'A predictable ending' - Ex-Bristol City manager sent sack warning as Championship rivals' struggles go on
Bristol City saw their former head coach head out the exit door this past summer for one of their Championship rivals
Bristol City are positioned in 10th place in the Championship table after their first nine fixtures. They have 13 points on the board from their first nine fixtures. The Robins are two points off the play-offs.
Gerhard Struber’s side lost 2-1 at home to QPR in their last league outing before the international break. They are now winless in their last four games. Next up is an away trip to Carrow Road to play Norwich City next weekend as they look to return to winning ways against the Canaries.
Ex-Bristol City boss Liam Manning sent sack warning
Bristol City saw former head coach Liam Manning head out the exit door this past summer for Norwich City. He was then replaced by ex-Barnsley man Struber. However, it has been a tough start for Manning in East Anglia and he has struggled for results.
Pressure is starting to grow on him after their defeat to Ipswich Town last time out. Sky Sports pundit Don Goodman has delivered his verdict on the situation, as per a report by Football League World: "It's not gone as well as Liam Manning would have hoped at the start of his Norwich City tenure. The derby defeat on Sunday will particularly hurt. It'll hurt the fans, it'll hurt the players, it'll hurt Liam Manning as a Norwich boy and a Norwich fan.
"But Liam's not daft. Liam knows that it's a results-based business, nothing more, nothing less. Ultimately, results will determine the future and the destination of the club, and the employment situation of the manager."
He added: "Things need to improve quickly. They're pretty average in literally all the data you look at, with the exception of conceding goals, and there they're well above average. They're conceding way too many chances, way too many goals, so that is an area that he need to fix pretty quickly. But he needs a win - and he needs a few wins - very, very soon, otherwise ultimately it'll be a predictable ending."