almost, according to Wiki

"the club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before the club was saved by a consortium led by then board member and current chairman Steve Gibson.[2] "

Posted By: Steve in Holland on April 2nd 2009 at 14:01:20

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Sky Sports News breaking news (Other Football) - Klobo04, Apr 2, 13:52:59
- When a club goes out of business... (Other Football) - Barclay_Steve, Apr 2, 14:00:41
  - it wouldn't go out of business until after the season, and then the points stay (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:01:51
    - Fair comment.. (Other Football) - Barclay_Steve, Apr 2, 14:03:20
      - I don't actually know how well we would come off actually. We know we (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:05:27
        
        everyone else picked up 9 (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Apr 2, 14:06:59
        
        including Bristol! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 14:09:23
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:20:01
        
        actually Plymouth picked up 4 & Forest 3. (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Apr 2, 14:09:06
- They will wipe out all debts and rename themselves Soton. (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Apr 2, 14:00:20
  - Yeah or Southampton United (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:02:11
    - or AFC Southampton - whatever they call themselves though they'd still have to start (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 14:05:05
- yeah just read a report that they may have to drop out of the league if they dont get (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 2, 13:56:44
  - Of course they won't (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:00:09
- maybe they could merge with Portsmouth (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:55:16
- They'll be OK. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 13:54:40
  - Middlesbrough were the last big club that sort of did in 1986 (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 2, 13:59:55
    - almost, according to Wiki (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:01:20
      - Well, I think they did effectively start again in a sense (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 2, 14:08:07
  - maidstone i think (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 2, 13:56:12
  - Scarborough i think (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:55:48
    - before that it was Aldershot (the re-formed club is now back) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 2, 13:57:01
      - Newport did, sometime... (n/m) (Other Football) - Arganth, Apr 2, 14:00:39
        
        after they were relegated though innit (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 14:02:23
      - same with Maidstone. But no team as big as Southampton ever did... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 2, 13:59:56
    - i thought they went down normally (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 2, 13:56:28
      - might've gone during the close season? (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:58:41
      - oh no wound up in 2007 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 2, 13:57:09
        
        Darlo are very close to the brink...could go in the summer by all accounts (n/m) (Other Football) - dear prudence, Apr 2, 14:00:00
- future* (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, Apr 2, 13:53:07

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