Dave Whelan
Dave Whelan
David "Dave" Whelan is an English former footballer. During his football career, he played for Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra. Whelan is the owner of League One club Wigan Athletic, having also been the chairman of the club for twenty years, before passing the position over to his grandson, David Sharpe. He is also owner of the DW Stadium, home to League One club Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors. In July 2015 Dave Whelan received an honorary degree from the...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth24 November 1936
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I'm not against England having a foreign manager. But I do want somebody with some passion for the English team and for English pride.
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But I needed the right club to come back to. People could have looked at me and thought Bradford was a fluke. The next job needed to be a success.
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The LMA, and all our managers, will be doing our best to support the England team and the FA in pursuit of success in the World Cup.
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Ringing up was a wonderful gesture. He made time to speak to me once he made it clear he was going to Tyneside. Our move was not a publicity stunt. I was even prepared to put a clause in that would allow him to move at Christmas.
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If any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a chink he is lying. There is nothing bad about doing that. It is like calling the British Brits, or the Irish Paddies.
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We were very close to signing Michael Owen,