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FIGHT TO NET THE SHRIMPS HOTS UP

By Tom Blackett

HOME: Morecambe’s Globe Arena
PICTURE: Action Images

MORECAMBE’S future could become clearer in the coming week as the battle for control of the club comes to a head.
The League Two outfit have been beset by financial problems this year and there has been uncertainty over the club’s ownership.
It had looked as though things had settled down when Graham Burnard, of G50 Holdings, who own a majority stake in the club, said earlier this month that the Shrimps’ financial future was secure for at least the next two years, with funding guaranteed to the E...

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