Wakefield Wildcats Chairman Optimistic About Future Despite Winding-Up Order

Andrew Glover, chairman of English Rugby League club Wakefield Wildcats, has reiterated the club will not go out of business despite a new winding-up order.

The petition was issued by HMRC on Friday in the wake of a legal battle between Wakefield and a supplier.

But Glover, who also revealed the Super League club have been the subject of nine County Court Judgments, says that debt will be settled before any further action is taken.

“We had hoped they would accept our payment terms without advertising the information,” Glover told the club’s official website.

“There have also been a number of CCJs against the company. Some of these are through disagreements with suppliers and others are through straightforward mistakes on our behalf.

“There have been nine in total, of which eight are now settled and cleared. We are still waiting for the final paperwork to come through for the last one and then it will be cleared off.

“It’s been a particularly tough six months, but we’re getting there.”