As someone who lives in Wigan, I find this story incredible. Those up here are being told that previous delays were caused not by limited finances but by Dubai regulations in relation to the transfer of funds,
This 125% was talked about by my neighbours some 2-3 weeks ago - and I find it absolutely incredible that those in charge of the club have not been able to put the sanction in place.
Football in Wigan is dying. Unlike many football areas, the town only has a population of 100,000. An area that is surrounded by Liverpool, Everton, Man City, Man Utd, Blackburn, Preston, Burnley and Bolton. And those that occasionally would like to watch the Latics cannot do so because they cannot afford to watch the Wigan Warriors and the Latics - so a choice has to be made.
Their average attendance can be seen at
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wigan-athletic/besucherzahlenentwicklung/verein/1071This year's average, from 23 games, was only 12,000, and, in years gone by, Division 1 was only 9,000
Starting 8 points behind, I am sure there are many Wigan supporters who simply won't bother with the inevitable relegation to Division 2, likely to reduce crowds even further.
The last time they were in the bottom tier, they were attracting home crowds of only 2000.