LIAM MAY BRING IN BIG PAY DAY FOR SPIREITES
CHESTERFIELD fans will be following the fortunes of Leeds United these next weeks – in a bid to earn a fortune of their own.
The Spireites will be due a welcome cash boost if Marcelo Bielsa’s side seal promotion to the Premier League.
It owes to a clause in the deal that saw captain and Scottish international Liam Cooper join Leeds from the then League Two Spireites in 2014.
In his latest update to supporters, Chesterfield company secretary Ashley Carson revealed: “I have been asked about Liam Cooper’s contract and if anything was put into it for CFC to gain any bonus if Leeds United were to gain promotion, whilst Liam was still a player for them.
“Well, for all of you who ‘hate Leeds’, I suggest you start cheering for them. We do have a clause that pays us a significant bonus if they gain promotion to the Premier League.
“As you can imagine, the contract is subject to confidentiality, no surprise, but it is a six-figure sum.”
At the same time, however, Carson has hinted at another potential delay in the Community Trust’s takeover deal at the Proact Stadium.
The Trust has been working on a deal to buy the club from Dave Allen for several months now and had pencilled in July 1 as the completion date.
However, Carson appears to have suggested that won’t be possible with the club still willing to listen to any offers from other parties.
“We still receive interest and another ‘tyre kicker’ bit the dust this week,” Carson revealed to the Derbyshire Times.
“However, I can’t fault the community trust and Mike Goodwin’s (Trust chairman) desire and relentless persistence to take over.
“After quite a few twists and turns, I do feel that progress has been made again.
“I think my forecasts on a completion date are proving to be a jinx and so all I will say is that nothing is dead in the water, keep the faith! Your club needs to go to the right custodians going forward.”