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$7BN US TRADERS COME IN AS HEED SAVIOUR

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 October 2026

By Mark Carruthers

NATIONAL League strugglers Gateshead FC have agreed a takeover deal in principle with the American-based private investment company Flacks Group.
Manchester-born Michael Flacks started the Flacks Group – a private family office, specialising in the acquisition and operational turnaround of medium to large-sized businesses – in 1983 and now boasts global assets worth over $7 billion.
The departure of key financial backer Mark Nellist left the Tynesiders facing an uncertain future with unpaid players holding an emergency meeting before last weekend...

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