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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The whole system and pattern of play under Sven is flawed. We seem to have lost the plot,
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Personally I would have got rid of him four or five weeks ago (after England lost to Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifier). But they have made the decision, so we have to stand by that.
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I would like 20 players registered with a salary cap, a figure that each team agrees on,
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Michael rang to say thanks for trying to sign him,
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We were very close to signing Michael Owen,
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Let's see someone in charge with feeling for the game and let's make sure England are coached by an Englishman.
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Twenty eight years ago we were playing non-league football and now we are in a cup final.
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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.
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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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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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Roberto Martinez's belief is unbelievable
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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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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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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.