Takeover off

Kiel, Germany: The exciting stuff always happens when I am abroad with an up-and-down WiFi connection, but I gather that the takeover is off. The current board has been restructured, Richard Murray is back in charge and £7m has been put into the club.

It seems to that this is good news. It ends the period of uncertainty, gives the club some stability and allows us to focus on the pitch.

Three boards have been merged into one which makes a lot more sense and the sale of the training ground and other assets is off.

La Brady and co can pursue their interest in Wet Spam, the fish-and-chip shop proprietor can go back to his frying and Dennis Wise is welcome to attend the occasional game. In the longer run we will need more investment, but the immediate crisis and the threat of administration has been averted.