Overview
- Administrators said a consortium was selected after extensive financial, legal and forensic due diligence, citing existing experience in football ownership.
- BBC reporting names former poker player and data investor James Bord, linked to Park Bench SFC and stakes in Córdoba, Septemvri and Dunfermline, as the preferred bidder.
- The deal remains conditional on formal legal agreements and the EFL Owners’ and Directors’ Test, with no set timetable for the league’s review.
- The administrators describe the proposal as fully funded with a structure to meet creditor obligations under EFL rules, which they say would prevent further points penalties.
- Other bidders included Mike Ashley and American investor David Storch, while Wednesday sit bottom on -9 points and are far from Championship safety.