WIGAN boss Warren Joyce has axed coach Joe Parkinson, paving the way for Paul Scholes to join his back-room team.
Joyce has let long serving Parkinson leave the club as he starts a managerial shake up and is now preparing the way for a new team.
Parkinson had been part of the management team for the past couple of seasons and was also a coach at the club.
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The Latics chief is keen on Paul McGuiness and Jim Ryan, two former Manchester United mates, and would like to find a part time role for Paul Scholes.
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United and England legend Scholes has been lost to the game since hanging up his boots and only does TV work.
Despite talk of United offering him a job as Joyce’s replacement with the reserves, the former midfielder is more likely to be open to a part-time post instead.
Scholes, 41, has not got his coaching badges so a full-time role at Old Trafford with their kids may be difficult to get past the football authorities.
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Joyce and Scholes could team up more successfully, and in a typically low-key way, at the DW.
Joyce is trying to put his own stamp on the club.
He has even made some players call off mini-breaks in order to work through the international break.
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