MarsdenRam Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Ambitious said: I saw a Wigan fan with communication into the club say that -12 has been confirmed. When players aren’t paid, surely it makes sense to bring in legislation that allows these players to move on for free - if not unpaid for good reason? It just makes sense and will ensure owners pay players to secure assets. This is obviously in dangerous territory now. They’re hated by the majority of the clubs due to how they spent money last time in League One and apparently rubbed everyone’s face in it, but I feel bad for them - very real possibility they don’t see out the season or even see IN the season. I would have thought that would be a civil matter. Once one party has reneged on the contract by failing to make payment, I would have thought all bets would be off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, MarsdenRam said: I would have thought that would be a civil matter. Once one party has reneged on the contract by failing to make payment, I would have thought all bets would be off. It would be an ecumenical matter littleover ram, MarsdenRam, DiggerB and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: It would be an ecumenical matter Yes Father Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, MarsdenRam said: I would have thought that would be a civil matter. Once one party has reneged on the contract by failing to make payment, I would have thought all bets would be off. At the risk of being dull and obvious it would depend on how the clauses relating payment and late/non-payment are written in the contract of each player wouldn't it? You'd think it'd be cut n dried but I bet lawyers could still make a argument out of it. It might be helpful for the EFL and premier league to agree a standard clause on the basis that non-payment after so many days or by so many instances (e.g. 10 days total or 3 seperate occasions?) voids the contract and they can leave the club. If its then a standard clause in all contracts it'd make it pretty easy for players to say "contract not met, i'm leaving" without having to have lawyers argue about what had been breached in the contract. Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gaspode Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Mick Harford said: That's pretty dreadful but always seemed to be the way things would end up (or else the EFL pull the plug on them because they can't prove funding for the season). Their current owner clearly doesn't have the necessary wonga (or else won't put it into the club) and there's little sign of any credible saviour on the horizon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerB Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65881568 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alty_Ram Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Ouch... what a mess. Hope they find a way through this 😟 inter politics, Rammy03 and InstaRam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexxxxx Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Sad to see a club in trouble like this. Hope someone like a Wigan Clowes can rescue them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 About 6 weeks to find a saviour before the hearing? Fingers crossed for the Latics but reading that article didnt fill me with much hope for them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 49 minutes ago, alexxxxx said: Sad to see a club in trouble like this. Hope someone like a Wigan Clowes can rescue them... I agree but think it's highly unlikely. Wigan has always been a rugby-supporting town and will probably continue to be, making them a far less attractive proposition than we ever were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Terrible situation - I do wonder if Dave Whelan will come to the rescue, at least in the short-term, to buy them time. League One and Two clubs genuine hold Wigan in contempt due to how they went about things during their last promotion. Much like a lot of clubs held us. Realistically, though, we were far bigger in terms of community impact and commercially viable than Wigan were/are. It looks like a very tough situation and if players can walk out the door from Friday then that could be curtains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) I read that the guy who owns or part owns Wigan Warriors Rugby League is looking into a deal for the football club and stadium together. Make sense with the stadium being shared by both teams. Hopefully that'll be the end result. I also saw that their HMRC debt is £2.5m as opposed to the £20m+ that we owed. Edited June 13, 2023 by Carnero RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/wigan-athletic-takeover-over-the-line-despite-late-scare-4182934 Wigan-born billionaire Mike Danson – who holds a 25 per cent stake in the Warriors – is understood to be the new man in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Comrade 86, RoyMac5, InstaRam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Harford Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Better news for them then, they need some luck. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipley Ram Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 A couple of players have left after the non payments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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