Graham Alexander has left Motherwell by mutual consent after 18 months in charge at Fir Park following the humiliating Europa Conference League defeat at the hands of Silgo Rovers.
The 50-year-old watched his side fail to score over 180 hopeless minutes as the League of Ireland side dominated their Scottish Premiership rivals both home and away. And The Daily Record report that that crushing disappointment has now cost him his job.
Shane Blaney's stunner and Max Mata's late strike in the second leg rounded off a convincing 3-0 aggregate victory for Rovers with tensions hitting boiling point with the Motherwell supporters due to their rotten run of form during 2022.
A sizeable travelling support was there for all to hear as Well's flops were showered with a chorus of boos from half-time onwards within The Showgrounds as the dismal display rumbled on, ending the SPL side's European campaign before it had even begun.
Despite finishing fifth in the table, it's been a lacklustre run for Alexander having won just three games this year.
His 18 months at the helm comes to an end with just 48 hours to go until the new season with a trip to Paisley to face St Mirren and former 'Well boss Stephen Robinson off the campaign on Sunday. However, Alexander won't be in the dugout after requesting talks with the club hierarchy on Friday morning, with all parties agreeing it was time for change.
“Graham asked to speak with us early on Friday morning, and everyone agreed that it would be best to make a change,” chairman Jim McMahon said.
“We asked Graham to reverse our fortunes when he arrived eighteen months ago and he did that, before a really solid start to his first full season at Fir Park laid the foundations for what ultimately led to a fifth place finish and European football.
“However, things haven’t gone as well for a spell in 2022 and although the timing is not ideal, we hope a change will bring about fresh impetus for everyone ahead of the 2022/23 season.
“I would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Graham and Chris for all their hard work and effort and wish them every success in their future careers.”
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