That didn't take long, did it ?

Notts County, the richest football club in the world.

Well, it was always going to end in tears, wasn't it ?

"Enjoy the ride while it lasts" was the mantra from the doddery old fools who still call Meadow Lane home. Well, the ride stops now.

From the BBC:

Notts County owners Munto Finance put club up for sale

Notts County's owners Munto Finance have put the club up for sale, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.

It is understood that there are already potential buyers including director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson and executive chairman Peter Trembling.

They are thought to be in talks with Notts about a possible buyout.

So there you go, a host of top players talked about (Maldini, Beckham, Pele ...), one top player signed (Sol Campbell), one top player legging it after one game (Sol Campbell) and a host of Premiership reserves, players on their way down and one on his way out of prison. Oh, and the tax man gets paid off six months late.

Hardly much of a rollercoaster ride while it lasted, eh ?

But there are four facts, according to Mr Notts County, Colin Slater:

1, Notts County is on the market,
2, Munto Finance are seeking to dispose of the club,
3, Munto are in contact with some potential buyers and
4, it is an option for Munto to consider that Eriksson and Trembling are in talks about a possible management buyout

Now, number four seems like the important 'fact' here, the one that could save the club from probable administration and worse, possible extinction.

It's just that 'facts' don't have words in them like 'option', 'consider', 'talks' and 'possible'.