More when we know more, obviously...
But Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan pulled the trigger and gave the Premier League a Christmas exchange...
Manager Malky Mackay was sacked and relieved of his duties at the club after the 3-0 loss to Southampton yesterday...
Here's Mackay's post-match interview from then...
((HT: BBC Sport))
Let's face it, the HQ thinks it gave Tan the out he needed...
According to Sky Sports, the two were set to meet on Saturday, but Tan pulled the trigger anyway:
"The Board of Directors at Cardiff City Football Club have today relieved Malky Mackay of his duties. A new first team manager will be appointed and announced in due course."
The two betting favorites to replace Mackay are Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and some Turkish coach by the name of Yilmaz Vural... Vural last managed at Elazigspor in the Turkish League, but quit his post in May.
Tan himself is a 100-1 play on the boards and most Bluebirds fans right now think Tan should just go screw...
And they're probably right...
UPDATE: Tan himself has released a statement about the sacking...
"There has been a good deal of publicity generated by and about Mr Malky Mackay over the last few months.
"Indeed far too much dirty linen has been exposed to the public gaze. But, I stress, not by me. Indeed, I have deliberately not responded to this, hoping that the Club can be judged on its football rather than personalised arguments about who said what to whom.
"I have, however, regretfully concluded that it is no longer fair to the Club, its players, its fans, or the public more generally, for this uncomfortable state of affairs to continue. Cardiff City Football Club means far too much to us all for it to be distracted by this."
The HQ would like to know what manager would like to be employed by an owner such as Tan considering his meddling...
And the HQ would also like to know who released the e-mail in the first place about the issues Tan had with Mackay that started the whole cascade- surely didn't seem like a Mackay act considering how meticulous he is about his work. Mackay's focus is always on the pitch and not in the media- until, apparently, provoked...
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