Is it the end for Telford?

[David Holden]

Shropshire Star

[carjam]

Has'nt made the BBC Website as yet. All the same it does not look very good. The up coming season will be difficult without players.

[gazza701]

Sounds like andy should go shopping!!

[jc]

However, they're all full-time, on ridiculously extravagant salaries and probably won't want to move to the south-east to play.

[EUFC FAN]

I bet the Northwich fans are watching this story quite closely!!! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Hempstead Gaz]

I would rather have Northwich than Telford any day. Easier opposition, and supporters I can relate to. Good sporting bunch.

[jc]

It would be a bit of a farce if a side finishing bottom with 23 points were allowed to compete in the Conference the following season. But I agree, it's hard to empathize with Telford as a club, having spent so much money, paying wages that are vastly inappropriate for Conference level and still only finishing in mid-table - but I do feel sorry for their fans.

[James]

Lets hope Andy does not even think about employing any of those overpaid under achieveers who were one of the main causes for Telford going bust obviously having an arrogant chairman prepared to live in a dream world did not help.

[Fleet fan]

IT IS .

[Blinkjim]

just read in Daily mirror:

 

"TELFORD GO BUST"

"Nationwide conference side Telford United will go into liquidation after efforts to bring in an investor have failed.

The club which was founded in 1872, was thrown into crisis in march when former chairmen Andraw shaw's miras contracts business collapsed"

 

Does that mean they'll go down on be duducted points???

[David Holden]

No, the club no longer exists so it will have to reform and restart somewhere near the foot of the pyramid

[FleetFanatic]

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jc said:
but I do feel sorry for their fans.

I don't. They were arrogant and unfriendly on our first visit, racist on the 2nd visit. Good riddance to them. <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

My comments may seem harsh but I'm all for inciting a debate. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

[Blinkjim]

ahh, thats a bit of a bug*er for them. Is anyone being relegated this year, or will they find a feeder league team to replace them,or what is the situatio???

[FleetFanatic]

Northwich will be staying up, subject to FA approval, which should be a formality.

[Blinkjim]

Are leigh staying up because of Margate withdrawl into conference south or is a team promoted, im seriously lost, whos coming and whos going??

 

[Stu M]

Farnborough stay up cos no-one in the Northern League has a 21st-century stadium, Leigh stay up cos Margate have gone down, and Northwich stay up because Telford have gone bust.

 

It's laughable. Weymouth at least should have been promoted. Still, it means 18 points potentially up for grabs next season!

[James]

why the hell should Weymouth have been promoted

[Chad]

for one they have a good fan-base and might actually provide some competition!!

[jc]

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FleetFanatic said:

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jc said:
but I do feel sorry for their fans.

I don't. They were arrogant and unfriendly on our first visit, racist on the 2nd visit. Good riddance to them.

My comments may seem harsh but I'm all for inciting a debate.

Well, I agree that our visits there weren't exactly the most welcoming of our away trips over the past two seasons, but I wouldn't go as far as to tar all their fans with the same brush.

One thing I'm sure you'll agree with me on, though, is that mid-table (and below 'rubbish Gravesend' (copyright all other Conference clubs)) was a pretty shoddy finish for a side who had spent all that money.

[Stu M]

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James said:
why the hell should Weymouth have been promoted

The Conference were prepared to accept second place as good enough in the Unibond for promotion and in my book second place in the Ryman or DML is preferable to letting back a team that's been bottom all season with precious few points to show for it.