Sport 07-11-2000 Hutchings Sacked For Bradford Failures who: Bradford City what: Sack manager Chris Hutchings where: Valley Parade, BRADFORD when: Yesterday snippet: "Chris Hutchings last night paid for Bradford City`s dismal Premiership performances," reports The Telegraph`s William Johnson, "when he was sacked by Geoffrey Richmond, the club`s chairman." Hutchings and coach Malcolm Shotton, who also departed, have been in charge of City for only 12 league games with only one win - a 2-0 defeat over Chelsea - and five goals so far this season. "I recognise the club`s future prospects are the most important thing to the board and they feel change is the best way to do this," said Hutchings. "I have had almost five years at the club and I still feel I have got a lot to offer. I hope to get re-involved in the game as quickly as possible." Assistant player-manager and former Scotland international Stuart McCall has taken on the job on a caretaker basis, although he was absent last night at a hastily-arranged press conference, says The Mirror, because the doting dad was taking his kids to a party. "I feel sorry for Chris," says Bradford midfield star Dean Windass in The Telegraph. "It`s us [the players] that have got the club in this situation, not Chris. He only puts a team out on the field." [... more]

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