Ian Lenagan: Last News

Wigan Warriors owner Ian Lenagan has defended the club's recruitment for 2022 - but concedes the club are in the market for at least one more player, which is likely to be a new half-back.

Wigan Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan has insisted that Zak Hardaker will honour the final year of his contract at the DW Stadium - but conceded the club are 'nervous' about his plans to relocate back to West Yorkshire in 2022.

Adrian Lam has admitted any of his three assistant coaches could potentially step up and coach a Super League club in the future amidst continued speculation one of them could be set to succeed him as the next head coach of Wigan Warriors.

Wigan Warriors are on the lookout for a new coach after it was confirmed that Adrian Lam would leave at the end of the season.

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direct to your inboxOn Tuesday evening I was left somewhat exasperated after a rather lively day in terms of rugby league news.I was irritated because of why the day had been hectic, rather than the fact it had been busy.The headlines in the rugby league world were dominated by two men - Ian Lenagan and Adam Pearson, two men in suits, just 17 days before the start of the season.The upcoming Super League campaign is fascinating, given the various narratives across the competition.

direct to your inboxWigan Warriors owner Ian Lenagan spoke to the press on Tuesday, discussing a variety of topics. Here's what he had to say.IL: Adam Pearson from Hull and myself sit on Broadcast working group along with our external advisors who led us through the last 12 for preparing to go out to tender right in the middle of the most difficult time of all.

direct to your inboxSuper League is in a good place as it comes to terms with the sudden departure of executive chairman Robert Elstone, according to Wigan Warriors owner Ian Lenagan.The sudden decision of the former Everton chief executive to tender his resignation as head of Super League has given rise to speculation that the administrative body will come back under the umbrella of the Rugby Football League.But Lenagan, who led the breakaway in 2018 and oversaw the appointment of Elstone as chief executive, insists it is not a time for major change and wants to see a successor appointed to continue the work of Elstone.“It’s two and a half years since Robert was appointed and he’s obviously decided it’s time to move on,” Lenagan told the

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Wigan Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan is leading a consortium who are intent on saving Wigan Athletic from going out of business.Latics manager Paul Cook and his squad were not paid on Friday as scheduled but still travelled to Brentford, where they were beaten 3-0, and have vowed to complete the season.Wigan went into administration on 1 July, four weeks after they were bought from one Hong Kong-based company.But rugby league outfit Wigan Warriors will take steps to ensure that their footballing neighbours will not cease to exist."Wigan Rugby League Club were saddened to hear the news that Wigan Athletic has been placed into administration," read a statement."Having

Rugby league giants Wigan Warriors are leading a bid to buy local football club Wigan Athletic.

Wigan Athletic.  Chairman Ian Lenagan revealed he is working with advisors to find other investors with the intention of "making a bid in due course". In a statement, Lenagan said he believes the club is best being “locally-owned”.The initiative is also being led by Darryl Eales and Gary Speakman.It comes after the club announced it had entered administration on July 1, citing the coronavirus outbreak as one of the reasons behind its financial woes.  The news sent shock waves through English football, with  Wigan  being the first football club to be seriously hit by the pandemic.  Administrators from Begbies Traynor said the "recent fortunes of the club" had been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and suspension of the Championship