Rosenior axed by Bees
19 Nov 2006 - 12:22:22
Leroy Rosenior has been sacked by League One strugglers Brentford following Saturday's 4-0 thrashing by Crewe.
Rosenior, 42, was only appointed in the summer but Saturday's home defeat left the Bees fourth from bottom of the table.
Pressure had been mounting on the former Torquay United boss for a number of weeks and the board decided to act following a fifth successive defeat in all competitions.
"Leroy Rosenior is a genuinely nice human being and it could be that he is too nice for football, but that is another matter," said Bees chairman Greg Dyke.
"It has not run well for Leroy over recent weeks we've had terrible injury problems so far this season.
"But football fans are demanding and they expect and, in the end, the board had discussed the position we're in over the last few weeks.
"We felt that if we didn't win (against Crewe) then it was probably time to change.
"Leroy Rosenior is a really nice, decent bloke who, if he had a bit of luck, would have done okay.
"But unfortunately it has run against him here and I wish him well elsewhere."
Youth team boss Scott Fitzgerald has been placed in temporary charge.