WIGAN chief Jack Robinson is facing a new vote of confidence following pressure from shareholders.

The Central Park supremo and his vice-chairman Tim Rathbone have agreed to hold a new emergency shareholders meeting where a re-vote will be taken to support or reject their removal from the club board.

The move comes after the Wigan Shareholders Action Group (SAG) - set up to voice dissent at Wigan's decision to sell their ground - sparked a police investigation into alleged irregularities on the last vote of confidence in May.

Mr Robinson and Mr Rathbone won the right to stay in power by 80 and 82 votes respectively.

The police investigation into the submission of proxy votes is still on-going and could yet be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service.

SAG spokesman Ernie Bebow said: "We welcome the calling of a further EGM so long as a legitimate process is put into place.

"The club had said in a letter to us that they don't consider that grounds for irregularities exist. If those grounds don't exist, why are they calling another meeting?"

Detective Chief Inspector John Tyrer, of Wigan Police said: "Our investigation into the shareholders allegations is continuing and a file will be handed over to the CPS in due course if we feel it is warranted."

The meeting is expected to take place in September.

Wigan chairman Robinson said: "We have agreed to convene another EGM and hopefully that will be the end of the matter once and for all."

Wigan have handed out a maximum club fine of £500 to three players for their alleged drunken conduct on the final leg of a return flight from Australia.

Great Britain centre Gary Connolly, Welsh hooker Martin Hall and scrum half Craig Murdock have each been fined for their part in the incident on the Singapore to Manchester journey.

Meanwhile Welsh International Neil Cowie's future is still in the balance after a meeting between the two sides.

Coach Eric Hughes said that they had agreed with the player to have a seven day 'cooling off period' to decide what both sides wanted. Cowie was sent home from Australia after turning up late for training.

Hughes said it was a pity about the two incidents in Australia as he believed his team was the best behaved overall.

"We have received letters from the Super League, the media and the hotel where we stayed for three weeks saying what a credit the players were to the club. We have not hidden anything but the two incidents have overshadowed the excellent behaviour of most of the squad."

The Warriors face a tough test at London Broncos tomorrow without the injured Nigel Wright and Andy Johnson. Hughes will finalise his squad after training today but could also be without Stuart Lester who faces the disciplinary committee tonight after being put on report in the Sheffield game.

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