BLACKBURN manager Paul Ince has left the club, it has just been announced.
BLACKBURN manager Paul Ince has left the club, it has just been announced.
The struggling Premiership side said Ince, who only assumed control in the summer, had been “relieved of his duties.”
He leaves with the Lancashire club second bottom of the league.
A statement on the club website said: “It is with great sadness the board announce that Paul Ince is to leave the club.
“After a board meeting yesterday it was decided to relieve Paul of his duties.
“The board, having selected Paul back in June, were desperate for him to succeed and wanted to give him as much time as possible in the unforgiving environment of Premier League management, where time is such a precious commodity.”
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