Rochdale AFC announces 'preferred investor' in the football club
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRochdale AFC today announced its 'preferred investor ' in the football club - the family behind a charitable trust who say they intend to make an offer and will provide funds to allow the club to continue operating for the next 30 days.
The Ogden family's charitable trust - The Ogden Trust - was established in 1999 and says on its website it 'exists to promote the teaching and learning of physics'.
Making the announcement, the club said Sir Peter Ogden, who established the trust, and Lady Ogden, who are both trustees, were born in Rochdale. READ MORE: Put up and shut up' - Man City, Everton, Nottingham Forest and the truth behind FFP Premier League chaos In a statement, the family said it intends to make an offer to buy the club after due diligence is completed, but 'time is not on our side'.
It read: "To allow us the necessary time, we are making sufficient funds available to the club to enable it to operate for the next 30 days.
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