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Dowie sacked by Coventry

9:27am Monday 11th February 2008

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Championship strugglers Coventry City have sacked manager Iain Dowie today.

The Sky Blues lie 19th in the table, just four points clear of the relegation zone, following Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Preston.

Another ex-Saint, Tim Flowers, who was Dowie's assistant manager, has also been shown the door at the Ricoh Arena, along with Dowie's brother Bob, who was another member of the backroom staff.

A statement on Coventry's official website said: "Iain Dowie, Tim Flowers and Bob Dowie have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect."


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Adam F, winchester says...
10:29am Mon 11 Feb 08

At last the outstanding candidate we'd all been waitng for! A club legend and a good manager! Dont bottle it crouch snap him up asap!
COYR!!!

N, Southampton says...
2:23pm Mon 11 Feb 08

Management Dream Team - Dowie and Flowers, assisted by Dodd, Adams, Shearer, LeTiss and Benali???

If they still have their boots and Ruddock, Case, Horne and Wallace's phone numbers they could probably stuff the current crop!!!!

C.Steadman, Chandlers Ford says...
2:57pm Mon 11 Feb 08

There ya go crouch! Dowies the man for job! The fans love him, he will bring fire to the team! Do whats right for once!!
Sfc4Lyfe!

Tony, Fareham says...
3:18pm Mon 11 Feb 08

But Coventry are lower than Saints...

sailor sam, portsmouth says...
3:51pm Mon 11 Feb 08

Tony wrote:
But Coventry are lower than Saints...
When you are drowning, you clutch at straws!

Hank, says...
5:24pm Mon 11 Feb 08

The words frying pan and fire spring to mind.
The bloke is a failure, and we have had far too many of them over recent years.
All the successful managers are working at present, so a young, hungry, untried at this level candidate could be a solution.
Poach Ince asap, either pay MK Dons today or play MK Dons next season.

Chris, Swaythling says...
6:49pm Mon 11 Feb 08

Quite right Hank. Worse than that he's dishonest - not that I care for Simon Jordan but Dowie is rightly being persued by Palace for lying to them when he left for the Valley.

barrie marsh, australia says...
10:24pm Mon 11 Feb 08

i am a loyal saints fan living in oz,and i cant believe what is going on please we need a roy keane figure to come in now!!! dont wait until the end of the season,hoddle or adams now.

saint88, hants says...
10:41am Wed 13 Feb 08

barrie marsh wrote:
i am a loyal saints fan living in oz,and i cant believe what is going on please we need a roy keane figure to come in now!!! dont wait until the end of the season,hoddle or adams now.
a roy keane figure...adams or hoddle are hardly that! saints need someone like paul ince or martin allen to come in and kick the players into gear

rixta, weston says...
9:15am Thu 14 Feb 08

sailor sam wrote:
Tony wrote: But Coventry are lower than Saints...
When you are drowning, you clutch at straws!
worry bout ur own club fish lover

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