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Regarding the sale of Morecambe FC I presume our friendly against them will not go ahead due to the fact their players have not been paid and they may not even have a team.Is it possible that anybody out there can clarify this?

Methuselah wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:53 am Regarding the sale of Morecambe FC I presume our friendly against them will not go ahead due to the fact their players have not been paid and they may not even have a team.Is it possible that anybody out there can clarify this?

Apparently they have no-one to sign off a safety certificate for the Mazuma so if it does go ahead it will be behind closed doors. However as the situation appears to be completelly stagnant who knows.Perhaps in the interest of good neighbours we could switch it to Holker Street and give all takings to their Trust.

Yes I agree,that,s a very good solution plus more people would probably go to the match and possibly give the money raised to the players who haven,t been paid.That would prevent the money going to the current owner of the club.

If I was one of their players, I would not want to play and chance an injury when they could soon be looking for another club

Tony wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:45 am If I was one of their players, I would not want to play and chance an injury when they could soon be looking for another club

And as already has been said, assuming they have enough players, will they want to play if they're not going to get paid, and they would also have to pay for their own travel?

Tony wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:45 am If I was one of their players, I would not want to play and chance an injury when they could soon be looking for another club

The reverse argument is they are putting themselves in the shop window. They are keeping fit by playing and there will probably be a few scouts and agents at the game.

But its a horrible situation for them.

Methuselah wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:53 am Regarding the sale of Morecambe FC I presume our friendly against them will not go ahead due to the fact their players have not been paid and they may not even have a team.Is it possible that anybody out there can clarify this?

They are playing tonight, and played a friendly last week. The issue will be playing at Morecambe

General Football - where there is currently 12 pages about the plight of our neighbours.

Wintergreen wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 5:11 pm General Football - where there is currently 12 pages about the plight of our neighbours.

Not sure many read General Football.
Probably started by the Ministry of Blunders.
I for one will not forget how Morecambe and Kettering stuck up for us while that reprobate Chairman at Workington said we should get relegated 2 leagues below during the Vaughan debacle.

Pedro wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:35 pm

Wintergreen wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 5:11 pm General Football - where there is currently 12 pages about the plight of our neighbours.

Not sure many read General Football.
Probably started by the Ministry of Blunders.
I for one will not forget how Morecambe and Kettering stuck up for us while that reprobate Chairman at Workington said we should get relegated 2 leagues below during the Vaughan debacle.

Yes Pedro remember.ber it well.
I'm almost sure Peter Hampton was their manager at the time and he wanted us gone as well.

They are being stitched up like kippers and left out to dry unfortunately.

mall wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:12 pm

Pedro wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:35 pm

Not sure many read General Football.
Probably started by the Ministry of Blunders.
I for one will not forget how Morecambe and Kettering stuck up for us while that reprobate Chairman at Workington said we should get relegated 2 leagues below during the Vaughan debacle.

Yes Pedro remember.ber it well.
I'm almost sure Peter Hampton was their manager at the time and he wanted us gone as well.

Nor should we forget I kicked every ball in those games when players understably left think cookie was one
It was as though the referees were told to give Barriow no quarter in the games maybe my mind.

Against all odds we stayed up but we're relegated by the FA no one gave us a chance
I honestly think that was one of the major achievements.
I wish Morecambe the best of success be nice if we could help once things have settled down.

Cookie was 9yrs old so he certainly wasn’t one of the players

Adam29 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:26 pm Cookie was 9yrs old so he certainly wasn’t one of the players

Sorry memory not as good.
Will need to see who I was thinking off