18-02-2015, 00:25
Brentford manager Mark Warburton to leave in summer
Brentford have confirmed manager Mark Warburton will leave the club at the end of the season.
Assistant boss David Weir and sporting director Frank McParland will also depart the Bees, who are currently seventh in the Championship table.
Former City trader Warburton took charge in 2013 and guided the club to promotion from League One last season.
"Every decision I take is intended to be in the best long-term interests of the club," said owner Matthew Benham.
"Some of the decisions taken, like this one, have been extremely hard."
The rise of Warburton's Brentford
Despite challenging for promotion to the Premier League this term, the 52-year-old's future at Griffin Park came into question last week following a newspaper report that he was set to be replaced as manager in the summer.
The Bees released a statement last Tuesday which said Warburton would "continue to lead the club", but Benham subsequently tweeted that he would explain the situation further in due course.
"Matthew, a Brentford fan since 1979, has decided to make changes in order to ensure the long-term prosperity of the club," a club statement said.
"As part of a remodelling of the club's football management, a head coach will be appointed to work alongside a new sporting director.
"The club want the new structure to be a long-term way of working which is independent of whoever is in the head coach role.
"Frank, Mark and David have decided, following long discussions with Matthew, that they feel unable to work under the changed structure and approach as it differs from their football philosophy."
xxxx me I hope these bastards go into freefall.Basically sacking the manager and assisstants.remodelling the club my arse,head coach bollocks.The current mangement team have guided Brentford to 7th in the league from nowhere and they get treated like shit cos they don't fit in with the chairmans plans for fancy titles.I have heard rumours it's because Warburton is not a Yes man.
How ever could Warburton end up at Hillsborough.Sometimes football stinks in fact a lot of times it stinks.
Brentford have confirmed manager Mark Warburton will leave the club at the end of the season.
Assistant boss David Weir and sporting director Frank McParland will also depart the Bees, who are currently seventh in the Championship table.
Former City trader Warburton took charge in 2013 and guided the club to promotion from League One last season.
"Every decision I take is intended to be in the best long-term interests of the club," said owner Matthew Benham.
"Some of the decisions taken, like this one, have been extremely hard."
The rise of Warburton's Brentford
Despite challenging for promotion to the Premier League this term, the 52-year-old's future at Griffin Park came into question last week following a newspaper report that he was set to be replaced as manager in the summer.
The Bees released a statement last Tuesday which said Warburton would "continue to lead the club", but Benham subsequently tweeted that he would explain the situation further in due course.
"Matthew, a Brentford fan since 1979, has decided to make changes in order to ensure the long-term prosperity of the club," a club statement said.
"As part of a remodelling of the club's football management, a head coach will be appointed to work alongside a new sporting director.
"The club want the new structure to be a long-term way of working which is independent of whoever is in the head coach role.
"Frank, Mark and David have decided, following long discussions with Matthew, that they feel unable to work under the changed structure and approach as it differs from their football philosophy."
xxxx me I hope these bastards go into freefall.Basically sacking the manager and assisstants.remodelling the club my arse,head coach bollocks.The current mangement team have guided Brentford to 7th in the league from nowhere and they get treated like shit cos they don't fit in with the chairmans plans for fancy titles.I have heard rumours it's because Warburton is not a Yes man.
How ever could Warburton end up at Hillsborough.Sometimes football stinks in fact a lot of times it stinks.
Nothing changes,again.