By Chris Dunlavy
This season isn’t even over, but Wigan Athletic manager Shaun Maloney has already challenged his young team to reach the League One play-offs next term!
Relegated from the Championship in financial disarray last year, the Latics began the current campaign on -8 points after repeatedly failing to pay wages on time under previous owner Abdulrahman Al-Jasmi.
But a takeover by local billionaire Mike Danson saved Wigan from administration and Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Charlton effectively secured survival with three games to spare.
“I couldn’t be prouder of the players,” says Malo...
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