But the cap is a formula not a restriction on spend. Which is why Wigan can legitimately spend £1m more than the cap. You could drop the cap to £1m and Wigan would still be able to outspend some other clubs by the same ratio. Player development is key - I don’t know if he is but if Harry Smith, for example, is their nominated club-trained marquee player then he counts for just £50k on the cap. They could pay him say £200k a year without any impact on the cap. Unless you make the cap an absolute spend figure and remove all of the dispensations (marquee players, home grown, fed trained etc) then some clubs will always be able to outspend others, that’s just a fact of life.