Whelan looking to sell Wigan Athletic?

[warrior4ever25]

to sell the ground he has to buy the land off the council and cant see that happening ,i cant see any 1 buying them without the ground with in the package

[markill]

if his company owns the lease they are entitled to sell the lease

[jaws1]

if his company owns the lease they are entitled to sell the lease

The Council owns the land The Council granted a 99 year lease to Wigan Football Company LTD(Trding as the JJB stadium)for the use of the at Robin Park comprising the JJB Stadium and Ssurrounds from the 4th August 1999.The lease remains in place and specifies that the Stadium be made available for all the home fixtures of Wigan Athletic Football Club LTD and Wigan Football Club(Wigan Warriors

[doc]

I wonder if he'll do a Wimbledon and sell them to someone who moves the team out of the town? Would be funny to see Stains prevented from playing in their new stadium as they had to share with the Latics.

[DaveO]

keep an eye out on eBay...

For the re-listed message when no one bids!

Dave

[wall_of_voodoo]

It does seem peculiar, that Mr Whelan hints of selling to backers with more financial clout, then today states that the premier league could be in trouble if any of the big money foreign investors withdrew their support (and money) and left the club in severe financial difficulty.

Dave Whelan believes the time will come when a Premier League club is left in a financial crisis because their foreign owner "spits his dummy" and quits.

With nine Premier League outfits having foreign owners, Wigan chairman Whelan said it is probable that one will walk.

"I can see a foreign owner spitting his dummy and leaving a club piled high with debt," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"When it does happen I think it will be an awful shame for that club, which is left with £100m to £150m of debt."

Only last week, Football Association chairman Lord Triesman spoke of the financial dangers facing Premier League clubs, who have accrued an estimated £3bn debt between them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 665875.stm

[warrior4ever25]

It does seem peculiar, that Mr Whelan hints of selling to backers with more financial clout, then today states that the premier league could be in trouble if any of the big money foreign investors withdrew their support (and money) and left the club in severe financial difficulty.

Dave Whelan believes the time will come when a Premier League club is left in a financial crisis because their foreign owner "spits his dummy" and quits.

With nine Premier League outfits having foreign owners, Wigan chairman Whelan said it is probable that one will walk.

"I can see a foreign owner spitting his dummy and leaving a club piled high with debt," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"When it does happen I think it will be an awful shame for that club, which is left with £100m to £150m of debt."

Only last week, Football Association chairman Lord Triesman spoke of the financial dangers facing Premier League clubs, who have accrued an estimated £3bn debt between them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 665875.stm

dave whelan as not got the money to back latics any more he needs to sell ,but who would buy wigan athletics who r they ???? just a small team in blackburn lol