Hardly a surprise but Coventry born Greg Abbott has been sacked as manager of Carlisle United this morning.
The Cumbrian were beaten 1-0 by Port Vale on Saturday and have only two points from their start to the 2013/2104 campaign including some heavy defeats such as Coventry City's 4-0 victory last month.
Carlisle issued the following statement: "The board of directors convened following the home defeat against Port Vale on Saturday evening where the detrimental effect of the recent poor run of results on the business was discussed.
"The chairman and managing director then met with Greg Abbott and it was felt that the best thing for the club, and the manager, was for the parties to go their separate ways.
"The board would like to go on record with their acknowledgement and appreciation of the hard work Greg Abbott has done for Carlisle United since he joined the club as first team and reserve team coach in July 2006.
"Greg Abbott leaves Brunton Park with our utmost respect and admiration and we wish him every success for his future in the industry.
"Assistant manager Graham Kavanagh and youth team coach David Irons will oversee all first team matters until such time as a permanent appointment has been made."
Source: Coventry MAD
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