Three posts in one day? Whatever next? John Barnes and Jason McAteer have been relieved of their duties at Tranmere today. Rovers have started their campaign very poorly and are currently languishing in 22nd place. Walloped 4-0 at home by the Addicks last month, Millwall put five past them on Saturday and the Tranmere board have called time on their bold and, no doubt, costly appointments.
John Barnes will be bitterly disappointed as this probably spells the end of his managerial ambitions after poor showings at Celtic and as Jamaica's national boss.
Barnes and McAteer are not alone in walking the plank today. Wycombe Wanderers have reacted to their poor start by showing Peter Taylor the door. Taylor's managerial record is significantly better that Barnes' but with Wycombe a place below Tranmere at the bottom, their Board are obviously desperate for a chnage in fortunes before they get sucked into a prolonged relegation battle.
The black spot passes from John Barnes to either Phil Brown or Paul Hart in my opinion. Portsmouth's appointment of Avram Grant as Director of Football this weel won't have helped Paul Hart sleep any easier.
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Dave, I'm afraid John Barnes suffers delusions of greatness. Firstly, he thought he could finish playing with us and then walk into Celtic and do a great job. Er, no it doesn't work like that ! A basic grounding at a small club and then work up from there. It proved a total disaster.
ReplyDeleteNo idea how he got the Jamaican job or how well he did.
The Tranmere one was always going to end in similar failure. He has no knowledge of the tier 2 let alone tier 3 ! It seems he tried to get a bunch of less than average footballers to play like he did.......hmm ! Add Jason M into the equation and it was always doomed to fail.
I'm sure he'll find other work, remember he's a top tv presenter with his smooth, flowing style !!!