So it seems Mr Koukash is interested in taking over and building them a stadium........but only if the fans help him by sending a mass produced letter to Salford Council to allow him to redevelop an old school and grounds.

Other information published on Swintons TotalRL forum include the fact that LSV is one creditor in a £100k debt and there is a tax bill of 17k to pay before the winding up hearing in January. The LSV is too expensive to play at (so where will they play?)

Plans are now in place for a skeleton squad and Watto as coach to start training in January. All a bit late in my opinion and it looks like if they are to continue the supporters trust are going to have to step in. The RFL have already advanced 3 of next seasons payments and apparently will not help them any further.

Oh and guess what, it has now come out that there is not enough available land at Agecroft for a stadium....and they didn't know that all along?

For a fuller report of the situation head over to the TotalRL forums.

Swintons LOGO appears on the advertising stand board along with ours Man Utds and Blackburn Rovers in the LSV reception dunno if that means they are still at the LSV this next year but it's on there.

Went to the meeting at Swinton British Legion last night, apparently HMRC have applied for a winding up order on Jan 13th. There are a couple of options, a fan buyout, or Mr. Koukash buys the club on the proviso that the council agree to let him build a new stadium, along with shops and restaurants in Swinton town centre, if they don't agree to those terms, apparently he'll walk away. Not looking too good for Swinton. They are also in talks with to play at Sedgley Park.

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ ... nton#share Sign this petition and help show some support to the Council for the proposed development Koukash wishes to build. As a side note, why is the LSV continually (Salford and now Swinton) faced with outstanding monies when it comes to clubs using their facilities? Perhaps Maurice could help what that question.

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ ... nton#share Sign this petition and help show some support to the Council for the proposed development Koukash wishes to build. As a side note, why is the LSV continually (Salford and now Swinton) faced with outstanding monies when it comes to clubs using their facilities? Perhaps Maurice could help what that question.

So it's obviously the LSVs fault. Rule of business you pay for what you use/buy or you are just commiting fraud. Wonder if the LSV can join HMRCs petition in January.

Why are you getting so defensive? It's obviously the clubs fault for not paying, but surely the LSV should be far more commercially aware to understand after a month or two of no payments there's an issue. If I owned the LSV I wouldn't be too happy with my staff for allowing this situation to occur, again.

Since neither chairman of either club who were in charge at the time are around the sport anymore, that would be difficult.

Also my question was how do the management at LSV find them selves in this very similar situation to what they were 12 months ago with Salford? They're not operating a charity and I don't know how they're manage their accounts, but as I said one or two missed payments should have set alarm bells ringing.

JGR that should be directed to LSV staff as the club hires the stadium too, it seems to have been 2 large debts built over time though

So LSV got stung by ‘big’ Salford and no body thought about making ‘little old’ Swinton pay by Pro-forma? Thought LSV was a business not a charity?

Aren’t Leigh Centurions a shareholder?

Apologies Maurice, I understand LSV and Leigh Centurions are two completely seperate "companies" I just thought you may know more than most on the situation.



Exactly. Whilst I am obviously dissapointed we racked up a debt we couldnt afford to pay (at the time), it begs a bigger question as to what lessons LSV learnt from the previous 12 months with regards to this type of situation and it would appear non. Hardly a great way to run a business which is what the LSV is.

Wigan council own 100% of the company.

Don't think that's right mate I think Glows right Leigh are shareholder, maybe Andy can tell us.

I think you have just had a big juicy lob worm on a size 16.

I think the word that is used is partner. It is the partners that share to varying degrees any profits made. At least thats how I remember it.