Careful to keep an open mind, but given serious allegations have been made that the administration of Wigan may be part of a greater fraud & league-fixing illegal betting scandal, I cannot see how the EFL can allow the 12-point deduction without further investigation.1/4 #Wigan

If previous owners connected with gambling arranged sale of Club from one company to another, both owned by same person, shortly before Club put into admin. triggering 12-point deduction there will be serious questions about EFL’s application of its Owners & Directors Test. 2/4

If the EFL proceeds to relegate Wigan before an investigation into this has been resolved it may not only cause irreparable financial harm to the Club, its players, employees & fans but may facilitate large scale corruption in sport. 3/4 #Wigan

4/4 If the EFL fails to put in place urgent independent investigation into this before sanctioning the Club, The FA, as ultimate regulator, has a duty to step in & the Club, its players & others may have a strong legal case against the EFL
#Wigan @KieranMaguire @FA @lisanandy