DUNDALK owner John Temple has warned that the Lilywhites are still on ‘life support’ despite his 11th-hour acquisition of the club.
They staved off the threat of liquidation on Tuesday when previous owner Brian Ainscough passed the reins of the cash-strapped club to Temple.
The barrister, who is from the Louth town, agreed to ‘underwrite the players’ current wages until the end of the season’ with a group of investors.
But he stressed: “We are far from out of the woods and the club is in serious financial difficulty.
“Undertaking the players’ wages is just one aspect.
“The creditors are banging down the door every hour and emails are coming in every second hour from people who want to appoint receivers and run to the courts and everything else. They are threatening all sorts.
“If I can keep it out of the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process (SCARP) and creditors can sit down and have a discussion with me and the other investors… the issues off the field don’t affect what’s going on on the field.
“I told the players that if I put the club into SCARP, they would have nothing to fight for.
“They have a number of big games, with Sligo to come on the weekend.
“Next week we have our first home game of my reign, which they didn’t think was going to happen, against Bohemians.
“It’s going to be a cracker of a match one way or the other.
“It’s going to bring the fans again to a club that they didn’t think they were going to have.
“It needs patience from everybody but it is also going to need support from everybody immediately.”
Temple’s emergence as new owner ensured that the club could finish the season, although questions linger surrounding the future.
Earlier this week, their accounts revealed Dundalk lost €1.2million last year alone.
Asked why he stepped in to save his hometown club for now, Temple replied: “Dundalk FC brings its own business to the town and it brings travelling fans to the club.
“That in itself creates an economy and it creates employment.
“There’s an awful lot that Dundalk has to give.
“They’ve had huge achievements over the last ten years and there are a lot of people in the town who rely on it, aspire to it and want to be part of it.
“If we were to say that that’s gone, that would be hugely unfortunate.
“It’s bleak. I didn’t put us in this situation. The fans didn’t put us in this situation and the players certainly didn’t put us in this situation. The reality is we are where we are.
“We’re on life support and we need everyone to dig deep and get in behind the club.
“We have tough decisions to make, we have tough times ahead. Some of the decisions are not going to be to everyone’s liking.
“That’s just the reality of what we have coming in.”
ZOE Ball appeared in good spirits on a day out with ex husband Fatboy Slim and their friends after vanishing from her BBC Radio 2 show.
Zoe, the BBC’s highest paid presenter after Gary Lineker, has taken six weeks off the flagship breakfast show.
The legendary broadcaster, the BBC highest earning female presenter, laughed and joked with the group at a beach cafe in Brighton.
Earlier this months insiders claimed “nobody knows what’s going on” as she failed to return after her summer break.
Zoe, 53, usually takes the reins on the flagship show every weekday morning from 6:30am.
Last week her replacement Scott Mills, who is usually in the drivetime hotseat, addressed his appearance on her show and wished Zoe well.
He said: “If you set your alarm every morning to go off at 6:30am and normally Zoe comes on, please do not freak out. You have not overslept.
“If you’ve just put us on this morning, it’s Scott Mills in for Zoe for the next few weeks. I’m sending you all my love Zo’, as are the team.”
She has remained silent on the reason for her extra time off.
The beloved star had a tough time earlier this year as she revealed her mother had cancer, and passed away in April.
Zoe has not been on the The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show since she briefly returned to hosting on August 8, following a summer break.
A source told MailOnline about the mystery surrounding Zoe’s absence and said: “Nobody knows what has happened but everyone loves Zoe.
“We hope everything is okay. Zoe is so loved at the BBC so to not have her around is really noticeable.”
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MCDONALD’S customers are convinced an iconic menu item is coming back after spotting a glitch on the chain’s app.
Dozens of fast food fans have taken to X and Facebook baffled over images that appear to show the nostalgic burger is set for a return.
Multiple screenshots posted by customers on the platform show “page not found” and “McRib Test Notification” messages on their MyMcDonald’s apps.
Others say “McRib Image Final” and “There is definitely currently no reason for this page to not not exist. Probably.”
One McDonald’s shopper said: “Ummm excuse me McDonald’s, we all saw it. THE MCRIB IS COMING BACK!”
Another posted: “Is the McRib back , McDonald’s app giving off mysterious notification and an even more mysterious webpage.”
A third joked: “McDonald’s just let everyone in the UK know the McRib is coming back with a broken test notification.”
And a fourth added: “McDonald’s thought they could sneak this one by and I wouldn’t notice.
“McRib coming to the UK.”
A spokesperson for The Sun declined to comment when asked if it was indeed bringing back the McRib.
However, they added: “McDonald’s is always looking to innovate with new and exciting menu items, as well as bringing back the fan favourites.
“If you’re keen to be the first to receive more info from McDonald’s stay tuned.”
The McRib was first added to the main UK McDonald’s menu in 1981 but was taken off just four years later.
The burger, which comes with a boneless pork patty covered in barbecue sauce and topped with onions and pickles, has made temporary reappearances since.
However, the 520 calorie burger is only available all-year round in Germany and Luxembourg and last appeared in UK restaurants in November 2017.
The tech-based glitch today comes after McDonald’s system crashed in March, forcing it to close some of its locations.
The issue was reported to be affecting restaurants outside the UK too, including in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
In other McDonald’s news, it shook up its menu earlier this month, adding six items.
The fast food giant even added a never-before-seen Twix Latte to its offering ideal for caffeine lovers.
You can end up being charged more solely based on the McDonald’s restaurant you choose.
Research by The Sun found a Big Mac meal can be up to 30p cheaper at restaurants just two miles apart from each other.
Meanwhile, you can pick up a Big Mac and fries for just £2.99 by filling in a feedback survey found on any old McDonald’s receipt.
The receipt should come with a 12-digit code which you can enter into the Food for Thought website alongside your submitted survey.
You’ll then receive a five-digit code which is your voucher for the £2.99 offer.
Make sure you check out all the various apps and platforms if you’re ordering McDonald’s to your home too.
Our research found some can charge up to £1.20 more than others.
Remember, you can find your nearest McDonald’s branch by using the locator tool on its website.
HERE'S a brief history of McDonald's in the UK...
1974 – its first UK restaurant opens in Woolwich, London, in October. It also opens its head office in Hampstead, North London.
1982 – breakfast options are first added to menus. Its head office is moved to East Finchley, North London.
1983 – McDonald’s opens its 100th restaurant across the UK, pulling up the shutters on the restaurant in Market Street, Manchester.
1986 – Happy Meals are added to menus for the first time, while its 200th branch opens in Ipswich, Suffolk.
1991 – McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in Northern Ireland, in Belfast.
1995 – the fast food chain becomes the official restaurant of the FA Premier League.
2000 – McDonald’s launches its website – www.mcdonalds.co.uk. In the same year, the first ever McFlurry is launched in branches.
2003 – the chain adds Fruit Bags to menus.
2011 – McDonald’s starts printing nutritional information on packaging and menu boards.
2017 – trials of McDelivery are launched in April 2017, as the business rolls out its click-and-collect app.
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