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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Morecambe cease all football operations as owner urged to complete sale

Mazuma Stadium.
Morecambe are said to owe £316,000 in outstanding wages. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Morecambe’s prospective buyers have implored the owner of the crisis-hit club to sell up and announced that all first-team football operations have stopped there.

Morecambe were suspended from the National League on Monday after a deadline passed for Jason Whittingham of Bond Group Investments to outline how the club would meet its financial obligations for the 2025-26 season. Whittingham had claimed in a statement released the previous day to be working “with the consortium led by Jonny Cato” on a deal to acquire the majority shareholding in Morecambe. He also claimed Bond Group had been unable to contact Panjab Warriors, the London-based investment company who received clearance from the EFL to purchase Morecambe in June.

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