Steve Evans sacked just days before Rotherham United's trip to Sixfields
Rotherham United have sacked manager Steve Evans just two days before their trip to face Cobblers at Sixfields.
The 62-year-old Scot, back at the club for a second time, had come under fire from fans after Saturday's 4-0 hammering at home by third-from-bottom Crawley, their seventh defeat in 11 games. It pushed Rotherham down to 16th place in League One, two points above Northampton, ahead of Tuesday’s game.
The club confirmed in a statement on Sunday they had parted company with Evans, along with his backroom staff Paul Raynor, Gary Mills and Ian Pledger. Former Rotherham coach Matt Hamshaw, who served as caretaker boss of Derby County last month, has been appointed to take temporary charge until the end of the season, assisted by Andy Warrington, and his first game will be against Cobblers.
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield after Saturday’s thrashing, Evans said: "There's no hiding place when you have a performance like that. The performance was limp, way off the minimum standards we expect. Everything that my teams have been famous for was not deployed. I think this is as low as it's been in 31 years as a manager. Maybe my credit's run out. I've had fantastic times at this club and, if the decision is made to remove me, I'll be back in the future as a fan."