MOTHERWELL, Scotland (AFP) - – Scottish Premier League club Motherwell parted company with manager Jim Gannon on Monday.
Motherwell are sixth in the table after suffering their fourth successive loss, 3-1 to St Johnstone, on Saturday, but the Fir Park club's board said the decision was not related in "any way whatsoever" to recent results.
John Boyle, Motherwell's chairman, said: "It is deeply regrettable that the board has felt it necessary to part company with the manager at this stage of the season but we have reached a situation where we felt there was no other option.
"Generally, results on the field have been satisfactory since Jim Gannon was appointed and the board wishes to make it clear that this decision is not related in any way whatsoever to recent results.
"Over the past couple of months it has become abundantly clear that the manager was not fully committed to the club and, despite our best efforts, he repeatedly refused to sign a contract.
"Relations between the manager, staff and directors deteriorated to the extent that the situation became untenable."
Gordon Young, the club's head of youth, will take charge of the team for Wednesday's league match against Hearts at Tynecastle.