Quote: hatty "Why? Why should we do this what does it bring to the club? what does it do for the fans and more so where will it end?'"
The benefits to Wigan as a club are laid out by IL in the announcement (blue chip companies, wider talent pool).
As a businessman he's obviously weighed up where he can make some gains outside of the normal activities the club are engaged in. All of this will be underpinned by plenty of research and plenty of groundwork put in before the decision was made.
In regards to 'where will this end' question the fact we've been running with friendlies in the capital for a while and we've just launched the business club project suggests it's a long term kind of thing.
The only thing I have an issue on is IL saying our goal is to be the biggest club in the world. I'm a BIG IL fan but I just don't think he truly means it. If he does then he needs to see that for all the potential good this will provide us with its all undone by the current attitude towards the first team.
If he wants us to be the best in the world why doesn't he bring in a proper head coach, invest in some more top quality players or stop the jobs for the boys culture? The fact we are constantly looking to the juniors or for that next project signing like Gelling makes a mockery of stuff like this imo.