Scott Parker has been sacked by Bournemouth after the newly promoted team’s 9-0 win over Liverpool on Saturday.
The 41-year-old was sacked on Tuesday morning with first-team manager Gary O’Neil now in temporary charge of the team, supported by club legends Shaun Cooper and Tommy Elphick.
The decision means Parker is the first Premier League manager to leave this season and the first boss in England’s top flight to receive his marching orders in August since Sir Bobby Robson and Paul Sturrock in 2004.
Parker joined the Cherries after leaving Fulham in June 2021 and led the south coast club in their first attempt at promotion.
However, after guiding Bournemouth back to the promised land and recording a win over Aston Villa on day one, it became difficult to press with convincing league defeats to Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool early in the season and put them in 17th place. to leave space. a point above the relegation zone.
After the Reds defeat, Parker hinted at his displeasure at the club’s relatively low level of transfer activity, saying: “We have a decision to make as a club. It’s my job and it will define us as a group as we recover from it.
“Hopefully we can get help and support and help the current team that has come out of the championship.
“There is a lot of work to be done. The experience today, you never want to be at the end. This is currently where we are. If that’s the group we’re going with, we’ll react and see where we are. “
Bournemouth owner Maxim Demin also highlighted the tensions between the board and Parker over transfers, saying: “For us to continue to move forward as a team and as a club as a whole it is imperative that we align with our strategy of running the club in a sustainable way.
“It’s the approach that has brought so much success to this club in recent history and we won’t deviate from it now. Our search for a new head coach will begin immediately.”
Rebuilding will be a challenge but Bournemouth’s next two games are very victorious, with a trip to Wolves on Wednesday followed by a visit to Nottingham Forest three days later.
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