Post by leicesterlass on Feb 15, 2007 11:00:55 GMT -1
Swansea part company with Jackett
Swansea City have parted company with manager Kenny Jackett by "mutual agreement" after 34 months in charge.
A statement issued by the club said: "Kenny Jackett has reluctantly come to the conclusion that the time is right... to make a clean break.
"The Board has tried to change Kenny's mind, but he feels he no longer has the 100 per cent support of everybody connected with the club."
The 45-year-old took over the Welsh club from Brian Flynn in April 2004.
On the pitch Swansea have struggled to meet the high expectations surrounding the club this season.
Last week's 1-0 home defeat against Oldham bundled the Swans out of the play-off zone and left them 11 points adrift of the automatic promotion places.
Jackett becomes the 29th manager to leave his post in the Football League so far this season.
Assistant Kevin Nugent will take charge of first-team affairs for the game at Doncaster on Saturday and will be assisted by the existing coaching staff at the club.
Former Coventry boss Micky Adams, ex-Wales striker Dean Saunders and former players Roberto Martinez and Dave Penney have been mooted in some quarters as possible replacements.
It has been extremely difficult to accept that Kenny's time at the club is at an end
Swansea City statement
On Monday chairman Huw Jenkins publically supported his manager, saying that "it will be a very sad day when... we have to look elsewhere and, at this point, it hasn't arrived".
But Jackett has apparently decided that it is the right time for him to walk away from south Wales.
"In the three years that Kenny has been manager, we have won three cups, gained promotion from League Two and come within a penalty shoot out of reaching the Championship," read the Swansea statement on Thursday.
"The club feels that some of the criticism directed at Kenny from all quarters has been excessive.
"The board has worked extremely closely with Kenny over the past three years and found him to be a passionate and committed person.
"Due to the nature of this relationship it has been extremely difficult to accept that Kenny's time at the club is at an end.
"Sometimes you only find out the true value of something when you no longer have it and only time will tell if that proves to be the case in this instance."
Jackett, who also has managerial experience with Watford, had been assistant boss at Queens Park Rangers for three years when he beat off competition to land the Swansea job.
In the following 2004/5 season, his first full one in charge, Jackett led Swansea to promotion to League One.
Swansea signed off from League Two with a move that summer from the Vetch Field to their new 20,000-seater Liberty Stadium home.
A second consecutive promotion almost followed, only for Swansea to lose out in the play-off final to Barnsley on penalties.
But despite the disappointment of not reaching the Championship, Jackett did lead Swansea to a second successive FAW Premier Cup win and picked up the Football League Trophy.
Jacket was rewarded with a contract extension at the start of this term that ran until the end of the 2008-09 season, but that has now turned sour.
When they asked him to leave I wonder if he said ''I'll get me coat'?
Apparently not, but he did go out in a blazer glory.
I'm wasted on you lot ;D
Swansea City have parted company with manager Kenny Jackett by "mutual agreement" after 34 months in charge.
A statement issued by the club said: "Kenny Jackett has reluctantly come to the conclusion that the time is right... to make a clean break.
"The Board has tried to change Kenny's mind, but he feels he no longer has the 100 per cent support of everybody connected with the club."
The 45-year-old took over the Welsh club from Brian Flynn in April 2004.
On the pitch Swansea have struggled to meet the high expectations surrounding the club this season.
Last week's 1-0 home defeat against Oldham bundled the Swans out of the play-off zone and left them 11 points adrift of the automatic promotion places.
Jackett becomes the 29th manager to leave his post in the Football League so far this season.
Assistant Kevin Nugent will take charge of first-team affairs for the game at Doncaster on Saturday and will be assisted by the existing coaching staff at the club.
Former Coventry boss Micky Adams, ex-Wales striker Dean Saunders and former players Roberto Martinez and Dave Penney have been mooted in some quarters as possible replacements.
It has been extremely difficult to accept that Kenny's time at the club is at an end
Swansea City statement
On Monday chairman Huw Jenkins publically supported his manager, saying that "it will be a very sad day when... we have to look elsewhere and, at this point, it hasn't arrived".
But Jackett has apparently decided that it is the right time for him to walk away from south Wales.
"In the three years that Kenny has been manager, we have won three cups, gained promotion from League Two and come within a penalty shoot out of reaching the Championship," read the Swansea statement on Thursday.
"The club feels that some of the criticism directed at Kenny from all quarters has been excessive.
"The board has worked extremely closely with Kenny over the past three years and found him to be a passionate and committed person.
"Due to the nature of this relationship it has been extremely difficult to accept that Kenny's time at the club is at an end.
"Sometimes you only find out the true value of something when you no longer have it and only time will tell if that proves to be the case in this instance."
Jackett, who also has managerial experience with Watford, had been assistant boss at Queens Park Rangers for three years when he beat off competition to land the Swansea job.
In the following 2004/5 season, his first full one in charge, Jackett led Swansea to promotion to League One.
Swansea signed off from League Two with a move that summer from the Vetch Field to their new 20,000-seater Liberty Stadium home.
A second consecutive promotion almost followed, only for Swansea to lose out in the play-off final to Barnsley on penalties.
But despite the disappointment of not reaching the Championship, Jackett did lead Swansea to a second successive FAW Premier Cup win and picked up the Football League Trophy.
Jacket was rewarded with a contract extension at the start of this term that ran until the end of the 2008-09 season, but that has now turned sour.
When they asked him to leave I wonder if he said ''I'll get me coat'?
Apparently not, but he did go out in a blazer glory.
I'm wasted on you lot ;D
