Wigan Athletic faced serious problems with struggling in the English Championship. When they were cut 3 more points for failing to pay their players’ wages as scheduled for the fourth time. Causing them to stay finally away from the safety zone. 8 points
The English Football League Championship ( EFL ) has issued a three-point deduction to Wigan Athletic for failing to pay their players salaries. On time for the 4th time in March As a result. The chances of playing in League One again are greater. When they are eight points behind the safety zone.
The Latics only won the third-place finish in England last year. But there is a tendency to go back again. after having financial problems. They have been delayed three times in 2022 until the EFL had to strike an agreement with the UFABET club earlier this year. To prevent such an event from happening again But in the end, financial liquidity problems still occur.
An EFL statement read: ” Wigan Athletic have been deducted three points from the 2022-2023 English Championship after the club failed to pay player salaries again in September. March 2023 The club has previously been charged and punished for failing to comply with the terms of the contract applicable between the club and the player in June 2022, July 2022 and October 2022.
However, Sean Maloney ‘s team just opened at home, only able to draw 1-1 with Coventry City. Making them unbeaten for eight games in a row. Divided into 3 losses, 5 draws, 34 points from the results of the whole season, 7 wins, 13 draws, 18 losses, 5 points from Cardiff City, ranked 21st, which is a safe area, but when 3 more points are cut, it remains 31 points widens the gap to 8 points with 8 games remaining.
For Wigan, after being relegated from the Premier League in the 2012-13 season, they revolved around League One and the English Championship, where they won the 2013 English FA Cup, while currently Phoenix 2021 Limited , which is set up Based in Bahrain, took ownership of the team in March 2021 and believes that the club’s financial liquidity problems will be resolved soon.