Former Port Vale owner says he won’t be buying Wigan Athetic
Former Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite says he has no interest in buying crisis club Wigan Athletic.
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The English businessman became owner of Port Vale Football Club in November 2012. He qualified as an engineer and built a successful business career and property portfolio before retiring at the age of 50.
He was part of the investment group, led by Paul Wildes, that took Port Vale out of administration in November 2012.
Following Wildes’ departure, he took over as chairman of Port Vale in 2013. He resigned as chairman following relegation back to League Two in 2016–17 before returning to the role in 2018.
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Former Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite says he has no interest in buying crisis club Wigan Athletic.
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Former Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite has said he plans to sell Nuneaton Borough’s stadium, Liberty Way, in the next two months.
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Port Vale owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan have responded to comments from former owner Norman Smurthwaite in the Nottingham press.
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Smurthwaite denies Notts County bid: former Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite has denied a report in the Daily Mirror that he has made a bid for Notts County.
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The Daily Mirror claims that former Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite has made a bid for relegated Notts County.
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Often controversial and certainly full of incident – here’s our account of the seven years association between Norman Smurthwaite and Port Vale FC.
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Port Vale supporters will be looking out for news on the potential takeover of the club by Synectics Solutions owners Kevin and Carol Shanahan.
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Port Vale manager John Askey says that “everyone is on tenterhooks” about the proposed takeover of the club.
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The Mirror says that Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite is set to complete the sale of the club very soon.
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Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite says he has “no intention” of buying League Two rivals Notts County.
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Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite is one of three bidders for Notts County, the Nottingham Post claims.
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Striker and club captain Tom Pope says that owner Norman Smurthwaite’s threat to put the club into administration “raises all sorts of concerns” and his “worry is for the club itself.”
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Port Vale’s controversial owner Norman Smurthwaite says an Asian Consortium is interested in buying the club.
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Stoke North MP Ruth Smeeth has hit out at Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite saying that the football club is “more than one person.”
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OVF founder and editor Rob Fielding utterly condemns Norman Smurthwaite’s intentions to put the club into administration if an acceptable bid does not come forward.
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Mark Porter, chairman of the Port Vale Supporters Club has called owner Norman Smurthwaite a “disgrace” after his extraordinary decision to put the club into administration if an acceptable buyer is not found.