Derby sack Brown

[ONEDUNME]

I know they're not exactly the most fashionable club in the country but I did expect someone to have posted this by now.



Derby County have sacked manager Phil Brown following a run of poor results.
Former Bolton assistant manager Brown took charge at Pride Park in June 2005, agreeing a three-year deal as George Burley's replacement.

But he has struggled to convince with The Rams, who are currently 19th in the Championship and were dumped out of the FA Cup by League One side Colchester.

A statement from Derby on Monday said: "We would like to thank Phil for the time and effort he has given."

The club is to make an announcement on Tuesday regarding an interim management team which will be in place until a new appointment is made.

Brown left following a crunch meeting with chairman John Sleightholme.

Ex-Bolton defender Brown was in charge of Derby for 33 games in total, winning seven, drawing 14 and losing 12.

The 3-1 FA Cup loss at Colchester followed a 6-1 league hammering at Coventry.

As recently as Saturday, Brown re-affirmed his committment to the job, saying: "We all have to take responsibility, including the players.

"It is a very, very difficult situation but not insurmountable."

He has been busy in the transfer market, bringing in Darren Moore from West Brom on 26 January - and wrapping up the signing of former Sporting Lisbon player Silva on a month-long loan earlier on Monday.

[ONEDUNME]

I'll resist the temptation to dig out my post saying that the bloke had no chance and was on a hiding to nothing, taking over after Derby massively over-achieved last season (I think it's the same thread that predicts that Huddlestone wouldn't get a place at Spurs and would spend most of the season out on loan to a CC league side funnily enough ).

Anyway, heres the latest...

Derby have appointed academy coach and ex-Luton boss Terry Westley as caretaker manager, with striker Paul Peschisolido acting as his assistant.
The Rams will now begin the search for a permanent replacement for Phil Brown, after his sacking as boss on Monday.

"I have been speaking to a group of senior players, including Paul, Jeff Kenna and others," Westley said.

"They have all got their own ideas, but we are pulling together to get a win against Sheffield United on Wednesday."

Westley enjoyed a touchline presence at first-team games under Brown.

He also had a five-month spell as manager of Luton from July to December 1995, but the Hatters won just four of his 24 games in charge.

Peschisolido is currently supporting his wife, Birmingham managing director Karren Brady, who is due to have surgery for an aneurysm in the brain.

Derby chief executive Jeremy Keith, meanwhile, has denied boss Brown was sacrificed to deflect growing criticism of the Pride Park hierarchy.

Keith, chairman John Sleightholme and fellow board members have come under vitriolic attack from supporters recently.

But he said: "To be honest, I find those suggestions insulting, that the board would be so flippant with a man's career.

"I accept that the job I do means there will be some degree of criticism - that's fair and reasonable.

"But suggestions we do that to Phil are going a step too far.

"The truth is that the protests and disquiet have been going on a long time and if I was in the state of mind to sacrifice a manager like that, to be honest, I would have done it long before now."

And Keith said the job as Derby boss was already attracting interest, revealing: Keith added: "Time is of the essence of course, but we've already had expressions of interest from several applicants and there were messages being left on my phone as late as midnight on Monday.

"But we're a big club and it's the kind of job a lot of good managers would relish. "There'll be managers out there who will be keen to come here and get stuck in."

[Jesus]

Derby County are my second team after Newcastle.

Im pretty pleased that Brown has gone as the results were just not good enough. 32 points in 30 games just isnt good enough!

Any ideas who could take over?

[Burt Saddo]

Derby were the first club I ever watched back in 1969 when a certain young man took us into the old first division. Great days they were with a brilliant manager and a shit board. That basically has been Derby's problem a shit board. Sam Longson the old twat drove Cloughie out because he was on the telly more than him and he was jealous of Cloughie's exposure.They got a new board in when Dave Mackay won us the league again in 1975 but they got rid of him because his face did not fit. The next notable one was Maxwell and we all know about him. Then a local man took over called Lionel Pickering and I thought that he could finally change things but because of him Derby are now £40 million in debt and they are knackered basically. I feel sorry for this chap they have just sacked as he was on a hiding to nothing, how Burley got Derby to the play-offs I do not know. I feel sorry for the club as they were my first team, I saw some cracking matches over the years (including spanking Real Madrid 4-0 in the European cup, being cheated out of a final appearance by Juventos in 1973) but them days are gone and will never return. Brian must be rolling in his grave, you might think I am biased but had he stopped at Derby they would have been one of the greatest club teams of all time and Liverpool would not have dominated football in the 70's like they did.

[keemanan]

Could be Dean Saunders in charge , how'd you feel about that then ODM?

Dean Saunders has been tipped as the next Derby manager, by former Newcastle and Wales striker Malcolm Allen.


Saunders, a former Derby striker, lost his role as Newcastle assistant manager on Thursday when the Magpies sacked their under-fire boss Graeme Souness.

Derby are searching for a new manager after they sacked Phil Brown on Monday.

"I know Derby spoke with Dean Saunders last summer over the job vacancy after George Burley left the club," Allen told BBC Wales Sport.

"So that could be a definite option for him, but I hope he's not tarnished with the same brush as Souness because he deserves his chance as a manager."

Saunders scored 57 goals in 131 games for Derby during his three years at the Baseball Ground. The 41-year-old 77 capped Wales international was suspended on full pay by Newcastle and will meet the club next to iron out a settlement.

[ONEDUNME]

Let's face it, Derby are not going to get anyone with a proven track record. They couldn't afford them. Deano would certainly get welcomed back as a hero and that would buy him a bit of breathing space to get a team together to start next season's campaign as far as the fans were concerned I think.

Of course the imediate target is to avoid relegation. If it were up to me, I'd give him a go. Like I posted here when he got the job, who the fuck was Brown anyway? The last thing Derby need is another non-entity.

[Burt Saddo]

did not know you were a Derby fan ODM.

[ONEDUNME]

I'm afraid so Burt. I've been through the very rare highs and the very many lows and though I'm not physically at every game, I have to say that it hurts me just the same (believe me, I've tried to give it up but it's in the blood).

It's one of the reasons that I hate glory hunting Man United fans who know nothing but success. That's not what football is all about. It's bollox.

It's about going to old trafford expecting a trouncing and beating the wankers, not about turning up every week expecting to win.That's not real football supporters for me.

[all_funkt_up]

I would be wary about Saunders. I have heard he is flat, has no nouse and is a dead weight as far as coaching is considered. Newcastle fans are glad to see the back of him.