Not by his shareholders but, regardless, he's delivered on all fronts during the last 5 years and he was building towards that for about four or five years before then.

One of which would be himself?

I think so, but certainly not the major one.

Is Caddick in it to make money really?



He seems happy to bank roll the union club as a hobby and I wouldn't have thought anyone really takes on the ownership of a sports club in order to make a fortune.



I doubt his tolerance to losses would be as high with RL but I wonder if its as much about the kudos as the brass.

I'm a big admirer of Gary Hetherington, always have been. From his wholehearted efforts as a player, to his formation of a player's union and starting a club from nothing in South Yorkshire while selling double glazing and running fund raising marathons to make signings. But at times I think he acts as if he is still the Chairman at the Eagles rather than running what should be the biggest club in the ESL.

Which is why no-one remembers Alf Davis ... Nothing much to show for it in the trophy cabinet, but 'We've got the best lottery in the league'

Good old Alf and his "pop in for a chat and a cuppa" speech...

If the attitude of the players is a problem then surely there is something wrong with Wigan's recruitment?

Perhaps, perhaps not.



Losing games they ought to win could be as a result of any number of things rather than solely recruitment.

Are Wigan not the biggest club in the whole Universe??

Agreed the two are linked you will not make a profit in RL without a winning side - simple - your revenue streams are driven by success on the field - no one wants to entertain serious clients to second class entertainment - winning on the field is everything - the rest will spin off that - sort that out and you will have a successful business - especially that given the salary cap - the marginal cost of winning is zero.

According to Titchy Tinyrod - 9 out of 10 Aussies say their NRL players prefer Wigan to any other Championship winning teams.