John Sheridan: set to take over as Wigan manager

Wigan's administrators are set to appoint former Oldham boss John Sheridan as the club's new manager.

Leam Richardson has been in charge of first-team affairs at the financially-troubled League One side since Paul Cook's resignation as manager in July.

However, it is understood the men running the Latics have been speaking to other options, including Sheridan.

Talks have progressed positively with the 55-year-old, who is currently boss of League of Ireland side Waterford.

Former Huddersfield and Leeds boss Simon Grayson is also believed to have been spoken to but is now thought to be out of the running.

The club hope to make an announcement on Friday as fans prepare to demonstrate outside the offices of their administrators in central Manchester.

The administrators, led by former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner, are receiving increasing criticism over their running of the club and the costs being charged against it for their work.

And, although Krasner has been speaking regularly with representatives of Wigan's official supporters' club to answer any questions they have, with no end to the current situation in sight, other fans have decided to protest.

The Wigan Athletic Grievance Society say they are "alarmed and dismayed at the ongoing situation" and want answers about why "agreements have not been reached with what appear to be serious bidders".

should we have a sweepstake on how long he lasts? good luck to him however, i always appreciate the job he did for us and how he turned a shower of shit created by fletcher and pals into something credible that gave del bhey a good base to do his thing from.

Maybe he likes the fire fighter role? Good luck to him.

Earwegoagain wrote:

Maybe he likes the fire fighter role? Good luck to him.

or perhaps his getting known for doing a good job under such constraints like he did when he had his hands tied here with the shyster good luck to him

he didnt stay long in his last job in Ireland he only took over in July!

He has joined on a short term deal which i guess is for a number of reasons mainly Wigan being in Admin and the new owners not being lumbered with him if they dont care for him as their manager they can get rid quickly.

Good luck to him as i said already i will always appreciate the job he did here under the circumstances he took it over and worked under thanks to Reluctant one and his stooges.

I think the Argyle job was the last one that he left with any sort of credit. Just looked and this will be his 9th job since leaving us in 2015.

I wonder how he still gets employment in football