Two of Manchester United’s championship winning trio to Wigan Athletic?
The Manchester United duo of Mike Phelan and Rene Meulensteen are the bookmakers’ current favourites for the vacant manager’s job at Wigan Athletic.
What chance them both being appointed as a double act? Presumably with Phelan as manager and Meulensteen as assistant/coach?
The bookmakers still consider experienced managers, Owen Coyle and Steve McClaren, being in contention, together with Karl Robinson. Interestingly the odds on Gus Poyet have been steadily lowering.
A return for Steve Bruce has not been ruled out by the bookmakers, although he has just got his Hull City side back in the Premier League. On Tuesday the Daily Mail reported that Bruce has been contacted about a return to the DW Stadium, but Hull deny any official approach having been made.
Graeme Jones’ future at the club remains unclear. Given his four years as Martinez’s assistant at Wigan he surely deserves consideration for the manager’s position. However. we will have to wait and see if Roberto Martinez will lure him away to Everton. Less than a year ago Jones was a hot favourite for the manager’s job at his previous club, Swansea.
One recalls that Martinez’s unveiling as Latics new manager had to be delayed until a wrangle over compensation for Swansea ‘s loss of Graeme Jones and Kevin Reeves was resolved. Would Whelan request the same for Jones and/or Reeves to leave Wigan for Everton?
It is a nervy time for Latics supporters. All the candidates have their strong points and there is not one who stands head and shoulders above the rest. It will not be an easy decision.
It is understood that Whelan is due to start interviewing tomorrow, expecting to make up his mind by the end of next week.
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