Gone! First manager sacked.

raveydavey · Gone! First manager sacked.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/...ootball_league/article6796762.ece

Bryan Gunn has been sacked as Norwich City manager less than a week into the new League One season.

Norwich, relegated from the Championship last season, suffered a humiliating 7-1 defeat at home to Colchester United* in their opening fixture last Saturday.

A 4-0 midweek Carling Cup win at Yeovil Town in midweek could not save Gunn, a legendary figure at Carrow Road from his days as a goalkeeper, and assistant manager Ian Butterworth has been placed in temporary charge for tomorrow's trip to Exeter City.

Gunn took over as caretaker manager in January following Glenn Roeder's sacking. Despite a 4-0 win over Barnsley in his first game in charge, results soon dipped and City were relegated on the final day of the season.

Nonetheless, the 45-year-old was appointed on a permanent basis in May, only for the Norwich board to lose patience following Saturday's result, during which Gunn was confronted by two angry supporters on the pitch.

"Bryan has worked tirelessly for this football club for more than two decades, not least since taking over team affairs in January," David McNally, the Norwich chief executive, said. "However, the board met this week following Saturday's unacceptable record home defeat in our opening game of the season.

"The board, after lengthy consideration, unanimously felt a change was in the best interests of all parties concerned, in order to give us the best possible chance of achieving our objectives."

* - can you imagine how embarrassing it must be to get beaten by Colchester? Wink

Garp

Feel sorry for him. Hope he got a decent pay off.

raveydavey

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Gone! First manager sacked.

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