Bangor And Mash

The appointed Administrator at Northwich Victoria is Refresh Recovery, the same company that eventually wound up Chester City after years of Stephen Vaughan ownership.

This summer Vaughan returned to British football after his Maltese adventure, becoming shirt sponsor at the newly taken over Bangor City as a Consortium took over the club. His Vaughan Sports Management vehicle has a younger Vaughan as the sole Director, but shares an address with new Bangor Club Accountant Andy Haslam. The Consortium say Vaughan has no direct control over the club.

The new Club President is Gordon Craig, who is a Director of Refresh Recovery who is also handling the Administration of Palatine ABC Ltd, one of two companies that Haslam is currently a Director of.

Stephen Vaughan Jnr is now Director of Football at Bangor, having been jailed for 15 months in March for perverting the course of justice, with one of his first actions in the role seeing manager Andy Legg axed in favour of Ian Dawes. The club say Legg wouldn't agree a full time contract with the club.

Dawes, who holds the 'A' coaching licence required to be a manager in the Welsh Premier, was previously manager with Maltese side Floriana, who Vaughan Jnr and Snr had links to.

Now the ownership of the Nantporth stadium home of Bangor is in the sights of the Consortium, with fans concerned that the ground could be used as an asset to build debt. After all, the Vaughan family track record in ball sports doesn't read too well having seen Chester City go to the wall, Barrow reformed, Widnes Vikings end up in Administration, and Floriana left with significant debt.