Update given on Morecambe’s takeover saga, Fylde friendly, players’ stance – 23rd July 2025

An replace has been given on Morecambe’s takeover saga, the upcoming Fylde pleasant, and the gamers’ stance as of the twenty third July 2025.

Morecambe’s scheduled pleasant in opposition to AFC Fylde WILL go forward this Saturday, fielding a full first-team squad, regardless of the latest cancellation of a behind-closed-doors pleasant in opposition to Barrow AFC.

The Barrow match was referred to as off because of the gamers’ collective resolution to not play till the membership’s possession points are resolved, as per the Shrimps Belief.

Morecambe haven’t performed a house pre-season pleasant thus far this summer season.

Nevertheless, the membership confirmed by way of Twitter: “We are able to verify that our pre-season pleasant in opposition to AFC Fylde will go forward as deliberate this coming Saturday.”

We are able to verify that our pre-season pleasant in opposition to AFC Fylde will go forward as deliberate this coming Saturday.#UTS 🦐 pic.twitter.com/HLSi9MDMVv

— Morecambe FC (@MorecambeFC) July 22, 2025

Morecambe supervisor Derek Adams has informed BBC Radio Lancashire:“The gamers are usually not on strike they usually all educated at this time on the coaching floor. Their professionalism has been magnificent throughout this troublesome time. All of us need this example to be resolved and the most effective final result… pic.twitter.com/by0td4azsr

— BBC Sport Lancashire (@BBCLancsSport) July 22, 2025

Earlier than the affirmation, Morecambe boss Derek Adams revealed that the gamers are persevering with to organize professionally regardless of the uncertainty surrounding the membership.

“The gamers are usually not on strike they usually all educated at this time on the coaching floor,” he informed BBC Radio Lancashire.

“Their professionalism has been magnificent throughout this troublesome time.

“All of us need this example to be resolved and the most effective final result for Morecambe Soccer Membership.”

AFC Fylde stated<: ”The membership have been in common contact with Morecambe Soccer Membership as we search affirmation that our fixture will go forward as initially scheduled.

”We’ve acquired assurances that Morecambe will be capable to fulfil the fixture and can be capable to area a first-team squad.

”On that foundation, the membership wish to confidently say that the fixture will go forward as deliberate, and encourage supporters to proceed shopping for tickets each in particular person and on-line as we put together for an important weekend of preparation forward of the 2025/26 marketing campaign.

”In fact, if the state of affairs at Morecambe Soccer Membership modifications, we’ll talk with supporters as quickly as potential relating to our fixture on Saturday, twenty sixth July.

”We be a part of the remainder of the footballing neighborhood in hoping Morecambe’s troublesome state of affairs is resolved within the coming days, and we sit up for welcoming them to Mill Farm this weekend.

”Thanks on your understanding and persistence.”

Excl: I’ve been informed that this announcement is the primary that the Morecambe gamers have heard about this.

They’re at the moment refusing to play matches till the present possession state of affairs is resolved.

And – per experiences: Derek Adams says gamers nonetheless coaching.@SkySportsNews https://t.co/rCO8VqXsLZ

– Sanny Rudravajhala (@sanny_rudra) July 22, 2025

Please see beneath the most recent replace from the Belief on the state of affairs as we at the moment perceive it. pic.twitter.com/oVhBoFUyFx

— Shrimps Belief 🦐 (@shrimpstrust) July 23, 2025

SHRIMPS TRUST STATEMENT (23 July):

The Belief wish to replace members and followers alike on our actions, and the updates all through the previous couple of days. Bond Group The Shrimps Belief have had some communication with Bond Group. This has been within the type of messages by which Jason Whittingham assures us each day {that a} sale will full quickly – both to the brand new consortium’ or to Panjab Warriors. We’ve harassed to Jason on behalf of everybody that we’ve got heard this for weeks now, and the way dire the implications can be ought to the sale not occur. Bond Group proceed to say they need a sale. Given the previous few weeks, we maintain little retailer within the updates we’re receiving.

Regulators

The Belief had been booked in to have a gathering with the Nationwide League on Tuesday. Frustratingly, this didn’t happen. From conversations we’ve got had with them, it appears their rules aren’t match to assist our membership at current. We stay in touch with them and the Soccer Affiliation, and are exploring each potential angle. We’ve additionally requested the NL to be clear about what deadlines there are on this example being resolved. Their response is that this isn’t set in stone, so we have to work with them on a versatile foundation. Additional updates will observe after we pin them down to fulfill.

Panjab Warriors

We perceive PW stay in touch with the NL and Bond Group. We’ve not had affirmation over whether or not authorized proceedings have begun. PW are working with all events on this to make sure that subsequent steps are taken accurately, and to ensure that the implication of any motion is totally understood.

Media

You’ll have seen the Soccer Governance Invoice handed into legislation this week. We stay in touch with our MP and the DCMS, and thank Lisa Nandy MP and Stephanie Peacock MP for holding Morecambe FC on the forefront of their interviews on this subject. Our Chair spoke to Keiran Maguire and Kevin Hunter-Day of the ‘Value of Soccer’ podcast on Tuesday, and we thank them for his or her time. This interview will exit on Thursday morning. We additionally stay in touch with a number of media retailers. Thanks to all of the mainstream media who’ve labored with on this thus far. Our contact is medianshrimostrust.co.uk for anybody who needs to get in contact.

Soccer Governance

We’ve a gathering with Lizzi Collinge on Thursday afternoon, at which we hope a consultant from the DCMS can be in attendance. We can be persevering with to work via the roadmap for the introduction of the Soccer Governance Act, and the way rapidly it might probably assist Morecambe FC.

AGM

Our AGM is booked for 31 July at 6.30pm for a 6.4Spm begin on the Strathmore Lodge. This can be a proper assembly with a enterprise agenda to get via. Whereas we can be taking questions from members, the main focus of this assembly have to be on the formal constitutional issues the Belief has to legally full annually.

Be aware: On account of venue measurement, we solely have house for 100 members on the AGM. Nominated Trustees are already registered so please simply come alongside. A reserving hyperlink can be posted for different members to register on in the end. We might want to work on a ‘no ticket, no entry’ foundation on the evening.

We’re pursuing all strains of motion/strain that we will at current. We are going to replace when practicably potential.

Councillor Clark Kent, chairperson of Morecambe City Council, stated on behalf of the city council: “Morecambe City Council is dismayed on the developments which have taken place at Morecambe Soccer Membership over the previous few weeks.

“Having witnessed a number of false dawns over the sale course of and the saga displaying no signal of coming to an finish, the Council feels compelled so as to add its voice to the refrain of individuals registering their anger on the present state of affairs.

“We implore Jason Whittingham and Bond Group to finish a sale as quickly as potential, that workers be paid, and that our membership will get again to taking part in soccer.

“We need to take this chance to precise our solidarity with and sympathy for the workers, gamers and all related to the membership who’re being severely impacted by the selections being taken.

“It’s deeply upsetting to see their wellbeing and livelihoods on the road.

“We additionally want to thank our MP Lizzi Collinge, the previous board of administrators, the Shrimps Belief, the followers of Morecambe FC, and everybody else who has or is pulling each lever accessible to them to try to obtain a constructive final result and produce an finish to this sorry state of affairs.

“To complete on a extra constructive notice, it has been actually heartening to see the individuals and companies of Morecambe and Lancaster rally round our beleaguered membership, doing no matter they’ll to assist – be that saving youngsters’s events to providing free meals to workers.

“Everybody within the city must be so pleased with the neighborhood spirit that has been proven over the previous few weeks.

“You’ve been an absolute credit score to yourselves.”

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