Keith Hill has been sacked by Tranmere Rovers. Photo: Phil Bryan Keith Hill has been sacked as manager of Tranmere Rovers, the club has announced. Hill has come under pressure in recent months following a run of poor performances and results and gave a bizarre post-match interview on Saturday after Rovers qualified for the League Two playoffs. In a statement sent to the Globe, chairman Mark Palios said: “Despite success achieved on the pitch in the form of securing a place in the Play-Offs and reaching the Papa John’s Trophy final, in the Play-Offs an entire season gets distilled into two or three games.
Tranmere s season under Keith Hill has unravelled since the Papa John s Trophy Final at Wembley. Photo: Phil Bryan/Pro Sport Images The ink had barely dried on what appeared to be a hastily prepared statement announcing Keith Hill s arrival when Tranmere fans started to voice their disapproval. A search for Mike Jackson s replacement had not resulted in a romantic marriage with local favourite Nigel Adkins or managerial hotshot Danny Cowley, but instead a relatively safe pair of hands from Bolton. Regardless of his obvious credentials it was not the appointment that supporters had wanted. Such a difficult beginning to a job would not be particularly welcoming for anyone, but early results and performances cut Hill the slack that he needed to settle into the role and impose his own ideas.
Keith Hill has been sacked by Tranmere Rovers. Photo: Phil Bryan Keith Hill has been sacked as manager of Tranmere Rovers, the club has announced. Hill has come under pressure in recent months following a run of poor performances and results and gave a bizarre post-match interview on Saturday after Rovers qualified for the League Two playoffs. In a statement sent to the Globe, chairman Mark Palios said: “Despite success achieved on the pitch in the form of securing a place in the Play-Offs and reaching the Papa John’s Trophy final, in the Play-Offs an entire season gets distilled into two or three games.
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Keith Hill spoke to the Globe today ahead of Tranmere s big trip to Wembley this Sunday Keith Hill will be only too happy to indulge in Italian-based products should Tranmere upset the odds to beat Sunderland in the Papa John s Trophy Final at Wembley on Sunday. But it won t a pizza he ll be feasting on if League Two Rovers return to Birkenhead with the silverware. The Prenton Park boss has had a pizza shop named after him in Wirral to mark the occasion, but when asked if he would be calling in for a Pepperoni on the way home, he said: Peroni more like!