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Departed Darlington captain Ian Miller says the club failed to respond to his requests for a meeting. He says their inaction 'forced his hand' in leaving the club after they failed to pay him for November. Swindon are reported to have rejected a £500,000 offer from Bournemouth for winger Matt Richie. The Cherries say the bid was rejected yesterday and they may make a higher bid soon.
Port Vale say they took out the second mortgage on their Vale Park home to cover 'short term cashflow issues' relating to them having only one home game scheduled in December. Boss Micky Adams has also told the press he was not told about their off-field dramas. He learnt from the press that chairman Peter Miller had returned to the US, and that Chief Executive Perry Deakin had resigned. Despite this he doesn't plan to have talks with the board at present.
Aldershot say their floodlight problems, that saw yesterday's game with Southend abandoned, meant they were unable to power on more than two floodlights at the same time. The game was abandoned 25 minutes after the half time whistle with engineers unable to rectify the fault. The Non-League Paper claims Kettering are on the verge of a takeover that will see controversial Weymouth chief George Rolls come in with backer Colin Hill. Rolls' wife is currently the main shareholder for the Terras.
Former Plymouth administrator Brendan Guilfoyle says that he will operate future Administation periods at clubs on a strict one month schedule, with no confidentiality agreements and all money to be paid up front. The announcement comes after his firm did a 'post-mortem' on their handling of Plymouth's sale where their offices were targetted by angry fans as their involvement dragged on.
Crawley boss Steve Evans says the club have had a bid for loanee Andy Drury rejected by Ipswich. The midfielder left the Red Devils earlier in the week at the end of his three month loan. Newport say they have accepted a bid from an unnamed club for midfielder Danny Rose. The 23 year old has scored 11 goals this season.
Crawley boss Steve Evans told reporters that Gillingham fans would be celebrating 'as if they've won the World Cup' after the Gills won at the Broadmoor - er - Broadfield Stadium yesterday. Evans was reported to have had an after match spat with a Gills player, and then the lights went out on the Gills as they were warming down after the match. Gillingham winger Chris Whelpdale will be out for a few weeks after tearing open his scrotum during the match.
Darlington are down to just 15 contracted players at the club after defender Jonatan Sanchez-Munoz quit the club this week. The Spaniard had struggled to settle in England and the lack of pay from the club saw him ask for his release to return home.
