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Grimsby are being sued by ex-boss Mike Newell for £50,000 compensation. Half of it is wages for the remainder of his contract, the rest is a cut of the transfer fee received by the club by selling youngster Ryan Bennett to Peterboro shortly after his sacking. In documents seen by the Grimsby Telegraph, Newell claims he was physically threatened by chairman John Fenty. The documents show Newell was being paid a basic £65,000 a season by the club, plus bonuses and a cut of transfer fees received.
Dagenham midfielder Stuart Thurgood has been ruled out for the rest of the season after he was told he needs another operation on the injured ankle that has kept him out since November. Notts County are to ask the Police to investigate the way Munto Finance ran the club. The new regime believe criminal charges are applicable after a thorough review of the club.
Bournemouth have extended the loan of Norwich man Rhoys Wiggins for a second month. The club claimed to have just eight fit professionals for their match on Tuesday night, and named a match squad of just 14 including two goalkeepers. Histon have announced they have cleared their debts and are planning for next season. They were claimed to be £700,000 in debt in January.
AFC Wimbledon have agreed a longer lease on ground surrounding their Kingsmeadow base that will allow them to enter the Football League if they win promotion. Part of the deal will see former ground owners Kingstonian remain as tenants of the Dons for a longer period. Southend have banned club captain Adam Barrett from doing his column for the Southend Echo due to the ongoing dispute over the paper's reporting of the club's financial problems.
Aldershot have signed former Shrewsbury striker Omer Riza on contract until the end of the season after a trial. Lincoln have signed Leeds striker David Somma on a months loan. The South African played three times on loan at Chesterfield earlier in the season.
