Rams confirm US takeover
28 Jan 2008 - 08:00:28
Derby County have confirmed that the club's new owners are the American-based General Sports and Entertainment group.
Current Rams chairman Adam Pearson has confirmed that GSE's input into the club is straight cash and does not involve the club taking on any further debts.
GSE chairman, Andy Appleby, told the club's official website: "We are excited about the opportunity to make a significant impact at Derby County with our collective sports industry knowledge of best practices in management, sales and marketing.
"We have visited Derby County over the last six months and experienced a match day at Pride Park Stadium, where we were impressed with the incredible potential of the club and the loyalty of the fan-base."
Pearson had earlier said of the deal: "The takeover deal has been completed and there's a bright future ahead.
"It's a takeover in relation to shareholdings, but the spirit of the club will be maintained and I'll be here as a significant shareholder and there will be involvement from the present board.
"I'm very, very comfortable with the individuals and the consortium concerned.
"The key aim is to continue to build the infrastructure of the club at Pride Park and develop a squad which is renowned as a Premier League force."
