Crisis-hit Sligo in plea for help

SLIGO ROVERS FC yesterday issued a fresh appeal to save the stricken club, the eircom Premier Division outfit pointing out that it needed to match a weekly financial commitment of €17,000 just to stay afloat.

A statement released yesterday confirmed that a total of €96,925 has so far been raised as part of efforts to keep the club from going out of business by the end of the season, with local fundraising accounting for €80,000 of that total.

The club also confirmed that a further €130,000 was required by the end of the season in order to render Rovers “creditor free and tax compliant”, adding that “without a massive financial injection in this short time frame the club will simply fail to survive the present crisis”.