Steven MacLean SACKED as St Johnstone manager as beleaguered boss pays the price for St Mirren humbling
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven MacLean has been SACKED as St Johnstone manager after a poor run of form.And the Perth Saints have taken the decision to relieve the 41-year-old of his duties after being on the receiving end of a 4-0 demolition by St Mirren on Saturday that rooted them to the bottom of the Scottish Premiership.
The McDiarmid Park side are winless from their opening nine league games, with four draws and a fifth defeat in Paisley proving to be the final straw for Saints chiefs.
Reports suggest the coach had a meeting on Sunday with club chief executive Stan Harris who decided a managerial change was in order.MacLean replaced hugely-popular manager Callum Davidson in April this year, after the former boss suffered a similar downturn of form.
It leaves the Saints searching for a second manager in less than two seasons. He lambasted his squad after Saturday's loss, bullishly claiming some of the players would be 'lucky' to pull on the jersey again.A brief club statement read: "St Johnstone Football Club can announce that it has parted company with Steven MacLean and Liam Craig.
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