A Championship club have sacked their manager following a disastrous start to the season which sees them sit bottom of the table.
Cardiff fell to a fifth defeat in six league games against Leeds on Saturday and remained rooted to the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship with only one point and one goal this season.
Owner Vincent Tan is not known for his patience with 11 permanent managers in his 14 years at Cardiff and another one has fallen with the club announcing Erol Bulut,has been sacked.
A statement read: ‘Cardiff City Football Club can confirm First Team Manager Erol Bulut has been relieved of his duties and will leave the Club with immediate effect.
‘The Board of Directors wish to thank Erol for all of his hard work and wish him well for the future.
‘First Team Coach Nikolaos Karydas will also depart and leaves with the Club’s best wishes. Further backroom staff confirmation will follow in due course.
‘Omer Riza will take charge of the First Team on an interim basis, while the Club look to recruit a new permanent First Team Manager.’
Speaking after Saturday’s defeat, Bulut acknowledged Tan’s record with managers but insisted he was capable of turning Cardiff’s fortunes around.
For him it will not be something new I don’t think,’ Bulut said of Tan’s record, before adding: ‘Why do I have to worry about that? Because he is the owner.
‘Of course, he wants results and that the club is getting in a better position.
‘I am sure we will have a meeting. (If) it comes like this (being sacked), I have to accept it. If the club takes this decision, they have to make this decision. I have to take it how it comes.
‘What can I change when the board say we are not together any more? But I prepare myself for the training on Monday and I will prepare the team for the next game.
‘We cannot say everything is wrong. The results are important and some things have to change.
‘We can change it. When we see the first six games, this team, the way that we played deserves the position that we are.’
