Fears for Nuneaton Borough Football Club after eviction note issued

Players had to relocate after their home stadium was padlocked shut

Doubt has been cast over the future of Nuneaton Borough Football Club after an eviction notice forced a football match to be relocated at the last minute.

The team were scheduled to face Bromsgrove Sporting FC at the FCS stadium in Liberty Way on Tuesday but it was moved to Hinckley LRFC.

The club has previously faced budget difficulties. In 2019, an appeal was made to save the club from debt.

Owner Jimmy Ginnelly has been approached for a comment.

A board meeting has been scheduled for the club to plan its next steps, BBC CWR understands.

Despite the stadium being padlocked shut, about 260 fans turned up to the new ground to support the team and the players secured a 2-0 win.

An eviction notice was taped to the door of the stadium, casting fear over the club's future

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Volunteer and supporter Michael said: "It's quite sad really, I've followed them since their great FA Cup runs in the 1960s.

"This is an ongoing thing with Nuneaton, we always seem to have money problems. We lost Manor Park and we don't want to lose this.

"We're about £650,000 in debt, we were in debt last year when we had a successful season and £160,000 was still added on to what we've already got.

"It's a crying shame that it's come to this."