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Preston North End boss Alex Neil has held talks with four potential new signings over the past week – and is set to have discussions with other targets over the coming days.

The Deepdale manager has gone on record as saying that he is looking to strengthen his squad for the forthcoming Championship campaign with the addition of three or four new players.


He is keen to add experience to his young squad.

And while everything may appear to be quiet on the outside, inside the corridors of Deepdale a lot of work is going on behind the scenes.

Two of the players North End held discussions with last week are attached to clubs in the Premier League, and the other two plied their trade in the Championship last season.
Was going to concentrate on North End in this thread but there are other teams out there

Plans for a new 5,000-seater all-wooden football stadium still have "fundamental issues with no clear resolution", it has been claimed.

League Two club Forest Green Rovers' new ground would be built on land near junction 13 of the M5 near Stroud.

Planners at Stroud District Council recommended the plans for approval, but Eastington Parish Council said it had a number of objections.

It said noise would be a problem and the travel plan was "not sustainable".

The application will be decided by a meeting of Stroud District Council's planning committee on Wednesday.

Plans also include a car park for 1,700 vehicles, two grass training pitches and a goal training area.

Detailing their objections on the parish council website, Eastington Parish Council also noted the stadium application was only considering 5,000 seats but the building was designed to take an additional 5,000.

The parish council also claimed:

At almost 20m, the highest part of the site will detract from the setting of several historic hamlets in the parish
The loss of existing landscaping and ecological value is not sufficiently avoided or mitigated
The proposed £7 car parking charge will see cars parking on verges and estate roads to avoid the charge
Media captionThe view from the centre spot of the proposed Forest Green Rovers stadium
The winning design for the proposed stadium, from architect Zaha Hadid, was announced in 2016.

Forest Green Rovers was named the "greenest football club in the world" last year.

The club's current ground in Nailsworth is powered by renewable energy, recycles rain water and serves vegan food to players, staff and fans.
Bolton Wanderers' administrators have identified a preferred new owner to take over the League One club.

Final offers were received from five parties before Wednesday's 16:00 BST deadline.

The successful bid met the criteria outlined by the administrators, including proof of funds for the next two years and EFL approval.

Paul Appleton of administrators David Rubin & Partners hopes a heads of terms agreement will be signed by Friday.

The preferred bidder, who has been notified of their successful offer, has also agreed to inject £1m into the club in order to rebuild the playing squad.

"I am delighted we have been able to reach a more than satisfactory outcome to this stage of the process and I am confident the preferred bidder has the ability to take Bolton Wanderers forward," said Appleton.

"Until that (heads of terms agreement) has been signed, we are still bound by the confidentiality agreement within the process.

"But I can assure all Bolton Wanderers fans that the preferred bidder has both the financial ability and the determination to turn around the fortunes of this great football club."

Wanderers went into administration at the end of a tumultuous season which saw problems on and off the field, and culminated in relegation from the Championship.

A winding-up petition against the club over an unpaid tax bill was suspended by the High Court after the club went into administration, and an emergency food bank was set up to help out staff who had not been paid.

Bolton, who will start next season in League One with a 12-point deduction, have also released a list of the 14 players that remain contracted to the club, including goalkeeper Ben Alnwick and Northern Ireland striker Josh Magennis.

Blackpool hope to have new owners by the end of June as the process of moving the embattled League One club forward reaches its conclusion.

Receivers have run the club since February as former owner Owen Oyston's 31-year reign ended in the High Court.

Paul Cooper and David Rubin have almost finished going through formal bids, with an announcement due imminently.

The Tangerines went from Premier League to League Two in six seasons amid arguments between the Oystons and fans,

Fans went on to boycott matches in protest against the Oyston family, however the boycott came to an end after they were removed.

The former Manchester United and Inter Milan executive Michael Bolingbroke, who was appointed executive chairman in April as the bid process continued, feels the people of Blackpool can start feeling proud of their club again.

Blackpool: At least 59 expressions of interest to buy League One club
He told the BBC: "This club is such an important part of the community. It was vital to get it back on its feet."

Manager Terry McPhillips has recently stated he is still working on the same annual budget put in place when the Oystons were at the club.

However, that could change once the new owner is confirmed and Bolingbroke is optimistic about the future.

He said: "We can challenge towards the top end of the league with the squad as it is.

"Obviously, the more money you have to spend, provided you spend it wisely, the better you can do and, in time, we should be looking at the Championship.

"It is not just about the first team squad though. Investment is also required in the academy and on the training ground.

"I have really enjoyed it here. It is a very easy club to become emotionally invested in."
(12-06-2019, 15:59)themaclad Wrote: [ -> ]Was going to concentrate on North End in this thread but there are other teams out there

Plans for a new 5,000-seater all-wooden football stadium still have "fundamental issues with no clear resolution", it has been claimed.

League Two club Forest Green Rovers' new ground would be built on land near junction 13 of the M5 near Stroud.

Planners at Stroud District Council recommended the plans for approval, but Eastington Parish Council said it had a number of objections.

It said noise would be a problem and the travel plan was "not sustainable".

The application will be decided by a meeting of Stroud District Council's planning committee on Wednesday.

Plans also include a car park for 1,700 vehicles, two grass training pitches and a goal training area.

Detailing their objections on the parish council website, Eastington Parish Council also noted the stadium application was only considering 5,000 seats but the building was designed to take an additional 5,000.

The parish council also claimed:

At almost 20m, the highest part of the site will detract from the setting of several historic hamlets in the parish
The loss of existing landscaping and ecological value is not sufficiently avoided or mitigated
The proposed £7 car parking charge will see cars parking on verges and estate roads to avoid the charge
Media captionThe view from the centre spot of the proposed Forest Green Rovers stadium
The winning design for the proposed stadium, from architect Zaha Hadid, was announced in 2016.

Forest Green Rovers was named the "greenest football club in the world" last year.

The club's current ground in Nailsworth is powered by renewable energy, recycles rain water and serves vegan food to players, staff and fans.

Thought wooden stands were outlawed after the Bradford fire?
So did I obviously nobody told them mind you strange club vegan and green
May be a short lived thread this one LEP site seems to be wanting me to win a phone with wrong answers

Sorted anti virus on phone
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