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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

News Round Up

Sheff Weds are reported to be on the verge of Administration with them due in court tomorrow to meet the taxman over a £1.1million debt. The club are holding urgent talks with their bank about borrowing more money but they owe the Co-op bank over £20million already. Stockport have announced the departure of former chief executive Sean Connollly, who helped the Stockport 2015 consortium take the club out of Administration.

Burton defender Nathan Stanton will miss a month after tearing his hamstring against the Bulls at the weekend. Manager Paul Peschisolido 'feels more sorry for the (advertising) board' after Darren Moore collected a variety of bruises and cuts after colliding with pitchside advertising late in the game. Bradford boss Peter Taylor has denied falling out with co-chairman Mark Lawn and threatening to quit. Taylor blames the claims on rumour-mongers after their poor start to the season.

Conf North side Ilkeston Town face court tomorrow over a £47,000 tax debt. The club is back up for sale just five months after last changing hands, with claims that they have lost £2million in total over the last ten years. Southend have dropped caterers Azure after just over a year following complaints from supporters over quality and prices. They will run their catering and bars in-house.

Crawley are to set up a national network of scouts to find the best young non-league players. Chesterfield's derby match with Sheff Weds in the Johnstones Paint Trophy is to be screened live on Sky on Weds Oct 16th. Accrington have been charged by the FA for fielding an ineligible player in their JPT win over over Tranmere. Ray Putterill scored for Stanley but should have been sitting out the match after receiving a 42 day ban starting the day before over an offence committed in the Liverpool county leagues last April.

Barnet's chairman says his club's wage bill is '30-40% below average' in his latest Q&A on their official site. Tony Kleanthous says Chesterfield's VP Club generates more income in their new stadium than Barnet's entire gate receipts.