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December 31, 2009, Thursday
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BOLTON Wanderers sacked manager Gary Megson yesterday following a 2-2 home draw with Hull City which left the club in the Premier League relegation zone.
"Gary Megson has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect," the club said in a statement on its Website.
"The decision has been taken in the light of the position the club finds itself in the Premier League at the halfway point of the season.
"Assistant Manager Chris Evans and first-team coach Steve Wigley will take charge of first team matters for the interim period."
Megson was an unpopular choice with Bolton fans when he took over from Sammy Lee in October 2007. A local opinion poll at the time found less than two percent who were happy with the appointment.
The team was booed off after Tuesday's game when it lost a 0-2 lead against fellow strugglers Hull even though the draw extended its unbeaten run to four games which included a win over West Ham United and a 3-3 draw with Manchester City.
After the match Megson, 50, said: "Do I think I'll ever be given a fair crack of the whip here? No.
"When I came here it was a club at the bottom and as soon as I arrived Nicolas Anelka left. Yet the wages bill is down, running costs are down and it's a bit galling if people can't see what's happening and what we are trying to do."
Bolton finished two places above the relegation zone in Megson's first campaign in charge and it was 13th last season.
Bolton was the eighth club Megson has managed. He spent four years with West Bromwich Albion from 2000 but most of his other appointments have lasted less than two years.
The former Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City midfielder was the third Premier League manager to lose his job this season following the departure of Mark Hughes from Manchester City and Paul Hart at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, meanwhile, could become the first Premier League club to be declared bankrupt after being given a deadline to clear its debts by British revenue officials.
HM Revenue and Customs filed a winding-up petition against Portsmouth at London's High Court on December 23, but a full hearing will be held on February 10.
If HMRC hasn't recovered its money from Portsmouth by then, the club could be declared bankrupt and a receiver appointed.
Portsmouth has been struggling financially for several months and twice failed to pay its players this season.
"Gary Megson has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect," the club said in a statement on its Website.
"The decision has been taken in the light of the position the club finds itself in the Premier League at the halfway point of the season.
"Assistant Manager Chris Evans and first-team coach Steve Wigley will take charge of first team matters for the interim period."
Megson was an unpopular choice with Bolton fans when he took over from Sammy Lee in October 2007. A local opinion poll at the time found less than two percent who were happy with the appointment.
The team was booed off after Tuesday's game when it lost a 0-2 lead against fellow strugglers Hull even though the draw extended its unbeaten run to four games which included a win over West Ham United and a 3-3 draw with Manchester City.
After the match Megson, 50, said: "Do I think I'll ever be given a fair crack of the whip here? No.
"When I came here it was a club at the bottom and as soon as I arrived Nicolas Anelka left. Yet the wages bill is down, running costs are down and it's a bit galling if people can't see what's happening and what we are trying to do."
Bolton finished two places above the relegation zone in Megson's first campaign in charge and it was 13th last season.
Bolton was the eighth club Megson has managed. He spent four years with West Bromwich Albion from 2000 but most of his other appointments have lasted less than two years.
The former Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City midfielder was the third Premier League manager to lose his job this season following the departure of Mark Hughes from Manchester City and Paul Hart at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, meanwhile, could become the first Premier League club to be declared bankrupt after being given a deadline to clear its debts by British revenue officials.
HM Revenue and Customs filed a winding-up petition against Portsmouth at London's High Court on December 23, but a full hearing will be held on February 10.
If HMRC hasn't recovered its money from Portsmouth by then, the club could be declared bankrupt and a receiver appointed.
Portsmouth has been struggling financially for several months and twice failed to pay its players this season.
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