Apparently he owes quite a bit of money to one of their backers and has been told to stump up...or be stumped...
It's not really laughable. It's quite genuine. Apparently he got into some property investment in Direland which has gone sour. He has tried to pull out of it but the main financier is having none of it
Who told ye? The jungle drums? You're either a complete wum or a complete tit. I know which one my 2 pounds fifty pence is on.