Mariners on lookout for new manager after sacking Paul Hurst
GRIMSBY Town FC have this evening sacked manager Paul Hurst.
After a string of poor results, including today’s 1-0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers, chairman Jason Stockwood lost patience.
In a statement, he said: "It is with sadness and disappointment that we have reached this point, but it is time to embark on the next phase of the club’s development."
The chairman also expressed gratitude for what Hurst and his management team had achieved at the club.
The dismissal was not a surprise.
Fans, well as the board, could sense that the 49-year-old manager was not getting the best out of his players.
Football is a fickle business, and it is little more than six months since Hurst was being lauded for steering the club to the Sixth Round of the FA Cup.
He knows only too well the ups and downs of his profession having enjoyed previous success both with The Mariners and with Shrewsbury Town, but having been sacked at Ipswich Town and Scunthorpe Utd - his last job in management before replacing the hapless Ian Holloway at Blundell Park.
Assistant manager Chris Doig has also been shown the door.
It is not know if the chairman already has a replacement in mind or if he will invite applications for the job.
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