Blackpool's Owen and Karl Oyston awarded £20,000 damages
Monday 9 November 2015 17:16, UK
The owner and chairman of Blackpool have each been awarded £20,000 damages by a judge after being defamed by a fan on a website.
Judge Stephen Davies announced the size of the awards to owner Owen Oyston and his son, chairman Karl Oyston, in a ruling following a High Court hearing in Manchester.
He said "dedicated supporter" David Ragozzino made serious allegations of a "defamatory nature" on fansonline.net.
Ragozzino was "passionately aggrieved" about the manner in which the club had been run by the Oystons, said the judge.
He had protested against them in person at matches and also "by way of postings on internet websites".
Postings included "lurid allegations of a sexual nature" against Owen and Karl Oyston, and "allegations of fraudulent and corrupt behaviour" against Karl Oyston.
