Derby manager Billy Davies has left the Premier League strugglers after talks with chairman Adam Pearson.

The club are two points adrift at the foot of the table following a 2-0 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday.

 

"We have decided mutually in the best interest of both parties that to go our separate ways is the correct decision at this time," said Pearson.

 

Derby have just one win so far this season, which came against Newcastle, and have conceded 33 goals.

 

The side have struggled to come to terms with the top flight after Davies steered them to promotion via the play-offs from the Championship last season after joining in June 2006.

 

"Billy Davies leaves Derby County with our best wishes and our genuine gratitude in achieving a magnificent promotion to the Premier League, where everyone connected with the club wanted to be," added Pearson.

 

 

"We wish Billy all the best for his future career and both parties will now move forward, which I am sure will lead to future success for Billy Davies and Derby County."

 

Davies had his fate sealed at a meeting on Monday with Pearson but did not help his cause with comments made after the loss to Chelsea as he hinted at frustration with the club's board.

 

He said: "It would be nice if I could have five minutes with him (Adam Pearson). But I can't, he is a very busy man. I haven't spoken to him for two or three weeks."

 

Pearson has been working on attracting new investment to the club, while Davies has been trying to get backing to sign six new players in the January transfer window.

 

Pearson recently backed Davies but his patience appears to have been stretched by the Scot.

 

The relationship has finally cracked and Davies has become the fifth managerial casualty in the Premier League so far this season.

 

Davies put a question mark over his future after steering Derby to promotion in May.

 

But he signed a contract extension until June 2010 after talks with the board and ex-chairman Peter Gadsby, although that was another controversial episode in his tenure at the club.

 

Derby now play fellow relegation battlers Sunderland on Saturday before facing Manchester United.

from bbc sport

 

I think this is a mistake to be honnest, derby aren't exsactly out of touch with the rest of the league or saftey, and although they have consided alot and scored a little, changing manager isn't going to drasticly improve this untill he can bring in new players in January, which Davies could have done had he had a chance in the next transfer window.

I can't see changing managers doing Derby any good, they simply don't look good enough to survive. But, i think Billy Davies' mindset was all wrong for a Premiership campaign, at the start of the season he said something like "my team won't be at it's best until about October" :mellow: Maybe you can get away with a poor start in lower leagues (no disrespect) but in the Premiership you're always going to be struggling to make up the points.

as sad as it is to say, Southgate next please :cry:

in the english league (prem-leage 2) how many managers have now been sacked?

Stupid decision, especially when you realise Davies would be very safe if they were in the Championship just now and nestling in their usual position around the play-offs. Who does he realistically think will come in? Aidy Boothroyd? Paul Ince? Dennis Wise?

 

Nope, that's Derby 100% relegated now and I hope they get a hiding off Sunderland next weekend - Christ knows they could do with a lift themselves!

I don't think the Derby board realise that how much of an un-attractive opposition Derby are, so God knows who they're gonna attract to the next manager. They should have just accepted they were going to be relegated at the start of the season, make a lot of money from being in the Premier League and then re-bounce the following season from The Championship to the Premier League - that would have been the wise thing.

 

Billy Davies, next Scotland manager then?

Billy Davies, next Scotland manager then?

 

Oh please God no - I already hate him after the way he left Preston and took half the boardroom with him.

Paul Jewell is a much better manager. I don't agree with his sacking but they've replaced him with someone who's better.