West Cumbrian footballer Rio Hardy has been left in limbo after Coventry United Ladies crashed out of Women’s Football.
Rio, 25, only joined the Midlands club just ahead of the new season on her return home from a successful spell playing in Cyprus.
Now the Coventry United Ladies club has entered voluntary liquidation after releasing their first team players and staff.
At the start of this season businessmen Steve Quinlan, Darren Landon and Paul Marsh, who own cleaning brand Hycolin, bought a 49 percent stake in the club and the players turned professional.
Hoping that the club would be able to challenge strongly at the top of the Championship the players were given full-time contracts.
It just hasn’t worked out, however, and the club has plunged into a financial with confirmation that accountancy firm BK Plus Limited are managing the club’s situation.
The board of directors have instructed the company to assist with placing the club into creditors/ voluntary liquidation but have made no further comment.
BK Plus Limited said on Friday the club had been advertised for sale at the start of December but that no offers were received and salaries due at the end of the month could not be paid.
The club’s website lists a squad of 21 players and it was announced on Friday that 30 people would have their contracts of employment terminated. Liquidation is expected on January 4.
Rio has been one of the club’s main goal-scorers since she joined the club and it was being widely predicted that her twin sister Steff would be joining her in the New Year.
Both girls are from Workington and have had a flourishing career in the game, particularly in the USA and in Cyprus.
