{"id":293211,"date":"2023-10-05T00:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T00:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293211"},"modified":"2023-10-05T00:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T00:24:35","slug":"bradford-sack-mark-hughes-after-falling-to-18th-place-in-league-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/bradford-sack-mark-hughes-after-falling-to-18th-place-in-league-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford sack Mark Hughes after falling to 18th place in League Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bradford sack manager Mark Hughes with the Bantams falling to 18th place in League Two having won just three matches under the former Southampton boss this season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mark Hughes has been sacked as Bradford boss after a poor start to the season\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Bantams have fallen to 18th in League Two after winning just three games\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mark Hughes has been sacked as Bradford manager after just 19 months in charge.<\/p>\n<p>The hiring of the former Wales, Blackburn, Manchester City, Fulham, QPR, Stoke and Southampton boss in February last year was widely viewed as a major coup for the League Two Bantams.<\/p>\n<p>In his first club managerial role outside the Premier League, the ex-Manchester United forward preserved Bradford&#8217;s Football League status in 2021-22 before leading them into the play-offs last season.<\/p>\n<p>However, their hopes of promotion were dashed after a semi-final defeat to Carlisle and they have made a stuttering start to this campaign with just three wins in 11 matches, placing them 18th in the table.<\/p>\n<p>They were beaten 3-1 at home by Walsall on Saturday and a 2-1 loss at Tranmere on Tuesday proved to be the final straw as Bradford announced they had parted company with Hughes and assistant Glyn Hodges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/00\/76184143-0-image-a-7_1696463084416.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bradford have parted ways with their manager Mark Hughes after a poor run of form has left them sitting 18th in the League Two table<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/00\/76184151-0-image-a-8_1696463087336.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Bantams have won just three of their 11 league matches this season, despite having ambitions to challenge for the play-offs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/00\/76184141-0-image-a-9_1696463090712.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bradford were beaten\u00a03-1 at home by Walsall on Saturday and a 2-1 loss at Tranmere on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Bradford chief executive Ryan Sparks said: &#8220;We find ourselves a long way away from where we expect to be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a result, the decision has been taken to move in a different direction in an effort to get our season on track.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On a personal level, I have very much enjoyed working alongside Mark and Glyn, and we go our separate ways on good terms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They made a great impact when they arrived at the club, both on and off the field, and last season came close to delivering on our aims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, since our defeat at Carlisle in the play-off semi-final, results have been disappointing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kevin McDonald has been named interim player-manager with Mark Trueman as assistant, starting with the visit of Swindon at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/00\/76184261-0-image-a-10_1696463095151.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin McDonald has been named interim player-manager upon the departure of Hughes<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12595667\/Bradford-sack-manager-Mark-Hughes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford sack manager Mark Hughes with the Bantams falling to 18th place in League Two having won just three matches under the former Southampton boss 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