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	Dave Whelan Page (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dave Whelan was born in Bradford on 24 November 1936.
		Dave Whelan was carried off, and actually waved to Deeley on his way off to indicate the Wolves player was not to blame.
		Whelan transformed the business, and through the 1980s a programme of expansion targetting towns with a population of over 50,000 led to 119 outlets and a flotation in 1994 at a value of £64.5 million.
	www.chilvers1.demon.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /Whelan.htm (868 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Football - WHELAN: ENGLAND SHOULD SACK SVEN AND PLAY LIKE US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Whelan wants the FA to consult leading chairmen about the next appointment and spelled out his reasons why Pearce and Jewell would be the dream team for this summer.
		Whelan was one of the first to call for Eriksson's head, but is now challenging the authorities to make the change and put in the two brightest young English bosses in the game.
		Whelan is in wonderland after Wigan's heroics and revealed he had watched the Arsenal game after getting home in the early hours from Highbury and laughed: "I thought we should have had three penalties not two.
	www.mirror.co.uk /sport/football/tm_objectid=16628212&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=whelan--england-should-sack-sven-and-play-like-us-name_page.html (806 words)

	Dave Whelan's Ryze Business Networking Page
		Dave Whelan received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School, where he concentrated in entrepreneurship and finance.
		Dave continued his work with the company's London-based founding team while studying at London Business School in fall 2001.
		Prior to beginning his MBA studies, Dave spent over six years as a retained executive search consultant with Ethos Consulting Inc., where he was most recently a Principal.
	www.ryze.com /view.php?who=djwhelan (686 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| My Club \| Wigan Athletic \| Whelan wants Fifa to cap salaries
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan believes Fifa must consider setting a wages limit for football to be competitive.
		Whelan concedes that Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich is not breaking any rules by spending such huge amounts but feels his actions are having a detrimental effect on the sport.
		Whelan speaks from experience as his Wigan rugby league side were almost untouchable until the introduction of a £1.8m salary cap.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/4513898.stm (316 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, ...
		Dave Whelan, the hard-working businessman who has taken humble Wigan to the top table of English football, will hand manager Paul Jewell 25 million pounds to help keep their Premiership ticket.
		But Whelan, who has built his JJB sports chain into the largest sports retailer in Britain since opening with four stores in 1976, will not follow the likes of Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich in investing in foreign stars.
		Whelan has spent 25 million pounds on the club since buying Wigan 10 years ago when they were in the old Third Division.
	www.wldcup.com /news/2005May/20050509_30122_world_soccer.html (583 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Wigan chief calls for FA to sack Sven
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has called on the Football Association to sack Sven-Goran Eriksson following the revelations in the News of the World last weekend.
		Whelan, who has previously expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the England coach, has described the episode as an absolute scandal in an interview with the Manchester Evening News.
		Whelan added: "He has broken one of the game's golden rules.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0118/wheland.html?rss (158 words)

	Whelan’s honour
		JJB and Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan is set to receive the freedom of Wigan borough.
		At a special meeting on Wednesday August 30th councillors will be asked to confer the honour on Mr Whelan in recognition of his sporting and business achievements and his significant contribution to local life.
		Mr Whelan, 69, is the first new freeman to be proposed by Wigan Council since 2000.
	formby.wiganmbc.gov.uk /press/press2006/whelan.htm (360 words)

	Dave Whelan is killing his own football club. - Footie Threads
		Dave Whelan is killing his own football club.
		Dave Whelan's Wigan Athletic football club are a championship team with an attendance problem, yet Dave Whelan continues to promote glory supporting, by selling a vast array of premiership shirts in his shops.
		Dave Whelan is doing everything he can to make wigan a bigger and better club and i supposed thats why i have no problem with this, but i do kind of know what you're all talking about.
	footiethreads.com /forum/showthread.php?t=14363 (1390 words)

	JJB Sports PLC - JJB Sports plc Board of Directors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Aged 69, David Whelan was formerly a professional footballer, principally with Blackburn Rovers.
		From 1978 until 31 January 2001, David Whelan was Executive Chairman during which time he was involved in a wide range of Group operations and has been a major influence in the success of the Group.
		On 1 February 2001, he was appointed as Chairman, responsible both for ensuring that the Board functions effectively and also for general strategic issues as opposed to day to day executive matters, a position that he held until 6 July 2005.
	www.jjbcorporate.co.uk /dave-whelan.php (219 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Premiership \| Whelan cites salary cap support
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan believes top-flight clubs would support his idea of having a salary cap.
		Whelan has first-hand experience of the benefits of a salary cap in rugby league, where he runs Wigan Warriors.
		Whelan added: "This is not something I've just brought up, it's something I've been advocating for five or six years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4270348.stm (472 words)

	'I rejected chance to buy Man Utd' - Whelan
		Wigan owner Dave Whelan has revealed he once turned down the chance to buy Manchester United.
		Whelan, whose side face United in the Carling Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium tomorrow, felt buying the Old Trafford club would damage his business.
		Whelan got what he deserved, I respect their team but I can't stand this attention seeking ****.
	www.bootroom.org /smf/index.php?topic=8446.0 (783 words)

	Dave Whelan slams want-away Roberts \|\| Paralatic - Unofficial Wigan Athletic News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Latics chairman Dave Whelan has accused want-away striker Jason Roberts of speaking untruths regarding his contract dispute.
		Whelan and Latics manager Paul Jewell are apparently dismayed by Robert’s accusations.
		Whelan added that Roberts had upset Paul Jewell, “he (Jewell) gets that way with any player who is not honest and does not tell the truth.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s501/st99508.htm (420 words)

	Whelan: Stop the salary madness » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has urged the Premiership authorities to bring in a salary cap, saying the league will be “ruined” if they don’t.
		Whelan, whose club are playing in the top flight for the first time this season, believes if the current situation is allowed to continue the billionaire-backed Chelsea will kill off meaningful competition.
		And there is hard evidence to support Whelan’s theory that spiralling salaries could ruin the Premiership.
	www.7days.ae /2005/09/23/whelan-stop-the-salary-madness.html (585 words)

	Dave Whelan is a mong - soccer24-7.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		And Dave Whelan is a mong because he talks crap.
		He wouldn't know what to do without Whelan's millions, he's got the tactical awareness of a goldfish.
		I don't recall Dave Whelan's millions at Bradford who he took up 2 divivsions to the Premiership and has hardly spent that much anyway.
	www.soccer24-7.com /forum/showthread.php?t=99563 (1412 words)

	Dave Whelan backs Jewell for England post \|\| Paralatic - Unofficial Wigan Athletic News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wigan Athletic chairman Dave whelan believes Latics boss Paul Jewell has the qualities for the England job.
		Whelan is keen for the FA to appoint an Englishman when Sven-Goran Eriksson departs after the World Cup
		Whelan stated he was proud that Jewell had been touted for the post:
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s501/st89363.htm?fromrss=1 (259 words)

	Dave Whelan to be given 'freedom of Wigan borough' \| 24dash.com - Local Government
		Dave Whelan to be given 'freedom of Wigan borough'
		Dave Whelan to be given 'freedom of Wigan borough'
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	www.24dash.com /content/news/viewNews.php?navID=2&newsID=9652 (391 words)

	Herndon High School - Sports Boosters Whelan Volunteers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Established in 1998 in honor of Dave Whelan, the HHS Sports Boosters Club and the Director of Student Activities honor its outstanding volunteer of the year.
		Steve Herbert, 1998 Booster Club President said, “Dave Whelan took over leadership of the Club when it was at its lowest point and built the Club up to what it is today.
		It is only fitting therefore, that we have named this award in his honor.”
	www.fcps.edu /HerndonHS/athboost/whelanvolunteer.htm (90 words)

	Whelan Technical Services Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Whelan Technical Services has provided consulting services to clients since 1992.
		The principal of the company, David P. Whelan, has more than 30 years experience as a development engineer, software programmer, and technical writer.
		Whelan Technical Services PO Box 1053, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0.
	users.auracom.com /whelan/tw (178 words)

	IS Dave Whelan A Liverpool Fan???: No United regrets - LFC Online
		Wigan owner Dave Whelan has insisted that he has no regrets about turning down the chance to buy Manchester United.
		He was given the opportunity to buy the Old Trafford club almost 20 years ago, but has revealed that the reasons for his decision were both personal and business-related.
		Whelan believes that taking over at United could have had a detrimental effect on JJB Sports, the corporation he heads, and also explained that he would rather be somewhere close to his heart.
	forums.lfconline.com /showthread.php?t=39563 (344 words)

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		Increase the Superleague to include more teams, because our Dave, being the generous soul he is, recognises that the teams vying for promotion deserve their place in Superleague and he doesn't want them to suffer for Wigan.
		The years of success with his rugby team have instilled in him the sense that Wigan have a divine right to be in the top flight and if they are in danger of losing their status, the rules should be changed mid-season to accommodate them!!
		Now I hate Dave Whelan with a passion and coming from Wigan you get to hear loads of stuff about him and that he's a real tyrant and a real dodgy character, BUT he has been on record and said that if Wigan finish bottom then we shall be relegated.
	www.boltonbanter.com /forum/view_topic.php?id=8051&forum_id=24 (1229 words)

	Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has called on The Premiership to introduce a salary cap.
		Whelan believes unless a salary cap is introduced England's top-flight will be ruined and that moneybags Chelsea will kill off all competition.
		The JJB owner helped oversee a salary cap brought into Rugby League and he feels the same is needed in football.
	home.skysports.com /list.aspx?hlid=309656&cpid=8&CLID=&lid=2&... (277 words)

	Whelan calls for Beckham to be axed
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said David Beckham, seen here addressing the press in Buhlertal, Germany, should be dropped from Sven-Goran Eriksson's England team.
		Whelan claims Eriksson should leave out Real Madrid star Beckham for the World Cup quarter-final clash against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday because he is no longer worthy of a place in the side.
		Whelan also berated the Swede over his selection of Arsenal teenager Theo Walcott.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=131140 (459 words)

	The Sun Online - Football: Whelan: Sven must go
		SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON has been accused of ‘gross misconduct’ by Wigan chairman Dave Whelan — who insists the England boss should be sacked.
		But Whelan, a former Blackburn player, made the most scathing public criticism yet of Eriksson and is adamant the gaffer should be ditched.
		Whelan said: “There should be no way back from this.
	www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,2002390000-2006030106,00.html (636 words)

	Goal.com - Whelan Blames Eriksson For Rooney's Problems
		Whelan Blames Eriksson For Rooney's Problems The chairman of Wigan Athletic, Dave Whelan, has laid the blame for Wayne Rooney's current problems squarely at he feet of for England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, whom he has called an "idiot".
		He cites Rooney's sending-off in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal for a stamp on Ricardo Carvalho, and believes that was the direct consequence of being asked to play up front on his own by Eriksson.
		Whelan should concentrate on his job in Whigan, and not make adolescent remarks about one of the better managers in the game.
	www.goal.com /en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=143545 (588 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Whelan calls for salary cap introduction
		Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan believes the Barclays Premiership will be ruined unless a salary cap is introduced.
		Whelan, whose club are playing in the top flight for the first time in their history this season, believes if the current situation is allowed to continue the billionaire-backed Chelsea will kill off meaningful competition.
		"There's only one way to guarantee healthy competition in the Premiership, and that's why I'm calling for a salary cap to be enforced in the top flight," said Whelan, who also owns Wigan rugby league club - a sport where there is an effective salary cap.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0922/wigan.html (183 words)

	Arlington Forest Club Site Information
		This site is developed and maintained by Dave Whelan, a member of Arlington Forest Club.
		The content for the site, including photos and text, is supported by many members of the club.
		Dave is always open to help with the web site including photos, information, and publishing help.
	www.arlingtonforestclub.org /usiteinfo.htm (131 words)

	Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has wished Pascal Chimbonda all the best, but admits he is still upset with the Frenchman.
		Whelan remains unhappy with Chimbonda's actions, but is at least thankful the club made a substantial profit from his sale.
		Graham Kavanagh and David Connolly both left The JJB to join Sunderland and Whelan feels new Black Cats boss Roy Keane has secured a couple of bargains.
	home.skysports.com /list.aspx?hlid=413790&CPID=8&clid=6&lid=&...+well (347 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - Euro 2008 - Whelan: 'Rooney killed stone dead by Sven'
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has blamed Sven-Goran Eriksson for Wayne Rooney's slump in form, branding the former England boss an 'idiot'.
		The 20-year-old has struggled so far this season and looks short of match-sharpness after serving suspensions at club and international level.
		Whelan traces the problem back to Rooney's dismissal in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal, when the Manchester United star was sent off for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho, having been played up front on his own by Eriksson.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=384343&cc=5739&campaign=rss&... (256 words)

	Sack Sven, says Wigan chief » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has launched a scathing attack on the English Football Association saying they “lack the guts” to sack Sven-Goran Eriksson.
		And Whelan told the Manchester Evening News: “Sven-Goran Eriksson would have been sacked by now if it was up to me.
		Whelan, who funded Wigan’s rise to Premiership status, believes Eriksson’s number two Steve McClaren should get the manager’s job, with Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce as his assistant.
	www.7days.ae /2005/09/16/sack-sven-says-wigan-chief.html (214 words)

	Dave Whelan Expecting Contact From Newcastle Over Paul Jewell \| State Of The Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dave Whelan Expecting Contact From Newcastle Over Paul Jewell
		Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd will have to speak to his Wigan counterpart Dave Whelan personally if he has any plans to prise manager Paul Jewell away from Wigan to replace Graeme Souness.
		As Jewell prepares for the first major cup final of his managerial career, Dave Whelan has spoken from Barbados to give his views on the current rumours surrounding his manager’s future,
	stateofthegame.co.uk /2006/02/26/dave-whelan-expecting-contact-from-newcastle-over-paul-jewell (245 words)

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