CARDIFF CITY HAVE sacked manager Malky Mackay, following a 3-0 defeat at home to Southampton in the Premier League yesterday.
The news comes as little surprise, given the public disintegration of the relationship between himself and owner Vincent Tan in recent weeks. Just last week, the Malaysian businessman emailed Mackay informing him to resign or face the sack, while also criticising numerous aspects of the manager’s performance.
That ultimatum was briefly lifted when chairman Mehmet Dalman stated Mackay would be in charge for the “forseeable future”, but the reprieve did not last long. Tan is likely to face a backlash from the Welsh club’s supporters, who had previously expressed their continuing support for Mackay. A brief statement from the club this afternoon read:
The Board of Directors at Cardiff City Football Club have today relieved Malky Mackay of his duties. A new first team manager will be appointed and announced in due course.”
Cardiff are 16th in the Premier League at the midway point, having won promotion as clear winners of the Championship last season. Mackay had inspired the team to just one victory in their last eight league fixtures, although many critics argued that the Scottish boss could turn that run of form around.
A win over Man City on the second weekend of the season allowed Cardiff fans to dream of a promising campaign, but victories over Fulham, Swansea and West Brom were the only three-pointers to follow. Tan was also understood to be angry over a reported £15 million overspend in the club’s transfer budget during the summer.
Will the fight against Dubois be rescheduled.
As long as Bivol stayed on his feet he was getting that result so that Eddie and the Saudies could bring us the trilogy fight.
@Jp Cleary: in fairness he boxed the right fight using his jab and combinations to keep Artur at distance. Bivol speed and countering were excellent in the latter half of the fight and the cross was given Artur all sorts of problems. It was close 115-113 was fair. Artur had the better early and late rounds with his pressure and shot selection, but Bivol adapted, a trilogy is a must, two close fights. I know Parker is trained by Andy Lee but Christ, give these two light heavyweights greats the headline. They’ll go down as legends. I would love to see the trilogy in vegas but that unfortunately wont happen with the Saudi money.
@John Clifford: how much did bakole get for the two rounds it was a total mismatch he didn’t look like the first cousin of a boxer?
John Clifford.. completely agree wrong fight getting the headlines here .. beterbiev-bivol super fight real skill between two elite fighters.. beterbiev is very unusual at forty to be able to compete with a man who dismantled canello.. bivol will win fight three I’d say, age has to be on his side a bit plus supreme skills
Fairplay him taking bokole out nowhere always was going be dangerous he can put feet up in morecambe againg Tyson hughie and all the boys.
@Paully kells: what you say Paully???