Sturrock leaves Saints

Jewell - A target for Saints?

Sturrock has only been in the job for five minutes, and the rumours have been flying around that he had lost the dressing room, and soon became the favourite to win the Premiership sack race.

Jewell has been instilled at 10/1 behind Houllier and Hoddle.

STATEMENT FROM RUPERT LOWE – CHAIRMAN, SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB

Following discussions over the weekend, Paul Sturrock will be leaving Southampton Football Club, by mutual agreement, with immediate effect.
Steve Wigley will assume responsibility for preparation of the first-team while the board consider the most appropriate management structure to take the club forward.

Sturrock - Left by mutual agreement

Management in the Premier League is highly pressured and when this pressure is compounded by a constant stream of negative and unfair media coverage, which has taken on a life of its own recently, the position becomes untenable.
Those people responsible for perpetrating this unsatisfactory situation, often in return for financial reward, should take a long hard look at themselves.