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Ryan Lowe: ‘I seemed destined for Latics hotseat’

Ryan Lowe didn’t ask Paul Cook for any advice before taking charge at Wigan Athletic last week.

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Ryan Lowe on his fresh challenge
By Chris Dunlavy

Ryan Lowe didn’t ask Paul Cook for any advice before taking charge at Wigan Athletic last week.
“Not that I didn’t want it,” explains the former Preston North End, Plymouth Argyle and Bury boss, who was appointed on a three-year-and-a-half deal to replace Shaun Maloney.
“But you have to be a bit coy in these situations, don’t you?
“If I’d rung him up and he’d gone ‘I’m in for the job’, that would have been pretty awkward!”
LEARNING CURVE: Ryan Lowe celebrates promotion with Bury in 2019 and, inset, on the touchline as manager of PrestonPICT...

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