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In the FA Cup last night Accrington beat Barnet 1-0, Aldershot lost to Tranmere 2-1, and Rotherham were beaten 3-0 by Luton. Barrow beat Oxford 3-1 to book their Third Round place, while Kettering held Leeds for all but 13 minutes of extra time when they collapsed to a 5-1 defeat that then saw the club's board sack assistant manager John Deehan. Player boss Lee Harper is now considering his position.
Cash strapped Histon have suspended manager Steve Fallon after he allegedly told the squad they were all being released. Chairman Tony Roach says he told Fallon that four players needed to go to balance the books, and Fallon will now face a disciplinary hearing in ten days time. The FA Cup TV coverage left spare by Setanta's demise has been picked up by ESPN for around half the original fee. They will cover it for two years from next season.
Bournemouth are still trying to get their transfer embargo lifted. The Football League have acknowledged that they have cleared outstanding tax and footballing debts, but they are tied under an agreement made by the previous board to clear historical debts as well. Torquay's twice postponed FA Cup match at Stockport may be switched to Plainmoor. Stockport's rugby-shared pitch is in such a poor state that they have to find an alternative venue to play the game next Tuesday, and it will be Plainmoor if a local alternative cannot be found.
Weymouth's new owner George Rolls has been ploughing through two months of unopened mail at the club - to find it another £35,000 in debt. The £700,000 total debt is 'rising daily' with former boss Alan Lewer also chasing an £80,000 payout for unfair dismissal. Rolls say the club is owed £70,000 because the old board did not issue invoices for various things including loaning players out. Notts County are now claimed to be chasing Birmingham midfielder Lee Carsley, but they will make Daniel Jones' loan move from Wolves permanent in January.
Hartlepool have recorded an operating loss of £1.1million for last season, after recording a £1.8million loss the season before. They admit breaking the League's salary cap regulations by 29% last season. The parent company has now put in over £10million to cover losses since taking over the club in 1997. Ex-Bull Marcus Palmer scored again for Evesham as they beat Truro City 2-1 last night. Truro, with Tom Smith in their ranks, sacked their manager last week after an indifferent start to their first ever Zamaretto League campaign.
