Government report slams Plymouth Argyle trust loan to club

'Erald have withdrawn the story now, apparently Stapes is wading in with his lawyers.

Iggy wrote:

'Erald have withdrawn the story now, apparently Stapes is wading in with his lawyers.

The Charity Commission report is still online though, and there's not a whole lot he can do about that.

I don't imagine he'd actually sue anyone, because of the inevitable can of worms that would be opened by Barristers for any defendant.

Andy_Symons wrote:

Iggy wrote:

'Erald have withdrawn the story now, apparently Stapes is wading in with his lawyers.

The Charity Commission report is still online though, and there's not a whole lot he can do about that.

I don't imagine he'd actually sue anyone, because of the inevitable can of worms that would be opened by Barristers for any defendant.

Exactly. The first and only item any lawyer would ask to be produced would be the email from an unknown source saying the ground was worth 6 million. At the point job done I would suspect as to if anyone was being 'misled'. A totally self righteous and cowardly act calling in the lawyers.

Well... If Stapes is reluctant to sue because of the 'can of worms' being opened, why has the Herald lost its balls and pulled the story?

Rickler wrote:

Well... If Stapes is reluctant to sue because of the 'can of worms' being opened, why has the Herald lost its balls and pulled the story?

Probably because the Herald didn't have any balls to start with. All the allegations that the Herald made are repeated on this thread, so where's our solicitor's letter, Paul? Go on, let's have it.

I'd refer Stapes to the reply given in the case of Arkell v. Pressdram.