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Lisa Nandy says she is 'more confident' than she was about the future of Wigan Athletic after the players' wages were finally paid - because the situation 'is being taken seriously now' by the owners.

The Latics squad finally received their overdue wages on Friday evening - exactly two weeks late, and two weeks before their next four-weekly salaries are due.

It was the fourth time this season the wages weren't paid on time, which eventually triggered a three-point deduction from the EFL which leaves Latics needing snookers at the bottom of the Championship.

Wigan MP Nandy played her part in the resolution after being contacted by Caroline Molyneux, the chair of the Supporters Club.

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And she's lifted the lid on the events of the last fortnight that - for many Latics fans - brought back awful memories of the administration hell of 2020.

"I've been keeping an eye on what's been happening for a few months, because of the ongoing issues with late payments," Ms Nandy said.

"But it was when Caroline rang me and said 'there's a real problem here' that I really spun into action.

"I've worked with Caroline a lot, including during the dark days of administration, and I know she doesn't say things if they're not true.

"When she said there was a problem, I knew there was a problem.

"She'd been speaking with (chairman) Talal (Al Hammad) regularly, and so I picked up the phone to him straight away to ask what was happening.

"He was very reassured about the fact that both he and Mr Al Jasmi remained committed to the club.

"There was no question about them pulling the funding or them putting us into administration, and there was no bigger issue other than money simply not being in the bank account when they needed to move it.

"Ever since then we've had daily, sometimes several times daily, conversations where they've maintained the issue was administrative and not any lack of will on their part.

"And I have to say that is very different to what we were dealing with before, when we were placed into administration, and the radio silence was very, very worrying.

"So I felt reassured, but of course you can never be totally assured until the money is in the account and the staff and players have been paid."

Lisa Nandy MP lifts lid on Wigan Athletic situation - which 'is being taken seriously now'