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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

News Round-Up


Forest Green owner Dale Vince's Ecotricity company has reported that the football club generated £920,000 in turnover for the last financial year. The energy company's accounts report that the club's losses 'will be a continuing feature for a year or two' as they try to win promotion. The green energy supplier made just £388,000 profit on £65.7m of turnover.

Wrexham defender Mark Creighton says he has fallen out of love with football during his 18 month injury problem. Speaking to the local press, the 32 year old says he has pretty much decided to retire and will make a final decision in the New Year. Fellow Dragons defender Jay Harris has apologised to teammates after being sent off for the second time at the weekend. Harris will have missed six game through suspension this season with his latest ban.

Margate are the latest side with Football League ambitions after appointing former Aldershot and Wimbledon boss Terry Brown as their new manager. He told the press there was no reason the club 'should not have Football League status in the next few years'. League Two bottom club Torquay will not appoint a replacement for assistant boss Chris Brass, who quit the club to return to Bury yesterday, as finances are tight at the club.

Scunthorpe have unveiled plans for a new 12,000 capacity stadium. They plan to move from Glanford Park, which was only built 25 years ago, by the start of the 2015/16 season with community facilities included in the new site. Chairman Peter Swann is to put £500,000 into the club in the New Year after an increase in the club's share capital, doubling it to £2million, was agreed at their latest AGM.

The national press are reported that sacked Oldham player Cristian Montano is facing a trial for rape in addition to the match fixing allegations. The club have acknowledged that they were aware of the matter. Woking have sold defender Jack Parkinson to Maidstone for an undisclosed fee. The former Welling man, 24, had been a regular for the Cards over the last 18 months.

Stevenage boss Graham Westley has called for clubs that sack managers during the season to be docked 10 points, saying that players would work harder with the existing manager if they were facing the deduction and possible relegation. Lincoln's Supporters Trust has called in the Police after claims that its bank accounts were hacked and money taken.