Garry Monk had two years left on his Birmingham contractBirmingham City have sacked manager Garry Monk after just over a year in charge of the Championship club. Monk helped Blues avoid relegation after arriving at St Andrew's in March 2018 and then took them towards the play-offs last season. "The board of directors believe this [Monk's sacking] to be in the long-term interests of the club," it continued. "It is vitally important for everybody at the club to be sharing the same vision and commitment to the plans and processes." The remainder of Monk's backroom team - including first-team coach James Beattie - are to remain at the club.

Source: BBC June 18, 2019 15:56 UTC