Athletic’s new owners are to negotiate Iain Dowie’s new team plans for the coming season which kicks off in two weeks time. Athletic have just 12 professional footballers at Boundary Park, of which three are injured. Chris Moore set about destructing the squad before handing over control of the club but he has now cut all ties and written off a loan to the club of around £4.5 million.
Caretaker owner Sean Jarvis said, “The team is our product and we need
guidance from Iain about the best way to move forward. Financial parameters are extremely tight, but getting players signed up is arguably the top priority at the moment. Chris Moore is no longer associated with the club, so we have
achieved our first objective. There are hundreds of other issues to deal with, such as creditors, bringing in sponsorship, re-opening the shop and so on. But the team is of paramount importance.”