Axed: Ex-QPR Ian Barraclough at Sc**thorpe

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After just a few months

BBC

Sc**thorpe United sack manager Ian Baraclough
Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Sc**thorpe United manager Ian Baraclough Baraclough made 149 appearances as a player for Sc**thorpe

Sc**thorpe United have dismissed manager Ian Baraclough after losing 3-0 to bottom club Preston North End.

Baraclough confirmed his sacking to BBC Radio Humberside after clearing his desk at Glanford Park following Tuesday night's defeat.

Club chairman Steve Wharton and general manager Dave Beeby refused to comment after they left the ground.

Baraclough's assistants Steve Parkin and Kevin Pressman are also understood to have lost their jobs.

Baraclough has been at the club for seven years as a player and coach and took over as manager in September 2010.
Ian Baraclough

BBC's Late Kick Off spent time with Baraclough days before he was sacked

Former Sc**thorpe and Burnley boss Brian Laws is the early favourite for the vacancy.

Although their form has picked up in recent weeks with victories over Nottingham Forest, Swansea City and Sheffield United, last night's defeat left the Iron third from bottom of the Championship, four points adrift of safety.

The club are expected to make a statement later on Wednesda

news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/12756918.stm

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Almost military terminology "Relieved of his duties"

Sc**thorpe Official Site

BARACLOUGH RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES
Posted on: Wed 16 Mar 2011

Sc**thorpe United Football Club has today relieved Ian Baraclough of his first team duties with immediate effect.

The difficult decision was reached in light of the team's disappointing performances.

The club would like to thank Ian for his hard work and dedication over a six year period as a player, first team coach and latterly as manager.

Assistant manager Kevin Pressman and first team coach Steve Parkin have also left the club.

The board would like to wish Ian, Kevin and Steve all the very best for the future.

An announcement will be made shortly in relation to the appointment of a caretaker manager.

http://www.sc**thorpe-united.co.uk/page/News/0,,10442~2316862,00.html

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Tony Dawes, youth team manager, takes over as caretaker.

Brian Laws is the favourite, mwoohahaha!!!!! ;D

Ridiculous sacking anyway!

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Skysports.com understands Brian Laws is a leading contender to fill the void created by Ian Baraclough's departure from Sc**thorpe.

The Iron parted company with their manager on Wednesday, with a disappointing run of results forcing their hand.

The club have yet to announce who will be overseeing first-team duties from now on, with a caretaker coach set to be appointed.

It is, however, understood that the Championship strugglers are considering handing Laws the reins on a short-term basis.

Laws is currently without a club after being relieved of his duties at Burnley in December 2010.

Should he agree to take charge at Glanford Park, he will return to a club he bossed with distinction for the best part of a decade between 1997 and 2006.

During that time he led Sc**thorpe to two promotions, in 1999 and 2005, and the Iron are hoping he can make a similar impact on results this time around.

Should Laws take the job, he will inherit a club who have lost five of their last six and sit four points adrift of safety.




Laws , the same Laws that made a mess of Sheff Weds and Burnley , why not stick with what they had until the end of the season , they had recently beaten Swansea 1-0 and Forest 1-0 !

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Sky knows less than me it seems.