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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Bradford sign Salford defender Tilt
Bradford City have signed Salford City defender Curtis Tilt on a two-year 33-year-old will join the newly promoted League One side on 1 July when his contract with the Ammies who has had spells with Blackpool, Rotherham and Wigan, made 82 league appearances in his two seasons with Salford."Curtis is a player who we have admired from playing against us and has attributes we know will help us with our way of defending and playing," boss Graham Alexander told the club website., external
The 42
08-05-2025
- Business
- The 42
Irish businessman Kelly teams up with Beckham and Neville in new Salford ownership group
DAVID BECKHAM AND Gary Neville are members of a new ownership group at English fourth-tier football club Salford, it was announced Thursday. The club announced the former Manchester United stars were part of a consortium which also includes Irish businessman, Declan Kelly, and Mervyn Davies, who was a banker before becoming a UK minister in the Labour government of Gordon Brown from 2009-10. Salford, in Greater Manchester, is walking distance from United's Old Trafford ground, with Beckham saying on Thursday on Instagram: 'Salford played such an important role in my life growing up… it's where I bought my first house and where me and Victoria (his pop star wife Victoria Adams) lived.' Advertisement The 50-year-old added: 'I'm so proud to be part of a new ownership group alongside gneville2 (Gary Neville) as we begin the next chapter of Salford's journey. 'Football is at the heart of this community and I can't wait to see what the future holds for the Ammies.' Neville — now a high-profile television football pundit, said earlier on Thursday: 'I am passionate about Salford City. This is a unique partnership with a diverse range of minds and expertise, held together by a love of football. 'Football will come first, however it's critical that we drive the club towards sustainability in the next four to five years. I can't wait for the next part of this journey.' Salford were once owned by a larger group of United stars from the celebrated 'Class of 92′ which, as well as including Beckham and Gary Neville, also featured Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt. Salford rose through the non-League ranks since their investment began in 2014 before entering League Two, the lowest tier of the senior English football pyramid that peaks with the Premier League. But the new ownership structure appears to reflect the need for additional finance at Salford, who finished eighth last season, just outside the play-off places, as they bid for promotion to League One. – © AFP 2025
Miami Herald
08-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
David Beckham, Gary Neville complete takeover of English club Salford City
David Beckham, who turned 50 last week, got himself a special birthday gift. The Inter Miami co-owner on Thursday completed a takeover of English fourth-tier club Salford City, along with former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville, as part of a new investment group. Beckham and Neville, brother of ex-Inter Miami coach Phil Neville, had been shareholders in the League Two club since 2014 along with other members of the Manchester United Class of 1992. Beckham grew up in Salford and posted the news on social media: 'Salford played such an important role in my life growing up, it's where I trained with United alongside my best mates every day, it's where I bought my first house and where me and Victoria lived. I'm so proud to be part of a new ownership group, alongside my mate Gary Neville as we begin the next chapter of Salford's journey. Football is at the heart of this community, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for the Ammies.' Salford had been taken over by members of the Manchester United Class of '92 in 2014 along with billionaire Peter Lim, who is no longer a shareholder after Neville acquired his stake last year. The teammates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Phil Neville relinquished their stakes in the club but will retain roles in the business and sporting side. The new consortium, which was formed by investment firm Consello, includes U.S. based businessman Declan Kelly, India-based Dream Sports Group and Mervyn Davies, the chairman of Britain's Lawn Tennis Association. Kelly said, in a press release: 'This new ownership group comprises some of the best in the world at what they do and has been put together for the sole purpose of driving the club forward. Utilizing the knowledge and skills of this group, our goal is to create a path to achieve new and sustainable success for SCFC both on and off the pitch.' Since the takeover of the club in 2014, Salford City, which was in the eighth-tier at the time, was promoted four times in five years. It has remained in League Two since 2019.
BBC News
05-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'I'll do what it takes to bring Salford success'
Salford City boss Karl Robinson has said he will do whatever it takes to make his side a success as they target a return to League Two promotion Ammies were third in the table in January, having won six consecutive games, but their form has tailed off since then.A humbling 8-0 defeat by Manchester City in the FA Cup preceded a run of just one win from 10 league games, which has seen them slip down to 11th in the table and six points off the play-off places."I will do whatever it takes for this football club to be successful - so will my players," Robinson told BBC Radio Manchester following Tuesday's 2-2 draw against Swindon Town."I'll work around the clock to give everything I've got. I want the staff to give more. The players to give more. Me to give more."We've got 11 or 12 games to go and we've moved from a points tally we've been stuck on for three weeks and it's been frustrating the life out of me seeing that."Salford have struggled with injuries over the winter period but have recently welcomed back midfielders Kelly N'Mai and Ben Woodburn for their end-of-season said there were reasons to be positive as they look to bridge the gap on the top seven."We've got some really positive news coming this week in the build-up to Saturday and I'm expecting three more back into the squad," he added."Hopefully we can get players back for this run in and I think we'll be a very good team."
