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BREAKING NEWS: Wilson resigns
UPDATE: Paul Hart appointed Town manager until the end of the season - Shirtliff leaves
Former Portsmouth and Crystal Palace manager Paul Hart has been put in charge until the end of the season.
Chairman Andrew Fitton said:
"Paul has been in the situation of having to rescue a club from the throes of relegation – the first time at Portsmouth in 2008-09 and also at Crystal Palace in 2009-10 when he was charged with keeping the club up with 14 matches to go, having had 10 points deducted in mid-season.
"Paul has been selected because of his experience in guiding teams away from the relegation zone, something that Swindon [are] determined to do.
"There are 13 games left to achieve this objective and so time is not on our side for any experimentation. We had to go for experience. Paul will begin immediately and will be deciding on his support team in due course." It has also been confirmed that Danny Wilson's assistant manager Peter Shirtliff has also left the club.
Manager walks after crisis meeting with the Board
02 March 2011
After a crisis meeting held at the County Ground today, the Board and Wilson came to an agreement for him to resign with immediate effect.
Commenting on the decision, Wilson said:
"After conversations with the Chairman, where the club's current performance and current league position were discussed in detail, it was agreed that offering to resign would allow the Board an opportunity to appoint a new manager while there are still sufficient games left this season for this club to be able to pull clear of the relegation zone."
Play-offs to relegation zone
After guiding Swindon to the League One Play-off Final last season, Wilson has struggled in charge of a team currently in the bottom four after no win in eleven games.
SwindonWeb understands Wilson, however, is still highly regarded in footballing circles, and may already have an opportunity to return to football management.
Who's next?
Chairman Andrew Fitton has commented that Wilson's successor will be appointed in the next 24 hours.
"A proven, senior manager whose prime responsibility will be to ensure our League One survival by the end of the season," Fitton said.
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