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| Felix Magath has been sacked as the manager of Fulham, with chairman Shahid Khan placing Kit Symons in caretaker charge of the club. | Felix Magath has been sacked as the manager of Fulham, with chairman Shahid Khan placing Kit Symons in caretaker charge of the club. |
| The Cottagers lie bottom of the Championship with one point from seven matches, after being relegated from the Premier League last season. Magath took charge on 14 February, since when he won only four of the 20 matches he oversaw. | The Cottagers lie bottom of the Championship with one point from seven matches, after being relegated from the Premier League last season. Magath took charge on 14 February, since when he won only four of the 20 matches he oversaw. |
| “This is an unfortunate but necessary change,” said Khan. “I am doing what I feel is right and needed for Fulham Football Club, for today as well as tomorrow. | “This is an unfortunate but necessary change,” said Khan. “I am doing what I feel is right and needed for Fulham Football Club, for today as well as tomorrow. |
| “I thank our supporters for standing by us during these most difficult of times on the pitch, and promise better days ahead.” | “I thank our supporters for standing by us during these most difficult of times on the pitch, and promise better days ahead.” |
| The final straw for Khan was Wednesday night’s 5-3 defeat at the leaders Nottingham Forest, where visiting fans once again called for the manager to be sacked. | |
| Magath’s methods came under fire from former players with the former captain Brede Hangeland, who was released in the summer, claiming the German had “made things worse”. | |
| Fulham overhauled their squad in the summer, releasing long-serving players such as Steve Sidwell and Damien Duff, but spent heavily to bring the striker Ross McCormack in from Leeds. | |
| However, a largely youthful team built around the captain Scott Parker have looked out of their depth. | |
| Symons, Steve Clarke and Chris Hughton are among the names being linked with the vacancy. |