SHEFFIELD UNITED have sacked manager Garry Monk following the club’s difficult start to the season.
The Owls, who are one place off the bottom of the Championship table, dismissed the ex-Swansea gaffer on Monday evening.
Sheffield Wednesday have sacked Garry MonkCredit: PA:Press Association
The 41-year-old’s last game in charge was a goalless draw against Millwall on Saturday that saw them rise to 23rd.
Chairman Dejphon Chansiri told swfc.co.uk: “I feel the time is right to make a change and I wish Garry and his team all the best for the future.
“I would like to say thank you for the time and effort Garry and his staff have committed to Sheffield Wednesday.”
Wednesday were given a 12-point deduction back in August after being found guilty of breaching EFL spending rules.
However, the penalty was reduced to six last week following an appeal.
Without the points deduction, Wednesday would be clear of the relegation zone and just two behind 12th-placed Blackburn Rovers.
Yet the Yorkshire outfit have won just three of their opening 11 league fixtures – with their recent win over Bournemouth ending a run of four successive defeats.
Monk still had the remainder of this year on his contract plus the option for another season.
Wednesday will now have the international break to consider his successor ahead of their next game against Preston North End on November 21.
Monk has been handed the reigns at five clubs since his first post at Swansea while he was still a player in 2014.
He went on to oversee short-lived tenures at Leeds, Middlesbrough and Birmingham.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
