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Unsworth: Jewell would've kept me at Wigan

New Burnley signing David Unsworth says he'd still be at Wigan Athletic if Paul Jewell was in charge.

"Would Paul Jewell have kept me on? I know he would, he told me," he told the Daily Mail. "But these things happen. I was disappointed at the time, I'd love to have stayed, but when somebody else has his own ideas, that's fine.

"We had a chat and Hutch said he wanted to take the club in a new direction. He's had a great start, so it's justified. I've no problem. I shook hands and wished him all the best. I just didn't agree with him …"

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