North Ferriby United are up for sale just a couple of weeks after they won the FA Trophy. The village side is owned by the daughter and son-in-law of unpopular Hull chief Assem Allam, with the pair saying they had taken the side as far as they can after two years of ownership that has seen them win promotion to Conf North and challenge in the play-offs last season.
Torquay owner Thea Bristow has opened takeover talks with an unnamed party. The club's Supporters Trust has make moves to prepare a bid but Bristow has now agreed a period of exclusivity with the mystery bidder. Kidderminster have announced that the club's board and shareholders have agreed to fund losses for the remainder of the season and the club will concentrate on raising funds for next season.
Cheltenham chairman Paul Baker says the club will lose £200,000 this season, a similar sum to that lost last season. The club's ten year old Supporters Trust are to vote tonight on their level of investment into the club after a supporter left a £220,000 bequest to the Trust in their will. They have been offered a seat on the Board if they put the full amount in, but they are also considering lower levels of investment.
Farnborough have issued a statement following their relegation from Conf South in which they refer to their ongoing search for new investment. Owner Rob Prince wrote 'I have accepted numerous bids that turned out to be from time wasters from all over the world.' Andy Lonsdale was named as a potential investor in the club earlier in the season.