Bury

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Ah, that's another bunch of fans I have no sympathy for. They used to own the club but when some flash harry offered them a spin in his sports car and introduce them to Sven, they couldn't wait to drop their knickers and sell out.

Quoted from jock dock tower

Watch the situation in the Scottish non league game now that there is a way of getting into the SFL via the Lowland League.

Kelty Hearts, who sit second, have Barry Ferguson the ex Rangers captain and Scotland international with 45 caps as the manager, reputedly on £50k per annum. They have been buying up SFL players in an attempt to reach the SFL, and it can be done relatively cheaply compared to England.

We have a club in the league below us, who have won diddly squat in their long history, who are now paying three or four ex SFL players £500 per week. It's wholly unsustainable, but whilst it gives folk the opportunity to get some really cheap publicity at a relatively low cost, from which their business interests may benefit from it will only get worse.

I've seen two of our local rivals, Irvine Meadow and Kilwinning Rangers, both nearly go out of business in the last 20 years when they also bought success before going belly up. Difficult times all over the game. I wonder when a bank might tell a Premiership club, am sorry we want our money back? The sooner the better.

Quoted from diehardmariner

This summer we've signed:
James Hanson from a league above us, as a player with a very good track record too.
Matt Green from a Salford side chucking money at it, previously at Lincoln who aren't exactly short of a bob or two at the minute.
Moses Ogbu - a player we were reported to be willing to break the bank for in January but he opted for a spell in the Middle East (no doubt where he will have had a good wage)
Luke Waterfall from a league above us, also previously at Lincoln.

Add to that the two Swedish lads signed in January, neither of whom I imagine will have uprooted for nothing.

Of course you can see that we've probably offset an awful lot of that with a combination of ditching our previous high earners (Collins, Welsh, Thomas et al) and complimenting the squad with youth graduates.  But it does make you wonder...

With regards Bury, writing on the wall for so long.  As with Bolton I feel for the fans.  Yes they may have been aware of the fact they were paying over the odds, but it doesn't mean the fans aren't hurting.  At the heart of all this is people losing their jobs too.  It's not just the players, many of whom will get fixed up with other clubs.  It's the people in the back-office, the people maintaining the ground, the people who are the real heart and soul of these clubs.  People who will now struggle to pay their mortgages or rent, to put food on the table.  

Whilst all this was going on Sky Sports had a countdown ticker going until the 'deadline'.  Absolutely crass and a remarkable lack of respect for the larger issues.  Of course it's their flooding of the upper echelons of the game with wads of cash that has partly contributed to this whole situation at Bury, Bolton and many other clubs up and down the country.  If ever you were tempted to ditch you Sky subscription, that should just push you over the edge.

Quoted from rancido

As regards our signings that you mentioned then I assume they will all have been accommodated within our playing budget and this is the crux of the whole situation. At least we appear to have a sensible playing budget and stick to it. It might not please some fans but we do seem to live within our means.

Quoted from diehardmariner

Not wanting to play devils advocate to you once again KM, but it wasn't so many years ago that the fans of this club held a decent share stake (thanks to Mike Parker) but under the threat of the sale of the star striker, dropped their proverbial knickers and gave up the stake.  

I know it's different circumstances but both are a case of heart ruling the head?