{"id":18332,"date":"2026-08-27T16:44:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/ownership-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:44:39","slug":"ownership-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/ownership-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What the league knew, and when"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compliance file, the two emails that were never answered, and a test that was passed on a Friday afternoon. Chapter two of the ownership files.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"the-file\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The file<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The league&#039;s ownership test is a questionnaire. We obtained the version submitted for the club&#039;s change of control and the two internal emails that queried it. Neither email received a reply. The approval was signed the following Friday at 4:50pm.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/seats-767x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/seats-767x1024.webp 767w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/seats-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/seats-768x1025.webp 768w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/seats-1151x1536.webp 1151w, https:\/\/preview.sportpulse.anpsthemes.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/seats.webp 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The league offices. The test was approved from the fourth floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-was-known\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was known<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The withdrawn filing from chapter one had been seen by the league&#039;s own adviser three weeks earlier, according to a memo now in our possession. The memo recommends &quot;further enquiry&quot;. 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