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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It goes down in history as something special. A club like Wigan that's only in the Football League 25 years and were in the old fourth division qualifies for the Premiership. It says to every team in the land it is possible, it can be done.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson would have been sacked by now if it was up to me.
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Paul Jewell can stay as long as he wishes with me. I have told him 'name the length of your contract'.
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Michael rang to say thanks for trying to sign him,
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Paul and myself are not talking about Europe just yet. The ambition was to stay in the Premier League and we look like we're going to fulfill that ambition. We never thought we would get to the final of the League Cup. It's fairytale stuff.
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Roberto Martinez's belief is unbelievable
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I know it is easy to criticise and I accept it is a difficult job managing England but the man in charge must be passionate and realise he owes it to the nation to win the World Cup.
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We would have released him at Christmas or at the end of the season if someone had come in for him.