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Former players in Ousmane Fane, Craig Davies, Jack Byrne and Anthony Gerrard have all left the club in unusual circumstances following disciplinary actions.

Former chairman Simon Corney tried to sell the club for many years.

He was honest about being unable to fund the club in a sustainable manner and fans had begun to grow tired of stagnation during his tenure.

In August 2017, Corney revealed that a businessman from Dubai called Abdallah was undertaking due diligence at the club, with a view to taking on ownership of Oldham Athletic.

It was deemed that Lemsagam was the right person to take the League One outfit forward.

It was Corneys vision for the club that investment from a new owner would allow the side to achieve a top-six finish in League One and potentially move up to the next level.

Some Oldham fans would pinpoint the downturn of The Latics as Mark Hughes dramatic late equaliser in the 1994 FA Cup semi-final, but this link is tenuous to say the least as it ignores the major financial mismanagements of the club over this time period.

A more relevant time to begin this story is with the takeover of the club in 2004.

To those less familiar with the plight of Oldham Athletic, it may still seem a stretch to consider events 15 years old to still be relevant, but it is essential to consider this for context.

With Blitz and Gazal gone, Simon Corney was left in charge of the club as owner and chairman.

At the time, Corney said: We are also talking to potential investors, but they have to be the right people to take the club forward.

The only real success came in FA Cup giant-killings and a period of stability and promise under Lee Johnsons management between 2013 and 2015.

First, it was the attempted signing of then convicted rapist Ched Evans (who has since been acquitted of these charges), then a very poor manager, then HMRC bills were reported to have been paid late.

Following months of due diligence and EFL checks, this takeover was approved to the overall delight of fans in January 2018.

This feeling is perhaps best summarised by an extract from Dave Stringers blog.

Hes attended a single play-off season and numerous relegation scrape seasons.

The disappointment, frustration and occasional moments of unparalleled joy.

The existing man either doesnt have the funds to bankroll the club or the will to do it.

And for the last few months a Dubai based Moroccan businessman has been in talks about taking it over.

Though it has since been reported that this significantly increased the clubs expenditure, it won favour with the fans who felt hope under the guidance of Richie Wellens.

Despite this investment, though, Lemsagams tenure as owner got off to the worst possible start as the club was relegated to League Two following a 2-2 draw with Northampton on the last day of the 201718 season.

Indeed, some could argue that the finances of the club are perhaps in a less precarious state than when he took over as a result of financial restructuring.

Other issues have stemmed from the reported mistreatment of staff.