DannyT wrote:
His son has never covered himself in glory on Twitter. I’ve not particularly got a gripe with IL in that sense. There’s no doubt trying to buy the stadium and not the football club was always going to alienate a big chunk of the town, just like changing seats and raising rent will alienate rugby fans. I’ve never got the sense it was an easy relationship behind the scenes whoever has been in charge though. On one hand you’ve got IL saying they are taking sponsors to court for non-payment and the other you’ve got the new football ownership discussing the rent as basically being peppercorn and non-viable. I’d love nothing more than peace in the town for both my teams.
He himself didn't want to buy the football club as he himself did not have enough cash to run it (if I'm honest is suspect he didn't want the stadium either, but that was a necessary evil if either other buyers didn't want it or if it led to rent increases that were unachievable from out POV).
IL being made the scapegoat for Latics problems by a minority (and yes it is a minority) who like to exaggerate or tell lies about any perceived wrong doings by Wigan Rugby to perpetuate their own biased hatred to the rugby is exactly just that, exaggerated lies and Gas lighting.
IL brought numerous buyers to the table, 1 who would have wanted the club only and IL would have owned the stadium with a reciprocal arrangement to the one we have now. And another who wanted the whole lot, and had a good relationship with them were the tenancy would not have been a problem post purchase.
IL worked countless hours in trying to pave ways to a solution for all parties.
A snippet of a a complex issue that says "He didn't want to buy the football.club" is no more than 1% of the reality that happened.
But, those want to believe that what he meant was he didn't give a Toss about the football club and wanted to see them go out of existence will believe just that, because it will suit their narrative, as they want the disharmony