I found it amusing that the authorities decreed "he's not A racist" just that he was racist on one or two occasions. Like racism is a black and white issue. Erm...
It made me laugh when they said although he isnt a racist, its against the rules to say racist comments so must be punished. So, when will we start seeing players punished for cheating and diving even though they are not cheats or divers!?
As much as I find Whelan cringeworthy I can see that he's not mentally all there anymore. He should have been given a tap by his family a couple if years ago and seen out his days on the golf course.
Silly comments by Whelan, however if there were more people like him in football, football be much the better for it. In fact if if there were more people like him in the world , the world be much the better for it. We all say say silly things sometimes.
A sad end to his dream. Loved their FA Cup win. Proper football man. Hope he enjoys a long and happy retirement.
Agreed... but most certainly the right time for him to step down. The club are in trouble, he's been increasingly exposed as out of touch and you might argue out of his depth in the game of today. How good a job his grandson will do still remains to be seen of course!
A sad end to his dream. Loved their FA Cup win. Proper football man. Hope he enjoys a long and happy retirement.
Agreed... but most certainly the right time for him to step down. The club are in trouble, he's been increasingly exposed as out of touch and you might argue out of his depth in the game of today. How good a job his grandson will do still remains to be seen of course!
I agree with both of these posts .. talking to some 'locals' in Wigan, they have great respect for him because he has done a lot for the town .. but also, the opinion was that after the cup final win, he lost a bit of touch with reality and over indulged his players. The rot really set in when Martinez went to Everton and Rosler fell out with too many players .. now they look destined for a long stretch in the third tier .. all in all quite a few sad chapters in the history of a decent little football club that grew too big too fast
is it just me who thinks having a 23 year old, pretty much running a football club is weird
I think if it was some random who was playing with daddy's money/had won loads of money and wanted to play football manager but he is coming in to replace his grandad as chairman and will have a lot of people around him to advise him including his grandfather and the guys trusted and employed by DW
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So, when will we start seeing players punished for cheating and diving even though they are not cheats or divers!?
I can't think of any insult that would seriously offend me!
Go on, try one, I'll just laugh it off. Get those chips off your shoulders the rest of you FFS.
ps Happy new year......
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/dave-whelan-resigns-wigan-chairman-5263829
Loved their FA Cup win.
Proper football man.
Hope he enjoys a long and happy retirement.