The 46-year-old former professional footballer and ex-Bolton Wanderers Manager Owen Coyle has now joined the EPL club Wigan on a twelve months rolling contract. The news is confirmed by none other than Wigan chairman Dave Whelan who told this to BBC sport that such a deal has taken place. Coyle has been a known figure in soccer fraternity with many ups and downs in his career. Earlier, he has been Bolton manager from 2010 to 2012 but sacked from there after The Wanderers failed to save the relegation. Wigan’s former manager Roberto Martinez was also forced to leave the club after he could not deliver in the Premier League; hence it would be the same world again for the new manager coz here too he would be facing a firing weapon if he ever makes a mistake. Notably, Martinez performance with Wigan has been decent where he managed to won FA cup but failed to deliver in the Championship therefore he was forced to make a shift to Everton on a four-year contract. On his departure, Wigan … [Read more...]
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