Morecambe's would-be owner claims he will submit EFL application to Part of the way through that (process) the lawyer that was acting for us was also acting for someone who was trying to buy this club. Nicknamed "The Shrimps due to the coastal town's local speciality food, the club have played home games at the Mazuma Stadium since moving from their original home at Christie Park in 2010. Tyson Fury's dreams of owning a Football League club look to have been shattered after Morecambe FC announced their new owner. Icons from Lancaster radio station The Bay were reunited at a special event to mark 30 years since its launch. The Shrimps failed to beat Accrington in 16 attempts after their 2007 promotion to the Football League before Aaron Wildig's goal gave them a 10 win over their rivals in August 2015. Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring took over the League . In October, WRFC Players Limited, the company that employed the players and staff, was wound up in court. Morecambe's owner Bond Group Investments put the League One club up for sale, with Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring stepping down from the board. . They, along with the rest of the Board of Directors weve appointed, have worked better than we could have hoped for, including the valuable, dedicated and ongoing efforts of Mick Horton, Charlie Appleyard, James Wakefield and more recently Ben Sadler. Who's Who - Morecambe This is being done while we prepare the Club for sale and want to ensure that the Club is ready for the transition from our time as owners. He began work as a construction worker, aged 13, alongside his father. Morecambe play in the Sky Bet League One, the fourth division of mens professional football in England and the lowest football league division. Friends of missing man Daniel Hives said "we need our boy home" as they gathered in Lancaster to help with the search for him. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [11] The remainder of the season, shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, saw the Shrimps finish 22nd after 37 games played, still enough to avoid relegation. Morecambe Football Club can confirm that the Clubs owners, Bond Group, are now preparing the Club for sale, part of which involves Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring stepping back from their positions on the Board of Directors. The Club is self-funding and is well managed thanks to the great work by the staff and the exceptional support of the fans, who are the lifeblood and beating heart of any club. Morecambe Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Dale Pryde-MacDonald as our new Head of Media & Communications. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The plan was to buy it and from a business point of view turn it around because only three clubs in League Two break even and Morecambe was losing half a million a year, Whittingham said. New river terminal announced as part of regions burgeoning Games developer and publisher adds to its stable with latest City round-up: HSS Hire; Victorian Plumbing; Eddisons; Immotion Group, Liverpool City Council unveils its new chief executive. The rest of the 1920s and the whole of the 1930s saw a constant struggle to keep football alive on the North West coast, with poor results on the field and little or no revenue off the field. A hospital cafe in Morecambe which was due to permanently close has been given a reprieve and will now be reopening. In April Worcester reported a pre-tax loss of 8.1m for the 2016-17 season - the losses came after the club reported a pre-tax profit of 14.3m a year before after the club's owners wrote off loans worth 20.4m. The Auxiliary Supporters club had been formed and with their help many ground improvements were undertaken, so that the on-field success dovetailed neatly with the off-field enterprise. Warriors have been in the headlines recently over a winding up petition was filed by HMRC over an unpaid tax bill. Speaking to talkSPORT in October 2022, Fury - who owns all of the training facilities at the League One club - revealed that he had been offered the chance to buy the club: "Ive been offered to buy Morecambe Football Club. NewsNow: Morecambe FC News, Transfer News & Rumours inaccuracy or intrusion, then please A man has died after a road traffic collision in Bolton-le-Sands. The main away end stand does not have any seat neither does the home end or the north stand in the ground. Morecambe previous match was against Fleetwood Town in League One, the match ended with result 1 - 0 (Fleetwood Town won the match). Picture: GEOFF BERKELEY. Copyright 2023 Proper Community Media Lancaster Ltd T/A Beyond Radio & Aiir, Morecambe FC co-owners' rugby club woes will have "no impact" on Shrimps - Beyond Radio. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. However, speaking in front of more than 300 fans at a welcome evening at Sixways, Goldring, 35, recalled how he and Whittingham came to buy Warriors. All information about Morecambe FC (League One) current squad with market values transfers rumours player stats fixtures news However, in 198586, signs of improvement appeared; the club's league position improved, and success in cups came as well over the next few years. He is the founder of Vitanic Holdings Limited, a non-alcoholic beverage company based in Birmingham. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We arent in a rush to sell and will make sure we take the time to find the right buyer with the right ambition for the future of the club.". Bond Group will continue to own and support the board as the majority shareholder until the club is sold. Jason Whittingham talks to supporters as Colin Goldring watches on. There are also all Morecambe scheduled matches that they are going to play in the . I started off in litigation law and moved on to doing supercar contracts and working in Monaco and Switzerland. I am, along with Sarbjot, keen that the process should now move on at pace to come to a positive conclusion.. Ive been offered to buy Morecambe Football Club. 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The club, nicknamed the Shrimps, is currently owned by businessman Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham. Morecambes current owners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring from Bond Group Investments, put the club up for sale in September 2022. Editors' Code of Practice. Morecambe insist the two clubs have no connections, beyond the owners. He had been in competition with Fury to buy Morecambe, with the heavyweight world champion boxer offered the chance to buy the club last year. Arnside Sailing Club has won a new safety boat in competition, beating 180 other sailing clubs to first prize. Attendances fell from a creditable 2,000 plus to a miserable 200 minus, with a visible decline in the club fortunes during that period. [23], In October 2022, Adams voiced worries about the future of the club; its owners, Bond Group Investments, had put the club up for sale in September 2022, with directors Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring (both associated with the collapse of Worcester Warriors rugby union club) stepping down from the Shrimps' board. So I was thinking I invest X amount of millions in them. When we decided to get into business together, we actually had no idea what businesses we would go into. Although success on the field was hard to come by, with the club languishing near the bottom of the table, at the end of the first season the club moved grounds to Roseberry Park. A medical student from Lancaster University has won a major accolade from the Royal Society of Medicine. A public consultation has been launched on plans to build a link road between South Lancaster and the M6. A member of the public came into the Globe and offered to sell Christie to the club, but a nice policeman explained to the member of the public that he would be going home empty handed, having been congratulated for his community spirit. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Morecambe 2023 - Player Wages Morecambe have a total of 42 players in their home squad. You might be looking at a football club owner.. I had quite a fun, diverse career in law that I would say was successful and I did well for my age. Morecambe beat Barnsley 1-0, only their second win of the season last month, but are the odds-on favourites for relegation back to League Two after a battling 1-1 draw with Derby County on Tuesday . So, who knows? Two years later he developed Vitanic Grape Cocktail 0.0% Alc. "The Board has evolved significantly during our period of ownership, particularly the appointment of Rod Taylor and Graham Howse to Co-Chairmen. (3.4.0) - All external content remains the property of the rightful owner. "Sarbjot was keen to impress upon us that the financial position and performance of the trading entities within the Sarb Capital group are vastly changed from the financial statements currently on public record at Companies House. The next 12 years were as barren as any previous period in the club's history. Its formation came around the time of a series of behind-the-scene crises surrounding the ownership of the club in 2016 and 2017. We have absolute trust in the current board of directors to run the club, with Bond Group still supporting the board as majority shareholder. I own all the training facilities anyway and the training gym. The MP for Lancaster and the children from TV's Radford family were among those who dressed up to mark World Book Day. How to get into rugby union - get into the social team game that brings people together, Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham have been confirmed as co-owners with Jed McCrory, who. Now, the club is sustainable in League One, having done a great job of staying up last season with Derek Adams back at the helm. Bond Group will continue to own and support the Board as the majority shareholder until the Club is sold. Founded 1920 Address Lancaster Road LA4 5TJ Morecambe, Lancashire Country England Phone +44 (1524) 411 797 Fax +44 (1524) 832 230 E-mail shrimps@morecambefc.com They finished their first season in League Two in 11th place with 60 points. [5] On 14 August 2007, Morecambe played their first fixture in the League Cup and recorded a 21 win against near neighbours Preston North End at Deepdale with Jim Bentley and David Artell scoring for Morecambe. The decision to allow Johal to take charge of the club has come under scrutiny, with the Lancaster Guardian reporting that Johal's businesses - Vitanic Limited and Lovely Drinks - do not have adequate funding for such a deal. its owners, Bond Group Investments, had put the club up for sale in September 2022, with directors Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring . The Lancaster MP has raised concerns about hospital funding with the Prime Minister. Morecambe Football Club can confirm that the Clubs' owners, Bond Group, are now preparing the Club for sale, part of which involves Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring stepping back from their positions on the Board of Directors. Sarbjot Johal is eager to start the project to take the Club on to a new level, subject to satisfactorily navigating the EFL Owners and Directors test. Owner: BOND GROUP INVESTMENTS LTD Board of Directors Co-Chairmen: Mr Graham Howse and Mr Rod Taylor Directors: Mr Mick Horton, Mr Charlie Appleyard and Mr James Wakefield. Bond Group Investments Ltd will continue their support of the Board and the Club as the majority shareholder . Sarbjot, through his company Sarb Capital, has recently purchased equity in the Club, injecting more than useful income into us. Two Muslim gravestones have been vandalised in a cemetery in Lancaster. We do not owe Worcester Warriors any monies and the only shared position is that we have owners in common. World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has dealt a knockout blow on shocked litter louts in Morecambe. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Our attentions have been elsewhere, and the Board have more than proven their ability and dedication to the Club. The Board has evolved significantly during our period of ownership, particularly the appointment of Rod Taylor and Graham Howse to Co-Chairmen. This is being done while we prepare the club for sale and want to ensure that the club is ready for the transition from our time as owners. 20-year-old 'beats Tyson Fury to buy football club' and will be England A 20-year-old businessman has beaten Tyson Fury to buy Morecambe and will become England's youngest football club owner.. Sarbjot Johal's takeover of the League One side remains subject to Football League approval but has been confirmed by the club's chairman Graham Howse, as per the Daily Mail.He had been in competition with Fury to buy Morecambe, with the heavyweight world champion boxer . Morecambe is valued in the region of 20million, but it is unclear what price Johal has agreed to pay. In order to use the live chat functionality you need to opt into live chat cookies. "Sarbjot is keen to maintain a close relationship with supporters if his application is successful, and build on our community foundations. Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham jointly run Warriors and the League Two outfit with the same goal of making the two clubs sustainable. [citation needed]. Sarbjot Johal. After McIlroy's initial three-month stint as caretaker expired, he was given the job for the remainder of the season with Harvey expected to return on its closure. The curious case of Morecambe FC, Tyson Fury and a bust rugby club The teams total wage bill is: Now they've faced justice. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. A Morecambe supporters group said they have met with a businessman who wants to buy the club to raise their "concerns". Morecambe FC owners in "no rush to sell" club | Worcester News The Shrimps Trust met with Sarbjot Johal, who is aiming to take over the football club, on Monday. Tyson Fury's dreams of owning a Football League club look to have been shattered after Morecambe FC announced their new owner. Fire officers have tackled a car fire near a motorway junction in Lancaster. We have also had the pleasure of the FA Cup games against Premier League clubs, and seeing our young players come through the Academy and develop into quality footballers and people. Morecambe Football Club have confirmed that the Clubs' owners, Bond Group, are now preparing the Club for sale, part of which involves Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring stepping back from their positions on the Board of Directors. Cambridge United are the visitors to the Mazuma Stadium on Saturday 24 September in Sky Bet League One. Living On The Edge Of The Night (new single). Friends of a man who went missing from Lancaster more than two months ago will gather in the area where he disappeared to help with the search for him. Morecambe FC fans meet with potential new owner to "raise concerns". PHOTO CREDIT: Handout - Entrepreneur India. A few years later after the purchase of the ground by the then-President, J.B. Christie, the ground's name was changed to Christie Park in his honour. The Shrimps Trust was officially set up in 2017 as a voice for Morecambe supporters. Representatives of the supporters' trust also met with Saidi Kawooya, also from Mr Johal's investment company Sarb Capital, and current Shrimps owner Jason Whittingham. Morecambe FC - Football Club Forums Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. The full statement is as follows: "We are today announcing that we will be stepping down from the Board of Directors at Morecambe Football Club. Thats where I met Jason and we struck a chord very quickly. Morecambe's current owners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring from Bond Group . TYSON FURY has been pipped to buying League One side Morecambe FC - by a 20-year-old businessman. Our attentions have been elsewhere, and the Board have more than proven their ability and dedication to the Club. Bond Group Investments Ltd - the club's current owners - will continue their support of the club until a suitable buyer is found. Worcester Warriors: Morecambe FC owners join board as chairman Bill In April Worcester reported a pre-tax loss of 8.1m for the 2016-17 season - the losses came after the club reported a pre-tax profit of 14.3m a year before after the club's owners wrote off . Morecambe are currently 22nd in Sky Bet League One and have been up for sale since last Summer. Arnside Sailing Club has won a new safety boat in competition, beating 180 other sailing clubs to first prize. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. 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Founded 1920 Address Lancaster Road LA4 5TJ Morecambe, Lancashire Country England Phone +44 (1524) 411 797 Fax +44 (1524) 832 230 E-mail shrimps@morecambefc.com He once had an infamous friendly altercation with Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Tony Roberts for which Christie was sent off, even though the dispute had been started by Roberts. The ground at Morecambe FC is one of the more basic ground in league 1 this season. You'll have to find the ghoul in under 11 seconds, so can you do it? Christie is now a regular at The Globe Arena, having reappeared after being stolen following the last game at Christie Park. Financier Whittingham and lawyer Goldring took over the Lancashire-based League Two side in June. In order to use the live chat functionality you need to opt into live chat cookies. The club was founded in 1920 and entered into the Lancashire Combination, where they would remain for the next 48 years, winning the league title on five occasions: 192425, 196162, 196263, 196667 and 196768. I went to the University of Manchester, studied business, maths and physics. TheBusinessDesk.com is a trading name of Regional Media Services Ltd. (07111349) VAT Number. Champions (5): 192425, 196162, 196263, 196667, Winners (11): 192526, 192627, 196162, 196263, 196869, 198586, 19867, 199394, 199596, 199899, 200304, Winners (5): 192627, 194546, 196465, 196667, 196768, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 10:11. The club also saw success in the league, qualifying for the League Two play-offs with 78 points, good enough for fourth in the league; they missed out on automatic promotion by a single point. As a child I was an Aston Villa supporter, my uncle was a Wolves supporter and my friends were West Brom fans. Let us know in the comments section below. "I now feel that the club is in a good place and I shall let the new team get on with it. As part of the process, Shrimps owners Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring from Bond Group Investments Ltd will be stepping back from their positions on the board of directors. 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