'Fans can't be left high and dry': Andy Burnham launches taskforce to help Oldham fans with takeover bid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAndy Burnham is spearheading a new taskforce which is hoped will enable fans to take ownership of Oldham Athletic FC. The Greater Manchester Mayor is bringing together fan groups to help with a community share offer, where fans would be able to buy a stake in the beleaguered club.
Latics were relegated from the Football League for the first time in their history in April. In the process, they became the first club to have played in the Premier League to slip into the non-league.
The 2-1 home defeat to Salford which sealed their fate had to be abandoned due to protests against the club's owner, Moroccan former football agent Abdallah Lemsagam, who is deeply unpopular with supporters angry at his stewardship of the club since he took over in 2018. READ MORE: Manchester United icon Paul Scholes makes 'brilliant' cricket return after Sir Alex Ferguson ban With 12 minutes left to play of the Salford match, hundreds of fans ran onto the Boundary Park pitch, holding up a banner that read 'GET OUT OF OUR CLUB', and refused to leave.
It took over an hour to clear the pitch meaning the game had to be shelved. The remainder of the game was played behind closed doors several hours later.
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