A special Finn Harps meeting seeking approval to proceed with a proposal to allow the takeover of the club by Philippines businessman Freddy Gonzales will take place this Sunday in Jackson’s Hotel. The meeting had initially been scheduled to take place a fortnight ago. The club said the delay was to allow people more time to renew their memberships. Initially the club had set a deadline of Wednesday 24th of June for memberships to be renewed in order to be eligible to attend the meeting that had been set for July 5th. The mood in business and some political circles in the Finn Valley is that there is no other option but to go down the takeover route. However, it is acknowledged that even if there is shareholder approval on Sunday there are significant hurdles to be cleared in regard to when the investor could secure ownership of the new stadium in Stranorlar and the current Finn Park. The club have stated the objective of acquiring the Stranorlar site from Donegal County Council but according to a political source they are not aware of that process having started.
