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‘SORRY’ WIGAN CHIEF IN WAGES PLEDGE

By Tom Blackett

VOW: Talal Al Hammad

WIGAN Athletic chairman Talal Al Hammad has promised that wages will never be paid late again after a chaotic week at the club.
“Liquidity issues” were blamed by the club for payment delays this month, before they were docked three points by the EFL for their repeated transgressions, which have also left the club’s relationship with its players in tatters.
The playing staff have now been paid their overdue wages, while chief executive Mal Brannigan has stepped down at the Championship club.
A players’ statement sai...

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