Notts County have had the reversing lights on after a former Pakistan Prime Minister denied that he had invested in the club. Dr Moeen Qureshi was named earlier in the week as an investor, and the club have now admitted he was named due to 'a misunderstanding', claiming he is a member of one of the two families that are investors but not specifically part of the investment. The Football League meet on Thursday to consider their takeover.
The club face more problems with Sol Campbell ready to go to the Premier League and FIFA to get a move outside the transfer window. Campbell will have to effectively prove he was misled into signing for the club to continue his career before January. On top of all that former Bulls target Luke Rodgers was arrested outside a nightclub after scoring a hat-trick in midweek, but the Mirror claim that a major investor will be revealed next week.
Former Accrington captain Peter Cavanagh says his brother placed the £5 accumulator that saw him banned from football, but they could not prove it from computer records to clear his name. Now working as a taxi driver, he is considering whether to return to football when his ban expires. Fellow former Stanley man Robbie Williams has gone to the press saying he never knew it was illegal to bet, saying his grounding in non-league never gave him such information.
Lincoln have signed Fulham defender Adam Watts on loan for a month. Watts, 21, spent time at Northampton last season. Crewe have loaned defender Kelvin Mellor to Nantwich for a month. Ex-Bull Febian Brandy started again for England's u20 side on Friday night, but he left the tournament without a goal after a 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan sent both sides home.
You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy, but Gary Peters is being linked to the vacant post at Chester. Peters watched their game with Wrexham as a guest of former boss Mick Wadsworth, who was his no.2 at Shrewsbury. Bournemouth have been given the green light to sign a second loan player due to their injury crisis. They named only three subs for the third game running in their draw with Port Vale.