Wigan owner waives debt...

[El Guapo]

Curiouser and curiouser said Alice


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53851995

 

[weemoby]

It's all a bit bonkers isn't it

 

[Lefty]

This is one of the few occasions I might be willing to entertain a good conspiracy theory, because I'm damned if I can think of a logical reason for this fella's strategy. It's like something from Brewsters Millions.

 

[Cambsred]

So he bought the club, owned them for a few weeks. Put them into administration and is now happy to lose 36 million following his 2 week ownership.

Seems legit.

 

[Tees_In_The_USA]

The EFL need to take a long hard look at themselves over this.

 

[weemoby]

This is one of the few occasions I might be willing to entertain a good conspiracy theory, because I'm damned if I can think of a logical reason for this fella's strategy. It's like something from Brewsters Millions.

Brewster's Millions?
You might be onto something there Lefty!

 

[El Guapo]

The EFL need to take a long hard look at themselves over this.

They won’t though sadly

 

[Boro in Devon]

He might have had a big bet on Boro staying up ?

 

[Tees_In_The_USA]

They won’t though sadly

I know mate but it's more obvious than a slap in the face that they are incompetent, take Sheffield Wednesday and derby for instance they should both be playing in league two not receiving points deductions the following season.

 

[El Guapo]

I know mate but it's more obvious than a slap in the face that they are incompetent, take Sheffield Wednesday and derby for instance they should both be playing in league two not receiving points deductions the following season.

Agree entirely

 

[Zoophonic]

Notwithstanding the fishy circumstances - and they are very fishy- the fact that this bloke can just waive a sum of £35m just like that is indicative of the kind of wealth an owner has to have to own even the most average of championship clubs.

The whole murky business is completely broken and bent

 

[BaronSmoggie]

There are rumours that there was some extremely heavy betting on Wigan going into administration. If the owner is willing to defer £35m, then maybe its because they have already made it back on the betting ??

 

[Lefty]

There are rumours that there was some extremely heavy betting on Wigan going into administration. If the owner is willing to defer £35m, then maybe its because they have already made it back on the betting ??

It's a good start but I think we need a pedophile ring somewhere, a shady powerful cabal of lizards and some aliens.

 

[eggybread]

EFL needs overthrowing - time to breakaway

 

[Huddboro]

Guy at work is a shareholder and gets sent the accounts monthly; since administration the club have spent £350k paying the adminstrators utterly shameful that they bleed clubs like this.

 

[BaronSmoggie]

It's a good start but I think we need a pedophile ring somewhere, a shady powerful cabal of lizards and some aliens.

Ha, this isn't really substance and I don't think much will come of it, but this is what I was referring to.