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Wigan financial woes - up for sale again? p40

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  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,989
    swordfish said:
    Scoham said:
    Wasn’t long ago we were wondering how they got lucky with a wealthy ambitious ownership and we got TS.
    I still find it odd that administration is viewed so positively by so many. Guaranteed negatives. No guaranteed positives!
    Well said.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,665
    MarcusH26 said:
    Sounds like one of the co-owners of the Wigan Warriors wants to do a deal 

    If the proposed purchase includes the ground, that could make life interesting for them with the league rule about having fixture priority. That's quite hard to insist on if the club you share with are a bigger name and share ownership of the ground.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,785
    MarcusH26 said:
    Sounds like one of the co-owners of the Wigan Warriors wants to do a deal 

    If this local businessman chappie buys the club and the ground will he rename it Danson Park?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,094
    https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/wigan-athletic-takeover-over-the-line-despite-late-scare-4182934

    Deal done it seems with Mike Danson. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,094


    Takeover done (subject to the usual EFL bits)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,830
    edited June 2023
    Good luck to them - never want to see a repeat of Bury FC.
  • RedRobin
    RedRobin Posts: 1,377
    edited June 2023
    Who is Mike Danson?

    edit* Wigan born Billionaire!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,962
    All requisite clearances have been obtained from the English Football League “EFL”.

    That's quick? 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,727
    Seems like when you are on the brink everyone works a lot harder to get things done.

    No idea when Mr Danson made his original offer but it took Sandgaard over 5 months to agree a deal.....seems like Wigan took 5 days.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,962
    golfaddick said:
    Seems like when you are on the brink everyone works a lot harder to get things done.

    No idea when Mr Danson made his original offer but it took Sandgaard over 5 months to agree a deal.....seems like Wigan took 5 days.
    Or they do a less thorough check?

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  • Stefco
    Stefco Posts: 848
    Briston_Addick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Sounds like one of the co-owners of the Wigan Warriors wants to do a deal 

    If this local businessman chappie buys the club and the ground will he rename it Danson Park?
    Now he's in the business of football, he'll be Danson with wolves.

    Sorry, that was a Ted/tad awful.

    (That was even worse)
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,296
    Happy for them but hope they don't go out altering the league by paying over the odds again.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,016
    golfaddick said:
    Seems like when you are on the brink everyone works a lot harder to get things done.

    No idea when Mr Danson made his original offer but it took Sandgaard over 5 months to agree a deal.....seems like Wigan took 5 days.
    I would imagine that one England-based person buying everything up in one go would be a much easier and quicker process than a consortium of multiple nationalities buying part of a club and negotiating with a third party over terms regarding the rest.

    The (former) Wigan owners probably just wanted to get rid too instead of trying to maximise the price a la Sandgaard.

    It's not all that surprising honestly.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,065
    thenewbie said:
    golfaddick said:
    Seems like when you are on the brink everyone works a lot harder to get things done.

    No idea when Mr Danson made his original offer but it took Sandgaard over 5 months to agree a deal.....seems like Wigan took 5 days.
    I would imagine that one England-based person buying everything up in one go would be a much easier and quicker process than a consortium of multiple nationalities buying part of a club and negotiating with a third party over terms regarding the rest.

    The (former) Wigan owners probably just wanted to get rid too instead of trying to maximise the price a la Sandgaard.

    It's not all that surprising honestly.
    Add in that he’s already a major stakeholder of another local sports club, founder & CEO of an AIM Listed company and also The New Statesman. Had the backing of local MP and the Mayor. Easy one for the EFL to get out of the way, once he’d also lodged the funds required. 
  • Red_Chester
    Red_Chester Posts: 751
    Wigan away in September is on the international weekend. Looking to plan ahead. I reckon we might have 2 international players in camara and Thomas. I know we need 3 players to potentially be called off but could Wigan also have some players going away. How late will they tell us about rearranging. 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,183
    Red_Chester said:
    Wigan away in September is on the international weekend. Looking to plan ahead. I reckon we might have 2 international players in camara and Thomas. I know we need 3 players to potentially be called off but could Wigan also have some players going away. How late will they tell us about rearranging. 

    Normally 2 weeks before the International game in question.
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 958
    TRed_Chester said:
    Wigan away in September is on the international weekend. Looking to plan ahead. I reckon we might have 2 international players in camara and Thomas. I know we need 3 players to potentially be called off but could Wigan also have some players going away. How late will they tell us about rearranging. 
    Too late!
  • Red_Chester
    Red_Chester Posts: 751
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    Red_Chester said:
    Wigan away in September is on the international weekend. Looking to plan ahead. I reckon we might have 2 international players in camara and Thomas. I know we need 3 players to potentially be called off but could Wigan also have some players going away. How late will they tell us about rearranging. 

    Normally 2 weeks before the International game in question.
    Thanks 

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