{"id":8989,"date":"2019-08-20T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T18:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2019-08-21T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T16:35:29","slug":"efl-frustrated-at-lack-of-progress-in-safeguarding-burys-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8989","title":{"rendered":"EFL Frustrated at Lack of Progress in Safeguarding Bury’s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The EFL has expressed its continued frustration with the lack of progress in safeguarding Bury\u2019s future after another League One match was suspended.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s game with Tranmere is the fifth league game to fall by the wayside \u2013 the club have yet to play a competitive fixture this season \u2013 and their Carabao Cup first round tie has been awarded to Sheffield Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The club have already been given a 12-point deduction after entering into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), which is classed as an insolvency event by the EFL, to try to clear some of their debts and Friday\u2019s deadline for league expulsion now looms large.<\/p>\n

The EFL has stressed it remains committed to working with Bury owner Steve Dale to find a solution but time \u2013 and patience \u2013 is running out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EFL board continues to be frustrated at the lack of significant progress that has been made by Mr (Steve) Dale in providing the information required,\u201d said an EFL statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we will continue to work with the current ownership in an attempt to achieve a resolution ahead of the Notice of Withdrawal deadline of Friday August 23.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt (the EFL) remains in regular communication with Mr Dale but if a solution is not found by the deadline, the board will authorize the necessary share transfer on behalf of Bury FC which shall be legally binding on all parties and result, regretfully, in the club no longer being a member of the League,\u201d added the League\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould this happen, Bury\u2019s record from the 2019\/20 season would be expunged.\u201d<\/p>\n

That would mean League One continuing with 23 clubs for the remainder of the campaign with the number of relegation places reduced to three with four still coming up from League Two to restore the full complement for next season.<\/p>\n

Bury would then have to make an application to the Football Association to re-join league competition further down the English football pyramid from season 2020\/21.<\/p>\n

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