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Cotterill sacked as Bristol City manager

By Bristol24/7  Friday Jan 15, 2016

Last season, Steve Cotterill led Bristol City to their first league title since 1995 and and completed the double with a Johnstone’s Paint Trophy success over Walsall at Wembley.

But a season is a long time in football. City have failed to win in seven matches and it’s because of this poor run of form that see the Robins two points from safety in the Championship that Cotterill was sacked on Thursday evening.

Club chairman Keith Dawe said last season’s success “will live in the memory for a long time”, but added: “Sadly, since the highs of last March and May things have not gone our way on the pitch.

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“The club’s aspiration is to ultimately become a Premier League club and this decision has been made to achieve our overall strategy for growth and player development.”

City host league leaders Middlesbrough on Saturday, with assistant manager John Pemberton and Wade Elliott, boss of the club’s under-21 side, taking interim charge.

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