Wigan boss Gary Caldwell has called for his players to take more responsibility for their play and be stronger mentally away from hom as they yet again gave themselves a mountain to climb at the weekend in losing 3-2 to Port Vale.

David Dunn will be in charge of Oldham Athletic for the foreseeable future after inexperienced boss Darren Kelly was sacked on Saturday.

Darren Kelly has been sacked as Oldham Athletic manager just nine games into his tenure.

Initially intended to be ready for the start of last season, Oldham Athletic’s plans to rebuild the North Stand have now dragged over two and a half years and mains power problems mean it is not yet available despite season tickets within the stand having been purchased.

After a week-long training camp in Spain, Wigan’s players will make trips to Vanarama Conference side Altrincham on July 14 and Southport on July 18 before their League One tilt.

Oldham, 16th in League One, are safe from the threat of relegation and their chance of making the play-offs ended several weeks ago, but manager Dean Holden rejects the point of view that the season’s final game will be for ‘nothing’.

Despite the devastation of Tuesday’s relegation Wigan manager Gary Caldwell has insisted that the Latics must throw everything at Brentford to send out the message that they are going to win League One next season.

Wigan managed a 2-2 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday which saw them come from behind twice but they will want to turn that sort of play into three points at Millwall tonight, vital if they are to make up their seven-point deficit to Rotherham with four games remaining.

Former Wigan Athletic defender Gary Caldwell will be the third manager of the club this season after Malky Mackay got the sack last weekend and Uwe Rosler suffered the same fate before him.

Wigan face Middlesbrough away today and host Derby County on Easter Monday in the midst of a tight battle at both ends of the table.

Goals from Dean Bowditch, Daniel Powell, and Ben Reeves gave MK Dons a winning lead before Rhys Turner’s late strike offered scant consolation for a poor Oldham on Tuesday.