The Chris Turner fronted takeover bid for Sheff Weds tried to buy out Hartlepool first. The reported £10million deal was rejected by the current Pools owners, causing Turner and chief executive Russ Green to quit the club. Barnet have extended the loan of young winger Danny Hart to Thurrock for a second month.
Stockport's owners have released some information on their plans. The consortium is 14 strong, with no single person holding more than 10% of the club so that it is protected from a single shareholder damaging the long term future of the club. Bournemouth say they will be debt free by the end of October. They have cleared all but £200,000 of the £1.7million debt inherited from the previous owners and expect that to be cleared within six weeks.
Northampton say they 'will be able to pay their bills on time' after beating Liverpool on Wednesday night. The game was worth around £150,000 to them and they hope for another big side to cancel out projected losses for the season. The local press say their wage bill is around £1.2million. York have announced that manager Martin Foyle has left the club after a slow start to the season. They currently lie 15th in the Conference.
Accrington's JPT match with Stockport has been postponed while the League investigates the ineligible player charge against Stanley and midfielder Ray Putterill.