Wigan chief Dave Whelan told their official site he was delighted with the victory over Greater Manchester Police:
"I am thrilled that justice has prevailed. I always felt that the charges imposed by Greater Manchester Police were unfair and the first high court ruling obviously did not rectify what we felt was an injustice. We decided to appeal and that decision has now been totally vindicated.
"...It has been a long drawn out battle but one which has been worth it. The wider implications of this ruling will be felt up and down the country and I am delighted that we have helped in paving the way for fairness being exercised when it comes to setting policing costs across the whole of football."
There are conflicting reports as to quite what Wigan won, with the BBC claiming they would receive £37,000 of their £300,000 claim while the Wigan Evening Post stated that they would receive over £260,000 plus interest and the bulk of their costs. However it is understood the club have won over the 'vicinity' policing charges that the Bulls are currently being billed for.
In response to the ruling, Assistant Chief Constable Justine Curran, head of territorial policing for GMP, told the BBC: "We are disappointed with this ruling and the implications it has for the force.
"...As a force we strongly feel special events should not be policed to the detriment of the community and we bring additional officers in for these events rather than taking existing officers away from their front line duties."