game against Crewe gets postponed by the EFL because the player go on strike. They had no option to play the youth team to fulfill the fixture as the EFL took the decision out of their hands. This game will get played at some stage.
Within a month they are given a 6 points deduction with a further 4 points suspended.

Bolton cancel a game against Brentford as their players went on strike without informing the EFL or Brentford. The fixture never gets played.
They get a suspended points deduction, that's it.

Why are we playing with two different rule books for the same offence? Is there a bingo machine at the EFL where the punishment is pulled out?

 

So they have been punished more than Bolton, weird rules

 

The Bolton saga is a pantomime,with the EFL acting as the fairy godmother to them.

 

I think any decisions on deductions need to be made by a certain point so that the people making the decisions are not influenced

 

Think you need to understand the process here
The independent disciplinary commission gave the suspended points deduction.
The EFL appeal
The independent arbitration panel upheld the appeal and it's been implemented.

 

This really could be the end for them.You can't see much potential there,a small town club with poor support,not much incentive for a potential investor. Got to feel sorry for their fans. Let's hope it's not the tip of the iceberg.

 

Less than 2 weeks wages for some premier league players !!!

 

So if Macclesfield get a winding up order do those of us who bought tickets for the recent postponed game become creditors .

 

The players did strike today but the game went ahead with the youth team. They lost 4 nil and fans were protesting outside the ground.

They have the 2nd round week off, I would guess if we fail to beat Shrewsbury, we will be playing them that weekend.

 

If so, hope they are still on strike and play the youth team against us!