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      Victor Moses donates £20k to help struggling former club Wigan as Latics fight for survival

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      VICTOR MOSES has donated £20,000 to struggling former side Wigan Athletic.
      The cash-strapped club is in dire straits after administrators were summoned in July, resulting in a 12-point penalty and relegation from the Championship to League One.

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      Victor Moses has donated £20,000 to former club WiganCredit: Mark Robinson – The Sun

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      Wigan tweeted their thanks as they look for a buyer to save them from administrationCredit: Twitter @WiganAthSC
      They are desperately looking for new owners to reverse their fortunes.
      But in the meantime, a Supporters’ Club Crowdfunder page has been set up to raise cash and save Wigan from going under.
      Former Lactics favourites including Roberto Martinez, Reece James and James McClean have all stepped forward with donations.
      And now Moses has given £20k to the fundraiser in a touching gesture.

      Wigan tweeted: “Thank you Victor Moses. Victor has pledged a significant donation to Save Our Club!”
      The Chelsea wing-back, 29, starred for Wigan between 2010 and 2012.
      And after making an anonymous donation on Tuesday, the Wigan Athletic Supporters’ Club wanted to make sure he received recognition.
      Chairperson Caroline Molyneux said: “Wow – what can we say?

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      Moses made an anonymous donation before the Supporters’ Club revealed his identityCredit: Twitter @WiganAthSC

      “When Victor got in touch to say he wanted to help by donating such a substantial amount, I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing – it’s such an incredible gesture.
      “Victor wanted to make the donation and remain anonymous but we simply had to make sure he gets the recognition he deserves.
      “Victor’s contribution has taken us past £650,000 and to within £100,000 of our next target of £750,000.
      “We are so thankful to Victor for his support. He is an excellent footballer, a true role model and someone we always enjoyed watching at the DW Stadium – he will always be welcome back here, even more so now!”
      SunSport exclusively revealed last month that American financiers Randy Frankel and Michael Kalt are ready to rescue Wigan with a £5million-plus offer to take them out of administration.
      We told you yesterday that the pair are even willing to move ground to play at Leigh’s Rugby League Stadium.
      And SunSport brought you news today that Simon Grayson is being lined up as Wigan’s next manager.

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      Simon Grayson set for shock return to management with crisis club Wigan with administrators drafting in experienced boss

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      SIMON GRAYSON is set for a shock return to management with crisis club Wigan Athletic.
      Grayson will be brought in by the administrators to run the side and take the senior role currently filled by caretaker Leam Richardson.

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      Simon Grayson is set for a shock return to management with crisis club Wigan Athletic
      The experienced boss will be drafted in to help the backroom team and should be in the dug-out for the opener at Ipswich on Sunday.
      It is a remarkable move while the admins try to find a buyer but run into massive problems finding anyone to pick up the full £4million bill.
      Grayson is happy to help after being out of work since a brief stint at Blackpool ended a year ago.
      He has also worked at this level with Preston and been a success.

      It will be an open-ended relationship with Grayson on a minimal salary but keen to get back into the game with no idea how long it will last.
      Grayson is known to administrator Gerald Krasner but the idea to bring him in was also from Richardson who succeeded Paul Cook when he quit last month.
      Meanwhile, Wigan’s potential new owners are willing to move GROUND to play at Leigh’s Rugby League stadium.
      The American takeover pair Randy Frankel and Michael Kalt are in talks about the shock switch of ‘home’ as they try to get a deal done to rescue the club from administration.

      The change of address from Wigan’s old DW Stadium ground would need approval by the EFL.
      But it is already used by Manchester United in the WSL as well as Leigh in the rugby world.
      This surprise idea has also been run past supporters groups and the local authorities and is now part of their plans for the future.

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      Wigan’s potential new owners willing to MOVE stadium to Leigh’s rugby league ground from DW if takeover is sealed

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      WIGAN’S potential new owners are willing to move GROUND to play at Leigh’s Rugby League stadium.
      The American takeover pair Randy Frankel and Michael Kalt are in talks about the shock switch of ‘home’ as they try to get a deal done to rescue the club from administration

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      Wigan’s potential new owners want to leave the DW StadiumCredit: PA:Press Association
      The change of address from Wigan’s old DW Stadium ground would need approval by the EFL.
      But it is already used by Manchester United in the WSL as well as Leigh in the rugby world.
      This surprise idea has also been run past supporters groups and the local authorities and is now part of their plans for the future.
      The group, advised and fronted by Frenchman Gauthier Ganaye, are unwilling to pay the £3 million asking price for the current stadium.

      They have offered £500,001 for the football club and training ground. 
      But that was rejected by the administrators.
      The admins are demanding the £3 million sum for the stadium to be paid too.
      That figure covers their fees along with the creditors and legal costs.

      Wigan rugby chief Ian Lenagan has been trying to buy the ground and become landlord rather than tenant and that is still in negotiation.
      However the French-American team are unhappy with the rental terms he wants.
      And they turned to Leigh’s modern and compact ground as an alternative.

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      Man Utd youngster Dylan Levitt signed by Charlton on season long loan transfer after impressing on Wales debut

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      MANCHESTER UNITED youngster Dylan Levitt has signed for Charlton on a season long loan.
      United legend Ryan Giggs gave Levitt his full Wales debut last week and the midfielder’s impressive performance has caught the eye of the Addicks.

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      Man Utd midfielder Dylan Levitt has signed for Charlton on loan
      The teenager played the full 90 minutes in his country’s 1-0 win in Finland.
      And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also has faith in the holding midfielder having given him his first team bow against Astana in the Europa League last year.
      Charlton boss Lee Bowyer wanted to add energy to his midfield and has managed to secure a deal.
      The Addicks had promising West Ham star Josh Cullen on loan last season in midfield but the 24-year-old has returned to the London Stadium.

      Levitt’s impressive passing ability from a deep lying midfield role is said to have alerted Giggs to his potential some time ago.
      And Giggs was so impressed, he handed him his first senior call up in May 2019 for Wales’ Euro 2020 qualifiers against Croatia and Hungary.
      Levitt’s mentality is said to be one his biggest strengths and his international gaffer wants him in his squad for many years to come.
      He previously told United’s website: “When Dylan was in the [Euro] squad, we had must-win games so I couldn’t really throw him in and put him in that pressure cooker.

      “But, in training, he’s one of the best.

      “He’s my kind of player – a good character, quiet but tough, and he’s one that I’ll be taking a big look at over the next year or so.
      “I want him to develop and if he does and, if he plays more games, then he’ll definitely be in the reckoning.
      “He’s a really intelligent player with a good range of passing and he stands out in training in every session.”

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      Sunderland re-sign Danny Graham, 35, on free transfer after striker’s release from Blackburn

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      VETERAN striker Danny Graham has agreed to re-join Sunderland on a free transfer after being released by Blackburn.
      Having signed for £5million in 2013, Graham managed just one goal in 42 matches for the Black Cats.

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      Blackburn fans’ favourite Danny Graham is stepping down to League One with old club SunderlandCredit: Reuters

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      Targetman Danny Graham has a point to prove with the League One Black CatsCredit: Alamy Live News
      But boss Phil Parkinson has offered the 35-year-old a one-year deal to compete with fellow forwards Will Grigg, Charlie Wyke and Aiden O’Brien.
      Sunderland had to fight off League One rivals Ipswich for the ex-Middlesbrough and Swansea man.
      And he arrives back in the north east after being a fans’ favourite in his four years at Ewood Park.
      Graham leaves Blackburn after 57 goals in 191 games, also winning their 2018-19 player-of-the-year award.

      But he only bagged four Championship goals last season.

      He did, though, notch up his 600th career appearance on a dramatic final day of the season.
      Coming on as a sub, he failed to save Rovers from a 3-2 defeat at Luton that enabled the home side to stay up – as they moved out of the bottom three for the first time since December.
      Now he hopes to help Sunderland return to that level after their two campaigns in the third tier. More

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      Watch hilariously blunt Crawley boss give grumpy short answers in post-match interview after defeat to Millwall

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      CRAWLEY TOWN manager John Yems gave a hilariously blunt post-match interview after losing to Milwall.
      The League Two side were beaten 3-1 in the EFL Cup.

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      Crawley Town manager John Yems gave a hilariously blunt post-match interview after losing to Milwall
      And Crawley spoke to their boss afterwards, but were given rather short and grumpy responses.
      Questioned on what the thinking was behind switching his squad set-up, Yems responds: “Hopefully to win the game.”
      The manager was then asked what he could take away from the defeat.
      He said: “I don’t know.”

      The brief exchange was mocked by fans online.
      One said: “What is the point of interviewing Yems if he has nothing to say?
      “He is either fuming or totally disinterested.”

      Another said: “Great interview.”

      One added: “This guy must be so frustrating to be around.”
      Another added: “Please put Yems on a media course. He could at least try to be engaging.” More

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      EFL clubs beg Premier League to save them from ruin after coronavirus nightmare

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      EFL clubs have pleaded with the Premier League to save English football from collapse.
      Despite months of talks, the top flight is yet to agree a package of further financial help for lower league sides facing bankruptcy because of Covid-19.

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      EFL clubs are urging the Premier League to save teams in their divisions at risk of collapse Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      And EFL clubs are warning that the end of Government furlough arrangements after October, combined with huge falls in matchday income even when fans return, will bring the crisis to a head.
      The Premier League has already forwarded its usual solidarity payments but that money will not last most clubs very far into the autumn.
      Phil Wallace, owner and chairman of League Two Stevenage, said: “All we’re doing is kicking the can down the road. Eventually, you run out of road.

      “Without a bailout, I don’t see what the outcome can be other than clubs going into bankruptcy.”

      Even if some fans are allowed back into Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium from October, it’s likely that the maximum crowd will be 1,500 – combined to last season’s average of 3,500.
      That would mean a fall in income of £30,000 to £40,0000 per home game, even before loss of secondary spend at food and drink outlets and other revenue streams was taken into account.
      Simon Hallett, owner of League One Plymouth, recognises that a number of Premier League clubs are also facing significant financial challenges.
      But Hallett said: “Eventually the elastic snaps and clubs run out of cash.

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      Financial aid packages for lower league sides are yet to be agreed on by football chiefsCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      “At that point, if there are still no fans, it’s inevitable some will be very close to going bust.
      “It’s about the preservation of the English football pyramid. I don’t want to get misty-eyed and romantic about it.
      “But the great glory, I think, of English football is the football pyramid.
      “You can still have the dream that you start off playing in the park with a pub team and you end up in the Football League.
      “If you want to preserve that, some kind of financial help to ease us over this crisis is going to be necessary.”

      It’s a big discussion. But clubs have got to be there to have that discussion. Come 2021, they might not be.
      Phil Wallace

      Stevenage and Plymouth are fortunate that they have multimillionaire benefactors like Wallace and Hallett to support them – for now at least.
      But many other clubs will be teetering on the brink of extinction unless something changes soon.
      Wallace, like Hallett, accepts that lower league clubs are often guilty of financial mismanagement.
      But he insists English football’s proud tradition of having 92 or more professional clubs can be preserved and a wider discussion is needed about the distribution of money across the game.
      Wallace said: “Why can’t we sustain this number of clubs?
      “It’s important to have a healthy pyramid, but you have to balance that and walk that line between clubs wasting money, overspending and doing all the stupid things that clubs do.
      “It’s not as easy as I’m going to give you money. You have to convince me that there’s a good working model that can be adopted.

      “If we change things, and redistribute in a fairer way, it’s not wasted.
      “It’s a big discussion. But clubs have got to be there to have that discussion.
      “Come 2021, they might not be.”

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      Liverpool come from behind to hammer Blackpool as wonderkids Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott impress

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      LIVERPOOL sent a warning to their Premier League title rivals by smashing SEVEN goals past Blackpool on Saturday.
      And Jurgen Klopp’s champions even let the League One side have a two-goal headstart.

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      Harvey Elliott enjoyed a strong runout for Liverpool on SaturdayCredit: EPA
      Blackpool, managed by former Liverpool youth coach Neil Critchley, took a surprise two-goal lead in the Anfield friendly.
      CJ Hamilton took advantage of a mistake by 17-year-old French defender Billy Koumetio to slam home the opener, before Jerry Yates’ penalty.
      But the Reds’ siege of their visitors goal quickly took hold and Joel Matip fired home a header before the break.
      Sadio Mane scrambled a leveller before Roberto Firmino’s smart close-range finish put Liverpool ahead on 54 minutes.

      And Klopp’s men never looked back as they prepared for next weekend’s league opener versus Leeds by putting the Seasiders to the sword.
      Divock Origi’s slick through ball was finished by Harvey Elliott on an impressive afternoon for the teenager.
      Fellow youngster Curtis Jones continued his claim for a regular spot by providing the fifth and sixth, scored by Takumi Minamino and Origi, respectively.
      In the 88th minute, Sepp van den Berg made it 7-2 – becoming Liverpool’s seventh scorer of the day.

      Although their 2019/20 title triumph came off the back of some very indifferent pre-season form, two wins and a draw send the Reds into their defence in good mettle.
      Fans will also be encouraged by the displays of Elliott, Jones and Minamino after another summer of minimal transfer activity at Anfield.
      Only left-back Kostas Tsimikas has arrived with just over a month of the window left, ahead of a possible deal for Thiago Alcantara.

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