Eric Ramsay sacked by West Brom after nine games with no league wins
West Bromwich Albion have sacked eric ramsay after just nine games in charge, a decision that comes with the club teetering close to the relegation zone. The 34-year-old was appointed on 11 January on a two-and-a-half-year deal to replace Ryan Mason but failed to secure a victory during his brief spell.
Dismissal, timing and interim arrangements
The club announced that Eric Ramsay has been removed from his role as men's first-team head coach and that assistant head coach Dennis Lawrence has also departed The Hawthorns. First-team coach James Morrison will oversee first-team affairs on an interim basis. The dismissal follows Tuesday's 1-1 home draw with Charlton, which proved to be Ramsay's last match in charge.
Record in charge and league position
Ramsay failed to pick up a win in any of his nine games in charge, including eight Championship matches. West Brom picked up just four points under the 34-year-old, drawing four and losing four of those Championship fixtures. The club sit 21st in the Championship, one point above the relegation zone, and are now winless in 10 games after the Charlton draw.
Sequence of results and key defeats at The Hawthorns
His spell began with a 3-2 defeat to Middlesbrough and included a 5-0 thrashing by Norwich, described as the club's biggest-ever home defeat outside the top flight. Albion rescued a late point in a 1-1 draw at Derby and collected goalless draws against Stoke and Birmingham, but they were well beaten by Portsmouth and knocked out of the FA Cup by Norwich before suffering a defeat by leaders Coventry. The 1-1 draw with Charlton was the only match under Ramsay in which the team took the lead.
Eric Ramsay's background and previous roles
Ramsay joined West Brom after a spell with Minnesota United, where he led the team to back-to-back Conference play-off semi-finals. Prior to his move to the United States, the Shrewsbury-born Welshman served as a first-team coach at Manchester United under Erik ten Hag and took on an assistant coach role with the Wales men's team. His move to West Brom represented a step across from his role as manager of Minnesota United in Major League Soccer.
Ramsay's comments and club context when he took over
When he was appointed, Albion were 18th in the table and seven points clear of the bottom three. Ramsay, reflecting on the situation after the Charlton draw, said: "The question around my job and the future is never one I can ever answer or attempt to answer. I can only do what I can do over the course of a day and put my head on the pillow at night feeling I've turned over every stone. I'm not saying I'm blameless - I can only feel I've controlled what I can control. "
Length of tenure and immediate outlook
Ramsay was sacked 44 days after his appointment in January. With James Morrison temporarily in charge, West Brom face a run of results that will determine whether they can climb out of the relegation area; the club's precarious position follows a period without wins and a low points return during Ramsay's brief tenure.
