IMPORTANT Club News
The Future Is Black and White
..and the Rangers Badge is front and Centre
We are excited to announce a second significant new investor in the club.
Nathan Owen
Nathan Owen is also a US-based investor but has close personal and family ties to the area.
Nathan’s Background
“I grew up in Etching Hill, Rugeley and went to school in Wolverhampton, my birthplace, where I would meet my future wife on the daily school bus from Stafford with Leon’s.
My late father-in-law owned and operated a pharmacy on Marston Road for many years until his retirement, where she also worked part-time.
Throughout the late 1990s I regularly watched non-league football at both Stafford and Hednesford before moving to Paris on secondment at the end of 1999 after becoming a chartered accountant at an international accounting firm.
I subsequently became a partner in Paris specializing in cross-border M&A, before leaving the firm after 15 years to become CFO of a joint venture based in Connecticut and recently celebrated my 16th anniversary in this position. I am extremely proud of the organization we have built that has grown to become the North American leader in its industry and has done so by always putting people first.
Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to work in more than 35 countries but suffice to say I have never lost my love for home or Sunday roasts, oatcakes, black pudding, Balti, pork scratchings, an Islay malt and a pint of bitter. Nor for a 3pm kick-off on a Saturday and a last minute winner.
We have two daughters, both born in France, who sadly have no idea about the offside rule, set pieces, or serious foul play.”
Nathan’s Vision
‘’I know there is a lot of concern around the future of Marston Road. For me, this project is deeply personal, and I passionately believe home is where the heart is. Marston Road has been our home for 130 years and this is generational. Supporters of this club have consistently volunteered their time and effort to take care of this grand old lady generation after generation. We have a duty and responsibility to carry that on. It may need more than a coat or two of paint, and it may be landlocked from a redevelopment perspective. What it lacks in kerb appeal it more than makes up for in atmosphere, tradition, and its location so close to the town centre. I have seen great clubs abandon their ancestral homes and sacrifice their traditions for soulless out of town sites. I for one could never contemplate relocating and selling it for housing unless the supporters compelled us to do so. There is so much we can do to turn our home of Marston Road into a stadium we can all be proud of and my vision and desire is to make that happen.
I may have been away from the country for twenty six years, but I have always retained a passion for football and an even deeper passion, pride and commitment to the people and area we grew up in. In 2023 I was dismayed to learn a club not too far away had fallen on tough times and offered a helping hand. This ultimately came to nothing, but I am a big believer in fate and believe things worked out for the best for all concerned and this led me to today. In another twist of fate we happened to be visiting family in Stafford over the festive season a year ago when I heard an incredible roar of a goal at Marston Road while walking by the canal [near Radford Bank / over two miles away] and I would like to recognize all those who were at the Hanley game on New Year’s Day for the impact that had on me. I began to dream of what could be and I have kept a close eye on the club’s fortunes since. I reached out to the board at the end of December 2025 with a vision, capability, and desire to make a difference, especially in the club’s 150th anniversary year’’.
Investment proposal
My vision is to invest across the club’s infrastructure — the social club, the shop, the stands, toilets, PA and other facilities within the ground, catering, community engagement including [potentially] hospitality, social media and critically a 3G pitch — in order to arrest and reverse the club’s decline, ensure sustainable long-term development, and restore Stafford Rangers to the proud position and reputation it enjoyed when I left the country.
We cannot control what happens on the pitch, even if we can influence it, but we can absolutely control what happens off the pitch. The plan is therefore to invest heavily across all of these areas: to maximise daily use of the club’s facilities by the local community, to transform the matchday experience into something Stafford can rightly be proud of, and to reinvest those proceeds back into the club both on and off the pitch, again and again and again.
Both George Bruneau and I share the same belief that investing properly off the pitch is the foundation for restoring the club’s fortunes on it. I am excited by the combination of my financial and strategic experience and expertise in growing an organization with George’s equal passion and knowledge around the commercial and communications aspects, on technology and social media.’’
My Commitment to you
‘’We are both committed to Stafford Rangers for the long term. This is not about any returns other than good fortune on the pitch, transformational change off the pitch and a great deal of enjoyment and pride for us all along the way. We recognize that we are both thousands of miles away and cannot be present as we might like (although the excellent SRFC radio goes a long way to making up for it).
For this reason, we will be looking for a well-structured board of directors to help turn our vision into reality. From our discussions so far, we are excited to collaborate with them. They care deeply about the club, are committed to these critical changes and, we would not be in this position today without their support and determination to succeed and are incredibly grateful for this.”
The Next Steps
George and Nathan will both be present for this weekend’s visit of Bury FC and are excited to work closely with the board to ensure the fulfilment of this vision, including the development of a long-term strategic plan touching on every aspect of the club, taking into consideration the views of supporters and notably the valuable feedback from the recent fans’ survey.
The scope of their initial investment is currently limited by the share capital still available for subscription, and a vote shall therefore be put to the club’s shareholders at the upcoming AGM to enable the second and subsequent tranches of their investment commitments to be made to turn this vision into reality. There is obviously still work to do to clarify some of the finer details over the next few weeks, but we are confident that with the goodwill of all this is very achievable.
We encourage all shareholders and supporters to take this opportunity to invest alongside George and Nathan.
This is fantastic news for the club, and we look forward to giving both Nathan and George a warm and genuine welcome to The Stan Robinson Stadium as we take on Bury.
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