o/t 1st Premier League Club to Face Administration?

[marky No.1]

Getting closer

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 96230.html

[heysham_mfc]

not looking good for them

[Keith]

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At Meadow Lane, Notts County claimed last night that a new system of paying wages was the reason that their players' salaries were not paid in full for last month. Players at the club immediately contacted the PFA on Wednesday when their win bonuses were not included in September's pay packet.

Last night the executive chairman of Notts County, Peter Trembling, said that bonuses had simply been paid a day late because a new payment system meant that bonuses and salaries were now paid separately. "There is no issue. They have been paid and their salaries and bonuses are up to date," Trembling said. "We have implemented an automated process that wasn't here before. The players have no issue with it."

The edginess among players at Notts County exists because of doubts over the backers of Munto Finance, the investors who were given control of the club by a supporters' trust this year. Sol Campbell walked out on a £40,000-a-week, five-year contract at Meadow Lane last month because of doubts over the future of the club.

The chief executive of the PFA, Gordon Taylor, was contacted by players at Notts County on Wednesday and the union then made representations to the club. Taylor said: "This is the kind of job that the PFA does for all its members. We have to make sure the players get the money due on their contracts and in time too

What this would appear to suggest to me [putting two and two together to get seven] is that there are major problems through-out the club. If you didn't get paid your bonus, would you go to your payroll department first or straight to the union? If it was a simple administration error, surely it would be resolved without the union involvement? If it was a payroll issue due to a "new system", would you give your employer a couple of days to sort it? Something looks a bit dodgy that this became a story at all.

What odds Notts County getting relegated?

[heysham_mfc]

More relevant and interesting to us...

At Meadow Lane, Notts County claimed last night that a new system of paying wages was the reason that their players' salaries were not paid in full for last month. Players at the club immediately contacted the PFA on Wednesday when their win bonuses were not included in September's pay packet.

Last night the executive chairman of Notts County, Peter Trembling, said that bonuses had simply been paid a day late because a new payment system meant that bonuses and salaries were now paid separately. "There is no issue. They have been paid and their salaries and bonuses are up to date," Trembling said. "We have implemented an automated process that wasn't here before. The players have no issue with it."

The edginess among players at Notts County exists because of doubts over the backers of Munto Finance, the investors who were given control of the club by a supporters' trust this year. Sol Campbell walked out on a £40,000-a-week, five-year contract at Meadow Lane last month because of doubts over the future of the club.

The chief executive of the PFA, Gordon Taylor, was contacted by players at Notts County on Wednesday and the union then made representations to the club. Taylor said: "This is the kind of job that the PFA does for all its members. We have to make sure the players get the money due on their contracts and in time too

What this would appear to suggest to me [putting two and two together to get seven] is that there are major problems through-out the club. If you didn't get paid your bonus, would you go to your payroll department first or straight to the union? If it was a simple administration error, surely it would be resolved without the union involvement? If it was a payroll issue due to a "new system", would you give your employer a couple of days to sort it? Something looks a bit dodgy that this became a story at all.

What odds Notts County getting relegated?

it will all end in tears (well for anyone who has got anyting to do with notts County anyway)

[marky No.1]

What odds Notts County getting relegated?

17/1 with Betfair ~ We are 7/1

[Plain Peter]

not looking good for them

Good.
I hope the whole Premier League goes tits-up - it's got to happen.

[Number 1]

Just on the Sol Campbell situation. He must either be a bit thick, or he truly didn't realise what would happen to him. What I mean by that is that surely he wanted to play football and so maybe didn't realise that by quitting them, he wouldn't be able to play until January. I would have thought that if he did just want to play football, you'd think he'd stay until at least January so that he got more match fit. Maybe his agent is to blame, and they didn't realise the consequences of his actions. If this ISN'T the case, and he's not bothered about playing until January, I'm afraid my opinion of SC has gone down.