Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:03 pm  

Sounds like Danson has bought the football club. That is fantastic news for all concerned IMO.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:25 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Sounds like Danson has bought the football club. That is fantastic news for all concerned IMO.

queue the faux outrage

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:26 pm  

Hope he’s still committed to us too and doesn’t lose interest and focus on the football.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:45 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Sounds like Danson has bought the football club. That is fantastic news for all concerned IMO.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the deal is to take over all the creditors (Hmrc, players, Sodexo etc)and Danson pays the current owners a £1. Potentially a canny deal by Danson.
Wigan Sporting Club I’ve heard has been formed for the takeover.
Will be interesting to see who becomes the ceo of the Latics. I genuinely have no idea but wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Leneghan’s mate who ran Oxford Utd for him and who is on the group company that owns Wigan RL.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:48 pm  

NSW wrote:

Hope he’s still committed to us too and doesn’t lose interest and focus on the football.

Yes that could be a concern but I believe a new company has been formed for the deal which presumably and hopefully will include us at some point in the near future.
Interesting times.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:01 pm  

This is perfect. Both clubs on an equal footing under the same banner. The success of one helps the success of the other. No more taunts of being tenants at the stadium - both clubs own it.

Hopefully the fact that it's a Warriors shareholder that has saved the day will quash some of the bad blood and we can move forwards with better relations.

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:04 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Wouldn’t be surprised if the deal is to take over all the creditors (Hmrc, players, Sodexo etc)and Danson pays the current owners a £1. Potentially a canny deal by Danson.
Wigan Sporting Club I’ve heard has been formed for the takeover.
Will be interesting to see who becomes the ceo of the Latics. I genuinely have no idea but wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Leneghan’s mate who ran Oxford Utd for him and who is on the group company that owns Wigan RL.

I'd like a £1 or 2 on it being Jonathon Jackson

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:07 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

I'd like a £1 or 2 on it being Jonathon Jackson

Is that the Oxford Utd guy Jukes or an associate of Leneghan?

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:22 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Is that the Oxford Utd guy Jukes or an associate of Leneghan?

He was CEO of Latics from about 2010
Also his dad was a director of latics back in the day

Hes massively well thought of by Latics fans
Also
He was very well liked by leneghan when the original Admin was put in place 2020 and Leneghan was trying to do what is happening now I.e. Wigan Sporting Club (P.S, have no doubt IL is well involved behind the scenes of this deal).
With all potential options and buyers that IL brought to the table etc he wanted them to involve Jonathon Jackson
They had/have a very good working relationship

I'd be confident that IL will.steer Danson to JJ and I would agree it would be a great move

Re: Latics in administration - Lenagan leading bid : Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:48 pm  

Jukesays wrote:

He was CEO of Latics from about 2010
Also his dad was a director of latics back in the day

Hes massively well thought of by Latics fans
Also
He was very well liked by leneghan when the original Admin was put in place 2020 and Leneghan was trying to do what is happening now I.e. Wigan Sporting Club (P.S, have no doubt IL is well involved behind the scenes of this deal).
With all potential options and buyers that IL brought to the table etc he wanted them to involve Jonathon Jackson
They had/have a very good working relationship

I'd be confident that IL will.steer Danson to JJ and I would agree it would be a great move

Cheers Jukes.
Obviously not the guy who I thought might have had a chance