New Morecambe Owners Sack Manager Adams

Morecambe person sacked Derek Adams arsenic head a time aft nan nine was acquired by caller owners Panjab Warriors.

Adams, 50, was successful his 3rd stint successful complaint of nan Shrimps having been appointed successful June 2024.

The Scot had antecedently managed Morecambe from November 2019 to June 2021 - guiding them to promotion to League One via nan play-offs - and from February 2022 to November.

Adams had remained pinch Morecambe during a chaotic pre-season amid uncertainty complete nan club's semipermanent future.

However, he leaves aft 14 months successful nan occupation during which he oversaw their relegation from League Two.

A Morecambe connection said nan nine gave "its sincere gratitude" to Adams for nan "leadership and steadiness he brought to nan club" passim a "testing chapter".

"His return instilled guidance and purpose, helping guideline Morecambe into League One for nan first clip successful their history [in 2021] and stabilised nan squad nether immense pressure," it added.

"As nan nine enters a caller era, a strategical modulation successful activity has been made pinch respect and appreciation for Derek's services."

The announcement of Adams' departure came aft Morecambe said they person received costs from caller owners Panjab Warriors to salary outstanding wages and shot creditors.

Panjab Warriors' takeover of nan nine was completed connected Sunday aft a turbulent summertime successful which Morecambe were suspended from nan National League.

In a connection connected Monday, nan nine said costs were besides supplied to salary each liabilities to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The nine said wages, liabilities and shot creditors would beryllium paid by Wednesday.

Panjab Warriors said, external that though its first purpose was to situation for promotion backmost to nan English Football League (EFL), "the events and circumstances of nan past mates of months" would make it difficult to execute that this season.

"The privilege for this play will beryllium to guarantee that we person a competitory squad connected nan pitch, and rebuild nan foundations down nan scenes, and create processes, that will thief america compete for promotion successful nan pursuing play and beyond," nan group added.

Morecambe were forced to postpone their opening 3 fixtures aft being suspended from nan National League, but nan convention cleared them to statesman their play aft approving nan deal, pinch nan Shrimps group to big Altrincham connected Saturday.

A transportation embargo had been group to stay successful spot until each shot creditors - including players, unit and HMRC - were paid, pinch nan nine saying nan embargo would beryllium lifted erstwhile those outstanding debts were settled.

The woody marks nan extremity of Jason Whittingham's tenure arsenic proprietor of Morecambe aft he took complete successful May 2018, and comes almost 3 years aft his Bond Group put nan nine up for sale.

"All astatine nan nine would for illustration to convey Jason and wish him nan very champion for nan future," added Panjab Warriors.