• Would-be owner Laurence Bassini used court order to block sale• Football Ventures now hopeful of completing takeoverBolton’s administrators hope to be able to complete the sale of the club unimpeded after an injunction lodged by would-be owner Lauren…
Supporters travelled in numbers to see their hastily assembled team put up a fight against Wycombe after a chaotic summerThe coaches rolled out of Horwich at 9.30am, beginning a 400-mile, seven-hour round-trip to rural Adams Park. They came by train an…
• ‘There’s enough money in football for everyone’ – Nigel Clough• Bury and Bolton will begin season with 12-point deductionPremier League clubs have a responsibility to use their financial clout to help bail out stricken Football League teams such as B…
Sunderland, so near after going so far last season, are fancied again with Portsmouth while Peterborough and post-Oyston Blackpool could challenge for play-off spotsIt was little solace to a sore Sunderland dressing room at Wembley in May when Jack Ros…
• League One club missed Monday’s 5pm deadline to provide info• Bury’s game at Accrington also at risk but Bolton given reprieveBury’s opening League One match against MK Dons on Saturday has been suspended, the EFL has announced. Related: Bury face th…
• Club’s friendly match at Chester on Friday cancelled• Players and coaching staff of League One club issue statementBolton’s friendly at Chester on Friday has been called off after the players issued a statement claiming they have been put under “seve…
Club to field youth and development players on SundayBolton confident they can fill squad if takeover happens swiftlyBolton Wanderers intend to field a team comprising mostly youth and development players when they play their first pre-season friendly …
Staff have gone without wages for two weeks‘It has hit home hard,’ says Bolton’s club chaplainBolton Wanderers have set up an emergency food bank to help staff who have gone unpaid for two weeks.The club’s Community Trust has received food and essentia…
• Points deduction enforced after Bolton appoint administrators• EFL confirms sanction with club owing more than £1m to HMRCBolton Wanderers will start next season in League One with a 12-point deduction after going into administration, the EFL has ann…
• Championship club’s winding-up order adjourned again• Chairman critical of former Watford owner’s ‘time wasting’Bolton have been given more time to sort out their financial affairs by a judge at an insolvency and companies court hearing in London on …
• Laurence Bassini still maintains he has funds for takeover • EFL cancels match and raises prospect of administrationExpectation is growing at Bolton Wanderers that the club will go into administration after the owner, Ken Anderson, called off the pro…
• Wanderers will not enter into further discussions with Bassini• Brentford match to be played after end of seasonThe proposed takeover of Bolton Wanderers by the former Watford owner Laurence Bassini is off after the club issued a statement saying “no…
Bolton players refused to play over unpaid wagesEFL to decide on Championship fixture on ThursdayBolton’s postponed Championship fixture against Brentford will not take place this week, the English Football League has announced.Originally scheduled to …
• Squad will not play Brentford game unless they receive salaries• Club being sold by Ken Anderson to Laurence BassiniBolton Wanderers players have said they will not play their home match against Brentford on Saturday if they are not paid the money th…
Laurence Bassini claims to have £20m to keep Bolton afloat after the paucity of the Ken Anderson yearsOne of many sad elements in Bolton’s financial crisis and other current indignities is that for years they were supported by an owner most clubs would…
Despite a limited budget, Norwich top an unpredictable Championship and are heading for promotionThe standout line in a story about Daniel Farke, the Norwich City manager, on the Pink ’Un website this week was found in the penultimate paragraph. “A Ban…
• Owner Ken Anderson ‘very pleased to hand over’ to Bassini• Club say outstanding wages will be paid and debts settledThe former Watford owner Laurence Bassini has agreed a deal to buy Bolton, subject to approval from the English Football League.“Signi…
• Club working to fix issue ahead of Saturday’s game• Laurence Bassini says he is ‘very close’ to takeoverBolton have announced their home game against Ipswich on Saturday is in doubt because of a “critical” IT failure.The troubled Championship club ha…
• Club working to fix issue ahead of Saturday’s game• Laurence Bassini says he is ‘very close’ to takeoverBolton have announced their home game against Ipswich on Saturday is in doubt because of a “critical” IT failure.The troubled Championship club ha…
• Safety certificate withdrawn by club’s advisory group• Bolton face winding-up petition in high court on WednesdayBolton will have to play their next two league matches behind closed doors after the club’s safety advisory group decided the Championshi…
