New manager Philippe Montanier has exclusively revealed his reason for saying ‘oui’ to Fawaz Al-Hasawi and Nottingham Forest.

The Frenchman told LTLF: ‘It comes down to Great Britain’s vote to leave the EU. Basically I’m desperate to get into English football. I was going to wait until a decent job offer came along, but with Boris Johnson about to haul the drawbridge up, I thought, “Meh, this will have to do.” [...]

A leaked memo obtained exclusively by LTLF has shown how senior Labour Party officials plan remove controversial left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn from the leadership if he is elected.

As party members return their ballot papers, polls suggest Corbyn is set to come out on top in the race to succeed Ed Miliband. However, the Labour hierarchy intends to scupper him by simultaneously appointing a new party chairman.

According to the memo shared among senior party figures, in a shock move Kuwaiti businessman and football club-owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi has been lined up to take on the role [...]