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Paul Nolan, director at Nolan Redshaw

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11:03 am, November 24, 2009
Rossendale Utd put up for sale

By Simon Binns

Rossendale Utd Football Club (RUFC), which plays in the UniBond League Division One North, has been put up for sale.

Bury-based Nolan Redshaw has been appointed to market the club on behalf of its owner, Andrew Connolly, who is looking for new investors. Paul Nolan, director at Nolan Redshaw, is also a supporter of the club.

The sale will include the ground and its surrounding facilities, of which the stands and the social club have recently been refurbished.

Connolly has owned the club for more than a decade, but it has been run for the past two years by a group of volunteers, headed up by chairman and former player, Steve Hobson.

Connolly said: “I have put a lot of time and hard work in to the club and, after careful consideration, I have now decided it is in the best interest, of both myself and RUFC, to put the club up for sale.

“I feel I have taken the club as far as I can and now that it is clear of any debt, it will benefit from a fresh outlook. The club is in an excellent state and we have some great facilities, including one of the best playing surfaces in the league.”

Nolan said: “Rossendale Utd is a club with a long history, so this is an interesting instruction for Nolan Redshaw, particularly as I used to follow the team as a child.

“Andrew saved the club from extinction some years ago and is now seeking a new investor to take the club forward. The club facilities and site have excellent potential”.

Nolan Redshaw has also advised Manchester Utd FC and Burnley FC on professional and development issues in the last 18 months.

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