Wigan Athletic Offer Refund To Fans After 9-1 Tottenham Hotspur Embarrassment

Wigan Athletic have made an unprecedented gesture to the travelling fans who made the trip down the M6 towards London on Sunday, only to see their side ripped apart by a rampant Tottenham Hotspur.

Despite the 9-1 mauling, where prolific Englishman Jermain Defoe equalled a Premier League best of notching five goals in a single game, Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has retained the support of club chairman Dave Whelan.

In order to appease their away fans, the club were swift to offer a full refund, and club captain Mario Melchiot told the club's official website: "We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters yesterday, and this is a gesture we have to make and pay them back for their tremendous loyalty.

"There is not a lot else to say, just that as a group of professionals we were embarrassed by the way we performed, we feel it was below our standards and this is something we feel we owe to the fans.

"Now we have to draw a line under the game, focus completely on training this week and bounce back on Saturday."

He continued: "We are professionals, we will take it on the chin and move on but it's important that we do not take our supporters for granted."

Alan Dawson, Goal.com UK