And he's outta there!

[matth]

at least according to the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/7238885.stm

Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has been relieved of first-team duties following talks about his future at the club, BBC Radio Sheffield understands.

The news comes after Robson met club chairman Terry Robinson and plc chairman Kevin McCabe on Wednesday.

Both chairmen told BBC Radio Sheffield the talks had been constructive and there would be "reasoned changes to the football infrastructure".

The Blades sit 16th in the Championship seven points off the relegation zone.

Robson, 50, took charge at Bramall Lane in May, nine days after the Blades' dramatic relegation from the Premier League on the last day of the season.

But despite their pre-season aim of returning to the top flight, United have won just nine of 32 Championship fixtures, and top scorer James Beattie has only just returned to action after a long lay-off because of a knee ligament injury.

The talks took place in Brussels, Belgium, and were held following a fans protest against Robson after Saturday's goalless draw with Scunthorpe.

Robson, who admitted prior to the meeting that he could be running out of time in the job, said the fans' reaction had not helped the team in the goalless draw.

"They were on my back and the players' backs very early on in the game," said the former Middlesbrough boss.

"If we'd had better support from them I feel we could have gone on to win."

I hope it's true - I might stop being such a mardy twat if it is!

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

5 live are reporting the same thing now. No more details other than he might have been 'moved upstairs!'

 

[Sheffield-Bl4de]

Lets hope its all true, wonder who the new boss will be

 

[BexleyBlade]

Lets hope its all true, wonder who the new boss will be

Exactly who is there?

 

[Samantha]

....and there's nothing on the OS!

 

[matth]

There are plenty of managers about, both in and out of work currently.

The questions are:

a) whether they'd do any better than Robson, and
b) whether they'd want to come to us.

 

[RichJay]

Apparently Robson didn't take training this morning with Brian Kidd taking the session instead.

 

[SUFC93]

you sure this is true its not on sky sports or OS

 

[matth]

No, I'm not sure, but the BBC are reporting it to be the case.

I honestly can't see they'd have stuck their neck out and said what they've said as forcefully as they have unless they were pretty sure that it was true.

 

[Sheffield-Bl4de]

Its on BBC and i phoned dan to tell him, and he said its on Setanta, it also says on setanta sayd Dan, that he has been appointed as ''director of football''

 

[Samantha]

you sure this is true its not on sky sports or OS

Eurosport seem to think differently too: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14022008/58/championship-robson-future-remains-balance.html

 

[Samantha]

Look Leeds say he didn't do training this morning & he's considering an alternative role in the club

 

[SUFC93]

Yep Setantas got it too

http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/New...onship-Robson-to-become-director-of-football/

 

[LS5 Blade]

Setanta Sports reckon Pearson will be the new manager working under Robson as 'Director of Football'

 

[Linz]

Setanta Sports reckon Pearson will be the new manager working under Robson as 'Director of Football'

indeed.

Surely that could only be a short-term solution?

Hopefully...

Welcome to the forum anywho :hello:

 

[Bladesman]

Setanta Sports reckon Pearson will be the new manager working under Robson as 'Director of Football'

I bloody hope not!

 

[Sensiblade]

Same story on Sky sports Text
Nothing on scroller on sky sports news as far as i can see ATM

 

[ThatJa]

Chris Coleman
Big Sam
Little Sam
Steve McClown

All free agents arent they? I'd love Coleman in charge.

 

[Sensiblade]

Chris Coleman
Big Sam
Little Sam
Steve McClown

All free agents arent they? I'd love Coleman in charge.

Is that one for the Keeper, one for defence, one for midfield and one for the strikers

 

[ThatJa]

Is that one for the Keeper, one for defence, one for midfield and one for the strikers

No, they are going to team together and boot Robson out of the lane, however Big Sam would only need a little toe peg

Lets Get Holloway!
Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric is ready to replace manager Ian Holloway with sacked Coventry boss Iain Dowie if results do not improve. (Sun)

 

[matth]

He's hardly set the world on fire at Leicester, has he? I fear he'd be a bit like Billy Davies; great with a smaller, poorer club, but gash as soon as he gets a bit of coin to flash about.

 

[RIP Niftos]

come on....Ian Holloway I'd love that - get some character in a manager again!

 

[TonyAgana]

He's hardly set the world on fire at Leicester, has he? I fear he'd be a bit like Billy Davies; great with a smaller, poorer club, but gash as soon as he gets a bit of coin to flash about.

Given your use of the words "gash" and "flash", I'd have chosen "cash" rather than "coin". I'm bored.

 

[Blades-7]

has he gone or what?




directer of football :cry::rant::shakehead:


why keep him at the club? Sheffield United eh? Never do it the normal way

 

[Samantha]

why keep him at the club? Sheffield United eh? Never do it the normal way

No pay-off

 

[RichJay]

He also has some good contacts around in the world of football and we maybe able to use these in the future.

 

[The One]

What do people think of Martin Allen? Is he in a job?

 

[matth]

I'd love to see him manage us.

 

[The One]

I'd love to see him manage us.

Me too, was a strange one when Mandaric sacked him after one game.

 

[Linz]

Foxy has said that Radio Sheffield were reporting another meeting was taking place at the moment between McCabe and Robson.