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Ex-Bull Febian Brandy was again substituted midway through the second half as England's u20 side crashed 4-0 to Ghana in the u20 World Cup in Egypt. Cheltenham defender Shane Duff is to miss six months after needing achilles surgery. Accrington, with a month left to find another £218,000, are to play US side Austin Aztecs in a fundraising game.
Burton have announced record £135,000 profits for last season, on a record turnover of £1.5million. £1.1million of turnover was commercial and sponsorship income. The club have delayed plans to build a hotel at their Pirelli Stadium home, but are considering adding an all-weather pitch for community use. On the field they have signed former Yeovil defender Aaron Brown for an initial month.
Swindon have announced a rights issue to raise money in the club. They will consolidate exisiting shares, and issue new shares that will make up more than 92% of the total share capital that will effectively squeeze out small shareholders and those that are no longer in contact with the club. Lincoln caretaker boss Simon Clark has left the club following Chris Sutton's appointment as manager.
Weymouth chairman Ian Ridley is to step down after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is to start two months of radiotherapy. Carlisle lost £1.2million in narrowly avoiding relegation from League One last season. They lost 20% of their average gate last season, costing them £500,000 in revenue.
The Football League are monitoring the Jersey court case involving Leeds supremo Ken Bates. Bates initially told the court he was a joint owner of the club, but later changed his mind and told them he was not part of the ownership of the club. Leeds owners, according to the Guardian, are a Cayman Islands company whose adminstrators refuse to reveal the identities of the shareholders.
