Black Widow
12-16-2008, 06:50 PM
PAUL INCE has been sacked as manager of Blackburn.
Rovers currently sit second bottom of the Premier League, after just three wins in 17 games since the arrival of Ince in the summer.
The 41-year-old has suffered six straight defeats, with a 3-0 mauling at Wigan on the weekend proving the final straw for the board at Ewood Park.
A club statement read: "It is with great sadness the Board announce that Paul Ince is to leave the club.
"After a board meeting yesterday it was decided to relieve Paul of his duties.
"The board, having selected Paul back in June, were desperate for him to succeed and wanted to give him as much time as possible in the unforgiving environment of Premier League management where time is such a precious commodity."
Chairman John Williams said "Three wins in 17 games has seen a squad, which finished seventh last season, fall to 19th position. We are currently in real danger of becoming detached from the pack.
"The survival of the club in the Premier League is paramount and our focus now is on finding a replacement who will be able to maintain our top division status.
"Paul will bounce back, he is a fighter and we wish him well."
No2 Ray Mathias has been put in temporary charge along with first-team coach Archie Knox and assistant first-team coach Karl Robinson.
Mathias said: “We have just got to carry on with the players and make sure they are prepared for Saturday’s game.
“We have to go day to day. The players have worked hard today and we will be training every day of the week, so it will be no different to what we usually do.
“The chairman will be bringing someone in but we don’t know who."
The Sun
Rovers currently sit second bottom of the Premier League, after just three wins in 17 games since the arrival of Ince in the summer.
The 41-year-old has suffered six straight defeats, with a 3-0 mauling at Wigan on the weekend proving the final straw for the board at Ewood Park.
A club statement read: "It is with great sadness the Board announce that Paul Ince is to leave the club.
"After a board meeting yesterday it was decided to relieve Paul of his duties.
"The board, having selected Paul back in June, were desperate for him to succeed and wanted to give him as much time as possible in the unforgiving environment of Premier League management where time is such a precious commodity."
Chairman John Williams said "Three wins in 17 games has seen a squad, which finished seventh last season, fall to 19th position. We are currently in real danger of becoming detached from the pack.
"The survival of the club in the Premier League is paramount and our focus now is on finding a replacement who will be able to maintain our top division status.
"Paul will bounce back, he is a fighter and we wish him well."
No2 Ray Mathias has been put in temporary charge along with first-team coach Archie Knox and assistant first-team coach Karl Robinson.
Mathias said: “We have just got to carry on with the players and make sure they are prepared for Saturday’s game.
“We have to go day to day. The players have worked hard today and we will be training every day of the week, so it will be no different to what we usually do.
“The chairman will be bringing someone in but we don’t know who."
The Sun