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Tue 02 Feb 2007Jewell and Whelan facing inquiryThere is unlikely to be an investigation into the referee Phil Dowd's performance at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, but Wigan Athletic's owner, Dave Whelan, has joined the club's manager, Paul Jewell, in being the subject of an FA disciplinary inquiry into comments they made after the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal.Dowd has been appointed for next Tuesday's Championship game between Preston and Norwich City, suggesting he will not be much damaged by the fallout. But Whelan, for amplifying Jewell's tirade, is expected to have his knuckles rapped by the Premier League if not the Football Association, which is expected to focus more on Jewell's outburst.