";s:4:"text";s:4905:" Tony Bugby July 9, 2020 JOE Royle is open to taking another job in football, even though he is aged 71. He has been married to Rita Cumiskey since January 4, 2003. Aug 14, 07:07. The administrator of Wigan Athletic has said lawyers have been appointed to investigate the circumstances of the club’s collapse, including the rumour of a possible gambling connection cited by the EFL chairman, Rick Parry.The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy also jointly wrote to Parry calling for the EFL to conduct an investigation, saying: “There are serious questions to be asked about the EFL’s processes, with the club’s new owner being approved just a matter of days before it was plunged into administration.” They also asked the EFL to suspend the club’s 12-point penalty for going into administration – which could apply this season or next depending on its final league position – pending the outcome of the investigation.Rumours have been swirling through football since the Wigan directors, including the chairman Darren Royle, were said to be shellshocked by the sudden According to documents filed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, the previous owner, International Entertainment Corporation (IEC), sold Wigan for £17.5m only five weeks earlier to a consortium including Au Yeung, who then took overall control last week. The chairman and 56% owner, Stanley Choi, is a Hong Kong-based businessman and On Thursday Parry was recorded without his knowledge outside his home, discussing one of the rumours with a Wigan supporter, saying: “There’s rumours that there is a bet in the Philippines on them being relegated, because the previous owner has got gambling interests in the Philippines.”An EFL spokesman explained that Parry had had “a much wider and impromptu discussion” in which “various rumours and reports that have been circulating” were also discussed.“Whilst the chairman was unaware he was being filmed, he was happy to engage in the debate and appreciates this is a concerning and challenging time for all those associated with the club,” the spokesman said.The administrator, Gerald Krasner, said other stories were circulating as well as the one Parry discussed, and that they would be investigated, although he declined to disclose details.“As a result of information I have received today, I have instructed lawyers to open an investigation file, to look at certain matters that have been brought to my attention,” Krasner said.Royle, son of the former Everton and Manchester City player and manager Joe Royle, was introduced to IEC at a conference in mid-2017, according to IEC’s original document setting out its purchase of Wigan Athletic. He was previously married to Marlene Clifton. He also appears to be a lot more confident and happy in Mary's absence. He is currently a director at Wigan Athletic.
These included striker After 12 years of managing Oldham, Royle returned to Everton in November 1994 to succeed manager That summer, Royle signed Manchester United's top scorer Royle was named an Everton Giant in 2004 for his successes as both a player and a manager for the team.After 11 months out of the game, he accepted the challenge to manage Manchester City in February 1998. Joseph Royle (born 8 April 1949) is an English football manager and former footballer. Joe Royle has warned Jack Rodwell that he will have to wait for a chance at Manchester City following his switch from Everton. Darren Royle then introduced IEC to Wigan’s previous long-term owner, the local retail magnate Dave Whelan, when Whelan was considering selling the club, and IEC bought it from him for £15.9m in November 2018.