Billy Davies Sacked

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Derby County chairman Adam Pearson has confirmed the club have parted company with manager Billy Davies. Widespread reports on Monday suggested Derby were planning to axe Davies and the club have now confirmed the Scot's departure. Derby are currently rooted to the bottom of the table and they are four points adrift from safety after a poor start to the season. Saturday's defeat to Chelsea was the last straw for the Derby board and they have decided to look for a new man to turn their fortunes around. "I have met with Billy Davies this morning and we have decided mutually in the best interests of both parties that to go our separate ways is the correct decision at this time," Pearson told the club's official website. "Billy Davies leaves Derby County with our best wishes and our genuine gratitude in achieving a magnificent promotion to the Premier League, where everyone connected with the club wanted to be. "We wish Billy all the best for his future career and both parties will now move forward, which I am sure will lead to future success for Billy Davies and Derby County."

They expected much else ? Source: Sky Sports

[EskWeston 696]

Bit silly really, Derby overachieved to get into the prem, they havn't spend anything and expect to stay up?? Madness. Another manager gone after playing us too

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Must be a jinx or something Derby were never going to achieve a position higher than 20th, so they migth as well have kept him.

[EskWeston 696]

Must be a jinx or something Derby were never going to achieve a position higher than 20th, so they migth as well have kept him.

Absolutely, relegation was the best they could have hoped for...

[BlueLion. 21,491]

It was pure luck they got through the playoffs. They deserved to be there for the performance of the second half of their season, but each game was 1-0, defend - 1-0, defend - 1-0, defend. That mentality doesn't deserve to win things.

[MikeCFC 45]

It's a no brainer that Derby will be relegated this season.Shame that Davies has been the fall guy in this,nice bloke is Billy Davies.But you get nowhere in life by being 'nice'.