ZAKKY
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No offence, but that's a daft remark.
No Its not, if he's happy to watch a team who's only ambition is to stay in League One then that's not Wigan is it
No offence, but that's a daft remark.
If that is all the ambition you have for a football club then maybe you would be better supporting a Walsall Crewe or Scunthorpe type of club. No offence
No Its not, if he's happy to watch a team who's only ambition is to stay in League One then that's not Wigan is it
My issue with the statement is that I want Wigan Athletic around till I'm no more (& beyond) & I don't want to run the risk of going through what we've just been through ever again
Whilst I think undoubtedly there were things that could have been done differently under Whelan to increase our income streams, to go on that fantastic journey we had meant the club lost millions upon millions of £'s over that period & Whelan covered it
IEC continued to cover losses & the appeal over the points deduction was right in saying that this is what you run the risk of when a club is reliant on 1 person (or a company) to fund it's spending levels (regardless of how they screwed us over in the end)
We all know how much investment is required (unless you strike it very lucky) to get from Lge1 to the top flight in 5 years & whilst club's are always reliant on some extent to certain revenue streams I don't ever want to see us reliant again on 1 person or company to fund losses just to push us up the leagues - I want us to maximise income & only spend what we generate. If that means Latics spend the rest of eternity in Lge1 or has the odd promotion & relegation and cup runs I'm fine with that just as I'd be fine if a sensible & self financing plan gets us back in the top flight
That said, this interview is tempered by more realistic comments that I've seen both from the chairman & the likes of Brannigan so I'm hoping that he was just getting a bit giddy with it all
An unglamorous club like Burnley were sold not so long ago at 200m+ due to being in the Premier League. If anyone wants to buy a Prem club now your chances of making a return on investment is very tough as a business and if you want to buy a toy it's a huge initial outlay due to the initial buying price. But if you can buy a L1 or Championship club for 3.5m quid and you have the ambition and right people in place you can probably get to the Prem for a fraction of the cost of buying a club already there.
We made a profit insome of the Prem years under Whelan when the tv revenue was about a quarter of what it is now, so the argument in the game today is always if you are willing to speculate to accumulate there is the potential for a huge reward.
I'm not suggesting the rights or wrongs of any approach but i don't think that Phoenix or anyone else (outside fans who probably couldn't afford to run the club) would have bought us if they were happy to stay in L1.
Not been spoke about anywhere for a little while now, but Paul Mullin has dropped 2 divisions to join Wrexham.....now that is a move that can only be about money surely. No other explanation is there?
I agree with all of that (& it's worth pointing out that Burnley's takeover has saddled them with a huge debt at interest rates that haven't been made public).
I'd also agree that I doubt Phoenix would have bought us if they were happy to stay a Lge1 club
My point is that I hope whatever ambition they do have is done so with the ambition to stay within our means - I know they're looking at increasing revenue streams are are already bidding for concerts etc.. but I don't want us to get back in the same boat of an owner subbing the club £1mill a month to match those ambitions. It'll only end one way if that starts to happen again
Not been spoke about anywhere for a little while now, but Paul Mullin has dropped 2 divisions to join Wrexham.....now that is a move that can only be about money surely. No other explanation is there?
Charlie Wyke could be placed in that bracketPersonally i wouldn't have fancied Mullan he's got Connor Sammon / Caleb Folan written all over him - strikers will poor career strike rates who had an uncharacteristic good spell that fooled us into thinking they were decent players.
Not to mention their shirt sponsorship deal with Tik Tok. Watch out for Wrexham, they'll rise up the leagues quickly if they can ever get out of the conference.Saw that this morning & thought the same. That rumoured documentary deal the 2 actors are supposed to have sealed must be worth a few bob
Charlie Wyke could be placed in that bracket
I suspect it's more a Rugby League problem than a Covid 19 problem. If people are worried about Covid then there's plenty of room around the DW to socially distance if you're don't feel safe. I for one am planning to possibly go in the South Stand for the first few games should case numbers grow out of control.Only 5,550 on the DW tonight for the Warriors game. Looks like some people are still afraid to join a crowd. Wonder how much it will affect us
Yeah, saw that stat as well but thought you already knew when you posted about his high tally, sorry. Top pen scorer in the league, got 7/8 in.Just noticed about McGrath that 11 of his 17 goals were penalties last season.
He is a very good penalty taker who waits for the keeper to move and goes the other way. Pretty much like Ellington used to do.
While it's always good to have a penalty expert it does mean he only got 6 goals in open play which does make his 17 goals sound a little less impressive in context.
Looking at highlights he does show flashes of class but he doesn't seem overly creative or one of those playmaker types who is involved in absolutely everything.
I've not watched him play other than St Mirren highlights so I can't judge fairly but if you take out his pens he hasn't really stood out. That's not to say he's not a good player worth signing - but he looks more like a standard central midfielder rather than a creative no10 type who sits behind the striker pulling the strings from what little I've seen.
If we weren’t in for him and he was likely to join another league one side this is a small victory for Wigan and many other clubs. Now the market is even less saturated for a solid goal scorer in this division, teams will likely spend over the odds come August and we could probably do without Mullin bagging 20 for another club.Not been spoke about anywhere for a little while now, but Paul Mullin has dropped 2 divisions to join Wrexham.....now that is a move that can only be about money surely. No other explanation is there?
Who gives a shitOnly 5,550 on the DW tonight for the Warriors game. Looks like some people are still afraid to join a crowd. Wonder how much it will affect us