Rotherham have 5 minutes left

[act smiley]

How is a club getting to within 5 minutes of bankruptcy less important than Wes Brown's new contract?

[SamL]

Rotherham United's administrator Jeremy Bleazard has said the beleaguered League Two outfit must find a buyer by 1700 BST on Friday or face liquidation.

The club owe hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Inland Revenue, reports BBC Radio Sheffield.

Former directors Dino Maccio and Alan Cartledge are reportedly ready to submit a rescue bid and they have a deal to keep the club at Millmoor.

The Millers are scheduled to host Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday.

The club received a 10-point penalty in March when they entered administration for the second time in three seasons.

Millers manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio Sheffield: "A lot of people care deeply about this club.

"We've got to get things sorted out and resolved as quickly as possible."

Rotherham said they owed the money to the Inland Revenue because of falling attendances, as well as a smaller than expected insurance claim for summer flood damage.

The club had previously been saved from liquidation in the summer of 2006 when creditors backed a Company Voluntary Agreement.

They were also then hit with a 10-point penalty, which eventually cost them their League One status when they were relegated last season.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/7354203.stm

I really hope they've managed to find a buyer, if not it'll be a very sad day for football. It's never nice to see a club going out of business.

[Leicester Lass]

Same as Sam really, will be horrible to see them go out of business. I remember when they were first in administration and they were doing bucket collections outside the Walkers

[isaidno]

The Chuckle Brothers will come in with a last minute bid to save them

[SamL]

It's a shame that footballs dictated so much by money. Some Premiership footballers earn £100,000+ a week whereas some clubs are going out of business because they owe that much. It's such a shame.

[Floating Fox]

****ing disgracefull that is.

I don't give a **** if Wes Brown has signed a new contract...Show you how over hyped and dominating the premiership is and how it'll ruin the English game..

[davieG]

****ing disgracefull that is.

I don't give a **** if Wes Brown has signed a new contract...Show you how over hyped and dominating the premiership is and how it'll ruin the English game..

Ruined the English game, although that's not really the cause of Rotherham's impending demise.

[Floating Fox]

Ruined the English game, although that's not really the cause of Rotherham's impending demise.

I don't know how Rotherham ended up how they are now, but if they're was more money trickling down from the rapist's at the top then I doubt they'd be going bust.

[filbertway]

I don't know how Rotherham ended up how they are now, but if they're was more money trickling down from the rapist's at the top then I doubt they'd be going bust.

And there's no need to bring RVP into this.

[davieG]

I don't know how Rotherham ended up how they are now, but if they're was more money trickling down from the rapist's at the top then I doubt they'd be going bust.

I suspect it wouldn't stop clubs over spending!

[SamL]

Press Release - Rotherham United FC

The Administrator of Rotherham United has confirmed that a number of formal offers have been received from prospective purchasers by today's 5pm deadline.

Administrator Jeremy Bleazard, of XL Business Solutions, said "I am very encouraged that a number of bids have come in and I will spend the next couple of days considering each one on its merits. I hope to begin formal discussions with a 'preferred' bidder early next week. "

Bleazard went on to confirm that the bids do not at this stage commit any of the prospective buyers to begin funding the club and that it is vital that supporters get behind the various fund raising efforts not to mention go along to tomorrow's game. He stated "Though this is good news our cash flow still does not allow me to pay the full amount of the player's or staff wages. I cannot stress enough how important our need for funds still is and hope that everyone does not simply assume that everything will now be alright".

http://www.themillers.premiumtv.co.uk/page...1292992,00.html

Things are looking up thankfully.

[Father Ted]

How is a club getting to within 5 minutes of bankruptcy less important than Wes Brown's new contract?

Wes Brown is S*it!

The Chuckle Brothers will come in with a last minute bid to save them

Wouldn't surprise me

[lildave3]

Wes Brown is S*it!

Wouldn't surprise me

I beg to differ.

[Daggers]

I beg to differ.

When it looks as though you are on your knees I guess there's not much else you can do...

[DB11]

I hope they stay in business

[lavrentis]

I beg to differ.

True but he looks like an orange.

[LeeCovFox]

True but he looks like an orange.

Is he a natural ginger? I wasn't aware that black people could be ginger. Surely nobody would do that to themselves deliberatley though?

[Corky]

I desperately hope they survive, I went to Rotherham for a match in 2003 (where we nearly got promoted) and their fans were very complimentary towards us. No set of fans deserve their club to be taken away from them, and I've a lot of time for Mark Robins as well, always liked him when he was at Filbert Street.

Best of luck to the Millers

[Father Ted]

Is he a natural ginger? I wasn't aware that black people could be ginger. Surely nobody would do that to themselves deliberatley though?

He is half-cast I think

[Koke]

Wes Brown is mixed raced. But he's such an average player.

[Ultra]

£60k/week is an awful lot to warm the bench, which is what he'll be doing next season when Gary Neville's fit again.

[Sods]

What a twat Chris O Grady is as well.

I don't know the full picture but my word hes a having a laugh ent he?

[Vennegoor10]

What a twat Chris O Grady is as well.

How come, give us the gist. go on.