Malky Macky has returned to football management after being appointed boss of Championship side Wigan Athletic.
Mackay replaces Uwe Rosler who was sacked last week.
Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan said of the appointment.
“He is the man to lead us back into the Premier League, I am convinced of that having met him and discussed the demands of the job ahead of him.
“He has led a team out of the Championship before and he knows this league inside out having played and managed in it. His achievements at Cardiff City were magnificent and we need a strong leader who will command the respect of a very experienced and talented dressing room – and he is the man to do it. I am delighted we have secured the services of someone who has so much to give to the game.“
Malky was stopped from taking a Premier League post at Crystal Palace when revelations of unsavoury text messages came out between him and Iain Moody.
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Mackay has laid low since then but is back now and hoping to repeat what he did at Cardiff by taking Wigan back to the top flight.
When asked about Mackay's probelsm over the last few months Whelan told the Wigan official website,
“Malky made a mistake, he knows that, we know that and we have discussed this issue at length face to face. He apologised publicly for what happened at the time and has paid for what he did in terms of the bad publicity he has received since and will no doubt continue to suffer in the future.
“But I believe that it is now time to move on. Contrary to the way he has been portrayed in recent months, the Malky Mackay I met this week, and who has been vouched for by the many different people from whom we have sought advice before making this appointment, is an honourable man.
“He is a committed family man with decent values and is a professional who has worked and thrived for over 20 years in the multi-cultural world of modern football. There is nothing more to say about this subject, and as far as I am concerned we draw a line under it from today.“