Karl Samuel Oyston was born on 20 February 1968 and is an English businessman and the former chairman of Blackpool Football Club.
18 Facts About Karl Oyston
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Blackpool remained in the top tier for one campaign, and after failing to return from the Championship at the first attempt, they have finished no higher than 15th, with Karl Oyston employing four different managers since 2013.
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Karl Oyston had a poor relationship with Blackpool's fans, mostly after the club's relegation from the Premier League, due to a perceived lack of funding.
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Karl Oyston was later charged with misconduct by the Football Association, a charge he appealed.
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On 2 February 2018, Karl Oyston rescinded his role as chairman of the football club.
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Until 1999, Karl Oyston spent much of his time involved in running the Karl Oyston family businesses, including property management, farming interests and publishing.
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On 3 April 1999, Karl Oyston took over as chairman of Blackpool, becoming the third member of the Karl Oyston family to occupy the role, after his father and mother, Vicki, from whom he inherited the role.
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Karl Oyston stated that his mother had quit to give him a level playing field and let him run the club his way after his father had promised he would not seek to take over again upon his release.
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In July 2005, Karl Oyston was elected onto the Football League board of directors as a representative of League One, and in June 2006 was elected back onto the board.
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On 26 January 2010, Karl Oyston was elected to the Football League board of directors as a representative of the Championship in a ballot for the vacant position, but had to leave this post at the end of the season following Blackpool's promotion to the Premier League.
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On 2 February 2018, Karl Oyston again resigned from his role as chairman of the football club after an alleged rift with his father.
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Karl Oyston pleaded guilty to two breaches of laws made to protect the environment.
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The death threats came a few weeks after Karl Oyston was photographed, by his son, standing in a mocking manner beside a mobile billboard that was parked on Bloomfield Road.
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Karl Oyston issued an apology later that day, via the club's website, but club president Valeri Belokon called for Karl Oyston to quit on the back of the incident.
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Three months later, Karl Oyston was charged with misconduct by the FA.
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In one of the texts, Karl Oyston stated that he was on "a never-ending nightmare revenge mission", in response to the threats made against his family.
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Karl Oyston referred to the family as having "asset stripped" the club; as having "misappropriated football generated funds"; and as having made large personal profits by buying assets from the club at one price and then selling the same assets back to the club at a substantially increased price.
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On 19 February 2011, Karl Oyston married his partner, Victoria, at Christ Church in Over Wyresdale, near Lancaster.