, Wigan Athletic chairman sends classy message about Leam Richardson

Wigan Athletic chairman sends classy message about Leam Richardson

Wigan Athletic chairman Talal Al Hammad has sent a classy message about Leam Richardson on Twitter (see tweet below). 

Wigan Athletic will be naming their south stand ‘The Leam Richardson stand’ after he helped save Charlie Wyke’s life.

Wyke was stabilised by his boss and club doctor Jonathan Tobin last week after suffering a cardiac arrest.

The Latics will now be honouring their manager by naming a stand after him. 

Read: Wigan Athletic fans rave about midfielder after Accrington Stanley win 

Great gesture 

Richardson, 42, has been in charge of Wigan since last year and helped them survive in League One last term.

He was then kept in charge once Al Hammad took over and has since guided the North West club to the other end of the table.

They are currently joint-top of the division along with Rotherham United and have their sights set on promotion to the Championship.

Career to date

Richardson played for Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool in his playing days before retiring in 2013.

He has since delved into the coaching world and worked with Paul Cook Accrington Stanley, Chesterfield and Portsmouth before joining him at Wigan.

, Wigan Athletic chairman sends classy message about Leam Richardson

The Leeds-born man then took over when Cook left and hasn’t looked back since.

Read: Wigan Athletic linked with Dundee United midfielder

What next? 

Wigan are in FA Cup this action this weekend away at Colchester United as they look to reach the third round.

The ‘Tics won it in 2013 and will be looking to create some more history this year.

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