Bid to shield team from 'administration' threat

The harsh reality is that if Pools cannot complete a deal and Singh holds true to his vow to pull his funding at the end of the season, then the club stand to lose most if not all of their prize assets this summer, with the likes of Mani Dieseruvwe, Joe Grey, Nathan Sheron, Gary Madine and David Ferguson among those out of contract.

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Worse still, Pools could have to contend with administration and even the threat of potential liquidation down the line. At this stage, that looks unlikely and it's understood that parties remain hopeful about the prospect of completing a deal in the coming weeks, but the longer the latest saga drags on, the larger the threat of footballing oblivion seems to loom. While long-sufferi