Piece on Wigan Appeal

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A see Barnsley FC are giving evidence at the Appeal.

Any decent QC will evva field day--

Wigan QC-- "Nar then mi owd c0ck Dane. Av been reading thi Statement on your Website. Thaz been gi ing the EFL sum reyt braying ent tha saying they are sh1te and not fit to provide proper governance of football. Thar on aar side then. Wiv being saying the EFL carry on leading up to the appointment of the owner that purruz in administration worra procedure artside aar control and flawed. We agree wi thee, the EFL are sh1te. Thank you fo thi suppooart Dane. Owt else to say that'll help us ?"

Dane--"Nowt else. A shudda kept mi gob shut till this wo all ovva shunt a. A wo just showing off to fans playing Billy Big B0ll0cks. A hope av not buggered things up".

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A see Barnsley FC are giving evidence at the Appeal.

Any decent QC will evva field day--

Wigan QC-- "Nar then mi owd c0ck Dane. Av been reading thi Statement on your Website. Thaz been gi ing the EFL sum reyt braying ent tha saying they are sh1te and not fit to provide proper governance of football. Thar on aar side then. Wiv being saying the EFL carry on leading up to the appointment of the owner that purruz in administration worra procedure artside aar control and flawed. We agree wi thee, the EFL are sh1te. Thank you fo thi suppooart Dane. Owt else to say that'll help us ?"

Dane--"Nowt else. A shudda kept mi gob shut till this wo all ovva shunt a. A wo just showing off to fans playing Billy Big B0ll0cks. A hope av not buggered things up".

Ditto.

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Dave’s empire is collapsing.......


DW Sports, a gym and sports retailer, has said it will enter administration, putting 1,700 jobs at risk.

The company, founded by former Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan, operated 73 gyms and 75 stores across the UK.

All of its stores are to close, but DW said it would work with administrators BDO to save as many gyms as possible.

Fitness First and its 43 gyms, which are part of the same group of companies, will not be affected, the firm said.

Aviation and gyms 'ignored' by government
"As a consequence of Covid-19, we found ourselves in a position where we were mandated by government to close down both our retail store portfolio and our gym chain in its entirety for a protracted period, leaving us with a high fixed-cost base and zero income," chief executive Martin Long said.

"The decision to appoint administrators has not been taken lightly but will give us the best chance to protect viable parts of the business, return them to profitability, and secure as many jobs as possible."

Administrator BDO said its aim was to try and sell as "much of DW Sports' business as can be achieved."

'Closing down sales'

DW Sports had already closed 25 of its stores, and the firm said its remaining 50 retail sites would "all be moving into closing down sales from today".

The DW Sports website will cease trading with immediate effect.

The company said 59 of its gyms in England and Northern Ireland have reopened, while 14 are in areas restricted by localised lockdowns and are closed.

Mr Long told the BBC in April that the firm's income normally totals around £15m a month, but that it had fallen to zero, overnight, while it still had a £3m monthly wage bill.

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Hopefully not an example of yin and yang for Dave Whelan.

The Yin strikes with the collapse of DW Sports.

The Yang balances this out with Wigan winning their Appeal.

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Hopefully not an example of yin and yang for Dave Whelan.

The Yin strikes with the collapse of DW Sports.

The Yang balances this out with Wigan winning their Appeal.

Pulling out the old Ying Yang.