Cambridge future still unclear

Cambridge United are still uncertain whether they will be able to take their place in the Conference next season after a compromise proposal aiming to solve their dispute with the Inland Revenue was rejected this afternoon.

According to their Official Website they have until Monday to find a solution. Their financial director Nick Pomery admitted that the club was very surprised and disappointed that the Inland Revenue rejected the proposal.

"The decision certainly has implications for the rest of football, and not just us," he said.

Pomery explained yesterday that two options to secure the club's future were under investigation and he confirmed that the second option was still alive.

"We are still pursuing an alternative with the Football Association and we hope to be in a position to say more about that on Monday. All is not lost.

"We still have funding through to Monday night, by which time we're pretty confident that we will have worked out whether this last option will work or not, and we're very grateful for Colin Proctor for selling his collection of Cambridge United memorabilia to help the club out and keep us alive for that extra day."

Meanwhile the future of Kidderminster Harriers looks more promising. An announcement is expected on Monday when it is thought that the consortium led by vice-chairman Barry Norgrove will take over the club.

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