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Stephen Vaughan snr has loaned his 'owner' son Stephen Vaughan jnr £36,600 to keep Chester in the Conference.
The sum is the anticipated difference between sums due to the club from the Football League and the Premier League handout withheld earlier in the season, and their total presumed debt to footballing creditors. That would suggest that up to £350,000 is owed to footballing creditors, with a large chunk of it to the PFA.
Over on the Devachat forum the news has not gone down well, with many fans still intent on staying away until the Vaughans are long gone. There are also further claims that some of the youth team have not been paid for up to four months.
Managing Director Bob Gray told the BBC that Vaughan senior has spoken to people about selling the club: "He has seen people. In fact he saw somebody today. But he will not let the club go at any price. They're coming up with stupid figures. They don't realise the strength of the man. He's as thick-skinned as a rhino."
That should interest the authorities, as Vaughan snr told people last week he was no longer owner of the club...
