Phillips took press conference at 2.30pm then sacked at 6.45pmClub say investment in players has not matched results
Brighton have sacked head coach Melissa Phillips after 10 months in charge. The Seagulls sit 10th in the Women’s Super League, six points above bottom-placed Bristol City, and are in the quarter-finals of the League Cup and fifth round of the FA Cup.
The 36-year-old joined Brighton last April and helped the club avoid the drop above relegated Reading. Phillips’ exit is a shock, with the head coach having conducted the club’s pre-match press conference at 2.30pm, before their game against Manchester United on Sunday. The announcement she was leaving arrived at 6.45pm.