The club’s attendances the season before, their final one in the Northern Premier League, had dropped to an alarming 1,334. At some time in the future it is going to have to start moving its prices more in line with that of its competitors, at the risk of losing some support. Relegation would almost certainly mean a decrease in attendances, even if the team were to do well. Revenue from the visiting support would most likely nosedive. Following the departure of Rosler and the continuing downturn in results under Malky Mackay, the club made huge strides in getting its financial situation back on an even keel during the month of January. Latics’ gate money in the Premier League days was always dwarfed by the TV revenues they were receiving and from a purely financial viewpoint attendances were not much of an issue. +€8.40m. Sadly Delort and Riera have been dispatched to their home countries on loan and Forshaw has been sold cut-price to Middlesbrough. View events. For the coming season – no matter what division they are in – Latics will receive £8 million in parachute payments, plus around £2.5 million from TV money. The result was a squad that was larger than the club needed with a wage bill close to that £30 million of last year. He remains one for the future, despite being sidelined for the rest of the season with another ankle injury. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. Grayson, Sheridan, Leigh, and the Grievance Society: what is going on at Wigan Athletic? John Sheridan: the right appointment to keep Wigan Athletic in League 1? Robinson joins Wigan Everton sign Delph from Man City: “A player with high quality” Four-year deal Brighton sign Dan Burn from Wigan View all news Live Football Scores, League Tables, Form Guides, Attendances, Latest News and other stats from the Premier League, Football League and Non-League football He remains the club’s leading scorer of all time, with 243 goals to his credit. The move up clearly had a major impact upon the town. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Scores. Mackay paid transfer fees for two players – Billy Mackay and Jason Pearce – but the outlay for the two was less than £1 million. Ten players were to leave, four of whom were members of the team that won the FA Cup Final. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Huws was constantly bothered by an ankle injury and never reached top form, despite having moments of showing his true potential. Just a few months before no one could have anticipated the fire sale that was to occur. But for clubs at that level of English football it was a hand to mouth existence, but somehow most clubs survived. Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten run ended this afternoon as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Wigan Athletic. If it dies a death it will be much harder for Latics to put in place an Academy that providesthe first team with players, the best of whom can be sold off to keep the club afloat. Although he never played for Wigan RLFC, Stopford would draw rugby enthusiasts to his pub. Running down the tunnel and hearing the roar of a 3,000 crowd. But then again, for Latics gate money does not correlate with attendance in the same way that it does for most clubs. Attendances had been woefully inadequate and the club was sinking into a seemingly inexorable financial quagmire. Change ).
Springfield Park was the best place in the world for me.”. A £20 million wage bill is out of the question.

Attendances and revenue remain inextricably linked, even if not as strongly as they were during the Harry Lyon era. However, continuing the policy is not necessarily the right ploy for the club. Although he had left the club a decade before it was obvious that Wigan Athletic was his first love. No spamming or repeats. Whereas to get into the top six would cost around £30 million, which is precisely what it cost Latics last season. To keep a team in mid-table would typically involve a wage bill in excess of £20 million. But one rainy night we succumbed, and tried ‘The Waterwheel’. Wigan Athletic; Chairman: Dave Whelan: Manager: Roberto Martínez: Premier League: 16th: FA Cup: Fourth round: League Cup: Quarter-final: Top goalscorer: League: Charles N'Zogbia/Hugo Rodallega (9) All: Charles N'Zogbia (10) Highest home attendance: 22,043 (vs. West Ham United, Premier League, 15 May 2011) Lowest home attendance The social media reaction to a game of two halves at Fleetwood, Three Amigos: Wigan Athletic News in English & Español. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. 23.8, Foreigners:

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