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Post by wakemanender on Nov 8, 2019 19:24:42 GMT 1
Think we need an early thread in respect of next Wednesdays cup tie bearing in mind the current problems they are having and the fact that the match may be called off. I realise there are not many of us interested in this competition but I look at it as cash flow for the club and a chance for fringe players to make an impact. It looks as if the Macclesfield players have called off their proposed strike and will be playing their FA Cup tie tomorrow which is not really surprising bearing in mind there is much needed decent prize money up for grabs. If they beat town on Wednesday there will be further prize money in the pot for getting to the next stage. Not a good time for a players strike.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 20:26:30 GMT 1
£36k on offer if they win their cup game this weekend plus a bit of TV money as well (I think the game is featured on the BBC live reporting programme).
Another £10k for a win next Wednesday.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Nov 8, 2019 21:01:50 GMT 1
You do wonder where all of this will end with clubs finances - Bury, Bolton, Macc, several others rumoured to join them like Southend, Oldham, and half of the Conference sides.
Are we just seeing the start, is this "game on or off" likely to get worse - i think its likely.
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Post by wakemanender on Nov 9, 2019 20:25:15 GMT 1
Macclesfield will field a youth development team in their FA Cup tie on Sunday as first team still not paid and on strike. Presume that town match against them will still go ahead even if its against the youth team. It will be interesting to see what team SR puts out bearing in mind no game at weekend.
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Post by northwestman on Nov 9, 2019 20:28:50 GMT 1
Macclesfield will field a youth development team in their FA Cup tie on Sunday as first team still not paid and on strike. Presume that town match against them will still go ahead even if its against the youth team. It will be interesting to see what team SR puts out bearing in mind no game at weekend. There may not be a game at the weekend, but we then face a Cup replay at Bradford on Tuesday, and Bristol Rovers the following Saturday. So I'd imagine he'll be playing a number of the fringe players.
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Post by ssshrew on Nov 10, 2019 16:34:38 GMT 1
Will Macclesfield be allowed to play their youth players twice in a week a la Bolton?
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Post by northwestman on Nov 10, 2019 16:37:23 GMT 1
0-4 loss by them to Kingstonian. All the pressure is on us.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Nov 10, 2019 17:19:10 GMT 1
Will Macclesfield be allowed to play their youth players twice in a week a la Bolton? If they do it will just show the brass neck that Bolton had (and still not punished for). Maybe we should refuse to travel to Bradford with a weakened team
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Post by wakemanender on Nov 10, 2019 19:17:26 GMT 1
Paul Maguire is youth boss at Macclesfield. Must be lots of Paul Maguires in the world but just wondered if it was our old corner specialist.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Nov 11, 2019 12:20:07 GMT 1
if we are going to lose some key players ( international duty) for the Bradford replay, perhaps it might worth fielding the alternative defensive line up for this game so Ricketts can do any fine tuning before the bradford game were a win in a FA cup round will bring more income than the early stages of this one.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Nov 11, 2019 14:06:20 GMT 1
if we are going to lose some key players ( international duty) for the Bradford replay, perhaps it might worth fielding the alternative defesive line up for this game so Ricketts can do any fine tuning before the bradford game were a win in a FA cup round will bring more income than the early stages of this one. Mentioned today that if Grenada win their first game on Thurssday then they will have confirmed qualification for the Gold Cup and have won their group. In which case we might be able to get them released early.
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Post by harboroughshrew on Nov 11, 2019 16:36:27 GMT 1
Just seen the highlights of the Macclesfield cup tie and they did really struggle, even against a simple long ball over the top. If they play the same team on Wednesday and we play a strong side the game could be over by half time and then we could give some game time to fringe players and youngsters. We are scoring very few goals so a boost to ,say Fejiri's confidence would be very welcome and perhaps get him back into the team as a starter. I know this competition is not to everyone's liking but it does offer a realistic chance of winning a national trophy and I think we should take it seriously.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Nov 11, 2019 18:19:18 GMT 1
Just seen the highlights of the Macclesfield cup tie and they did really struggle, even against a simple long ball over the top. If they play the same team on Wednesday and we play a strong side the game could be over by half time and then we could give some game time to fringe players and youngsters. We are scoring very few goals so a boost to ,say Fejiri's confidence would be very welcome and perhaps get him back into the team as a starter. I know this competition is not to everyone's liking but it does offer a realistic chance of winning a national trophy and I think we should take it seriously. Our only realistic chance. Some people need to take note
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Nov 11, 2019 23:30:10 GMT 1
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50383149
Macclesfield Town players have been advised not to play or train because they are currently not insured.
The advisory follows the first-team players' decision to strike and withhold their services for Sunday's FA Cup defeat by Kingstonian.
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Post by bordersalopian on Nov 12, 2019 0:35:13 GMT 1
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50383149
Macclesfield Town players have been advised not to play or train because they are currently not insured.
The advisory follows the first-team players' decision to strike and withhold their services for Sunday's FA Cup defeat by Kingstonian.
The question needs to be asked - if the Macclesfield Town players are not insured to play football, then surely the game can't go ahead?
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Post by zenfootball2 on Nov 12, 2019 9:25:39 GMT 1
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50383149
Macclesfield Town players have been advised not to play or train because they are currently not insured.
The advisory follows the first-team players' decision to strike and withhold their services for Sunday's FA Cup defeat by Kingstonian.
The question needs to be asked - if the Macclesfield Town players are not insured to play football, then surely the game can't go ahead?
you would have thought so but equally if the club are not paying wages or insuring there players then we should be allowed to progress to the next stage and town awarded the points .
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Nov 12, 2019 9:38:33 GMT 1
The question needs to be asked - if the Macclesfield Town players are not insured to play football, then surely the game can't go ahead?
you would have thought so but equally if the club are not paying wages or insuring there players then we should be allowed to progress to the next stage and town awarded the points . Absolutely. Town are ready to play, its not their fault if the games isnt played, it would be totally down to Macc.
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Post by northwestman on Nov 12, 2019 11:05:47 GMT 1
The question needs to be asked - if the Macclesfield Town players are not insured to play football, then surely the game can't go ahead?
you would have thought so but equally if the club are not paying wages or insuring there players then we should be allowed to progress to the next stage and town awarded the points . This has another Bury written all over it!
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Post by wakemanender on Nov 12, 2019 12:36:22 GMT 1
The game is due to be played tomorrow. Surely Macclesfield should be saying by now whether or not they will be sending a team. There are arrangements to be made by our club, caterers and the supporter.
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Post by northwestman on Nov 12, 2019 14:35:45 GMT 1
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Post by Mortgagehound on Nov 12, 2019 15:26:14 GMT 1
A decision needs to be made swiftly to confirm if the game is on or not.
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Post by Dale on Nov 12, 2019 15:45:14 GMT 1
A decision needs to be made swiftly to confirm if the game is on or not. That’ll be down to MTFC informing the EFL as soon as possible as to what side they can possibly put out tomorrow night if any. If the game is postponed I’d imagine Salop will be forfeited the win and go through to the next round, a sad situation though.
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Post by Dale on Nov 12, 2019 15:47:08 GMT 1
Coming from the man who now works as a fitness coach! Fair to say I don’t think he will ever get near to running a Football club again.
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Post by ssshrew on Nov 12, 2019 16:26:22 GMT 1
Coming from the man who now works as a fitness coach! Fair to say I don’t think he will ever get near to running a Football club again. I wouldn’t bet on it!! Not unless the authorities really start to enforce fit and proper investigations.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Nov 12, 2019 16:49:15 GMT 1
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Post by northwestman on Nov 12, 2019 16:52:30 GMT 1
Coming from the man who now works as a fitness coach! Fair to say I don’t think he will ever get near to running a Football club again. I wouldn’t bet on it!! Not unless the authorities really start to enforce fit and proper investigations. Yeah, don't forget he was involved in that failed consortium bid for Wrexham. Poole and Harris too.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Nov 12, 2019 17:02:43 GMT 1
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50389723"Macclesfield have until 16:00 GMT on Wednesday to satisfy the EFL's request for information, with the threat of implementing disciplinary proceedings "if matters cannot be resolved". as others have posted if Macclesfield are unable to field a team which does not seem very likley, they should inform town as the club will have incurred costs for this game but then as they have not ben paying players or paying there insurance i am not holding my breath. the EFL does not come out of this with a lot of credit
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 17:03:13 GMT 1
you would have thought so but equally if the club are not paying wages or insuring there players then we should be allowed to progress to the next stage and town awarded the points . This has another Bury written all over it! Sadly it's looking that way 😕
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 17:22:04 GMT 1
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50389723"Macclesfield have until 16:00 GMT on Wednesday to satisfy the EFL's request for information, with the threat of implementing disciplinary proceedings "if matters cannot be resolved". as others have posted if Macclesfield are unable to field a team which does not seem very likley, they should inform town as the club will have incurred costs for this game but then as they have not ben paying players or paying there insurance i am not holding my breath. the EFL does not come out of this with a lot of credit If Macclesfield do turn up tomorrow evening with a youth team then they are breaching competition rules by not fielding a competitive side, and that's just for starters.
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Post by RBA on Nov 12, 2019 17:23:15 GMT 1
FROM CHESHIRE LIVE WEBSITE
In addition, the EFL has asked for and received assurances from the Club that it can meet its obligations to field a team in accordance with Leasing.com Trophy rules for Wednesday’s fixture with Shrewsbury Town. In the event they fail to comply then they will forfeit the tie and be expelled from the competition under competition rule 20.2"
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