Following yesterday’s 0-3 home to defeat to fellow promoted team Southampton, Cardiff City F.C. have today announced the departure of manager Malky Mackay.
In an unsurprising move, the Welsh club’s board of directors made the following statement on Twitter:
The Board of Directors at #CardiffCity have relieved Malky Mackay of his duties. A new first team manager will be appointed in due course.
— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) December 27, 2013
With a must-win home match still to come against Gus Poyet’s revamped Sunderland, as well as a New Year’s Day trip to the Emirates, it looks like this really could be a blue, blue Christmas for Cardiff fans.
Or should we say red, red actually…