Scottish football club Livingston FC is on the brink of administration after sheriff officers served notice on the club for unpaid rent to West Lothian Council. The council took legal action after the club missed Tuesday’s deadline to provide evidence that owner Angelo Massone could pay off the £280,000 that Livi owes in rent arrears. It means the Lions are on the verge of administration for the second time in their short 14-year history.
Scottish football club Livingston FC is on the brink of administration after sheriff officers served notice on the club for unpaid rent to West Lothian Council. The council took legal action after the club missed Tuesday’s deadline to provide evidence that owner Angelo Massone could pay off the £280,000 that Livi owes in rent arrears. It means the Lions are on the verge of administration for the second time in their short 14-year history. If the administrators move in then the club could potentially find themselves relegated to the Third Division, as was the case when Gretna found themselves in a similar situation last year. The latest developments come just a day after the club’s safety certificate for Almondvale, which one sometimes sees on the descent into Edinburgh’s Turnhouse Airport, was annulled after a ground inspection. The club’s main sponsor, RDF, pulled out of the club last week and the stadium continues to be powered by generators after Scottish Power pulled the plug over an unpaid £32,000 bill. Players and staff have regularly been paid late and it is believed that the Inland Revenue are due a six-figure sum in unpaid taxes.