Former Latics’ boss Richie Wellens has taken over the manager’s job at Swindon Town on a deal which lasts until May 2020. Noel Hunt will be his assistant. Phil Brown was sacked by Swindon on Sunday with the club sitting in 17th place in League Two. Wellens is the fifth Swindon manager in three years and his appopintment comes after leaving the Latics in June after relegation to League Two.
Wellens said, “It's a great opportunity to manage a football club that is well-run, has a good infrastructure and a tradition over the last six or seven years of playing a style that I want to play. I want to get the ball down, play positive, quick, passing football and bring results and success to this football club, because at this moment it is underachieving. For me, that style of play is the most important thing, exciting the fans. I had my first job at Oldham, which was going fantastically well, but the pitch deteriorated very badly and I had to change the way I played.”