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When Sturrock left the club in August 2004 only two games into the new season, chairman Rupert Lowe revealed that Wigley had been appointed full time boss of the Saints and not just caretaker.

Opponents of Wigley claimed that he was not yet ready for Premier League management ; with only three years in charge of Aldershot, a non-league club.

However, some fans were happy with the appointment as it meant that Glenn Hoddle, widely reviled by many Saints fans could not return.