Portsmouth Football Club have released a statement this morning, Sunday the 14th of March, 2021, to confirm that First Team Manager Kenny Jackett has been relieved of his duties.
The news comes just a day after the Blues were defeated at Wembley Stadium in the 2020 EFL Trophy Final, which was won 4-2 on penalties by Salford City after a goalless 90 minutes + extra-time.
That loss came after three consecutive league defeats too, including a 4-1 defeat away to Northampton Town, who at the time were occupying a relegation spot and held the record as the division's lowest scorers.
A club statement to supporters reads:
Portsmouth Football Club can confirm the departure of Kenny Jackett as First Team Manager.
Chief Executive Mark Catlin said: "Portsmouth Football Club would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Kenny for the work he has done during his near four-year spell at the club and we wish him well for the future.
"It has been an emotional past few weeks for everyone associated with Pompey and we now begin the process - which will be as short as possible - of appointing someone who we believe can give us the best chance of finishing inside the top six. These talks begin today."
Since taking charge at Fratton Park in the summer of 2017, Jackett has led the Blues to finishes of 8th, 4th and 5th in League One.
They currently sit 7th in the standings and he has an overall win percentage of 51.7 per cent in all competitions (47 per cent in league games).
Jackett guided Pompey to EFL Trophy glory in 2018/19, with more than 40,000 Blues fans inside Wembley to watch a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over the Black Cats.
He also helped the club to enjoy a post-war record nine consecutive wins in all competitions last season, aligned with notable cup successes against Championship sides Norwich, Birmingham, QPR and Barnsley.
However, successive Play-Off defeats to Sunderland and Oxford respectively in the past two campaigns have thwarted the club's ultimate ambition of reaching the Championship.
The club will update supporters once the process of appointing a new First Team Manager has been agreed.
Are you happy with this news, Pompey fans? Who would you like to see appointed as the next Manager? Do you believe the Blues now stand a better chance of finishing in the top six?
Join Jake Smith, Jeff Harris and Ben Tew on The Football Hour, this Monday the 15th of March, 2021 - They will be discussing this news, going over Saturday's Wembley defeat and weighing up the possible candidates to replace Kenny Jackett at Fratton Park.
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