Manchester United lead push to increase Football League solidarity payments after Bury’s demise

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Manchester United are reportedly among several Premier League clubs eager to increase solidarity payments for lower-league sides after Bury's expulsion from the Football League.

Bury

The two-time FA Cup winners were kicked out on Tuesday following the late collapse of a takeover deal, with owner Steve Dale failing to convince authorities that he could pay off creditors.

It marked the first time since 1992 that a team has been ejected from the League, and the Daily Mail reports that top-flight sides are now looking into offering larger payments.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.