I'd be pretty surprised if GH has only just landed this on JJB. Suspect that the odd-seeming diversity role may have been a bit of a smokescreen while he's been learning the ropes.

Totally agree Batley. 

JJb owns a media company RAM media.

Caddick is no mug, he knows JJB and his business qualities more than any of us.


Sinfield couldn’t handle the DOR role there’s nothing to suggest he would make a good CEO.


As mentioned earlier Radlinski had no experience other than knowing the club inside out and it’s fair to say he’s doing an excellent job.

The criticism of JJB is beyond belief frankly, and completely unwarranted. Fair enough, you might not like him as a pundit, but has anyone in recent years championed the club or been more loyal?


I dare say if he looked and spoke a different way he wouldn't get half the criticism he does. 


As for experience, he's been on the board of directors for the last couple of years, has held numerous sporting and other roles within the club, and has a fantastic and experienced team around him. I'm not saying it will work out perfectly, but that's far more experience than many peers and I wish him all the best.


I also find the comments regarding the club being stagnant strange. I think we too often associate the success of the first team with the success of the clubs. Has anyone been to the stadium recently? Or read the articles about record breaking commercial partnerships. Aside from on field performances, the clubs probably never been stronger, thanks to GH and Caddick's leadership. Let's hope JJB continues in the same vein.

100% this

Radlinski has been an exec at Wigan since 2010 and only became a CEO in 2023. JJB didn't retire from playing until 2019 so he's almost 10 years behind in experience rather than having "as much".