Whittingham put the membership up on the market in September 2022 however a deal has nonetheless not been finished, with the membership tumbling from League One to the Nationwide League having been relegated in two of the previous three seasons.
Panjab Warriors have been a part of a takeover try of the membership for greater than a yr and the EFL authorised their takeover earlier this summer season after their relegation from League Two was confirmed, however that deal has nonetheless not acquired over the road.
In the meantime, one other takeover bid from a consortium led by Jonny Cato was additionally accepted earlier in July, however it's unclear the place that bid – or that of Panjab Warriors' efforts – stands with simply over two weeks remaining till the beginning of the season.
It has been a fraught summer season for the Lancashire membership, because the Shrimps' board beforehand threatened to place the membership into administration if a deal was not accomplished.
The board have been then sacked by Whittingham however then swiftly introduced again to assist the take care of Panjab Warriors happen.
Quickly after, the board resigned as that deal stalled, with Cato's “final minute” bid later accepted, nevertheless he has not been seen or heard from in public because the deal was introduced.
