Spink sacked (From Stroud News and Journal)

Spink sacked

Forest Green Rovers manager Nigel Spink has been sacked by the club after his side lost their fifth straight match of the new campaign. And former Hereford United boss Colin Addison has been appointed the new manager of the club. Spink's future looked bleak when Rovers went into Saturday's half-time interval two goals down and the possibility of a comeback was never really on the cards. Half an hour after the final whistle was blown, Rovers chairman Trevor Horsley announced the news, he said: "We just had a meeting with Nigel Spink and we explained the situation to him and the club has terminated his contract forthwith." Even though Rovers are yet to earn a league point, Horsley stated that the decision was also based on performances at the end of the last season. "He has been with us for two years and he did a reasonable job in his first year. "But over the last 15 games we have lost 11, drawn two and won two. That gives us eight points out of a possible 45 and that's relegation material." Despite the results, Horsley said: "Nigel was obviously very disappointed. He's been a good servant to the club. "He worked hard but a lot of the players he wanted this year and who we gave him permission to bring in, have let him down in certain terms this year. "We have worked tirelessly to get the club where we are and we thought that, to give somebody the opportunity to come in and rectify the situation, we have to give them some time." Horsley added: "We're a team with no confidence whatsoever. "It is desperate, but we'll be working hard to put it right. We've got a lot of good players at the club, on paper, probably the best Forest Green Rovers squad we've ever had."