Owen Oyston removed from Blackpool board in significant shake-up

Owen Oyston removed from Blackpool board in significant shake-up
Former Blackpool chairman Owen Oyston has been removed from the League One club’s board of directors by a Court Receiver.Oyston, who was involved in a legal wrangle with his son Karl, has also lost his place on the board of Blackpool Football Club (Properties) Limited.1

Owen Oyston has been ousted at Blackpool

Paul Cooper, appointed by the High Court in order to sell the club and settle the family’s 25million debt to former club president Valeri Belokon, announced to changes on Monday evening.Karl Oyston, 51, was Blackpool chairman from 1999 to February 2018, when he was replaced following a high court ruling that he and his father had been guilty of “illegitimately stripping” the club’s assets following their season in the Premier League in 2010/11.Ben Hatton, who was director of commercial enterprises at Manchester United for 10 years up to 2007, is the new executive director and managing director, while Ian Currie is a non-executive director, having filled that role at Bolton for six years. Tim Fielding, who has served as chairman of the Blackpool Supporters’ Trust, will represent the fans in an observational role to ensure full transparency.Former Inter Milan chief executive Michael Bolingbroke, who was the chief operating officer at Manchester United for seven years from 2007, has been appointed as consultant to the new board.Cooper said: “I am delighted to announce these appointments as I believe they demonstrate the high calibre of individual, who is prepared to work with all the stakeholders of this great club to ensure it can perform at the highest level in the most professional, transparent and optimal way.”

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