Meet the man who wants to transform Oldham Athletic and re-energise the town using Bitcoin

An Oldham Athletic fan is heading a group of potential investors looking to buy the club and transform the town's fortunes using the power of Bitcoin.

Chris Lees, 60, grew up in Oldham and attended his first Latics game at Boundary Park when he was four years old. After leaving the town and enjoying a business career spanning various sectors in Spain, USA and Africa, Lees has launched an attempt to buy his faltering hometown club from controversial owner Abdallah Lemsagam.

Since buying the club in 2018, Lemsagam has overseen a relegation and steady decline to the foot of League Two. Various off-field scandals, ten managerial changes and now the very real threat of relegation to non-league took fans of Oldham to breaking point. Over the course of this season, they launched a series of boycotts and disruptive protests to try and force Lemsagam to sell.

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In return, Lemsagam tried to ban three fans for 'promoting dislike' of the club, until a nationwide backlash forced him to reverse his decision. Soon after, he issued a statement accepting the club will be better off under new ownership as he signalled his intention to sell the Latics.

Since then, Lemsagam has re-hired club legend John Sheridan as head coach in an attempt to perform another miracle and save Oldham from what would be a catastrophic relegation. They were eight points adrift of safety when he took over, and are now just two points adrift with a game in hand after a run of three wins and four draws in eight games.

The decline this season prompted Lees to put together a group of investors interesting in purchasing the club, with their plans announced on Friday through the