Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Embargo bid backed by council
Cherries' bid to overcome their long-running transfer embargo has received support from Town Hall chiefs.[LNB] The full council voted unanimously to support a motion put forward by Boscombe West Conservative Phil Stanley-Watts last month, which called on the Football League to lift the ban on new signings.[LNB] It was the first sign of active support from the council since Cherries' embargo was tightened more than a year ago, a measure which has left manager Eddie Howe with an often threadbare squad to select from this season.[LNB] At the time of revealing the motion, long-time Cherries fan Stanley-Watts said: There is no finance in the move or anything like that. It is just a simple move to support the club. It is not political or controversial, I just feel the club needs all the help it can get.[LNB] After the motion was backed on March 2, the council sent a letter to the league's chief operating officer Andy Williamson to discuss the embargo.[LNB] And with today's news that the club has made a payment to clear its outstanding tax bill, there could be light at the end of the tunnel.[LNB] As a condition of exiting administration in August 2008, Cherries had to accept that all transfer activity would be monitored for three seasons.[LNB] And while the club was subject to a rolling embargo to begin with, the ban was tightened 14 months ago following a hectic January transfer window.[LNB] Howe has been restricted to emergency loan signings this season, with just Anthony Edgar, Marek Stech and Rhoys Wiggins allowed to come in to bolster Cherries' resources.[LNB]
