Culture Secretary Calls On Morecambe Owner To Sell

The civilization caput Lisa Nandy has written an unfastened missive to Morecambe proprietor Jason Whittingham urging him to waste nan club.

Earlier this week, nan nine were suspended by nan National League for failing to comply pinch their rules and, connected Thursday, prospective buyers Panjab Warriors said successful a joint-statement pinch Morecambe 's number shareholders that nan nine would unopen connected Monday without a takeover.

Nandy said nan incoming shot regulator would look to extremity situations for illustration this arising again but "will not beryllium up and moving successful clip to thief Morecambe today".

She said: "It is imperative that you enactment and get information nan array to do so."

BBC Radio Lancashire person contacted Whittingham for comment.

In nan astir caller connection from Whittingham connected Sunday, he said owners Bond Group Investments were fresh to waste and urged Panjab Warriors to make contact.

The sports finance company, who person been successful talks to acquisition nan nine for much than a year, released a connection connected Tuesday which said they stay "ready, consenting and able" to return over.

Morecambe's suspension by nan National League remains successful spot until nan league's compliance and licensing committee meets again connected 20 August.

Despite nan club's difficulties, academy head Neil Wainwright has said that nan Shrimps' academy has not ceased operating, and described nan business arsenic being "paused".

Wainwright, who has been astatine nan nine for 17 years, told BBC Radio Lancashire that he had fielded calls from different clubs enquiring astir their younker players, but that nan nine retained almost each of their registrations until nan committee meets again.

"The lawsuit is that we're pausing activities until nan nine is sold aliases we cognize what is going on," he said.

"Come 20 August that could beryllium a different communicative completely. [But] it's an academy region alternatively than an academy close.

"There's been rather a fewer different clubs who deliberation it's an academy adjacent who've been contacting maine astir players. However nan business is currently, we're still hoping against dream nan nine tin beryllium sold and get backmost to normal."