There is something highly amusing about watching a CEO of a Premier League football club being forced to apologise to the watching media for being unable to unveil – as promised – their new manager. There is something amusing about hearing said CEO mumble about how the nasty Championship club would not roll over and allow as many staff as that manager wanted to just up sticks and leave. And it is certainly hugely amusing to hear that they were unhappy with our Chairman because he wouldn't answer his phone.
Welcome to the wacky world of Wigan Athletic. They agree a sum of compensation for a manager and then believe that it works with some kind of BOGOF offer where said manager can pick and choose who he wants to bring with him with no further compensation due. I mean what kind of Wacky world is that.
All that can be said at times like this is well done to the Swans. They played a straight bat last summer as Derby tried to pick up Ferrie Bodde on the cheap and this time around they are even better equipped to do it with their manager.
Wigan have screwed up their big announcement and now no matter what their Chairman says they are going to have to stump up some more cash or they end up with a manager without his backroom staff. Quite why they thought we would just let them go without wanting some form of compensation is beyond me – and I would imagine well beyond anyone with half a business brain who understands how these things would work.
Maybe whilst Wigan are working on their new management team set up they should consider a CEO with such a business brain who doesn't end up looking a tit in front of the watching Sky Sports cameras while they are at it.
Well done Huw, you really are playing a blinder.
This article first appeared on JACKARMY.net.