Ken Anderson received a ban stopping him from being a company director for eight years in 2005 after his firm Professional Sports International Ltd, and several of his other companies, went bust.

Despite this ban the EFL seen no issues with this scrupulous character taking control at Bolton. He then in this context is deemed ‘fit and proper’ by the EFL despite his past actions because he served his past sentence.

A huge issue last season for the club was the non-payment of wages to players and staff, which Anderson said would be resolved.

He also failed to pay loanee Christain Doidge who came on loan from Forest Green Rovers for the 18/19 season. Forest Green chairman Dale Vince went on a scathing review of the loan stating that his own club were forced to pay Doidge’s wages and that Bolton had taken the player with an option to buy although they had little to no intentions or means to fulfil such a purchase.

Keeping in mind that during these struggles, Anderson managed to pay himself just over £500,000 in consultancy fees for his role at the club along with a further £125,000 paid to a family members company for ‘consultancy fees’.

Anderson or those with vested interest continue to use the club’s website and social media to put out statements which have little to no sympathy for the unpaid players and staff.

The most recent statement on unpaid wages seemed to try and paint the staff and players as being stubborn and not understanding the plight of the club.

Throughout all of this mess has come a shining light, a beacon of hope and his name is Laurence Bassini.