Guest Bulgaria Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 So, Wigans new owners love a punt....they are rumoured to have lumped on them to go down, Wigan are playing like Barcelona and look to finish mid table.... So they go into administration to get a 12 point deduction.... Allegedly. Crikey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Seems like Wigan fans have done more investigation into there owners in the last 18 hours than the EFL did during their fit and proper persons test. Some worrying stories coming out now about what could have happened. Getting picked up by BBC etc too that there's going to be an investigation into why they've gone into Admin. If it turns out that they were placed in Admin for nefarious reasons I wonder if the 12 point penalty will be applied? One way of looking at it says it has to, other side of the coin it looks really bad to do so. Personally I'm just glad the league is well run so I have every faith it'll be sorted properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 12/1 odds Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 A chairman of a football club once told me that a single £50 bet, or more, on any football market in the UK gets red flagged, and looked at in some degree. That was a few years ago, so guess that limit has gone up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stabbo Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/12019453/efl-chief-rick-parry-filmed-wigan-administration-bet-relegated/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mcguigan Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 The Sun after a Liverpool fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonestown83 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mcguigan said: The Sun after a Liverpool fan. and yet it’s been carried as the Main story in much more reputable papers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, bladeshater said: Maybe they sanctioned the fit and proper persons maybe they didnt run the club to the point they needed such a massive loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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striker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 EFL looking foolish and incompetent, not for the first time. Feel for Wigan fans, the due diligence carried out on Wigan's most recent takeover clearly inadequate. Owners come and go, the fans who stay are reliant on EFL to protect their club to some degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 It's so much bigger than the EFL this though The EFL are having to fight things way way way more powerful than they are with regards to betting syndicates, dodgy businessmen etc It's not easy that The focus really does need to come away from the EFL on this one and onto the shady business going on around football 3 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaOwl Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, striker said: EFL looking foolish and incompetent, not for the first time. Feel for Wigan fans, the due diligence carried out on Wigan's most recent takeover clearly inadequate. Owners come and go, the fans who stay are reliant on EFL to protect their club to some degree. How can such connections be fully scrutinized though? Practically every person that enters into football investment will have dodgy connections somewhere. Some of the Chansiri family business interests include links with dodgy private supply chains involving nasty human rights violations. Look at the things that came out in the ownership battle down at S2. Things that could not possibly have been known without the court battle. It would be impossible to find out everything in a standard due diligence process especially those that involve foreign investment syndicates. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbupperthongowl Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 4 hours ago, mrbluesky said: Been verified now, by all accounts, no doubt our hearing will be put back another two weeks So is it 100% certain that it's Rick parry in the video? If it is surely there questions to be asked about his ability to stay in role after a breach of confidentiality like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Just now, nbupperthongowl said: So is it 100% certain that it's Rick parry in the video? If it is surely there questions to be asked about his ability to stay in role after a breach of confidentiality like this? Someone filmed him without him knowing (pointing their phone at the floor even) Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbupperthongowl Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Someone filmed him without him knowing (pointing their phone at the floor even) Makes you wonder if he has been chatting with random strangers in the street about our case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrbluesky Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, nbupperthongowl said: So is it 100% certain that it's Rick parry in the video? If it is surely there questions to be asked about his ability to stay in role after a breach of confidentiality like this? Yeah, been confirmed by various sources, no doubt he’ll get a slap on the wrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbupperthongowl Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Just a thought..... hopefully the EFL don't want to bury their Wigan failings with a demonstration of how tough they are and how they have punished the financial wrongdoing of another club.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, ChinaOwl said: How can such connections be fully scrutinized though? Practically every person that enters into football investment will have dodgy connections somewhere. Some of the Chansiri family business interests include links with dodgy private supply chains involving nasty human rights violations. Look at the things that came out in the ownership battle down at S2. Things that could not possibly have been known without the court battle. It would be impossible to find out everything in a standard due diligence process especially those that involve foreign investment syndicates. Fair point, accepted. But, still reasonable to expect a better level of scrutiny, or at least identify and implement a more robust system for approving potential new owners as a result of this. EFL have overseen ownership issues at Charlton and Wigan this season, further down the leagues at Bury. An isolated occurrence could be forgiven, but serial oversights need to be investigated and processes tightened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, nbupperthongowl said: So is it 100% certain that it's Rick parry in the video? If it is surely there questions to be asked about his ability to stay in role after a breach of confidentiality like this? I recognise those feet anywhere, it's him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbupperthongowl Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: I recognise those feet anywhere, it's him. Which in itself is a bit worrying..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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