Brutal and bizarre: the story of how Wigan collapsed into administration | David Conn

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On the day Au Yeung took ownership after a £41m purchase he decided not to fund the club, and an investigation is now due

The brutal, bizarre collapse of Wigan Athletic has raised many glaring and alarming questions, but one central contradiction lies in the ruins. The Championship club have become the first to fall into administration during the Covid-19 crisis which could claim many more, but Wigan’s own insolvency has little to do with the coronavirus shutdown.

 

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Where did the new buyer suddenly get the money to pay IEC? Did IEC loan them the money, and we're now stuck with the loan repayments? The whole thing screams fraud, but I bet it's very very legal...

The whole saga stinks to high heaven, i am at a loss to why the league approved the change of ownership?

Surely yet again the EFL have done nothing what is the point of a fit and proper owners test if these total idiots end up in charge of football clubs just like bury fc the EFL are complicit in the demise of yet another club the EFL board should resign...

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