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  1. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    I think you may have a point and even if they did somehow limp to the end of the season I cant see any way they can start next without a buyer with significant funds - see Bury for reference
     
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    Yeah, agree.

    Would anyone here defer their wages for 3 months "hoping" to get paid at the end of it?

    I appreciate some of Wigan's bigger earners will likely be able to absorb the impact of this, but some definitely won't.

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    they will ask for and get an advance on the EFL prize monies due I imagine
     
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    Have Wigan got any guarantees they will see the season out? Maybe Whelan will step in? Looks to me like they may go bust. TBH they are a team I've little time for. Rugby town really. The Reverend Tiverton Preedy held no truck with the "rugbyites". One made us, one saved us. If there was a God 12 point deduction for the Pigs too.Take me to church.
     
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    Didn't someone once take the hit for administration when they were already mathematically relegated to avoid having to start the next season on -12 in the league below?
     
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    Supporters trust have already raised over 100k to help out with wages, travel cost and hotels and money is still coming in
     
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    Leeds... hence why the points can be added next season if they are already down.
     
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    This rule was put in place to avoid another Leeds United scenario. I can't think of a fairer way to apply the deduction.
     
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    Great effort but unfortunately, Wigan's wages are 19 million quid for the year. That's 3 months of wages at 1.5 million quid a month, with zero revenue coming in. Have to be a bloody big finger to hold that dam.

    Not to mention what they must owe on transfers, etc.
     
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    Think it's the end of March, I might be wrong. Others have mentioned, the deadline came in after Leeds went in to admin in the last week of the season a few years ago now, so they'd cop the points that year when they knew they'd still finish midtable.
     

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