Pretty sure they're not going to be the only club this happens to in the next couple of months.
Serious questions need to be asked as to how a club can be taken over and then put into administration less than a month later. Wtf has gone on? A silly question i know given the Nimer and Southall fiasco but how can a new owner not have any money after just 1 month?
I wonder if the authorities might be a bit more lenient with the points deduction give the current economic climate?
Unless they temporarily amended/suspended their rules concerning administration as a result of Covid, I don't think their rules allow them any scope for leniency.
On that basis, if the rules say before the end of March then they are safe this year.
It's a 12 point deduction, not 10. From what I can make out from this - https://www.efl.com/-more/governance/efl-rules--regulations/section-3---the-league/ - it's automatic when they enter administration, not something that you can appeal (unless the administration is caused by another club defaulting on a payment which consequently forces Club A into administration). The only grey area is that when a points deduction is applied (this season or next season) revolves around whether administrating occurs before or after the 4th Thursday in March, which is obviously based on a season running to May, not July. There's also mention of force majeur. Working at the moment so only skim read it.
Good news for us, but another club let down by the EFL. How can you go into administrating 4 weeks after being taken over?!
well, if it says that and there is no caveat as to what happens if the season is extended then 4th Thursday in March is the cut off date.
I think it was our own jimmy stone who said on Twitter he has a sneaking suspicion there’s some kind of underworld racket going on, with people “buying” football clubs and then letting them fold, look at bury, us under southall and now Wigan. What seems to essentially be a fraudster ring happening in football right now
I think it was our own jimmy stone who said on Twitter he has a sneaking suspicion there’s some kind of underworld racket going on, with people “buying” football clubs and then letting them fold, look at bury, us under southall and now Wigan. What seems to essentially be a fraudster ring happening in football right now
It could be the only reason this is all not yet published and made explicit to the wider world us the fear of litigation. If that is the case sooner or later there will be robust enough information to withstand litigation. There is a bigger army of skilled information seekers than the organised crime army.
There is an argument to say this could go against us, even with a 12 point deduction they are not out of it and it means when they play us they will have it all to play for where as when they would have played they would have had nothing to play for.
I think it was our own jimmy stone who said on Twitter he has a sneaking suspicion there’s some kind of underworld racket going on, with people “buying” football clubs and then letting them fold, look at bury, us under southall and now Wigan. What seems to essentially be a fraudster ring happening in football right now
It could be the only reason this is all not yet published and made explicit to the wider world us the fear of litigation. If that is the case sooner or later there will be robust enough information to withstand litigation. There is a bigger army of skilled information seekers than the organised crime army.
The thing about fraud, by it’s very nature you have to prove criminal intent. It’s why the cases are extremely complex (I just about managed to scrape out of jury duty on a fraud case at the beginning of the year, would’ve been a 3 month long case), and also why people get away with it for so long - it also usually happens when there isn’t actually legislation to say what they’re doing actually is fraud.
Obviously terrible news for Wigan and those businesses set to lose out
But part of me hopes this is the first of many and it leads to a reform of the way clubs operate. It's clear that the situation is getting worse and worse for those in the EFL and that was without Covid.
Before tonight's games, Wigan are currently 8 points ahead of the relegation places, so it's not impossible they could get enough points to be 12 clear by the end of the season IF this doesn't affect morale
so do I have this right, if they finish 10 points above the relegation zone then they will be deducted 12 points and be relegated. If they finish 14 points clear of the relegation zone they are deducted 12 points and stay up? Where is the punishment then? (not that I want them to be relegated other than fairly and squarely).
Before tonight's games, Wigan are currently 8 points ahead of the relegation places, so it's not impossible they could get enough points to be 12 clear by the end of the season IF this doesn't affect morale
If the players are no longer getting paid, I think morale will be affected.
I'm not sure that they will get a points deduction. Whilst it's automatic initially, the club has a right of appeal in cases of force majeure. One of the examples given in the regulations is as follows:-
Club Income: In the event that a club suffers material adverse effects upon the loss of anticipated income streams which means that it is unable to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due.
It's difficult to see how this doesn't apply.
It's potentially going to make the end of the season messy because it's probably only worth them appealing if the deduction will relegate them. So I can see a situation where an appeal goes in at that point and then takes some time to resolve. I think it means we definitely don't want to be sitting anywhere around 20th/21st come the end of the season.
Football in this country needs to go the way of Germany and have fan run clubs . These charlatans and con men don’t give a shit about the football clubs ( as we are seeing now ) - it’s the fans that care and will look after a clubs best interests.
They’ve just said on sky sports news, Wigan will need to finish more than 12 points clear of the relegation zone, if they somehow ended up being in the relegation zone without the 12 point deduction, it will apply next season in league 1. Worst of both worlds for them, poor bastards!
so do I have this right, if they finish 10 points above the relegation zone then they will be deducted 12 points and be relegated. If they finish 14 points clear of the relegation zone they are deducted 12 points and stay up? Where is the punishment then? (not that I want them to be relegated other than fairly and squarely).
It's still a punishment, as they'll have 12 points less. It's not an automatic relegation punishment
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Serious questions need to be asked as to how a club can be taken over and then put into administration less than a month later. Wtf has gone on? A silly question i know given the Nimer and Southall fiasco but how can a new owner not have any money after just 1 month?
EFL not fit for purpose yet again.
If that is the case sooner or later there will be robust enough information to withstand litigation.
There is a bigger army of skilled information seekers than the organised crime army.
or take the hit and go down , and rebuild next season
So they need at least 4-5 wins from their last 6 games.
I think your fit and proper persons test may need a little tweak.
Kindest regards.
But part of me hopes this is the first of many and it leads to a reform of the way clubs operate. It's clear that the situation is getting worse and worse for those in the EFL and that was without Covid.
Club Income: In the event that a club suffers material adverse effects upon the loss of anticipated income streams which means that it is unable to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due.
It's difficult to see how this doesn't apply.
It's potentially going to make the end of the season messy because it's probably only worth them appealing if the deduction will relegate them. So I can see a situation where an appeal goes in at that point and then takes some time to resolve. I think it means we definitely don't want to be sitting anywhere around 20th/21st come the end of the season.