Racing 大君 Koukash's Salford City Reds 引き継ぎ/買収 試みる/企てる 近づくs the finishing 地位,任命する

Horseracing 有力者/大事業家 Dr Marwan Koukash will get his first sight of Salford City Reds tomorrow as he 捜し出すs to 完全にする a 引き継ぎ/買収 of the cash-strapped 最高の League club.

The 56-year-old Kuwait-born 実業家 and racehorse owner is still in 交渉s with Salford City Stadium owners Peel Holdings and Salford 会議 to buy both the club and the ground.

It is thought a 取引,協定 for the City Reds is の近くに to 完成 and Dr Koukash has flown in Andrew Chalmers, Ed Farish and former Wigan coach Graham Lowe from Australia and New Zealand to help him transform their fortunes.

SALFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 8: A general view of the ground before the Aviva Premiership match between Sale Sharks and Saracens at the Salford City Stadium on September 8, 2012 in Salford, England. (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images)

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Koukash, who lives in St Helens and …に出席するd 最高の League matches at Langtree Park last season, has 調書をとる/予約するd a 歓待 box at the Salford City Stadium for family and friends at tomorrow's pre-season friendly against Wigan.

Salford are 確信して the match will go ahead, with the pitch 現在/一般に 保護するd with 霜 covers that can guard against 気温s of minus six.

Wigan coach Shaun 病弱な is 始める,決める to pair his new half-支援するs Blake Green and Matty Smith for the first time in a 近づく 十分な-strength line-up.

Both players 行方不明になるd the 軍人s' earlier friendlies against Leigh and 船体 KR but will get their first run-outs of 2013, と一緒に 正規の/正選手s Josh Charnley, Darrell Goulding, Pat Richards, 物陰/風下 Mossop, Mickey McIlorum, Harrison Hansen and Liam Farrell.

England 二人組 Sam Tomkins and Gareth Hock, whose 未来 remains the 支配する of much 憶測 as he continues his 回復 from shoulder 外科, are Wigan's most 著名な absentees.

Dr Marwan Koukash (Centre) stands with three jockeys who wear his colours at Chester racecourse

Savior: Dr Marwan Koukash (Left) is already a 著名な 人物/姿/数字 in British horseracing but he is now hoping to move into Rugby League by 救助(する)ing Salford

Salford are 負かす/撃墜する to just 20 利用できる players after 傷害s struck coach Phil Veivers' already-threadbare squad.

Former Wigan centre ツバメ Gleeson, who has 口頭で agreed a two-year 契約 and played as a trialist against Swinton earlier this month, is の中で those to have 選ぶd up a minor knock in training.

"They 選ぶd up knocks going from hard to soft grounds but I'm not worried about ツバメ Gleeson not having a run-out against Wigan," Veivers said.

"I saw enough against Swinton to know that he's still got something in the locker and I'd rather have him fit for the first game."

Veivers, who is also without Matty Ashurst, Stuart Howarth and 物陰/風下 Jewitt, will take another look at young half-支援するs Marc Sneyd and Theo Fages as he waits for 基金s to be 解放(する)d to enable him to 完全にする the 再構築するing of his squad.

Wigan are also Salford's 対抗者s in the 開始 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 最高の League VXIII at Barton on February 1.


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