Dean Windass has told son Josh he should never have left Rangers as his future hangs in the balance at Wigan.
The forward is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday from the Latics having made a £2.5m move south from Rangers in the summer of 2018.
The previous season he had scored 18 goals for Rangers and had started Steven Gerrard's tenure as part of the squad, although often in a wide role when he prefers playing centrally.
Windass has spoken in the past about missing the pressure of playing for Rangers and didn't always have the best relationship with fans during his time in Glasgow - similar to most players during that period as the club struggled in the Premiership.
With his loan still in place at Wednesday, and only a year left on his contract at Wigan, nobody is sure what is going to happen in the summer but his dad insists he should regret his exit from Rangers.
Dean told Wigan Today: "If Josh goes back to Wigan or Wednesday make it permanent, nobody knows what’s going to go on.
“He was coming off a tough spell at Wigan and he should never have left Glasgow Rangers in my opinion.
“But he’s a man, I just advise him as a dad, not as a footballer. He’s a grown man and I just say ‘you do whatever is good for your career’.
“He left Glasgow Rangers and went to Wigan for about £2.5million I think it was, started reasonably well for Wigan and then things happen with football and then subsequently the club agreed for Josh to go out on loan.
“Sheffield Wednesday came calling and I said yes straight away, a massive club, great fanbase.
“Wednesday were going through a bad time at that stage where they couldn’t bring in players.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with Josh, he’s got another year left at Wigan at the end of the season when it finally does finish."
