Sport 22-10-2001 Southampton: Gray Out Strachan In who: Southampton what: Sack manager Stuart Gray and replace him with former Coventry boss Gordon Strachan where: SOUTHAMPTON when: Last night snippet: "Gordon Strachan will be unveiled as the new manager of Southampton today following the sacking last night of Stuart Gray," reports The Independent. "The appointment marks a rapid return to club management for the Scot, who parted company with Coventry earlier this season after the Highfield Road club had made a poor start to their First Division campaign." "Gray was in the hotseat for just 113 days, having succeeded Glenn Hoddle who switched to Spurs last March," calculates The Sun`s Dave Kidd. He had previously been a coach at The Dell since the 1992-93 season. "One win in eight games and three defeats in three matches at the new St Mary`s stadium signalled the end for Gray and his assistant, Mick Wadsworth," says The Telegraph`s Christopher Davies. They lost 2-0 to West Ham at Upton Park on Saturday afternoon, handing Hammers boss Glenn Roeder a much-needed three points. "The writing was on the wall for Gray," says The Mirror, after Saints chairman Rupert Lowe promised £3.5million to finance the transfers of Manchester United defender David May and Swedish striker Marcus Allback, "only to later refuse him the cash". [... more]

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