Agreed.
Part answer why he was able to beat us and steer his team to the league 1 championship. The budget. He had a very healthy budget that season.
Still an achievement because he had to build from scratch and there were some big clubs in the division. He won't have anything like that budget here. Rotherhams wage budget that season was circa £6.5m.
Wigan Atletic
Accounts cover 2021/22 season, directly following Administration
Statements show a loss of £7.7m after investment in squad and staff
Chief Executive, Malachy Brannigan is available to answer more questions this evening at Fans Forum
Phoenix 2021 Limited, the registered company trading as Wigan Athletic Football Club, has published the financial results of accounts for the 2021/2022 campaign, with the period ending 30 June 2022.
The financial results for the Club were delivered to Companies House and The EFL, in line with the footballing authority's reporting requirements for the Championship. It covers the period of our 2021/22 League One promotion-winning season in a year which was the Club's first full season after coming out of administration.
The Key Performance Indicators for the year include:
Turnover: £8.3 m
Staff Costs: £(13.0)m
Operating Loss: £(10.5)m
Profit on sale of players: £2.8 m
Net Loss before Tax: £(7.7)m
League Position: 1st
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