Bruce Blamed For Wigan Defeat

Steve Bruce will be surprised to learn that it was his fault that Wigan lost 9-1 to Spurs on Sunday. Or at least that’s what Dave Whelan believes.

Commenting after the embarrassing defeat, Whelan said: “9-1 is a serious, serious defeat and we have got to get our heads up and I am sure Roberto will be working on the lads now to get them going again,” Whelan said. “I have complete faith in him and I know the supporters have. He has got a difficult time, he inherited a team that was a little bit weak on reserves when Steve left.

“Steve actually had a few dodgy signings just before he left Wigan and [Martínez] has inherited those dodgy signings, so I can’t blame Roberto one iota. I am absolutely 100 per cent behind Roberto, he’s a great manager and he will pull this team around.”

In that case shouldn’t Whelan have given Bruce some plaudits for their wins against Chelsea and Villa?