Four Football Clubs In Court Over Late Tax

[gizmo]

Notts County, one of four football clubs in the High Court over non-payment of tax, has been given 28 days to pay up or face immediate liquidation.

HM Revenue and Customs presented a winding-up petition at the High Court for £324,206 in outstanding VAT and PAYE contributions.

The club is also being pursued in the courts for £95,000 by Marston's PLC - the company that used to sponsor its shirts, while a third creditor has a claim for £3,791 against the club.

A winding-up order against Crystal Palace was postponed because the club went into administration on Wednesday, with debts of £30m. Crystal Palace has paid its players late on a number of occasions this year.

Chester City has been given until 10th March to settle its debt of £26,125 or be wound up. The club is currently up for sale for £1 and is bottom of the Blue Square Premier league.

The non-league side, Burscough FC, also had a winding-up order postponed for 21 days.

[Pride of Bostonshire]

Burscough have been in trouble for a long while now.

[Imp Stalker]

one more after Burscough and Durham City are safe!

Shades of Altrinham in the Conference

[Deeping Pilgrim]

If Burscough were to go bust in the next few weeks how would that affect the league?  I know we would lose 1 point but have any of our promotion rivals taken all 3 points of Burscough?

[Tash]

If Burscough were to go bust in the next few weeks how would that affect the league?  I know we would lose 1 point but have any of our promotion rivals taken all 3 points of Burscough?

Cue Dr Fox

[Tash]

If Burscough were to go bust in the next few weeks how would that affect the league?  I know we would lose 1 point but have any of our promotion rivals taken all 3 points of Burscough?

Retford would lose no points they haven't played them yet.

[howmanynames2pick]

What about the "mighty" mufc owing £500m and basically asking the fans to stump up to pay the Glazers debt - disgusting!
come on you FCUM

[fcum_91]

If Burscough were to go bust in the next few weeks how would that affect the league?  I know we would lose 1 point but have any of our promotion rivals taken all 3 points of Burscough?

Retford would lose no points they haven't played them yet.

Thats all we'd need loose 3 points

[Ken Fox]

If Burscough were to go bust in the next few weeks how would that affect the league?  I know we would lose 1 point but have any of our promotion rivals taken all 3 points of Burscough?

Cue Dr Fox

Here's what the table would look like if Burscough went the way of Newcastle Blue Star and King's Lynn.

                                    HOME             AWAY
                               P  W  D  L  F   A   W  D  L  F   A   GD PD PTS
  1 Retford United            23  2  5  3  12  14 11  1  1  29  13  14  0  45
 ============================================================================
  2 Bradford Park Avenue      19  6  1  3  26  14  7  2  0  19   9  22  0  42
  3 Boston United             21  6  4  2  26   9  6  1  2  19   7  29  0  41
  4 North Ferriby United      18  7  0  2  25   7  5  1  3  16  14  20  0  37
  5 Guiseley                  17  4  2  3  14  10  6  0  2  16  10  10  0  32
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  6 Ashton United             22  4  1  6  14  16  6  0  5  15  22  -9  0  31
  7 Kendal Town               16  4  3  0  15   7  4  3  2  20  12  16  0  30
  8 Hucknall Town             21  6  2  4  31  23  3  1  5  11  18   1  0  30
  9 Whitby Town               19  4  4  3  20  17  3  3  2  14   9   8  0  28
 10 Nantwich Town             20  6  0  4  21  17  2  3  5  14  20  -2  0  27
 11 Stocksbridge Park Steels  22  5  2  4  30  21  2  2  7  18  23   4  0  25
 12 Marine                    21  4  1  5  19  16  4  0  7  13  19  -3  0  25
 13 Worksop Town              20  3  3  4  14  18  3  3  4  16  15  -3  0  24
 14 Buxton                    16  2  2  2   6   5  4  2  4  18  13   6  0  22
 15 Matlock Town              19  3  1  5  13  11  3  3  4  19  19   2  0  22
 16 FC United of Manchester   18  3  2  4  16  13  2  3  4  12  15   0  0  20
 17 Frickley Athletic         18  4  2  2  12   8  1  3  6  10  25 -11  0  20
 18 Ossett Town               20  3  0  7  15  25  2  4  4   9  16 -17  0  19
 ============================================================================
 19 Durham City               20  0  0 11   7  43  0  0  9   6  57 -87  0   0

[Hugo]

I think this shows what a good job the chairmen have done. We could easily be in the same problems if it weren't for them

[Bostonshire]

That would work out well for us as we have 2 games in hand over retford then.

[Imp Stalker]

i'd love it if Durham stayed up

[Finchley Tiger]

i'd love it if Durham stayed up

Burscough go bust, Retford don't get their ground up to standard ........................it could yet happen!!

[Lord Cutler Knobhead]

That appears to show it as one down? Is that because Blue Star went?

[Pilgrim86]

Yep - originally 4, but with NBS and KL going it is now 2 down. Unless the FA do it on a PPG business across the level, including the Zamaretto and Ryman leagues