Quote Originally Posted by olderblue View Post
Wasn’t there some talk of them combining to form a new club Manchester North End? or something equally as daft?

It was around the time that Robert Maxwell wanted to unite Oxford, Swindon and Reading and call them Thames Valley Royals?
As much as people hate the idea, there may be some merit to merging. I think there are too many pro clubs in England, competing with each other not just on the pitch but for finances. I'd say that's part of the reason so many are just scraping by, at lower levels happy to exist.