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Simon Grayson sacked by Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town have sacked manager Simon Grayson after going 12 games without a win in the Championship.
The 43-year-old led the Terriers to promotion from League One via the play-offs last season after taking over from Lee Clark in February 2012.
Academy coaches Mark Lillis and Steve Eyre will lead the club in Saturday's FA Cup tie against Leicester City.
Grayson at Huddersfield
- Wins - 17
- Draws - 15
- Defeats - 17
"In making this decision, we have thought long and hard," chairman Dean Hoyle told the club website.
"It has been made with both the short term and long term needs of the club in mind. We brought Simon in with the immediate aim to lead the club to promotion and he did that at the first attempt. It is an achievement for which we are grateful.
"We knew the transition to Championship football would be difficult and our targets for this season have been realistic, with retention of our status the priority.
"However, having worked so hard to get back into the second tier we have to do everything we can to consolidate that position. After exceeding all our expectations in the early part of the season, our results and performances as a team and from individual players have tailed off alarmingly."
BBC Radio Leeds understands that the club have not made an approach to former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins or anyone else at this point.
32 and counting...
Simon Grayson is the 32nd manger in the top four divisions to move on this season.
Town's last league win came at Barnsley on 10 November and they lost 4-0 to Watford on Saturday in what proved to be Grayson's final match.
The former Leeds boss was a surprise appointment on 20 February last year, having only been sacked from his position at Elland Road three weeks earlier.
He took the club up to the second tier after an 11-year absence with a penalty shoot-out victory over Sheffield United in the play-off final.
The Terriers made a bright start to life in the Championship and were sixth after their last win, but their current run of form has seen them drop to 18th, seven points above the drop zone.
They are the 11th Championship club to change manager since the start of this season.
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Comment number 233.
addickted2charlton26th January 2013 - 18:51
The ones who aint ur fans are makin the better comments cos there more objective. Also iss arrogant to say that no one elses views count other than yourn, I always welcome comments abahrt ourn cos iss good to ear other views. Less face it, sackin a gaffer when e aint been dahn ur gaff that long iss short sighted but then thass due to ur board.
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Comment number 232.
TheTownCryer26th January 2013 - 16:16
Finally, Jordan Rhodes. The enigma.
Scores goals but can't play football. Absolutely rubbish outside the 18 yard box. Not a team player. When Rhodes plays you p.ay with 10 men. Doesn't track back. Doesn't link up play and crease nothing for his strike partner. Can't play alone up front because he can't even head his pillow.
Good business to get rid.
Ad yes, Dean Hoyle did replace him.
BECKFORD
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Comment number 231.
TheTownCryer26th January 2013 - 15:28
3rdly, Simon Grayson. He came in last season under difficult circumstances. The squad was crap and he tried everyone to find his best combination. He made us more organised and got more out of the lesser players and everyone, for once, seemed to know what their jobs were. He got us promoted. Clark wouldn't. However, after a great start were in free-fall and playing with no spirit.
He had to go.
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Comment number 230.
TheTownCryer26th January 2013 - 15:17
Secondly, Lee Clark. He was quite rightly sacked. As a matter of fact he had 4 attempts at promotion and would have failed in his 4th attempt as well. 43 games unbeaten and we were absolutely dire in 40 of these games. By rights he should have been sacked after the Old Trafford playoff. He was tactically rubbish. Picked his favourites and could never make a descent substitution.
Good riddance.
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Comment number 229.
TheTownCryer26th January 2013 - 15:05
I've seen a right load do rubbish written on here from outsiders, non of which have got any clue whatsoever about what's gone on at Huddersfield Town these last few years.
Firstly Dean Hoyle. I'd say that he knows more about football than you lot could ever dream about. There is no bigger fan of his club.
continue.....
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