Uwe Rosler Fired by Wigan Athletic: Latest Details, Reaction, Analysis

Uwe Rosler has been fired by Championship side Wigan after a poor start to the season has seen the Latics drop into the relegation zone with only 16 points from 17 games.

The former Brentford boss took charge at the DW Stadium as a replacement for Owen Coyle at the end of last year. Thursday saw the end of his tenure after a string of bad results, with Wigan dropping to 22nd in the Championship table, as confirmed by BBC Sport:

A club statement relayed chairman Dave Whelan's comments on why he reached the decision to let Rosler go: 

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The situation we find ourselves in at the moment, and the run of results in recent months, really has been alarming. Something is clearly not working. For whatever reason, the team is not gelling, despite substantial financial backing in the summer and the dressing room being blessed with a huge amount of quality. Therefore, I have now come to the reluctant conclusion that for the long term good of the club, we need a change.

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Rosler led Wigan to the Championship playoffs last season before QPR defeated them over two legs in the semi-finals and went on to return to the Premier League.

However, Wigan have been very poor in 2014-15 so far and have won just one game in their last 12 outings in the league.

Friday's 3-1 loss to Bolton seems to have spelt the end of Rosler's reign with Whelan clearly lacking confidence that the German could turn things around.

Malky Mackay is being tipped by many as the man to replace Rosler despite his involvement in recent controversies surrounding his sacking from Cardiff City last December, per the Daily Star's Chris McKenna:

The former Watford boss was under heavy scrutiny back in August after a dossier emerged from Cardiff which uncovered a string of inappropriate text messages sent by Mackay, per Matt Lawton in the Daily Mail. 

However, he succeeded in the Championship previously with Cardiff, getting them promoted to the Premier League in 2013.

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Former Newcastle, Birmingham and Norwich boss Chris Hughton will also likely be in the frame to take over at Wigan after Rosler's departure.

Not only did Rosler take Wigan to the playoffs last season, but he also led them to an FA Cup semi-final before being knocked out on penalties by Arsenal.

Despite the poor start to the season, there will be many who feel Rosler deserved more time, and it is now essential that the club act quickly in replacing him to return some stability to Wigan.