Ok fair fucks they won the league an’ all that, but tonight i had to endure a midnight train full of the turds on a train from Manc to Wigan with loads of feral scruffs singing “Bolton get battered” blah fucking blah.

They can enjoy their day in the sun, but we’re on our way back and our paths will no doubt cross again.

Karma.

Edited May 1, 20224 yr by Burndens Bogs

37 minutes ago, Roger_Dubuis said:

If you went watching Bolton 0 Wigan 4  it isn't fishing to say Wigan have a much better squad than Bolton. If that squad is kept they are going to be a better team

The team we had that day was severely weakened by injuries, I checked the team we sent out that day a few weeks back and it sent a shiver down my spine, Brockbank and Gordon were the full backs and dixon in the net... need I say anything more.

5 minutes ago, barrycowdrill said:

HMRC is c.£2m

kit suppliers are due some from shop stock not yet paid for 

players 

one or two rumours of clubs owed from previous transfers 

not much else to be fair 

Makes sense then if he can get the ground

12 minutes ago, barrycowdrill said:

HMRC is c.£2m

kit suppliers are due some from shop stock not yet paid for 

players 

one or two rumours of clubs owed from previous transfers 

not much else to be fair 

2 month wages for players will be couple of million and they will also have to buy the club from the current owners, wonder what the current owners want for the business?   

Edited June 14, 20232 yr by Mounts Kipper

5 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

2 month wages for players will be couple of million and they will also have to buy the club from the current owners, wonder what the current owners want for the business?   

15 million I think it was quoted a few pages back

5 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

2 month wages for players will be couple of million ...

£1.9m per month according to the club last week. So £3.8m. Plus the still unpaid bond @ £2.4m.

So, £6.2m due. £4.3 already outstanding & £1.9m in the final week of this month.

Bonus are usually paid out in the final payment of the year. I've zero idea what they may add to.

Plus the, I understood £3.2m to the tax. But, whatever, it's wanted & now.

A casual totting up shows c.£9-9½m inside a fortnight simply to continue functioning.

-8, possibly -12 points, plus an extra -12 if in Administration. Salary, fees and wage restrictions on new players. ... that's before they try to start next season.

Out of interest, why do Wigan RL not already own a ground? - surely it's a bit shit, that they don't

Why do folk say 'the HMRC' instead of just 'HMRC'?

Been saved apparently

16 minutes ago, Mantra said:

Been saved apparently

To get a deal done so quickly he must be prepared to get his money out.I don't know how Wigan can find them

Edited June 14, 20232 yr by Roger_Dubuis

Hope it goes tits.

There’s tics turds on FB saying they should get the 8 points back because it was the previous owners  that committed the offences 😀😀

Good luck with that 😂

2 hours ago, Roger_Dubuis said:

If they keep their squad together I would expect them to win the play offs if they aren't in the top two.The 8 point deduction should go to 12 but their squad is at least than many points better than Bolton's in my opinion.

I agree. I'd have a few quid on them to go up even with the deduction 

This fella might fancy a bash at football, who knows

But it seems more likely he just wants the stadium

It could well be out of the vanilla and into the ripple for em

They are very fortunate. Disappointed they didn’t go through more pain. 

The prospective new owner works in data so will probably have connections that can use data for a footballing business model. 
 

Gonna be another tough game against them this season I fear. 
 

Worst thing is the new owner went to Bolton School apparently. Should be banned from the town

Danson the front for basically the rugby club taking over the football club so they get the stadium… soon as rugby club funded over and above the football club the shit will hit the fan, if common sense prevailed the football lot should keep quiet and be happy they’ve got a team to support… doubt that’ll happen given the hatred between the 2 clubs. 

5 hours ago, Cheese said:

We are so incredibly lucky to have Sharon Brittan and Football Ventures. Thank fuck we didn't get bailed out by some foreign money launderer. 🙏

We got bailed out by an ex car salesman who had been disqualified as a director before turning up to save us  

He still took us to the brink 

Reading and Wigan are currently in that phase 

Whether any one honourable comes in for them next remains to be seen

7 minutes ago, Casino said:

This fella might fancy a bash at football, who knows

But it seems more likely he just wants the stadium

It could well be out of the vanilla and into the ripple for em

Thinking about it, egg chucking is a bit shit, and nobody really likes or bother watching it, even if Wigan RL became the best team in the world, so what, it's not that much of an achievement and there's certainly no money to be made. If, and it's a massive stretch, but if he can get them back in the PL or up towards the top of the Championship, then maybe he could flip the club for a decent amount.

Hopefully though, he just wants the ground, and will ensure that Wigan Athletic operate within their means, which could be interesting....

Surely expect to see record ST sales for them now after coming back from the brink...

Soon as Dansons name was mentioned it was just a matter of time but will he prop the club up that’s the big question ! 

So the outcome after all these pages is that they’re ok

must say the daily posts come across rather small time 

42 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

So the outcome after all these pages is that they’re ok

must say the daily posts come across rather small time 

I agree 

As someone who has worked for Mike Danson's companies for the best part of 20 years, this is undoubtedly good news for Wigan.  I don't think he will write a blank cheque for them (although he has the cash to be able to do that).  However, I don't think buying the football is any kind of front just to protect the rugby.  He will want both to be successful.

18 minutes ago, LeggyMountbatten said:

As someone who has worked for Mike Danson's companies for the best part of 20 years, this is undoubtedly good news for Wigan.  I don't think he will write a blank cheque for them (although he has the cash to be able to do that).  However, I don't think buying the football is any kind of front just to protect the rugby.  He will want both to be successful.

He might want both to be successful but he'll surely want it sustainably. I'm not an expert on RL and certainly not Wigan Warriors but I don't see them throwing money around. Blokes like Danson don't build wealth by flogging dead horses like Wigan Athletic. He might keep them from the cold embrace of the tax man and the receiver.  He'll no doubt sort out the immediate debts that present an existential threat. But will he bankroll them in the way that the lost lot did in their initial days? Very doubtful. Words like "realistic", "sustainable" and "stable" appear within their news release. They're not the words of someone prepared to chuck millions at them. 

 

 

Let's see.... 

Edited June 14, 20232 yr by paulhanley

1 hour ago, radcliffe white said:

So the outcome after all these pages is that they’re ok

must say the daily posts come across rather small time 

Not sure they're ok just yet.

 

All debts paid players being paid tomorrow so let’s see if he spends the cash on players .

£25m he’s committed so far

£15m purchase plus the debts