
The EFL have announced that Bury's opening league game of the season against MK Dons, a match between two teams recently promoted to League 1, has been suspended after Bury failed to present the necessary documentation to prove there are funds available to complete the season. Furthermore, the club have also been warned that if they do not present the necessary documentation, their second game of the league season away to Accrington Stanley will also be suspended and at this point the EFL may even consider expelling Bury from the EFL.
A statement by the EFL read:
"Following continued and comprehensive discussions with the ownership at Bury and other interested parties throughout Monday, the EFL Board is not satisfied it has received the necessary evidence in regard to the outstanding information it requires that demonstrates how the Club will be funded moving forwards.
As a result of not meeting Monday’s 5pm deadline, which had been extended on two previous occasions, the EFL Board feels it has been placed in an unenviable position and, regrettably, has opted to take the reluctant decision to suspend Saturday’s opening day fixture with MK Dons under the provision of EFL Regulation 28.2.
In addition, the EFL Board, if not in possession of the necessary evidence by 12pm on Friday 2 August 2019, will make a determination as to whether to suspend Bury’s away fixture at Accrington Stanley on Saturday 10 August 2019.
As has been the case throughout this entire process, the EFL will continue to offer its full assistance to the ownership at Bury, but remains clear that while the League is here to support the Club through some extremely complex and complicated issues, the outstanding matters can only be resolved with the cooperation from the Club itself."
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