Another club bites the dust

[04Sauzee]

Not long on the back of Oostende going under now Bordeaux.


🇫🇷 RIP Girondins de Bordeaux, 1920-2024.

Amidst crisis-level financial troubles, Bordeaux have informed the FFF they won't be renewing their professional licence. All player contracts are to be terminated and their training centre will be closed.

[HendoDelivered]

Literally just read that online. Crazy stuff.

[green day]

That's incredible.

Was in Bordeaux a couple of months back, lovely place - lots of cash.

I had heard the TV deal was causing issues for many clubs.

[DH1875]

They were in Spain doing preseason. Literally played Southampton yesterday.....mental.

[Paul1642]

Not to take any positives from a good clubs demise, but could any their players do a job for us? Very Unlikely to be our market but 30 odd French league 2 players presumably becoming free agents is an opportunity for someone.

[Big_Franck]

They're not disappearing, they are just moving part-time and closing their training centre to save money. Finished 13th in the 2nd division last year but were then demoted (remind you of anyone?) because of financial issues. They'll now play 3rd division football as a semi-professional side unless they get new owners.

[Trinity Hibee]

You do wonder if this will become more common amongst clubs you wouldn’t expect to go under.

[Ozyhibby]

https://x.com/brolaigh_/status/1815801960118821322?s=46&t=3pb_w_qndxJXScFNwz8V4A

Is this the team we played?


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[04Sauzee]

They're not disappearing, they are just moving part-time and closing their training centre to save money. Finished 13th in the 2nd division last year but were then demoted (remind you of anyone?) because of financial issues. They'll now play 3rd division football as a semi-professional side unless they get new owners.

Apologies for my original post , I thought that was the end. It's a long way back.

[SteveHFC]

https://x.com/brolaigh_/status/1815801960118821322?s=46&t=3pb_w_qndxJXScFNwz8V4AIs this the team we played?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkYep. Think the original club we played went bust.

[Winston Ingram]

That’s awful news. I was at their last ever game at their old stadium a few years back.

They were such an iconic club, particularly during the 80’s with their black strip.

[Lancs Harp]

Shocked at that, obviously not privvy to their financial situation but have been a very successful club in France pretty sure they are multiple league winners over the years.

[DH1875]

Shocked at that, obviously not privvy to their financial situation but have been a very successful club in France pretty sure they are multiple league winners over the years.

Was surprised to learn they were in 2nd division.

[Paulie Walnuts]

https://x.com/brolaigh_/status/1815801960118821322?s=46&t=3pb_w_qndxJXScFNwz8V4A

Is this the team we played?


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We played FC Dnipro who went bust in 2019. Dnipro-1 are an unofficial successor of FC Dnipro. Don’t think they’re recognised as the same club in terms of honours etc.

[SunshineOn1875]

They got any decent centre forwards? Asking for a mate...

[Pagan Hibernia]

dreadful news. I remember them winning the league not that long ago

[Baader]

dreadful news. I remember them winning the league not that long ago

Sad stuff. Yes, won their sixth Ligue 1 title in 2009. Managed to get themselves in a real mess.

[judas]

Foley?

[blackpoolhibs]

I've no real sympathy for any club that goes bust, we nearly did and had to cut our cloth accordingly with years of hurt.Dont spend what you dont have, anyone feel sorry for the huns or gimps or even Dundee and Motherwell?

[oneone73]

I've no real sympathy for any club that goes bust, we nearly did and had to cut our cloth accordingly with years of hurt.Dont spend what you dont have, anyone feel sorry for the huns or gimps or even Dundee and Motherwell?

That's no reason not to feel sorry for the fans.

[eastmainsmsh]

Remember when Dunfermline signed George o Boyle and Istvan Kozma from them for decent fees pre Bosman mental this happens

[blackpoolhibs]

That's no reason not to feel sorry for the fans.Yip i'd normally agree, but i wouldnt again feel sorry for the gimps or huns.

[04Sauzee]

I've no real sympathy for any club that goes bust, we nearly did and had to cut our cloth accordingly with years of hurt.Dont spend what you dont have, anyone feel sorry for the huns or gimps or even Dundee and Motherwell?

Heard Barcelona are still due them money? Not sure if true or not and how much money they were due and if it would have made any difference.

Edit .. actually think the Barcelona thing may be incorrect

[Billy Whizz]

As an aside looking closer to home, Caley Thistle not in a good position
Seemingly bought over by the below company, but fans not happy at this

https://ictfc.com/club-statement-21/


Unless money is coming from somewhere else and he’s a front for this, not exactly a big company
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[superfurryhibby]

Could this ever happen to Hibs?

I suppose the big fear for fans is that this happens to their club.

[Donegal Hibby]

Apart from the Huns I'd have sympathy for fans of any club that find themselves in bother , not the fans fault .
I remember our own situation as a young boy , wouldn't wish it on most fans ! .

[Pagan Hibernia]

As an aside looking closer to home, Caley Thistle not in a good positionSeemingly bought over by the below company, but fans not happy at this https://ictfc.com/club-statement-21/Unless money is coming from somewhere else and he’s a front for this, not exactly a big companyhttps://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/qUHL6p-o8-qWNk_KCVT29ymICvBlAdZeJmyGZNvRP1U/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3BA2LCBW6%2F20240727%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T111431Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEA4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIFrf NC1GB92WsxB8m93t95G7iafCPbB%2FtEC3vu%2BzR1ssAiA7mt Ivw%2BtfbO%2BcTPXTxOiS988TUK%2FhavGGixwnVpIKIyrDBQ jn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDQ0OTIyOTAz MjgyMiIMrxq2FyRysMZrKwDKKpcFADhvj7tbAoaYdwi1bwX%2B 68lS1o74IVdhDveMK9AxAG0yuxBLunCSlxZTCColwDfg6tYq8I qyWZxmF0iWCfBV034G041NFCF31ID5itlrlVixfj8nOcTvioB0 VKG0KY70M%2B1pGZiQx%2FCgUX1vSBTMypgpUsX6gItHBm5fLD lQG4uBPhDSI9N9ojT%2FPpbrFY6g0BT%2BR8bkFKZmQ8z3wELM Kbbyo6%2FagXLmIIsuy6XCNPBg55D8%2BenJXV69ENx2%2B79C rb2SgWWLvK%2B8%2BpuMDg7nIRh4zSNkqLC3TppuxXZ2j0l%2B 9ljay3uUVVrvzhuggMcu3vLF9C6qgc7%2BTszhqdh%2FFb5Ciw JpawT6jlxDsVxwNeYdraUzJalq8p4tq7wRzriIxVdjWaCjN0Z5 PIv1ycg%2FNGb68X5EitWNd1PL0FJ%2BOo3HOhvugFONoiKmQn xVKn6SZZCfhdmRuH4ZXDzfnPCs0db0yq%2F7LobqqBFfTVdY9A 7QZyvgVdwKNJ34BKfmkw8%2FurGW88xMnjndX%2B13axrUo%2F RwcGbbENmLoo3%2FuoKRN5tHxC%2Fofl7BY3c3dW99thJvWAtw n%2B7OyCT%2Fbmpb%2BBNolFtYHcwOsTCJNulCFybYBIugWaIw aX3TQFZYHNpJUq1WA%2FegGkpB7da5jMcHpeXKALqOMlVUf30V p6M8dHz919o%2Bc8bXpvcvu6yZnqXmomNlvq0HCLtFgnrbbOuN s1tOlh8lJqb2%2Fis%2BwAiHT9ic7yvlF0M%2FTWPomJN8bi6z mOYxBpN8zJFu6EwaKa5O0wJQDVAT8PQQQNNXXI839qwIAhbPSX 0WJyA%2BYqfLZby9a6SNQau78F7kM1HoS%2BP333JXl73OwmIl F2R75M4w5flyBb7VFDgcz9llMN%2BakrUGOrIBdnoFiiAK0tIg qiGMhnPRnZPyiL81nPEGFxLM3%2BVHkurOwNHak1DyfbS5ITKH %2F7wdHjdoRtBAnhhbW8cVQ3XFzsTG9ApfBWPulcpr7G6LASjI kO3XM%2FMKe9jOAgLUq2c78rottQUM0Y3ehzBMX2Qc4sFaLi8l PPMo4H8sOlkiHtfgU7B9q%2Bx307%2BorBQmN%2FaauMnYtuiJ v9nEOqYFeq9fDYxZLBQ%2BK1E1JOiifYVjC7uw5g%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%2213599988_aa_202 4-06-27.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=3870ec51597bb4b0c11f3001ab854506fb7fae61 e03e498a333851c3d92d5324What is it that the fans aren't happy about Billy?

[Stairway 2 7]

Could this ever happen to Hibs?

I suppose the big fear for fans is that this happens to their club.

Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen and Old firms support dwarves the clubs in the lower leagues I'm sure we'd climb back up. We've also got zero debt so we're miles away from the idea of that scenario.

[Billy Whizz]

What is it that the fans aren't happy about Billy?

Sorry Company House link isn’t working, try below
Reading Pie and Bovril on Caley, guy doesn’t seem to have any money and seems to dissolve his companies on a regular basis

Worth a wee read
https://forum.pieandbovril.com/topic/244479-the-ict-thread-from-the-premiership-to-the-seaside/?do=findComment&comment=16623166

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13599988/officers

[Stairway 2 7]

As an aside looking closer to home, Caley Thistle not in a good position
Seemingly bought over by the below company, but fans not happy at this

https://ictfc.com/club-statement-21/


Unless money is coming from somewhere else and he’s a front for this, not exactly a big company
https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/qUHL6p-o8-qWNk_KCVT29ymICvBlAdZeJmyGZNvRP1U/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3BA2LCBW6%2F20240727%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T111431Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEA4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJGMEQCIFrf NC1GB92WsxB8m93t95G7iafCPbB%2FtEC3vu%2BzR1ssAiA7mt Ivw%2BtfbO%2BcTPXTxOiS988TUK%2FhavGGixwnVpIKIyrDBQ jn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDQ0OTIyOTAz MjgyMiIMrxq2FyRysMZrKwDKKpcFADhvj7tbAoaYdwi1bwX%2B 68lS1o74IVdhDveMK9AxAG0yuxBLunCSlxZTCColwDfg6tYq8I qyWZxmF0iWCfBV034G041NFCF31ID5itlrlVixfj8nOcTvioB0 VKG0KY70M%2B1pGZiQx%2FCgUX1vSBTMypgpUsX6gItHBm5fLD lQG4uBPhDSI9N9ojT%2FPpbrFY6g0BT%2BR8bkFKZmQ8z3wELM Kbbyo6%2FagXLmIIsuy6XCNPBg55D8%2BenJXV69ENx2%2B79C rb2SgWWLvK%2B8%2BpuMDg7nIRh4zSNkqLC3TppuxXZ2j0l%2B 9ljay3uUVVrvzhuggMcu3vLF9C6qgc7%2BTszhqdh%2FFb5Ciw JpawT6jlxDsVxwNeYdraUzJalq8p4tq7wRzriIxVdjWaCjN0Z5 PIv1ycg%2FNGb68X5EitWNd1PL0FJ%2BOo3HOhvugFONoiKmQn xVKn6SZZCfhdmRuH4ZXDzfnPCs0db0yq%2F7LobqqBFfTVdY9A 7QZyvgVdwKNJ34BKfmkw8%2FurGW88xMnjndX%2B13axrUo%2F RwcGbbENmLoo3%2FuoKRN5tHxC%2Fofl7BY3c3dW99thJvWAtw n%2B7OyCT%2Fbmpb%2BBNolFtYHcwOsTCJNulCFybYBIugWaIw aX3TQFZYHNpJUq1WA%2FegGkpB7da5jMcHpeXKALqOMlVUf30V p6M8dHz919o%2Bc8bXpvcvu6yZnqXmomNlvq0HCLtFgnrbbOuN s1tOlh8lJqb2%2Fis%2BwAiHT9ic7yvlF0M%2FTWPomJN8bi6z mOYxBpN8zJFu6EwaKa5O0wJQDVAT8PQQQNNXXI839qwIAhbPSX 0WJyA%2BYqfLZby9a6SNQau78F7kM1HoS%2BP333JXl73OwmIl F2R75M4w5flyBb7VFDgcz9llMN%2BakrUGOrIBdnoFiiAK0tIg qiGMhnPRnZPyiL81nPEGFxLM3%2BVHkurOwNHak1DyfbS5ITKH %2F7wdHjdoRtBAnhhbW8cVQ3XFzsTG9ApfBWPulcpr7G6LASjI kO3XM%2FMKe9jOAgLUq2c78rottQUM0Y3ehzBMX2Qc4sFaLi8l PPMo4H8sOlkiHtfgU7B9q%2Bx307%2BorBQmN%2FaauMnYtuiJ v9nEOqYFeq9fDYxZLBQ%2BK1E1JOiifYVjC7uw5g%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%2213599988_aa_202 4-06-27.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=3870ec51597bb4b0c11f3001ab854506fb7fae61 e03e498a333851c3d92d5324

It's mad. A thread on it here. ICT fans think they have been sold to a fantasist down the pub

https://x.com/scotlandscoeff1/status/1816836601122857320

Scotland’s Coefficient
@scotlandscoeff1
"The club have been involved in intensive discussions with Seventy7 Ventures, a UK-based sports, entertainment and leisure group and are confident their investment will secure the future of the club"

The UK-based sports & leisure group:

🚩 1 employee & minus £16,000 capital

🚩 The sole employee and Chief executive is also the sole employee of "Cryptolytx Ltd" - with minus £20,000 capital

Inverness Caley what are you doing


Martin Calladine
@uglygame
·
22h
Yer man has had more company dissolutions than Henry VIII did monasteries.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/TVO9l3GX1yOnvJs5scAdZQLOUvY/appointments

[CropleyWasGod]

Sorry Company House link isn’t working, try below
Reading Pie and Bovril on Caley, guy doesn’t seem to have any money and seems to dissolve his companies on a regular basis

Worth a wee read
https://forum.pieandbovril.com/topic/244479-the-ict-thread-from-the-premiership-to-the-seaside/?do=findComment&comment=16623166

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13599988/officers

This is a list of his current companies. As a personal prejudice, any time someone describes themselves as an "entrepreneur", the spidey-senses tingle :greengrin:

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/TVO9l3GX1yOnvJs5scAdZQLOUvY/appointments

[Billy Whizz]

It's mad. A thread on it here. ICT fans think they have been sold to a fantasist down the pub

https://x.com/scotlandscoeff1/status/1816836601122857320

Scotland’s Coefficient
@scotlandscoeff1
"The club have been involved in intensive discussions with Seventy7 Ventures, a UK-based sports, entertainment and leisure group and are confident their investment will secure the future of the club"

The UK-based sports & leisure group:

🚩 1 employee & minus £16,000 capital

🚩 The sole employee and Chief executive is also the sole employee of "Cryptolytx Ltd" - with minus £20,000 capital

Inverness Caley what are you doing


Martin Calladine
@uglygame
·
22h
Yer man has had more company dissolutions than Henry VIII did monasteries.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/TVO9l3GX1yOnvJs5scAdZQLOUvY/appointments
Fit and proper then, will pass the test

[Billy Whizz]

This is a list of his current companies. As a personal prejudice, any time someone describes themselves as an "entrepreneur", the spidey-senses tingle :greengrin:

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/TVO9l3GX1yOnvJs5scAdZQLOUvY/appointments

Almost a squad’s worth of Companies
Maybe just swinging plates between them all, that Dunfermline we’re doing under Masterton😀

[CropleyWasGod]

It's mad. A thread on it here. ICT fans think they have been sold to a fantasist down the pub

https://x.com/scotlandscoeff1/status/1816836601122857320

Scotland’s Coefficient
@scotlandscoeff1
"The club have been involved in intensive discussions with Seventy7 Ventures, a UK-based sports, entertainment and leisure group and are confident their investment will secure the future of the club"

The UK-based sports & leisure group:

🚩 1 employee & minus £16,000 capital

🚩 The sole employee and Chief executive is also the sole employee of "Cryptolytx Ltd" - with minus £20,000 capital

Inverness Caley what are you doing


Martin Calladine
@uglygame
·
22h
Yer man has had more company dissolutions than Henry VIII did monasteries.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/TVO9l3GX1yOnvJs5scAdZQLOUvY/appointments

To be fair, that company is in a better state than ICT are currently.

Their directors are in a tough position. It's difficult to see how they are going to continue as they are, and this may be the best offer they can get.

[Billy Whizz]

To be fair, that company is in a better state than ICT are currently.

Their directors are in a tough position. It's difficult to see how they are going to continue as they are, and this may be the best offer they can get.

Do you know how big their debts are?

[CropleyWasGod]

Do you know how big their debts are?

As at May 23, about £2m.

That was a year before relegation to League 1, so will probably be much higher now, with a substantial drop in income from now on.

It looks as if they do own their stadium, which they got for nothing, so they be able to work something out with that.

[Billy Whizz]

As at May 23, about £2m.

That was a year before relegation to League 1, so will probably be much higher now, with a substantial drop in income from now on.

It look as if they do own their stadium, which they got for nothing, so they be able to work something out with that.
Thanks

[Dashing Bob S]

Hearts killed them as a club.

No, they’ll be back in some shape or form. Too big a fan base to simply vanish.