Roland Wycherley has asked Shrewsbury fans to stay patient as the club's sale reaches its final stages. The process has gone on longer than any of them wanted, but the outgoing chairman says the buyers have passed the relevant tests and he cannot promise a completion date.
The sale timeline
The sale has so far taken six months, with the initial letter of intent exchanged on 16 March. Wycherley says the group has now passed the relevant tests and the deal is in the final stages.
He also told supporters to give the process “the time and space it needs to work.” His wider message was that ownership changes always carry uncertainty, even when the paperwork is close to done.
Why Wycherley is asking for patience
Wycherley has spent 30 years at the club, and that helps explain the tone of the appeal. He said he knows exactly how supporters are feeling, and he also pointed to the football side while the sale drags on. Shrewsbury have won only one of their last five listed matches, scored 6 goals and conceded 12 in that run.
The club has also kept a competitive budget in place this season and next season if required. Wycherley wants that continuity to hold while the ownership change is completed, and the message to fans is plain enough: back the club, and let the process finish.
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