The League Paper

BLACKPOOL UP FOR SALE AFTER OYSTONS’ WOE

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The LeaguePaper Team
12 November 2017

By Tom Blackett
IT’S something many Blackpool fans have been waiting a long time for – the club have been put up for sale by their unpopular owners, the Oyston family. It comes after they lost a High Court battle with former club president Valeri Belokon and were ordered to buy him out for £31m.
The Oystons, who have owned the club since 1986, were alleged to have shown unfair prejudice against shareholders which they denied. The judge ruled that an initial £10m should be paid within 28 days. Mr Justice Smith said the Oystons had “abused their majority powers t...

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