Thursday, 13 October 2011

D-DAY FOR BRENT BID

Prospective Plymouth Argyle owner James Brent is currently awaiting approval for his takeover of the club from the Football League Board.

Brent's Akkeron Group are the second group to have had a bid for ownership of the Pilgrims after Bishop International Ltd, a Gibraltar based company headed by Kevin Heaney, failed to finalise a deal to take control of Argyle.

In addition to the bid itself, Brent has also reached an agreement with the PFA over paying back outstanding wages to the club's players, which will see the players receive an upfront sum followed by monthly payments and the rest of the remaining balance at a later date. Other office staff who have been without pay during this time will also see money owed to them repaid.

In other news, teenage striker Matt Lecointe has been subject of speculated interest from Premiership giants Arsenal and Manchester United, but no bids have been received by the Pilgrims for his services.