Wigan Athletic boss Shaun Maloney has discussed the departure of Stephen Humphrys in the summer ahead of the match against Barnsley.
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00:00His departure was a shame. I loved working with Stephen. I definitely know it was really
00:08difficult for him the last few months. I know he wanted to stay. From my point of view,
00:14I was desperate for him to stay but the finances couldn't allow it. I think he was disappointed
00:21and that's obviously the life of a manager. I have a budget, I have to stick to it. But
00:28in terms of what he did for me and the team and the club, when I came back in, it wasn't
00:34the most positive noise around him, mainly from previous staff. But in terms of what
00:40he gave me, literally from day one, I loved working with him. He did brilliantly for me
00:46on the pitch. He scored three goals against our biggest rivals. He scored big goals for
00:50the club as well financially and also competitive-wise. We got magnetted last year because of the
00:58what he did in York. I've got nothing but good things to say about him. I know it was hard
01:03the last few months. He's quite a deep boy. I like his parents, I like their backgrounds,
01:09where he comes from and all of them. Nothing but good things to say about him.