after today’s game i was thinking someone on the lines of mark hughes, graeme souness, paul jewell ( :ohmy: ).
None of the above in my opinion.
Hughes wouldn’t consider Wigan as he left Fulham for a ‘bigger’ club; Souness has failed in nearly every post he’s taken – and both the Blackburn and Newcastle supporters celebrated when he left; Jewell had one good half-season, then struggled at Derby after leaving Wigan.
If Martinez goes, don’t expect a big name coming in.[/quote]
Hmm, that said, here’s an interesting option. Names dont come much bigger than this and he’s worth a fortune at scrabble.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15515446.stm%5B/quote%5D
It would be an interesting proposition, and I don’t think that would be out of the realms of possibility as it would be a case of Solskjaer doing exactly the same as many of the players – ie. using Wigan for experience and as a springboard into a bigger job.
I’m surprised Paul Hart’s name hasn’t been mentioned. Even though he’s not had a great managerial record he’s got a long history of balancing books, developing young players, and has the added bonus of being from Wigan.
He’s an exact fit as far as Mr Whelan is concerned.