Flint Town United have sacked Lee Fowler after 10 league games without a win and a 15th-place start to the Cymru Premier season. The club's chairman, Darryl Williams, made clear this was not a decision taken lightly, even with the results leaving little room to wait any longer.
The decision and the results
Flint sit 15th in the Cymru Premier, and the winless run has stretched to 10 league games. That sort of start usually forces a club's hand, and Flint have now acted.
Williams said: "This is a very sad day for me personally, and the club as a whole."
He added that the decision was "made all the more difficult by the fact that Lee is such a lovely human being." Those are not the words of a club trying to hide behind a cold statement. They sound like a boardroom trying to absorb an outcome it had not wanted.
Fowler's Flint spell
Fowler was appointed manager of The Silkmen in June 2022. His time in charge has already included relegation from the Cymru Premier in his first season, then an instant return to the top-flight the following season.
Flint also reached the Welsh Cup final, where they lost 3-0 to Caernarfon Town at Newport's Rodney Parade. That run sits awkwardly alongside the current league form, which is why the end came now rather than later.
The last game of Fowler's spell was a 4-1 defeat at Flintshire rivals Airbus UK, a poor ending to a tenure that had mixed recovery with collapse. Flint now have to turn the page quickly after a start that left them 15th and still waiting for a league win.
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