Owen Oyston has been associated with Blackpool since buying shares in the Lancashire club in 1987Blackpool owner Owen Oyston and his daughter Natalie Christopher have been removed from the board of the troubled League One club. Ben Hatton has been appointed executive director/managing director and Ian Currie a non-executive director. Cooper has also appointed another Blackpool supporter, Tim Fielding, to represent fans on the board, in "an observational role, with no voting rights". As well as being removed from the board of Blackpool Football Club Limited, Oyston and fellow director Clive Brooks were removed from the board of Blackpool Football Club (Properties) Limited. Former Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston - Owen Oyston's son - is suing the club in a dispute over wages.

Source: BBC February 25, 2019 19:02 UTC