Coyle Sacked!

[ChrisC]

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Cant see him getting another job in the top 2 leagues for a while now.

Owen Coyle has been sacked by Wigan, as owner Dave Whelan reacted to fan power an hour after a home defeat.

Latics lost at the DW Stadium on Sunday for the third time in a week - this time to Derby - and some fans turned on Coyle after a horror first half-hour when they conceded three soft goals.

Coyle’s men could have moved within range of the Championship play-off places with a win against the revitalised Rams – now managed by Steve McClaren who, ironically, missed out on the Wigan job in the summer.

The Scot was summoned to meet Whelan for crisis talks afterwards - despite his side coming back with a header from Nick Powell and twice hitting the woodwork – and the pair decided to end his spell.

Former Bolton boss Coyle becomes the third manager to be axed on Sunday, following Fulham's Martin Jol and Dave Jones of Sheffield Wednesday.

Wigan were unbeaten in their first 10 home games, but have gone down to Brighton, Zulte Waregem in the Europa League and now Derby, with a heavy schedule taking its toll.

Coyle inherited a squad weakened by the loss of players following ­relegation from the Premier League and had no time to spend the £12million from the sale of James ­McCarthy to former boss Roberto Martinez at Everton.

The Scot was fuming about the reaction of some of Sunday’s crowd.

He said: “I will take what criticism comes my way. There is expectation at Wigan and there is a majority who are outstanding.

“But there is a section that is ultra-critical. We have already seen that in the treatment they give Jordi Gomez. We should all be sticking together.”

Minutes after Coyle spoke those words, he and Whelan – back from a holiday in Barbados – discussed the future and the 47-year-old's reign ended dramatically.

Whelan picked Coyle ahead of McClaren, who had the last laugh as Derby marched into the top six and their buoyant away support sang his name while Latics fans howled for the head of their chosen manager.

Midfield general Craig Bryson quickly curled a free-kick beyond Lee Nicholls for Derby’s opener.

Ben Watson made a horrible mess of a pass to play in Simon Dawkins, who scored a simple second.

Then James McClean bundled into the back of Russell Martin to concede a penalty.

The striker stroked home the spot-kick as the locals chanted “We want Coyle out!”


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[Gary the Enfield]

Holy Moley!

[bwfcdan94]

. I hope we put them further in their misery when we next play them.

[Gravedigger]

Coyle has it made! Got fired from us, compensation paid no doubt, same now for Wigan. Must be coining it in..or should that be "Coyleing it in. Can't see him getting a job anywhere now.

[ChrisC]

All the same complaints from Wigan fans in his time there. Lack of fitness etc..

They had an open training session the other week and people who went said Coyle was leaving players out of the training games so he could play himself

If they did crossing practice then Coyle would be doing the crossing etc.

[chester white]

Just gutted we couldn't finish him off when we play them.

The open training session is exactly the type of thing I heard from a non BWFC player who was quite close to Marvin Sordell.

[Bruce Rioja]

I wonder if we should challenge them to a ping pong tourney?

[bobo the clown]

Just gutted we couldn't finish him off when we play them.

The open training session is exactly the type of thing I heard from a non BWFC player who was quite close to Marvin Sordell.

Though, to be fair, he'd be a better option than Sordell really.

[a1]

aww. he went before we played 'em.

[Worthy4England]

Who'd have thunked it.

I want a job where I can get all of December off, with a payout, until the next June..

[LeverEnd]

Looks like Rosler is in.

[Bruce Rioja]

Looks like Rosler is in.

How much is a Whelan v Rosler ringside seat?

[bobo the clown]

Looks like Rosler is in.

How much is a Whelan v Rosler ringside seat?

Not known for biting his tongue Uwe, if I recollect.

My dream selection of de Canio has gone then

[Zulus Thousand of em]

And Meggo. What a bummer!

[CrazyHorse]

Owen Coyle cost Wigan £500,000, says chairman Dave Whelan

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has revealed that Owen Coyle's exit has cost the club "in the region of £500,000".

The Latics parted company with manager Coyle on 2 December, less than six months after he was appointed by the FA Cup holders.

Ex-Bolton boss Coyle replaced Roberto Martinez as manager in June.

"Owen had a difficult job but I just don't think he was part and parcel of Wigan Athletic Football Club," Whelan, who broke his leg in the 1960 FA cup final at Wembley told the BBC.

"It costs me getting rid of any manager, they all get a contract and they get a certain amount of money when they get dismissed and we have to honour the contract. It'll be somewhere in the region of half a million pounds, which hurts me nearly as much as breaking my leg did in the 1960 FA cup final at Wembley" Whelan confirmed to BBC Radio 5 live Sportsweek.

A 3-1 home defeat by Derby last Sunday, their fourth loss in five matches, left the Latics 14th in the Championship.

Ex-Bolton boss Coyle was given the task of leading Wigan back into the Premier League following relegation last season.

But the 47-year-old won only seven of his 23 games in charge and departed with Wigan six points from a play-off spot.

"Sometimes managers are successful, sometimes they are not," Whelan said. "When we lost three games in a row I had been watching the selection of the team and the performance and I wasn't happy with the decisions he was making.

"We were good friends so there was no personality clash whatsoever.

"A manager has to come across well and give you the impression he knows the game and you end up interviewing them and it's a finger in the air moment. If he's successful it's great but if in Owen's case he wasn't, the sooner you do something about it the better."

Coyle was replaced on Saturday by Brentford boss Uwe Rosler after Whelan agreed a compensation fee with the London club to bring in the former Manchester City striker.

[thebish]

at my current rate - it'd take me 25yrs to earn that much... but then - obv. I don't work as hard as Coyle - so, fair enough!

[Worthy4England]

at my current rate - it'd take me 25yrs to earn that much... but then - obv. I don't work as hard as Coyle - so, fair enough!

What's yer ping pong like? Might be worth a punt on a 25 year contract.

[ChrisC]

Owen Coyle cost Wigan £500,000, says chairman Dave Whelan

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has revealed that Owen Coyle's exit has cost the club "in the region of £500,000".

The Latics parted company with manager Coyle on 2 December, less than six months after he was appointed by the FA Cup holders.

Ex-Bolton boss Coyle replaced Roberto Martinez as manager in June.

"Owen had a difficult job but I just don't think he was part and parcel of Wigan Athletic Football Club," Whelan, who broke his leg in the 1960 FA cup final at Wembley told the BBC.

"It costs me getting rid of any manager, they all get a contract and they get a certain amount of money when they get dismissed and we have to honour the contract. It'll be somewhere in the region of half a million pounds, which hurts me nearly as much as breaking my leg did in the 1960 FA cup final at Wembley" Whelan confirmed to BBC Radio 5 live Sportsweek.

A 3-1 home defeat by Derby last Sunday, their fourth loss in five matches, left the Latics 14th in the Championship.

Ex-Bolton boss Coyle was given the task of leading Wigan back into the Premier League following relegation last season.

But the 47-year-old won only seven of his 23 games in charge and departed with Wigan six points from a play-off spot.

"Sometimes managers are successful, sometimes they are not," Whelan said. "When we lost three games in a row I had been watching the selection of the team and the performance and I wasn't happy with the decisions he was making.

"We were good friends so there was no personality clash whatsoever.

"A manager has to come across well and give you the impression he knows the game and you end up interviewing them and it's a finger in the air moment. If he's successful it's great but if in Owen's case he wasn't, the sooner you do something about it the better."

Coyle was replaced on Saturday by Brentford boss Uwe Rosler after Whelan agreed a compensation fee with the London club to bring in the former Manchester City striker.

Please tell me you added that in CH! If not, what the feck has that got to do with sacking Coyle!?

[Burnden Paddock]

Whelan broke his leg in a cup final? The poor man. Why didn't he say so?

[malcd1]

Why has he made this statement to the press?

I think it is a bit vulgar of the little Hobbit to start telling the world how much he had to pay Coyle to sack him. I notice he hasn't done the same with the amount he has had to pay Brentford for Rosler.