Source: Team_Talk
Eriksson: County's Prem dream over
Munto Finance took charge of County in the summer and targeted a place in the Premier League for the club who are currently chasing promotion from League Two. [LNB]However, once the initial excitement and hype surrounding the takeover had died down holes soon appeared in their plans and by December Munto Finance had effectively pulled out of their investment, forcing executive chairman Peter Trembling to complete a management buy-out.[LNB]Trembling has now departed the club himself, after selling his majority shareholding to a consortium led by former Lincoln chairman Ray Trew, and Eriksson, who has also moved on, has spoken of his frustration at recent events.[LNB]The Swede told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme: "When I came first it was a dream, it was a big project, and I liked it very much. We thought it was genuine and it seemed to be genuine in the beginning, but in the end there was no money and they disappeared.[LNB]"They seem to be fake people, all of them. They just disappeared without any explanation. I feel they cheated the whole club, all the fans, the players, coaching staff, everyone.[LNB]"I don't know where they are today. They never phoned me back.[LNB]"They just went away and left the club with big problems, lots of debts, and myself and the chairman Peter Trembling tried extremely hard to bring investors to the club and people to take over.[LNB]"We were close many times but at the end it ended up as it did unfortunately."[LNB]Of the new owners, Eriksson added: "They made it very clear it's not going to be a project to try to take Notts County to the Premier League, maybe not even to the Championship, and that's why I was there."[LNB]The club are seventh in League Two, but with games in hand on the teams above them, and Eriksson said: "I think they can be promoted this season.[LNB]"If you get promoted to a higher division, you have to invest money, and I don't think that will happen, I'm sure it will not."[LNB]Meanwhile, Eriksson admits he is looking for work again and said: "I'm a gypsy and I've been a gypsy for many years.[LNB]"It doesn't matter where I live, as long as it's a good football project."[LNB]Asked if he had received any approaches regarding English jobs, the Swede said: "Yes, one, but it's agents and it's really nothing before you have spoken to a club or an association in a country and put your name on a piece of paper."[LNB]He added: "I will not rule out anything at this moment.[LNB]"Agents have already started to phone me with a lot of different jobs.[LNB]"But I prefer to wait until I have a real offer from a club chairman or chairman of a country. Before that it's only rumours."[LNB][LNB]
