{"id":298989,"date":"2023-12-12T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298989"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:25:33","slug":"alex-neil-sacked-as-stoke-boss-after-fourth-straight-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/alex-neil-sacked-as-stoke-boss-after-fourth-straight-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Neil SACKED as Stoke boss after fourth-straight defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Alex Neil is SACKED as Stoke manager after suffering a fourth-straight defeat to leave the Potters 20th in the Championship &#8211; with Paul Gallagher installed as caretaker boss for Tuesday night&#8217;s clash with Swansea<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Stoke sack manager Alex Neil with the club sitting 20th in the Championship\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Gallagher installed as caretaker manager ahead of game against Swansea\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IAN LADYMAN reveals the GREATEST weapon a manager has against a journalist &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stoke have sacked manager Alex Neil with the club sitting 20th in the Sky Bet Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Potters were beaten 1-0 at home by fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, which was a fourth-straight defeat in a six-match winless run.<\/p>\n<p>Neil was appointed at the end of August 2022 after leaving Sunderland, but the former Norwich and Preston boss was unable to mount a sustained promotion challenge, with Stoke eventually finishing 16th last season.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Canning has also left his position, with Paul Gallagher installed as caretaker manager ahead of the home game against Swansea on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Morris and former Potters defender Ryan Shawcross are also part of the interim backroom team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/00\/78803641-12848645-image-a-76_1702256024427.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alex Neil has been sacked by Championship side Stoke City with the club 20th in the table\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/00\/78803723-12848645-image-a-84_1702256095011.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Potters lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, a fourth defeat in six matches\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stoke chairman John Coates said on the club&#8217;s official website: &#8216;Alex is a man of absolute integrity who has given his all for Stoke City and we would like to thank him for his hard work during his time with the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are grateful for the building blocks he has helped put in place in bringing together a group of players in whom we have a huge amount of faith regarding their ability to turn things around this season and who can help us achieve longer-term success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, with the way the results have been so far, we have made the difficult decision to seek a new direction for the team at this time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nothing matters to me more than the success of our club and we are now working towards the appointment of Alex&#8217;s successor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12848645\/Alex-Neil-SACKED-Stoke-manager-suffering-fourth-straight-defeat-leave-Potters-20th-Championship-Paul-Gallagher-installed-caretaker-boss-Tuesday-nights-clash-Swansea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Neil is SACKED as Stoke manager after suffering a fourth-straight defeat to leave the Potters 20th in the Championship &#8211; 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