The Ante story almost doesn't belong in the Circus thread. It is the historic number of such cases that makes it 'here's another one'.

Kaz's explanation and transparency works for me. He can't say a thing because it will only make a complicated situation worse - it can do nothing to make it better before it goes to litigation and is more likely to increase the sum of damages being claimed.

But it keeps the circus rolling and out of the main thread so I am all for it.

Can't quite figure the logic link here, but maybe it makes sense

ATO applies to wind up Brisbane Roar as sports minister weighs in

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/ato-applies-to-wind-up-brisbane-roar-as-sports-minister-weighs-in-20250530-p5m3j1.html

Queensland’s sports minister has expressed his concern about Brisbane Roar’s future after the Australian Tax Office sought to have the club – the state’s sole A-League representative – wound up over unpaid debts.

The ATO applied to wind up the club’s corporate entity on Wednesday, with the matter due to be heard in the Federal Court on July 4.

Lots of links to previous misdemeanours in the article