Ive been told that it is definitely, despite the Telegraph's scaremongering, it will definatley go ahead. And it's on iFollow

https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/ifollow/subscribe/?adtype=mpu&adcampaign=1219-boxingday&adcreative=ukmatchpass#MatchPassAvailability  

Yeah......"Video Match pass" for the £10 if it goes ahead.

It also looks like the two home games over Crimble and the new year (Crawley, Salford) are also available for the £10 in the UK.

Quoted from The Grim Reaper

Ive been told that it is definitely, despite the Telegraph's scaremongering, it will definatley go ahead. And it's on iFollow

https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/ifollow/subscribe/?adtype=mpu&adcampaign=1219-boxingday&adcreative=ukmatchpass#MatchPassAvailability  

Can't blame the telewag GR...it's the EFL and the lack of a "ground safety certificate" that's put it in jeopardy...
I hope it is played as boxing day matches are my lad and mines Xmas day and we always do the game wherever it's played

What safety certificate/council worker will be working tomorrow to issue a safety certificate?

Honest quesltion.        How does a safety certificate run out half way through the season ?

I would have thought these things were sorted in the summer.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Honest quesltion.        How does a safety certificate run out half way through the season ?

I would have thought these things were sorted in the summer.

The only answer I could possibly put forward is that they didn't have one at the start of the season and due to all the ongoing issues somebody(the EFL) have dug deep into the club and discovered yet another problem that they can spank them with ..

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Yeah......"Video Match pass" for the £10 if it goes ahead.

It also looks like the two home games over Crimble and the new year (Crawley, Salford) are also available for the £10 in the UK.[/quot


I don't understand why-I thought ifollow couldn't broadcast in this country if Premiership being televised-can anybody explain

Nobody knows if the game is on yet, not even Macclesfield fans. Their Chairman has kept quiet about it and hasn't issued any statements regarding the game. Just read the Maccy forum and it doesn't look good for them, you have to feel sorry for the fans having a sh@t Chairman, ahem :)

Quoted from grimsby pete

Honest quesltion.        How does a safety certificate run out half way through the season ?

I would have thought these things were sorted in the summer.

It doesn't a safety advisory board meet before a game or a host of games if they are close together . the Board is made up of the Club, Local Council, Police and ambulance representatives and issue a safety certificate for each game based on what precautions are in place for each game,  on top of this the ground itself has an Assessment before the start of the season to make sure it meets all the legal and safety requirements. this certificate can also be revoked at the Safety advisory board meetings if something changes that could put safety in doubt.

Quoted from golfer

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Yeah......"Video Match pass" for the £10 if it goes ahead.

It also looks like the two home games over Crimble and the new year (Crawley, Salford) are also available for the £10 in the UK.[/quot


I don't understand why-I thought ifollow couldn't broadcast in this country if Premiership being televised-can anybody explain

I believe that the only time you cannot screen matches on iFollow is on a Saturday between the hours of 2:45 pm and 5 PM.  I might be wrong though. :)

For anyone interested there's a voucher in today's Telegraph for discounted tickets for the games against Crawley and Salford.

There's a statement on the Macclesfield site from their chairman. He says the Plymouth game is definitely on. We should add them to the "it could be worse, we could be xxxx" list

https://fansonline.net/macclesfieldtown/mb/view.php?id=197872

they think it unlikely that the game will be on.. The safety issues that still have to be resolved are not just minor issues

Surely if their ground is not up to scratch couldn't another ground be loaned to facilitate the game?...what about Gigg Lane?..
Or better still, speak to the EFL about allowing the game to go ahead at BP??...
As they say " there's never problems, only solutions"...

Plymouth game didn't happen as EFL refused to allow it to be held behind closed doors and EFL want assurances that the issues raised are addressed shortly to allow the boxing day game to be held. If they dont receive that assurance from the advisory group today or tomorrow then likely game will be called off.

Look on the bright side looks like they will be docked another 4 points for the plymouth game being called off and back to facing the EFL discipinary committee if the boxing day game is called off with a possible further 10 point deduction!


Also hear that the proposed takeover there may not be happening which will cause them problems when they are back in court facing the HMRC winding up order.

A sad state of affairs when people wishing for ill fortune and possibly even existential annihilation to another club just to save our own bacon because of our own inadequacies.

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

Surely if their ground is not up to scratch couldn't another ground be loaned to facilitate the game?...what about Gigg Lane?..

Wethy County are playing there on Boxing Day

Quoted from Mrbump53

Plymouth game didn't happen as EFL refused to allow it to be held behind closed doors and EFL want assurances that the issues raised are addressed shortly to allow the boxing day game to be held. If they dont receive that assurance from the advisory group today or tomorrow then likely game will be called off.

Look on the bright side looks like they will be docked another 4 points for the plymouth game being called off and back to facing the EFL discipinary committee if the boxing day game is called off with a possible further 10 point deduction!


Also hear that the proposed takeover there may not be happening which will cause them problems when they are back in court facing the HMRC winding up order.

Can't see any positives from yet another established football league club going into the abyss from p!ss poor ownership..
Feel for the fans, they are the ones that suffer as I no doubt the owner will scurry off into the mist and carry on with his life with no regard to the devastation he's left behind....shocking to see this happening again, let alone twice in one season..

Quoted from promotion plaice

For anyone interested there's a voucher in today's Telegraph for discounted tickets for the games against Crawley and Salford.

I’ll be going. I think we can get some points in the next 3 games. We HAVE to.

Quoted from Mrbump53

Plymouth game didn't happen as EFL refused to allow it to be held behind closed doors and EFL want assurances that the issues raised are addressed shortly to allow the boxing day game to be held. If they dont receive that assurance from the advisory group today or tomorrow then likely game will be called off.

Look on the bright side looks like they will be docked another 4 points for the plymouth game being called off and back to facing the EFL discipinary committee if the boxing day game is called off with a possible further 10 point deduction!


Also hear that the proposed takeover there may not be happening which will cause them problems when they are back in court facing the HMRC winding up order.

What a sad inditement when fans see it as a positive when a club has points removed for mismanagement.
Once again totally outside the control of the people who pay every week to see their team.
Totally embarrassing that people want a club to go out of business to save our sorry state.

Quoted from promotion plaice

For anyone interested there's a voucher in today's Telegraph for discounted tickets for the games against Crawley and Salford.

Is that what is known as devaluing the product?  ;)

Quoted from forza ivano

https://fansonline.net/macclesfieldtown/mb/view.php?id=197872

they think it unlikely that the game will be on.. The safety issues that still have to be resolved are not just minor issues

Here's a very interesting comment from that thread

The really irritating thing is that people like Guy Branston writing in the League Football paper don't really know what the situation is, talk about sustainability and liken us to Bury who way overspent their means. Our case is completely different as we have a very low budget which is within our means but it is the owner who is drawing money off this income and has jeopardised the whole future of our club.

Any parallels that we can draw??

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Here's a very interesting comment from that thread

The really irritating thing is that people like Guy Branston writing in the League Football paper don't really know what the situation is, talk about sustainability and liken us to Bury who way overspent their means. Our case is completely different as we have a very low budget which is within our means but it is the owner who is drawing money off this income and has jeopardised the whole future of our club.

Any parallels that we can draw??

I don't know the exact situation of their owner, but there is a subtle difference between drawing money [as in a premium] from the income and drawing your own money from it like JF.

Just for the record I do not want to see any club fold to keep us within the football league.

However, their demise is beyond our control and unfortunately benefits us and other clubs near the bottom.

Well someone has to go down this season andf if its Macc through points deductions so be it, but wouldnt want to see them fold.

I think it's terrible that due to administrative member ups a club should lose points, points are available for each game played, win lose or draw and that should be the only way a club can gain points, not losing any. At this rate if the mighty Man U look like getting relegated from the premier the authorities will give them points bonus for running such a good hospitality unit.

Quoted from Gaffer58

I think it's terrible that due to administrative member ups a club should lose points, points are available for each game played, win lose or draw and that should be the only way a club can gain points, not losing any. At this rate if the mighty Man U look like getting relegated from the premier the authorities will give them points bonus for running such a good hospitality unit.

Their owners "bought" MUFC with leveraged debt, and have taken hundreds of millions of pounds out of it since doing so. A fit and proper way to run a club.

Yes, and the club is now worth probably 5 times what they " bought" it for, if you have a bit of money clever  people can make more. Just ask our non chairman.

Mac c just tweeted that they are confident game game will go ahead, but will provide final update tomorrow morning.damn!

Got the game on the TV via a HDMI cable, beer poured, come on Town let's get that ĺong awaited win.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Got the game on the TV via a HDMI cable, beer poured, come on Town let's get that ĺong awaited win.

Is it on iFollow?  I have paid for the match on iFollow but cannot get it on my PC?