......and Smith must score. 1,343 Posted July 1, 2020 In such a rugby loving area I'm surprised they've managed to do as well as they have over recent years but I don't expect they'll be the last ones to fall by the wayside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,717 Posted July 1, 2020 I'm sure all 500 of their fans will be upset. Â But seriously, upsetting news. Happening to more and more clubs, just goes to show what bad owners and mismanagement can do in a football world so obsessed by money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
non-scoring strikers 113 Posted July 1, 2020 Very sobering. Makes you realise how well run we are by (mostly) operating within our means. Most clubs in the country are in a far more perilous position than us. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flying Dutchman 744 Posted July 1, 2020 13 minutes ago, non-scoring strikers said: Very sobering. Makes you realise how well run we are by (mostly) operating within our means. Most clubs in the country are in a far more perilous position than us. You'll probably regret coming on here talking sense about how well run we are.. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Year of the tiger 54 Posted July 1, 2020 I thought their new loaded foreign owners had only just taken over Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820 Posted July 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Year of the tiger said: I thought their new loaded foreign owners had only just taken over Maybe they showed too much ambition and overspent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All the Germans 1,075 Posted July 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Flying Dutchman said: You'll probably regret coming on here talking sense about how well run we are.. Yeah, we want the club to be sold to a gazillionaire, who treats us as plaything for a few years, does - or does not - get and keep us in the Premier League (I'm going out on a limb and assuming we get relegated this season!) or any sort of success and then discards us to administration and likely dropping to lower leagues. We don't want any well run, spending within our means, realistic approach here. Nope. We want to spend other peoples money for them and for them to live well beyond their means... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted July 1, 2020 Dave Whelan came on TalkSport not long ago and was incredibly shocked. Seemed pretty genuinely gutted. Didn't the latest owners only take over at the beginning of June, stating they had the funds to deal through the COVID-19 period?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Fred 526 Posted July 1, 2020 They clearly need a stinking rich Chinese owner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,407 Posted July 1, 2020 Wednesday players haven't been paid since April as well. More to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted July 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Uncle Fred said: They clearly need a stinking rich Chinese owner Until 2018, Wigan was owned by Dave Whelan, who steered the club from the fourth tier of English football to the Premier League in 2005, while they also won the FA Cup in 2013. Whelan sold the club to Hong Kong-based International Entertainment Corporation in November 2018 and there was a further change of ownership in June when Next Leader Fund took control. I thought Hong Kong was in China 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted July 1, 2020 I thought Hong Kong was in China Not according to the Protestors 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,293 Posted July 1, 2020 Wigan in Administration..... There's also a Wigan in Greater Manchester..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted July 1, 2020 Does this mean we can now officially add Wigan to the list of clubs we wanted to be, but don't want to be anymore? 🤔🤣 Apples 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted July 1, 2020 So are Wigan an example of rich owners being good or bad? David Whelan was rich and took them from League 2 to the Premier League. The new owners, who are also rick (I assume) took them into administration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted July 1, 2020 39 minutes ago, Icecream Snow said: Until 2018, Wigan was owned by Dave Whelan, who steered the club from the fourth tier of English football to the Premier League in 2005, while they also won the FA Cup in 2013. Whelan sold the club to Hong Kong-based International Entertainment Corporation in November 2018 and there was a further change of ownership in June when Next Leader Fund took control. I thought Hong Kong was in China 😉 It all gets so confusing. Wigan are struggling because they sold out to stinking rich foreign owners! They should have stuck with their local owner and fan. But hang on- Stoke, Huddersfield and Boro are all owned by local owners/fans and and they might also go down into League One! It is almost as if each owner needs to judged on their own merits rather than where they are from... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted July 1, 2020 They had a good thing with Dave Whelan - I think he ended up becoming a lifelong fan of Wigan - was he previously? If so, I haven't seen anyone on here not want a rich individual who supports Norwich to come in to the club. Even then, take your pick. Whelan was fined for making racist comments - do fans moral compasses exist when it comes to football owners? I think it does with some which is why Delia and co are so widely accepted and there's not been any big effort to remove them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820 Posted July 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, king canary said: It is almost as if each owner needs to judged on their own merits rather than where they are from... Or even how rich they are.  9 minutes ago, hogesar said: Even then, take your pick. Whelan was fined for making racist comments - do fans moral compasses exist when it comes to football owners? I think it does with some which is why Delia and co are so widely accepted and there's not been any big effort to remove them. I'm not so sure it does. Newcastle fans have no problems with their new prospective Saudi owners, and I doubt fans of other clubs would either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted July 1, 2020 Just now, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Or even how rich they are.  Again, each need to be judged on their merits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,141 Posted July 1, 2020 28 minutes ago, king canary said: So are Wigan an example of rich owners being good or bad? David Whelan was rich and took them from League 2 to the Premier League. The new owners, who are also rick (I assume) took them into administration. It’s not a case of how rich they are, it’s how ‘ambitious’. And in this case, ambition is a complex formula which basically resolves into how high the club is in the league. So Leicester have (had) ambitious owners, Leeds are starting to demonstrate ambition, but Wigan, Middlesbrough, Sunderland etc for some reason are not ambitious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,820 Posted July 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, king canary said: Again, each need to be judged on their merits. Yep, that's exactly my point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,671 Posted July 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Nuff Said said: It’s not a case of how rich they are, it’s how ‘ambitious’. And in this case, ambition is a complex formula which basically resolves into how high the club is in the league. So Leicester have (had) ambitious owners, Leeds are starting to demonstrate ambition, but Wigan, Middlesbrough, Sunderland etc for some reason are not ambitious. There are currently 19 more ambitious clubs than us. There'll be a few more at the start of next season to begin with thanks to the f*cking alphabet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,317 Posted July 1, 2020 Truth is that Wigan is fundamentally not a club with a fanbase able to sustain premier league or championship status long term. They are naturally a league 1 or league 2 level club in terms of support. Clubs with bigger fanbases can equally run into problems but financial issues and a small fanbase is a recipe for problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted July 1, 2020 48 minutes ago, king canary said: It all gets so confusing. Wigan are struggling because they sold out to stinking rich foreign owners! They should have stuck with their local owner and fan. But hang on- Stoke, Huddersfield and Boro are all owned by local owners/fans and and they might also go down into League One! It is almost as if each owner needs to judged on their own merits rather than where they are from... How would these merits be determined? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted July 1, 2020 Just now, nutty nigel said: How would these merits be determined? Leave that to the individual IÂ guess. For instance even if they go down to League One this season I'd say Stoke have a good owner. Others may just look at the league position and say they aren't. I mentioned recently that quite a few Liverpool fans aren't all that happy with their owners despite winning the league this season and the Champions League last season. So pure success on the pitch is apparently not enough for some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amah3 3 Posted July 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: How would these merits be determined? I’m not sure. But I think it would be hard to fault Delia in any of them bar disposable bank balance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,164 Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: How would these merits be determined? The quality of the meat pies available on a matchday? Not to mention the number of scampi on the plate. Edited July 1, 2020 by BroadstairsR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,534 Posted July 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Amah3 said: I’m not sure. But I think it would be hard to fault Delia in any of them bar disposable bank balance. That would seem to be the case because Bet 365 FC have a good owner even if they're relegated to league one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, king canary said: It all gets so confusing. Wigan are struggling because they sold out to stinking rich foreign owners! They should have stuck with their local owner and fan. But hang on- Stoke, Huddersfield and Boro are all owned by local owners/fans and and they might also go down into League One! It is almost as if each owner needs to judged on their own merits rather than where they are from... Revolutionary thinking there Kaceyo!! Go and sit on the naughty step.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,234 Posted July 1, 2020 Sad news I always thought Wigan were a good watch in the way they played. Unfortunately I'm sure they will not be the only ones that go to the wall in the current climate. A perilous position for any company nowadays, well run or not. Let's hope the level of smugness on here and other threads doesn't bite us on the bum if we have a sustained period in the lower leagues. Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites