Whelan, Darts and the War of the Sports Store Bosses ; Straight-Talking Jjb Founder Reveals the Trials Behind His Triumphant Comeback

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DAVE Whelan did not adapt well to retirement. The owner of Wigan Athletic football club and former JJB Sports chairman says: 'On the first day, my wife, Pat, said, "Let's go shopping to Manchester''. And I went and we had a nice day out. The second day, we went shopping again. The next day, my wife went shopping again - and I decided it was time to go back to work.'

That was when he was 42 and he still prefers work to shopping trips with his wife. He is now 72 and shows no signs of slowing down, beyond a few aches from a recent skiing trip to Courchevel in France recent skiing trip to Courchevel in France.

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Whelan, Darts and the War of the Sports Store Bosses ; Straight-Talking Jjb Founder Reveals the Trials Behind His Triumphant Comeback

Last week he did go shopping - paying Pounds 83.4 million for 53 fitness clubs, 51 with stores attached, from JJB Sports, the company he founded in 1977. The new operation will be called DW Sports Fitness, which will also be the new sponsor of Premier League ...

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