Quote Originally Posted by Heliosphan View Post
Yes I know Wigan overspent but does that mean LR receives no credit for winning the league? He still had to pick 11 players to go out and win football matches.

Aside from that, do you know what Wigan's budget was in comparison to some of the other clubs I mentioned? Was it significantly more or was it comparable?
Ipswich, Sunderand Sheffield Wednesday all had comparable or higher budgets than Richardson that season.


There's football clubs £10's of millions of debt and dodgy sponsorship deals galore that have helped the richest clubs 'cheat' their way to league titles and and European trophies.

Of course Richardson should receive praise for putting a squad together and winning the league that season. Not sure he can replicate it but one thing is certain. He's not had one penny to spend since he's arrived at the club.