Quote:Millward's St Helens career also ended controversially after he was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing in May 2005. He was sacked for gross misconduct a week later, his offences including three incidences of foul and abusive language: to a club employee, the Warrington Wolves' press officer and a fourth official at a match against Bradford. St Helens also claimed that Millward lied to an RFL disciplinary hearing and distorted the truth about the club's sale of Gleeson to Warrington in 2004.
Within a fortnight, Millward was at Wigan as head coach above Denis Betts. He had a difficult start with the Warriors, losing a Super League match 70-0 to Leeds and, more humiliatingly, a Challenge Cup tie at St Helens 75-0. Wigan ended the season seventh in the Super League, missing out on the play-offs for the first time in the competition and club's history.
After a disastrous start to the 2006 Super League, Ian Millward was relieved of his duties as head coach of Wigan Warriors on 11 April, 2006. During this time, a combination of poor performances and injuries to key players had seen the Wigan Warriors slump to bottom of the engage Super League.
