Whelan `frustrated' as wait for Martinez goes on

12 June 2009 07:28
Wigan are hoping to finally name Roberto Martinez as their new manager within the next week after chairman Dave Whelan was left "frustrated and disappointed" at a last-minute hitch to proceedings. Martinez, 35, was due to be unveiled on Thursday to the waiting media. Instead he sat patiently in the stadium without being called. He effectively remains Swansea's manager after the Coca-Cola Championship club demanded compensation for the backroom staff he wants to take to Wigan. It left Whelan, who had earlier stated it was a "done deal", with more work to complete to finally nail his man. Chief executive Brenda Spencer said: "As everyone knows Roberto was his number one choice. "To get Roberto to sign on the dotted line is what everybody wants, including Dave Whelan. He's disappointed and frustrated."

Source: Eurosport