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Sheffield Wednesday has fired manager Garry Monk with the club one spot from the bottom of the Championship table.
After taking office last September, Monk oversaw a 16th-place finish in his debut campaign at Hillsborough, but his team has won just three of its first 11 league games this season, with president Dejphon Chansiri having set lofty goals.
On Wednesday he received a 12-point deduction in August for the 2020-21 season after being found guilty of violating EFL spending rules, but the penalty was halved to six points last week following an appeal.
Without the point deduction, he would be out of the relegation zone at 21st on Wednesday, just two points behind 12th-place Blackburn Rovers.
Monk was appointed on Wednesday, September 2019
“I feel that the time is right to make a change and I wish Garry and his team all the best for the future,” Chansiri told swfc.co.uk.
“I would like to thank the time and effort that Garry and his staff have put into Sheffield Wednesday.”
Monk’s dismissal is due to two positive results, on Wednesday beating top-flight Bournemouth before playing a goalless draw against Millwall on Saturday.
Those games, however, had been preceded by a four-game losing streak, which had put Wednesday in an alarming position before their points deduction was cut in half.
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In an interview with Sky Sports last week, Chansiri appeared to give Monk his endorsement.
“At the moment, it is still here,” said the Thai businessman.
“I always support my coach one hundred percent, all the time.”
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When asked if Monk was under immediate pressure to save his job, Chansiri said, “He knows what he has to do.”
Monk has managed five clubs since he was given his first managerial job, while still a player, in Swansea in 2014.
The 41-year-old went on to manage Leeds, Middlesbrough and Birmingham, and none of his positions at those clubs lasted more than 18 months.
The championship is on hold for the international break, and will not return to action on Wednesday until November 21, in Preston.
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