Di Matteo sacked

[MerseyFox]

Absolutely unbelieveble

 

[Graz]

West Brom manager Roberto Di Matteo has been relieved of his duties and placed on gardening leave.

More to follow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/9388972.stm


I wonder what he's done? Gardening leave usually means there is more to it, and it can't be due to how they're doing in the league.

Crazy decision.

 

[Graz]

WBA say it is because of their poor performances

WEST Bromwich Albion have today relieved Head Coach Roberto Di Matteo of his duties and placed him on gardening leave with immediate effect.

This was the unanimous decision of the Football Club's Board of Directors in light of a worrying sequence of results which has seen the Club lose 13 of their last 18 games in all competitions, winning only three.

First-Team Coach Michael Appleton will assume control of first-team affairs whilst the Club considers all available options for a new Head Coach.

Chairman Jeremy Peace said: "This has been a tough decision but we, as a Board, believe it is the right one to give the Club the best possible chance of remaining in the Barclays Premier League.

http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~2286720,00.html

Absolutely crazy decision.

 

[FryattFox]

Seems ridiculous on the face of it.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Astounding.

 

[jb5000]

Completely understandable in my eyes. After a decent start they've turned to crap, the form they've been in over the last 18 games would definitely see them relegated if continued.

 

[Kingy_85]

Get Megson back! lol that would be funny!

Old Milan would look foolish.

 

[bocadillo]

If only every team could finish top of the Premier League every season - then there would never be need to sack a football manager again. Ever.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Don't know why we're all so quick to say how ridiculous this decision is. A lot of people were saying that about us when we sacked Sousa, because they didn't see that he didn't see how unfit and how despondent the team were to him.

We don't know anything about the behind the scenes going on at the club or his methods.

 

[Mawsley]

He could have lost the dressing room for all we know.

Well that's nonsense - everybody knows that men have an excellent inbuilt sense of direction

 

[Redditch Fox]

Their record has been awful for a good while now. His departure has been on the cards for weeks. People gave up hope that things would improve.

 

[fox58]

the fans still love Megson

 

[Miles Away]

Don't know why we're all so quick to say how ridiculous this decision is. A lot of people were saying that about us when we sacked Sousa, because they didn't see that he didn't see how unfit and how despondent the team were to him.

We don't know anything about the behind the scenes going on at the club or his methods.

Except he got them promoted just last season. It's a harsh decision I reckon.