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Di matteo - Sacked
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:52 pmby Dundalk
Okay they have been on a bit of a bad run latley but does he really deserve the sack? Is anyones job safe anymore 
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.
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:10 pmby dawson99
crazy world,. the guy was class for them... football today
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:17 pmby laza
Bloody amazing when you think people were throwing his name around a few months ago to takeover from Roy.
Think its absolutely crazy but Daws is right modern football
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:23 pmby metalhead
that is just stupid to sack him, W.B.A have done well for a promotion team this season
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:22 pmby RUSHIE#9
It's a recurring theme with WBA, they do well in the Championship come up do and alright for a bit. Then they suffer a run of poor form, panic sack the manager and get relegated.
They really do live up to the boing, boing, baggies tag.
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:17 pmby burjennio
He overachieved at the start of the season and when he couldnt keep up those standards he was fired. I hope they go down now because their board deserve as much for being so trigger happy. Im sure they have someone lined up that they think is a bigger name, Allardyce or O'Neill oe someone of that ilk.
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:58 pmby tubby
Knee jerk reaction imo, especially seeing as Blackpool are not far from them. Thing is WBA started of really well, maybe the boards expectation was for that to carry on. Unrealistic really for a newly promoted side.
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Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:08 pmby tubby
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:58 pmby maypaxvobiscum
RUSHIE#9 wrote:It's a recurring theme with WBA, they do well in the Championship come up do and alright for a bit. Then they suffer a run of poor form, panic sack the manager and get relegated.
They really do live up to the boing, boing, baggies tag.
he is merely their 4th coach in 11 years mate.
anyway, whats "gardening leave"?
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:03 pmby RED BEERGOGGLES
Di Matteo and Owen Coyle have been like a breath of fresh air in the Premier League ,they both have brought in an attacking philosophy, and instilled an inventive approach to their respective teams , and its a sad day that these Ideals and fresh concepts haven't been given the time to flourish ,and now one of them finds himself out of the job in the name of impatience ...... MADNESS
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:16 pmby Greavesie
maypaxvobiscum wrote:RUSHIE#9 wrote:It's a recurring theme with WBA, they do well in the Championship come up do and alright for a bit. Then they suffer a run of poor form, panic sack the manager and get relegated.
They really do live up to the boing, boing, baggies tag.
he is merely their 4th coach in 11 years mate.
anyway, whats "gardening leave"?
4 in 11 isn't that far off. It's what they always do, new gaffer, go down, come back, don't do well, new gaffer, repeat. It's typical West Brom and they bring a lot of it on themselves
Gardening leave is like a stay of execution mate, he's no longer doing the job, the club are basically saying and we don't want him to do the job he but we won't sack you just yet
All will become clear when/if you study employment law 
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:28 pmby Number 9
Madness!! Steve McLaren has also been sacked from Wolfsburg!
Bet he ends up at WBA!!
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:07 pmby Homebooby
I read that Roy is being lined up as the replacement.
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:10 pmby Number 9
Homebooby wrote:I read that Roy is being lined up as the replacement.
about his level!! 
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Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:18 pmby ethanr
Sometimes you just need a change. I didn't care much about the sacking, what I loved was Allardyce saying he's not interested.
I think he's waiting for summer so he can get the chelski job