EFL gives Bury Tuesday deadline for Campbell takeover to go through

24 August 2019 12:16
• Club will be expelled from League One if 5pm deadline is missed• Directors of purchasers include Rory Campbell, son of AlastairThe English Football League has given Bury until Tuesday for their owner, Steve Dale, to conclude a sale, or the club will be expelled from the league after 125 years of membership.Dale received a takeover offer in principle on Friday night from the directors of a sporting data and analytics company, C&N Sporting Risk, including Rory Campbell, the son of the former Labour party communications director Alastair. In a statement released after the EFL board took time to consider the news, the league said it was not prepared to extend the deadline any further than Tuesday because of the impact on the competition. Related: Company which bought Bury debt reported to be owned by partner of Dale’s daughter Continue reading......read full article

Source: TheGuardian