Wolves Manager Mick McCarthy Sacked

embarrassing 5-1 home defeat to heated rivals West Brom Albion in the Black Country derby on Sunday. At the final whistle yesterday the Molineux crowd cried out thunderous boo's for their side's hapless display in front of a nationwide television audience on Sky Sports and a protest by hundreds of protestors at the Billy Wright statue called for the board to sack the manager. Last night the future of McCarthy looked bleak after a run of just one win in their last 13 matches and the sword has fallen on him today, ending his five and a half year stint as Wolves boss. The board has now released a statement; "The board took the difficult decision after a run of form which has seen Wolves pick up 14 points in the last 22 league games,"

"Terry Connor will take charge of team training in the interim until a new manager is appointed."

The statement added: "The board would like to place on record their sincere thanks and appreciation to Mick McCarthy and he leaves with the very best wishes of everyone connected to the club." Wolves dropped into the bottom three with the defeat yesterday leaving them 18th in the Premier League and stuck firmly in the relegation zone, though only behind Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers on goal difference. McCarthy had apologised to Wolves' fans for the mauling and did insist yesterday he was still the right man for the job. "I would think it was one of the most disappointing afternoons of my career." "I apologise for the performance and I've never done that before. But the way we capitulated in the last half-hour is not associated with my teams." "I've not got a message for the fans. I've apologised. That is all I can do. That's how badly I feel about it." However with the derby defeat his time was up. More to follow on this story.