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Grimsby have reported a loss of £625,220 for last season. Gate receipts fell by around 50% on the previous season, while wages rose to £1.8million. The club now owe a total of £2.5million, most of it to the current board members. Port Vale chairman Bill Bratt wants to step down from the club by the end of next year. He has to stay for 12 months once investors Harlequin complete their 24.9% share purchase, but will quit soon after that time is up.
Notts County are chasing 50-cap Portugese international Jorge Andrade. The free agent 31 year old left Juventus in the summer after an injury plagued 2 year spell there after a €10million transfer. Sol Campbell has denied Sven Goran Ericsson's claims that he walked out of the club in the middle of a training session. Former Bulls loanee Marcus Browning has joined Bournemouth as a part-time youth coach. He will combine the role with playing for Bath City.
Torquay have loaned midfielder Michael Brough to Mansfield until January, after a similar spell with Stevenage. Histon have agreed a deal to loan then sell youngster Danny Simpson to Peterboro to ease their financial worries. Weymouth expect to be in Administration for only a few days as the Administrator will look for an immediate buyer for the business, which the board believe is currently unviable.
Carlisle have been fined £3,000, half of it suspended, for fielding an under strength side in the Johnstones Paint Trophy. They still beat Morecambe in the game but fielded only five first team regulars.
