Championship: Blackpool sack manager Jose Riga
Monday 27 October 2014 21:32, UK
Blackpool have sacked manager Jose Riga just over four months after his appointment at Bloomfield Road.
Riga has been struggling to take the club forward since his arrival and Blackpool are sitting bottom of the Championship after 14 games.
There has been speculation in the media over the weekend that Blackpool have lined up Lee Clark as his successor following his dismissal by Birmingham last week, with Sky sources understanding Clark is holding talks with the club.
Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston had previously approached Owen Coyle and Gary Rowett about taking the job, but both turned down the opportunity, with the latter appointed by Birmingham on Monday afternoon.
The Seasiders confirmed the departure of the 57-year-old with a brief statement on the club's official website from Oyston.
"We couldn't leave the decision any longer to give someone else the opportunity to help us work our way out of the position we are currently in," the Blackpool chairman said.
