CHARLTON owner Paul Elliott has been blocked from running the club by the EFL.
Manchester-based Elliott was told that he has been disqualified from taking control after a directors test
Charlton’s proposed takeover looks in doubt after three people failed the English Football League’s Owners and Directors’ Test
Elliott had been quizzed about his takeover of the company and the EFL were unhappy with the answers.
Now Elliott has immediately appealed and plans to go to the High Court to fight the decision.
Romanian Andrei Mihail, a director of East Street Investments who own the club, was also ruled out by the EFL but has now resigned.
And in a further twist Charlton have seen doubts raised about the imminent signings of Conor Washington and Alex Gilbey.
Striker Washington is due to join from Scottish side Hearts while midfielder Gilbey is leaving MK Dons at the end of his contract.
A third player, Aussie starlet Matt Dench, has flown in from Perth to sign but should be allowed to stay on as an academy player.
Charlton notified the EFL at the start of the week that they were planning to sign players under “soft embargo” rules.
However the EFL are now claiming they are under a more strict embargo after notifying former owner Roland Duchatelet about that decision – rather than the club.
That decision is also to be contested by Elliott as he fights to stay in control and get a team on the park next month.
The in-fighting also escalated when Charlton lawyer Chris Farnell was harassed by fans at his offices in Manchester.
Farnell called the police after a group of masked supporters came into his HQ.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
