article_snippet: David Sharpe David Sharpe is the perfect man to take the club forward after the 23-year-old was appointed the Football League's youngest chairman this week.
article_snippet: Although that succession plan had long been in the pipeline for the his grandfather Dave Whelan family, the fact David Sharpe is coming into a position of power at such a tender age still raised eyebrows.
article_snippet: David Sharpe is the new chairman of Wigan Athletic after taking over from David Sharpe grandfather Dave Whelan .
article_snippet: However, his grandfather Dave Whelan is familiar with David Sharpe having worked closely alongside his grandfather Dave Whelan since his grandfather Dave Whelan appointment in November and the 23-year-old, who was only officially appointed on to the board on Christmas Eve, took on a more central role with chief executive Jonathan Jackson during the recent six-week ban imposed on his grandfather Dave Whelan by the Football Association.
article_snippet: And his grandfather Dave Whelan has seen enough of David Sharpe to be convinced the Sky Bet Championship outfit are in excellent hands. '
article_snippet: It's easy to have a throwaway line about a 23-year-old taking over a football club but David Sharpe's been round about the football club since David Sharpe was a young man,' said his grandfather Dave Whelan. '
article_snippet: David Sharpe's here every day, is at every game and knows the inside of the football club.
article_snippet: his grandfather Dave Whelan is familiar with David Sharpe and believes the 23-year-old will be a good chairman at the club . '
highlights_snippet: David Sharpe was appointed as the Football League's youngest chairman .
  
highlights_snippet: David Sharpe took over from David Sharpe grandfather Dave Whelan at Wigan  this week .
  