part company

"The club would like to place on record its thanks to Tony and Mark for their efforts – but has made the decision to part company following a series of poor results," a short Albion statement said.

The Welsh Rugby Union used the down week to part company with head coach Warren Gatland, recent results accelerating a move that had been widely predicted to occur only after the championship concluded.

It was a brave decision by the Blues to part company with Mauricio Pochettino in the summer, who many felt was beginning to turn things around.

The more I see and read about David Moyes' situation at West Ham, the more I am expecting them to shake hands and part company at the end of the season... and then they will bring him back a few months later when they are struggling.

Ajax is heading back toward the upper reaches of the Dutch top flight after a disastrous start to the season that saw the club part company with coach Maurice Steijn after just winning just one of its first seven games of the season.