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Wigan financial woes - up for sale again? p40
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Players not been paid, again.0
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Wigan Athletic directors Tom Markham and Oliver Gottmann have resigned amid growing concerns about the financial state of the League One club.
Markham and Gottman said funds "promised by the ownership group" that were due to be paid by 2 June have still not materialised.
The statement said "with no visibility of when funds will arrive", Markham and Gottman's position was untenable.
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I think theyre going out of business.2
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You have to feel for the fans as once again they seem to be facing another slide downwards, that's if they even manage to survive3
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bolloxbolder said:I think theyre going out of business.
Agreed. I was sure they would last time and thought they got incredibly lucky. Small town in the shadows of much larger clubs and with football as its second sport. Their stadium is likely too big for anything they will need again and their fan base is tiny. There really is no logical reason to buy them. Even reformed as a phoenix club they would do tremendously well to get back into the league. Hope for their fans sake they make it.
In the last 25 yrs I think only them, Pompey and Leicester have won the FA Cup outside of the boring top 6.0 -
A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/
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Matt Southall strikes again 🙄clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/0 -
Sandgaard buying Wigan4
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How have Wigan found a buyer in a week when it's taken us months?clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/1 -
Some rumours that it’s Bassini at Wigan. I really hope not.3
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Maybe it’s taken months too?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
How have Wigan found a buyer in a week when it's taken us months?clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/1 -
If it did then it definitely wasn't public knowledge.Scoham said:
Maybe it’s taken months too?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
How have Wigan found a buyer in a week when it's taken us months?clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/
"However, on Friday, supporters’ groups had called for the ownership group to put Wigan up for sale due to fears over the future of the club."
Then yesterday there was an announcement saying a sale has been agreed.2 -
The swift agreement sadly indicates it is likely to be a chancer buying the club. Serious people to not agree to buy clubs without significant due diligence and the likelihood that they have done that without a whisper of a sale is incredibly low.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
If it did then it definitely wasn't public knowledge.Scoham said:
Maybe it’s taken months too?Chris_from_Sidcup said:
How have Wigan found a buyer in a week when it's taken us months?clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/
"However, on Friday, supporters’ groups had called for the ownership group to put Wigan up for sale due to fears over the future of the club."
Then yesterday there was an announcement saying a sale has been agreed.9 -
Something definitely doesn't sound right about this. Sudden takeover deals out of nowhere with no named new owner just sounds dodgy.1
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Chris_from_Sidcup said:
How have Wigan found a buyer in a week when it's taken us months?clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/
Say what you will about our own current state of affairs but for all that Sandgaard is a Grade A dickhead and a bit shit at this football nonsense... he's not Bassini/ESI (or Wigans equivalent to.)The Red Robin said:Some rumours that it’s Bassini at Wigan. I really hope not.
I suspect that Wigan are very far from being out of trouble yet.3 -
https://theathletic.com/4580996/2023/06/05/sarbjot-johal-wigan-takeover?source=user-shared-article
Seems like they are in for a bumpy ride - this guy has been trying to buy Morecambe for months and hasn't provided proof of funds.1 -
He’s originally from Gravesend.MarcusH26 said:https://theathletic.com/4580996/2023/06/05/sarbjot-johal-wigan-takeover?source=user-shared-article
Seems like they are in for a bumpy ride - this guy has been trying to buy Morecambe for months and hasn't provided proof of funds.Interesting thread about him here, shady as by the sound of it.3 -
Wigan now under a Transfer Embargo... Not surprising really0
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They have been for a while. Them and Reading.ForeverAddickted said:Wigan now under a Transfer Embargo... Not surprising really1 -
suspect most of us have got a quid in our pocket..Chris_from_Sidcup said:
How have Wigan found a buyer in a week when it's taken us months?clive said:A statement from the ownership group:
A deal has been agreed in principle for the sale of Wigan Athletic Football Club to a prospective new buyer - subject to EFL approval.
The prospective new owners have committed to resolving all outstanding liabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Further updates on this process will follow in due course.
https://wiganathletic.com/news/2023/june/04/club-statement-ownership-of-Wigan-Athletic/2 - Sponsored links:
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Vultures will be circling0
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Thought he'd passed away tbh0
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......sorry, thought it said Wogan6
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The number of people asking why Man City aren't being wound up, in the comments, is hilarious. Especially the person that referred to them as United 🤣🤣Sam_777 said:
Not that it's a laughing matter.1 -
I’m never one to rub salt in when another club is struggling BUT I hope those Wigan fans laughing at Boltons demise and acting the big I am when they were signing every player going on big money, are reflecting and enjoying that slice of humble pie.The EFL are to blame but I’m guessing these guys provided proof of funds like Thomas did, they took over around the same time? They’ve obviously switched the tap off and stopped paying into the empty black hole that is English football. Say what you want about Thomas, he’s continued to pay the bills and isn’t a charlatan, we could be alot worse off! And that’s saying something.9
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Sounds like one of the co-owners of the Wigan Warriors wants to do a deal
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Didnt the Wigan Warriors owner want to buy them around the same time as the Bahraini?0
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Wasn’t long ago we were wondering how they got lucky with a wealthy ambitious ownership and we got TS.
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