COLIN Gordon has taken over Kidderminster Harriers after becoming majority shareholder.

Following lengthy talks, Neil Savery, Jane Murrant and Barry Norgrove have given the former football agent their shares for a nominal fee.

Gordon also invested what the club says is an 'significant cash injection' into the club, which is battling with tight finances.

According to the latest records on the Companies House website, the Norgrove, Savery and Murrant had collectively owned 2,455,784 shares in the club, which is just over the 50 per cent of the 4,787,865 total.

Gordon had joined as football development director but has become increasingly influential and now has responsibility for all of the club's football contract negotiations. This move, only strengthens his position at the club.

While his title remains unclear at the moment, Harriers were keen to stress that there would be no change in the board of directors, with Rod Brown remaining chairman.

Gordon said: "Myself and Rod have a very clear vision of what we see as the future for this football club - essentially it needs to once and for all become self-sufficient, and a servant to its local community.

"Over a large period of time, it is clear that our supporters have been asked, time and time again, to give their money and time in support of the club's ambition to chase the dream on the field - while the club has not been in a position to sustain any such thing.

"We believe that, on and off the field, this club is one that needs to regain its identity and regain the support of its fan base; as a club that communicates transparently, and supports local people and families in every way it can.

"Quite simply we have to become a football club that is no longer dependant on the results on a Saturday afternoon or the receipts through the gate, because this club hasn't been able to survive purely on those things for many years now.

"The aim for us is to be able to put the club on a level where, through its own revenue streams, it is fully self-funding - and then things like gate receipts and Season Ticket money can be a real bonus.

"I'll be as clear as I can and say that we are working all hours with all the contacts and knowledge we have to ensure we can get ourselves out of the situation we're in and remain a National League club - but, as things stood, if we didn't manage to achieve that aim then the club really had no future.

"Now the club has a future, regardless of what happens - we will be working harder and smarter to be better at everything we do.

We need to be able help our supporters in more ways than just putting on a match every other week."

Colin, a former player and a current holder of the UEFA 'A' Coaches Licence, had previously worked as founder member and owner of a hugely successful sports agency company.

He went on to reveal that, after dialogue with the Football Association, he has stopped working as an agent in order to follow through with his ambitions at Aggborough.

Chairman Brown added: "I see this as a huge, huge moment for Kidderminster Harriers.

"We are in a position to secure the long-term viability of the club and ensure that, no matter what, there will be football here at Aggborough and a team for the community to get behind.

"Colin, myself and the Board will not be doing that by just throwing money at it - we have very clear ideas on revenue streams we can develop to ensure that the club funds itself and is something the area can be proud of again. The club's pathway and developmental structure is one of the best in the area and there's no reason why we can't generate both revenue and new talent from it.

"Kidderminster Harriers has a legacy of being a stable, professional, community football club and we want to build on that legacy and celebrate the good things that are here.

"We are proud of what we have been able to do off the pitch since the summer and we're all very excited for the future."