Scholes gets Oldham green light

PAUL SCHOLES has finally been given the go-ahead to take his first steps in management with Oldham Athletic Issues surrounding the former Manchester United midfielder’s part-ownership of Salford City were ironed out during a two-day EFL board meeting Scholes, 44, has been allowed to retain a stake in Salford, who are gunning for promotion from the National League, and is now free to begin work at Boundary Park EFL rules prevent anyone holding roles with two clubs at the same time without prior consent A stake of 10 per cent or less, which Scholes has at Salford, is overlooked if seen as ‘purely for investment purposes’ He could be unveiled after today’s game at Crawley Town, and faces his first night in the dugout when Oldham host Yeovil Town on Tuesday Scholes is expected to name Mick Priest as his assistant Priest, from Oldham, was an academy coach at United during Scholes’s time there and was first-team coach at Fulham He was also assistant manager of Israeli side Maccabi Haifa and assistant coach at Norwegian outfit IK Start Pete Wild has occupied the caretaker role since Oldham — who are 15th in League Two — sacked Frankie Bunn just after Christmas Scholes was approached about taking over by owner Abdallah Lemsagam last month He told Lemsagam that interference in selection would not be tolerated and that sole control was non-negotiable The wage bill, which stands at almost £2 5million, is one of the highest in the division