[LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-01 Thread Tim Whelan via Leedslist
This might change things a little. My sympathy is mitigated by the fact they would have had an extra £30 in they hadn't refused to sell me a ticket when we played there on the final day of the Garry Monk season.  They are away to Brentford on Saturday, and their 12 point deduction will give them

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-02 Thread Kevin Lewis (UK SBS)
I think a 12 point deduction is a bit tough on Wigan myself. Probably a bit late now, but given that many financial rules have been relaxed during the crisis, the League could have reduced or delayed the points deduction. Particularly as at one point it looked like the season was going to be e

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-03 Thread John Boocock
Kev, I would read David Conn on this, I don't think Covid has had much to do with it, more like off-shore banking business and a useless EFL process for deciding who can play about with football clubs on a whim or a fancy... Others may be in trouble because of Covid but I do not think Wigan c

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-03 Thread Kevin Lewis (UK SBS)
Thanks for pointing me at that article John, It kind of explains why it seemed so sudden to me. I had not heard that Wigan were in excessive financial trouble, and it seems that nobody else had either. It appears that whilst they were living beyond their means, they were not doing so more than

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-04 Thread n...@6haroldplace.co.uk
I saw a report that had Gerald Krasner’s name all over it... Sent from my iPad > On 3 Jul 2020, at 23:10, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) wrote: > > Thanks for pointing me at that article John, It kind of explains why it > seemed so sudden to me. I had not heard that Wigan were in excessive > financia

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-04 Thread john
He is a partner at Begbie TraynorSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: n...@6haroldplace.co.uk Date: 04/07/2020 09:54 (GMT+00:00) To: "Kevin Lewis (UK SBS)" Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration I sa

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-04 Thread Jim Moran
tphone. > Original message From: n...@6haroldplace.co.uk Date: > 04/07/2020 09:54 (GMT+00:00) To: "Kevin Lewis (UK SBS)" < > kevin.le...@uksbs.co.uk> Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Wigan > go into administration I saw a report that had Gerald K

Re: [LU] Wigan go into administration

2020-07-04 Thread n...@6haroldplace.co.uk
n Lewis (UK SBS)" >> Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Wigan >> go into administration I saw a report that had Gerald Krasner’s name all >> over it...Sent from my iPad> On 3 Jul 2020, at 23:10, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) >> wrote:> > Thanks for pointing