Rampage

It would be a remarkable achievement from the administrators if we were, even if it's in time for the January window then it would be good work.
I've seen a few Wigan related discussions on Twitter in connection to our recent news, and they're somewhat inquisitive, annoyed and dismissive about how we would be able to exit administration so quickly.
Wigan were in administration for 9 months, and their administrators were apparently struggling to sell them for £3mil. That spanned two transfer windows and some of the players they lost for below their true value included Gelhardt, Devine, Weir, Marshall, Byrne, Lowe and Kipre.
It's incredibly refreshing to know that we still seem to be an extremely attractive purchase for multiple people, and can avoid a lot of the damage Wigan had to suffer.

It is possible - if they feel that a 'no-blame' low-level payment would clear the decks for the purchaser and remove any final obstacles, but they couldn't offer them more than unsecured creditors anyway - and some of those might argue that such spurious claims are diluting their own claims further. I cannot think of any way that Boro, Wycombe etc could be ranked as Football Creditors, even though they are football clubs (obv), because these are not debts per se and the EFL wouldn't sanction their claims IMO.

Operating in soft umbongo would feel like being given a blank checkbook would have been a couple of years ago.
In current post COVID requirement you don’t need to spend big fees to improve the squad a fair bit. 

Having none presently, the ability to bring in six loans has to be a huge advantage, players not getting game time at their club, those that refuse to sign a new contract and will be leaving in the summer, and those needing first-team experience. That should cover all incomings without the need to pay a fee. Last season we had a pick of what was left, maybe this season we can get the cream?

If we get taken over, if the debts are cleared, if we look a bit more stable, if we have the chance to bring in players in Jan, if we are sensible in recruitment, we may be able to look at prem loans.
I would be looking at top 10 teams with big squads and players with little game time. Delap? Elanga? Loans till end of season (if we can get mates rates on any loan fees as at the start of the season fees were in the region of 1.5mill for a loan which is ludicrous)
Also look at champ sides who have had a new or newish manager and might have players who are not fancied by the new guy. I'm think sheff utd, fulham, west brom, Bournemouth. all have new managers, all have good squads, all have players not getting game time. We are not threat to their promotion aspirations so they might be tempted by a loan as we might hopefully take points off their rivals. Burke ex forest at sheff uts?

Under  soft embargo the minimum wages we can offer increases to 11.5k I believe - not sure if we can actually spend any transfer fee's. Also, the squad restrictions change where anyone u21 doesn't count towards the 24 players allowed meaning more space for incomings

I was a fan, but some weren't, I notice Patrick Roberts, on loan at Troye for the last year of his contract has only played once so far, maybe he might be interested in cutting that short in January and making a return? City's highly rated centre-half Philippe Sandler is also on loan there for the season, also not getting games and his contract is also up should the recruitment team read these pages.

Admin will be solved first, which should in turn solve HMRC.
We've been in discussions with the EFL over the P&S issues, which I believe is the reason for the delay in submitting the accounts. Get that rumoured penalty resolved and the others points should go away too.
 

Yeah, does it all the time

Talking to them next week is a good move. The administrators will be armed with actual real bids from very rich people.
It makes it easier to cut a deal when we know what we are dealing with.

Get Jags first.

It will be renamed in the Spring.

Avian a laugh. Mate.

It has been very taxing to read at times.

It has been very taxing to read at times.

It will be renamed in the Spring.

It will be renamed in the Spring.

It will be renamed in the Spring.

HMRC & Admin are what puts us in the current embargo, sort them, which should happen at the same time really, will then move us tp a soft embargo. Not sure what will happen on the others as the administrators have said no accounts need to be submitted now we have gone into administration

Yes but it will be Wayne.....what a guy, this time. Hopefully.

Chris... What a guy.

Memories are made of this. Sloths only have three toes so using a pen is awkward.

The EFL

Get Jags first.