As has been posted over and over again, the question remains

"Where has the transfer money gone to?"

Because, on the face of it, it hasn't gone to replace players.

Now I'm sure you can say the usual, "on infrastructure, on investment, on back office et etc"

But the implication is that without these departures, and the associated transfer fees there would have been none of this.

In terms of where the money goes, then presumably it's onto the balance sheet of Wigan RL (at least in the first instance).

If the chairman then takes money out of the club, or doesn't put money into the club that he otherwise would have had to, then it is indeed going "into his pocket".

Whether or not this is acceptable depends on your point of view.

If Sam had of stayed it wouldn't have stopped the moaners from moaning or the clappers from clapping. There is a lot of frustration in our game and you can't blame Sam and the Moose for wanting to go over to Oz for a decent wage and pitting their talents against tougher competition. I do genuinely believe IL is the best thing to happy to Wigan for a long time and he's fighting on all fronts and he doesn't have to do it, he can quit at any time but he loves the club. When the economic climate improves and the opportunities arise, that money will pay dividends for the club not IL

And that fellow Wigan fans is that.
Well said that man.
Happy -

Should that not be "carry on with the clap?"

As opposed to "Carry on with the usual claptrap"?