TheBlueGibbon
Player Valuation: £40m
Wigan never really had much of a youth system though did they?McManaman forced his way into the first team at Wigan but it took him a while.
I get the impression he mostly bought in young players from the lower leagues mccarthy style rather than promoted too much from the youth. See buying Ashley Williams from Stockport, for instance.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/23/roberto-martinez-wigan-talks-sport