Malky Mackay: Wigan Athletic confirm new manager 
Championship strugglers Wigan Athletic have appointed former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay as their new manager. The 42-year-old
replaces Uwe Rosler, who was sacked on 13 November with the Latics third from bottom of the table. Mackay was sacked by Cardiff last December, and in August it was reported he sent texts of a racist, sexist and homophobic nature while at the club. MP Lisa Nandy had urged chairman Dave Whelan not to interview Mackay when searching for Rosler's replacement.
"I know that this appointment will draw criticism in some quarters but we go into it with our eyes open and we have nothing to hide on this subject," Whelan told the club website.
"Malky made a mistake, he knows that, we know that and we have discussed this issue at length face to face.
He apologised publicly for what happened at the time and has paid for what he did, in terms of the bad publicity he has received since and will no doubt continue to suffer in the future.
"But I believe that it is now time to move on."
Whelan continued: "Contrary to the way he has been portrayed in recent months, the Malky Mackay I met this week,
and who has been vouched for by the many different people from whom we have sought advice before making this appointment, is an honourable man.
"He is a committed family man with decent values and is a professional who has worked and thrived for over 20 years in the multi-cultural world of modern football.
"There is nothing more to say about this subject, and as far as I am concerned we draw a line under it from today."
Mackay, a former Scotland international defender, began his managerial career at Watford in 2009 and spent two seasons at Vicarage Road before joining Cardiff.
He led the Welsh club to the 2012 League Cup final, which they lost on penalties on Liverpool, and won the Championship title a year later, ending Cardiff's 52-year exile from the top flight.
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