Stockport County Football Club have announced it has parted ways with Manager Jim Gannon.
The County’s Board of Directors published the following statement on the club’s website regarding the news:
Stockport County Football Club have today parted company with Manager Jim Gannon.
This has been an extremely difficult decision for the Club’s Board to take and not a decision taken lightly. The decision is not results based but is centred around culture.
We thank Jim for his longstanding service to the Club as both player and manager; he has rightfully been immortalised into the Club’s Hall of Fame and will always be a huge part of County’s history.
We want to reassure fans that every decision made, we believe to be in the best long-term interests of the Club.
The Board also confirmed that Assistant Manager Dave Conlon would assume interim responsibility until a new Manager for the club is appointed.
The club also confirmed it would make no further comment until a new appointment had been made.