A Two Year Transfer Embargo? Not Yet At Least

Just a very quick piece to try and clear something up.

 

Following comments made at a press conference on Wednesday by Gerald Krasner – one of the administrators currently working for Begbies Traynor – concerning a two year transfer embargo for Wigan Athletic I have sought to clarify the position of this statement.

 

After speaking with a Sports Law expert and an official of the EFL via a good friend, it appears that the possibility of a two year transfer embargo will only come into effect if the club fail to meet financial obligations once agreements with creditors have been made.

 

As such it is not in place at this moment.

 

Straight from the horse’s mouth so to speak:

Meet The Ref - Latics v Fulham

Name: John Brooks

Born: 1990
Birthplace: Melton Mowbray

 

 

John Brooks began his Football League refereeing career when he took charge of his first EFL game in August 2016, the League Two encounter between Blackpool and Exeter City at Bloomfield Road.

 

The 30 year old has been in charge of two Latics games, this season – Bristol City and Cardiff, both games were away and both ended 2-2.

Brooks has had just the one Fulham game, their 3-2 win over Luton at the Cottage on the 23 Oct.

 

Latics related Fact(s):
Brooks’ first Latics game came last season when we won away at Stoke City, 3-0, he awarded us a penalty which Will Grigg put away.

 

Complete record of reefing Latics games

 

Date	Competition	Home Team	Score	Away Team
22-Aug-18	Championship	Stoke	0:3	Latics
22-Oct-18	Championship	Latics	0:0	Swansea
27-Oct-19	Championship	Bristol City	2:2	Latics
15-Feb-2020	Championship	Cardiff	2:2	Latics

 

John Brooks record for Latics games is:

 

Home Games
P1 W0 D1 L0

Away Games
P3 W2 D1 L0

Overall Record
P4 W1 D3 L0

 

This referee has a Latics Love Factor of 75%

John Brooks Card Watch 2019/20

Games – 32
Yellows – 117
Reds – 1

Wigan Athletic v Fulham
Referee – JOHN BROOKS
Assistants – Akil Howson and Mark Dwyer
Fourth Official – Matt Donohue

A Plea To All Sports Fans

A plea to all football and sports fans around the UK from the Wigan Athletic Supporters Club:

Dear Football Fan,

 

We are writing to you to ask for your support to change the future of football for the better. The plight that Wigan Athletic, Bury, Oldham, Bolton and countless others have found themselves in must never be allowed to happen again. We must not stand back and allow history to keep repeating itself without fundamental change to protect our clubs.

 

People lose their jobs, assets are stripped, lifelong supporters have the heart of their club destroyed and in the worst cases this is never rebuilt.

 

We are calling on the government to review the need for a statutory owners and Directors test. One that is independently regulated and protects the future of each Football Club.

 

This is a watershed moment and we implore fans of ALL FOOTBALL CLUBS to please sign our petition to ensure that this matter is debated at the highest level in Parliament.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331589

Yours in Football

Caroline Molyneux - Chair

Michael Wimsey- Vice Chair

Meet The Ref - Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

Name: Gavin Ward

Born: November 1978

Place of Birth: Surrey

 

Gavin Ward has experience in the EFL, as well as the Premier League and in International football.

 

Ward was appointed to the Select Group 2 list of referees ahead of the 2018/19 season following more than ten years as an EFL referee in League One and League Two.

Having made his debut in August 2007 when Hereford United beat Barnet 2-1 at Underhill, he went on to take charge of the 2017/18 EFL Trophy Final between Shrewsbury Town and Lincoln City, as well as being the Fourth Official for the FA Vase Final in 2011.

 

So far this season, 24 of his 30 games have been in the Championship, including our goalless draw away at Blackburn back in December, the 0-0 encounter with Luton at the DW in March and our 2-2 draw at Hull back in September when Joffy Gelhardt scored a cracker.

 

Ward hasn’t been in charge of a Charlton game this campaign.

 

Latics’ related facts:

 

Gavin has ref’d the Latics against Norwich at Carrow Road twice, both games finished 1-0, a win apiece.

 

In the home game against Derby County in December 2018, Ward sent Kal Naismith off after 15 minutes for a professional foul on the diving little shit Harry Wilson.

 

Complete record of Gavin Ward’s Latics games:

 

Date	Competition	Home Team	Score	Away Team
04/03/14	Championship	Norwich	0:1	Latics
29/09/18	Championship	Norwich	1:0	Latics
08/12/17	Championship	Latics	0:1	Derby
14/09/19	Championship	Hull City	2:2	Latics
23/12/19	Championship	Blackburn	0:0	Latics
07/03/20	Championship	Latics	0:0	Luton

 

Gavin Ward record for Latics games is:

 

Home Games

P2 W0 D1 L1

Away Games

P4 W1 D2 L1

Overall Record

P6W1 D3 L2

 

This referee has a Latics Love Factor of 35%

 

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Gavin Ward 
Assistant Referees – Graham Kane and Ian Cooper
Fourth Official – Darren Drysdale

Gavin Ward Card Watch 2019/20

 

Games - 30

Yellows – 105

Reds - 3