SALFORD RED DEVILS’ chief executive Chris Irwin has resigned with immediate effect.
Irwin only took up the role in February of this year after a consortium purchased the club.
He had previously been with the Red Devils as chief commercial officer and left the same role at Exeter City FC to return to Salford.
The club has been in constant tumult since the takeover, with staff and players receiving wages late and historic debts still unpaid.
The consortium, fronted by Swiss investment banker Dario Berta and business partner Kurt Graver, includes Australians Saia Kailahi – a music promoter and friend of Salford assistant coach Krisnan Inu – and Curtis Brown.
Irwin told Sky Sports last month: “We are right on the wire in terms of cash.
“They (the new owners) are drip-feeding money into us until our large funds arrive and we’ve got to cut the cloth accordingly.
“It’s a consortium, two guys are heading it up – Saia Kalahi and Kurt Graver – and the investors are behind them with a large chunk of funds in Switzerland and in LA.
“These people are not rugby league people. I think they are interested in the stadium, the land around it, the development, they are looking to put a 200-room hotel on the grounds and an indoor sports arena.
“That’s what their interests are and we are a caveat for that. We will get 20 percent of the stadium as a club which will give us more security than ever before.”
