Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan has resigned and sat with the fans at Saturday’s game against Barnsley. Ryan took over the club in 1998 when they were a Conference side.
In June it was reported that Irish-led consortium Sequentia Capital, who are backed by a wealthy Belize-based tycoon, was interested in taking over the club. A heads of terms agreement was signed by both parties. However, in September the club issued a statement saying that Doncaster would remain in their current investors’ hands.
Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan has resigned and sat with the fans at Saturday’s game against Barnsley. Ryan took over the club in 1998 when they were a Conference side.
In June it was reported that Irish-led consortium Sequentia Capital, who are backed by a wealthy Belize-based tycoon, was interested in taking over the club. A heads of terms agreement was signed by both parties. However, in September the club issued a statement saying that Doncaster would remain in their current investors’ hands.
Ryan was apparently angered that other board members met Sequentia Capital without his knowledge last week. However, Ryan still hopes that a deal can be done with Sequentia who apparently had some difficulty with Ryan’s wishes.
It is a sign of the relative strength of the current club acquisitions market that there is interest in a club like Doncaster who do not have a big fan base and are a slim prospect for promotion to the Premier League. Their average attendance this season has been 8,852 with a maximum of 12,253. Only Yeovil have a smaller average in the Championship.