---
title: "Sunderland: Will Grigg laments “devastating” news about former club Wigan"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-will-grigg-regret-wigan-administration/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Crump"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2020-07-10T08:30:51Z"
modified: "2020-07-10T08:30:51Z"
---

# Sunderland: Will Grigg laments “devastating” news about former club Wigan

**Sunderland striker Will Grigg has [opened up about the situation](https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/will-grigg-devastating-situation-wigan-athletic-2908974) surrounding former club Wigan Athletic, who have entered administration.**

With the Championship season [tentatively resuming last month](https://talksport.com/football/efl/684711/when-will-the-championship-resume-efl-confirm-play-off-dates/), clubs at that level are said to be treading carefully with finances.

Second-tier club Wigan, have been forced into [administration](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53247333) with a 12-point deduction handed out by the English Football League currently being [appealed.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53318930) The Latics sit [15th in the Championship table](https://www.skysports.com/championship-table) as things stand and will await to hear the results of their appeal to discover whether or not they will survive relegation to League One.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Grigg, who has struggled to adapt to life at Sunderland since his arrival in [January 2019](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47086441), revealed his dismay at the current situation at the club that he left for Wearside 18 months ago.

*“The news is obviously devastating for everyone involved,”* he is quoted as saying by [Wigan Today.](https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/football/will-grigg-devastating-situation-wigan-athletic-2908974)

*“Obviously there was a takeover four weeks ago, you get the excitement of a new owner, and then to see what’s happened since is awful.*

*“I’ve still got a great relationship with players, staff and people who work at the stadium, who work their socks off and love the club with all their heart.*

*“I’m hopeful and confident it can be resolved, and they can find the right owner who can take the club forward to where it deserves to be.*

*“But for the moment, it’s a really tough time for everyone involved.”*

Grigg’s comments come off the back of his thoughts on his Sunderland future, [claiming that he is committed to the cause](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/im-fully-committed-will-grigg-addresses-his-sunderland-future-amid-exit-rumours-2908855) at the Stadium of Light.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Grigg’s comments about the travails of Wigan should serve as a warning to Sunderland, who themselves have been no strangers to financial uncertainty of late.

It was only a few weeks ago that football finance expert Kieran Maguire warned of a £20.5m gap in the balance sheet, which has been linked to a sum of money written off by owner Stewart Donald and his fellow shareholders as an ‘exceptional operating expense’, therefore making him highly unlikely to repay that money. \[talkSPORT, via [Sunderland Echo](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/its-very-messy-finance-expert-reveals-exactly-what-sunderlands-ps205m-financial-hole-means-club-and-takeover-2847843)\]

Wigan’s plight should prompt Sunderland and other League One clubs to tread very carefully in terms of their finances.

***Sunderland fans, are you concerned that your club could suffer a similar fate to Wigan’s? Let us know in the comments section below…***