Michael Beale was fired by Sunderland as head coach after just 12 games in charge, following consecutive Championship losses. When the 43-year-old took over for the well-liked Tony Mowbray in December, he was offered a two-and-a-half-year contract.
After dismissing Michael Beale on Monday, two months after appointing him as Tony Mowbray’s replacement at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland is now looking for its 22nd manager in 22 years.
After taking over on December 18, the former manager of the Rangers and QPR won four of his twelve games. He departs the Championship team in 10th place, four points outside of a postseason spot.
Tony Mowbray watching Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City from the sidelines.
Tony Mowbray, the manager of Birmingham, will take a leave of absence for medical care.
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It is said that since the 43-year-old Londoner started to express his worries about his young team’s lack of a seasoned center-forward, tensions have been building behind the scenes. Owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, 27, of Sunland, had a falling out with Mowbray when the latter publicly emphasised this glaring flaw in the club’s recruitment blueprint.