Wigan

[BushBlade]

£28M was their relegation season turnover, it reduced to £15.7M last season and that was the figure I worked on to get a comparison with our SCMP figure. Their turnover is drastically down because parachute payments reduce significantly in years 3 and 4.

If they go down their turnover will be £6M or less with parachute payments gone. It really is shit or bust for them.

If they don't go down this season it's only a matter of time. Their success was due to Whelan funding them, then the parachute payments. If they now have to break even, they're barely a L1 club.

 

[coaxingstar71]

They might not be doing great on the pitch but that's not mainly down to the sort of players they've signed. More to do with the management changing too much after promotion.

They haven't broke the bank for anyone and don't pay massive wages, when they were in L1 they spent fees on good young players without going crazy, and it worked very well. Look at Wildschut, signed for £1m and they sell him a year later for £7m. Then look at Morsy and Power who are both doing well in the Championship. Alex Gilbey's also an excellent signing in midfield but is currently injured. They've done very well to get Bogle.

They've currently got 9 loans though after going mental yesterday. That's not too wise.

Remember Wildschut tore us apart at the Lane last season. For some reason hadn't been getting regular first team action at Wigan and handed in a transfer request.

 

[The Crab]

That's a damn fine OP, SUFCinks, but what's all this about hungry players? I'm not sure Fatty Foulke would cut it in the modern game, you know.

Well thats just fucking knackered my comeback then*

*well that, and I'm 47 with fucked knees

 

[Sean Thornton]

£28M was their relegation season turnover, it reduced to £15.7M last season and that was the figure I worked on to get a comparison with our SCMP figure. Their turnover is drastically down because parachute payments reduce significantly in years 3 and 4.

If they go down their turnover will be £6M or less with parachute payments gone. It really is shit or bust for them.

Apologies, I looked at the 2015 accounts, the last filed at Companies House.

 

[Sean Thornton]

It says their wage bill the season before last was £39M, the year they were relegated. That is eye watering.

If we go up we have to spend wisely but it just shows how much money is washing around in the Championship these days.

The link says total expenses were £39m, which included wages, not the wage bill itself.

 

[The Crab]

They also signed Gabriel Obertan yesterday so not sure how he fits in with the 'young and hungry' transfer policy. Actually not sure where he fits in with any transfer policy...

Probably fits into the "Well he played for Newcastle and has a fancy name, what can possibly go wrong" category.

 

[GrayBlade]

I think Wigan will soon be on the up...starting tomorrow.

 

[Slug]

I think Barnsleys recruitment policy would have been a better example but i get where the OP is coming from.
Can't wait for the pigs to miss out on top 6 and Tuna man pulls the plug

 

[I should coco]

I think Barnsleys recruitment policy would have been a better example

WHAT !!!!!

Are you saying there is more than one Andy Barnsley? FFS, we don't want any more of those.

I might have to start an 'Ugly Blades XI' to cheer myself up.