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Wrexham takeover in trouble

Submitted by WG on Sun, 25/09/2011 - 10:20

Wrexham owners Geoff Moss and Ian Roberts have issued the Wrexham Supporters' Trust with a deadline to come up with a non-refundable deposit by 5 p.m. tomorrow to show they are serious about taking over.   They claim that the delays in the change of ownership, which have dragged on since the end of last season, influenced the decision of manager Dean Saunders to walk away.

Fans save Wrexham

Submitted by WG on Tue, 09/08/2011 - 18:28

In an amazing fund-raising effort, Wrexham fans up come up with £100,000 to enable their club to compete in the Blue Square Premiership in the coming season.    The Conference had demanded a £250,000 bond from the club and current owner Geoff Moss had come forward with £150,000.   By 10.30 this morning, with the deadline looming at 5 p.m., the fans had raised £40,000, but they managed to find another £60,000

League football the aim for Braintree?

Submitted by WG on Sun, 07/08/2011 - 17:04

It has been suggested that league football is the long-term unspoken aim for Braintree Town as the club plans for a new 6,000-seater stadium.   It has been indicated that planning permission would be given to build homes on the current Cressing Road location, helping to fund a move.   It is hoped that the new stadium will be ready in some five years' time between 2016 and 2018.

Wrexham AFC dismiss crunch day fears

Submitted by WG on Sun, 07/08/2011 - 09:24

Wrexham AFC have dismissed fears that they may be booted out of the Football Conference tomorrow.   With their fingers burnt by the Rushden & Diamonds episode, the league are demanding a £250,000 security bond.   They also want proof that all previous creditors have been paid in full and want to see a detailed business plan explaining how the club will pay their way.   If they can't satisfy the Conference that they

Wrexham face closure threat

Submitted by WG on Sun, 31/07/2011 - 08:57

With their players effectively on strike after the club ran out of money, Wrexham FC face a real threat of closure.   The club has been mired in financial problems for years, but the latest blow came when Crusaders, who have shared the ground, withdrew their application for a Rugby Super League license because they had run out of cash.

Supporters' bid at Wrexham hits snags

Submitted by WG on Sun, 17/07/2011 - 16:32

Wrexham fans have been second to none in their long drawn out battle to save their club and put it on a sound footing.   Today some of them are climbing Snowdon in a bid to raise another £20,000 and, assuming that the weather is as unseasonable as it is in the Midlands (rain and strong winds) that will be no stroll up the mountainside.

Vaughan is not involved at Stockport

Submitted by WG on Sun, 10/07/2011 - 17:23

The new owners of Stockport County are yet to be revealed.   Unsubstantiated rumours have been circulating that disgraced former Chester City owner Steven Vaughan is involved.   Some tenuous links between him and consortium spokesman Tony Evans may have led to the rumours.   Evans is a consultant for GT Law the Liverpool insurance claims specialists who have just signed a shirt sponsorship deal for Stockport.   In May they also agreed to sponsor Liverpool boxer Rocky Fielding who is part of a stable managed by Vaughan.

Diamonds fans plan phoenix club

Submitted by WG on Sun, 10/07/2011 - 17:11

Rushden and Diamonds have gone into administration with debts said to be around £750,000.  The club's appeal against expulsion from the Football Conference has been abandoned and they failed to meet the conditions for admission to the Southern League Premier Division.

No Chester link at Stockport

Submitted by WG on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 08:03

Anthony Evans, a Liverpool-born 27-year old sales consultant at GT Law, a firm of Essex solicitors, is heading up the consortium that plans to buy Stockport County.   The identity of the consortium members is unknown but Evans has emphatically denied rumours that one of the investors is Stephen Vaughan, the controversial former owner of Chester City.   Vaughan was jailed for 15 months in August for assaulting a police officer.

New owners and star manager at Stockport County

Submitted by WG on Tue, 05/07/2011 - 20:36

Stockport County were relegated to the Conference at the end of last season after 105 years in the Football League, but now they have new owners and a new manager in the shape of former Premiership and Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann in his first managerial post.