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Morecambe have sacked their manager.
Morecambe Football Club can confirm that the Club and First Team Manager Ashvir Singh Johal have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect.
Johal has won just 6 of 32 games since he took charge. Morecambe are currently 23rd in the National League.
And it's not only the manager that's going.
Morecambe Football Club can confirm that the Club and Terrace have mutually agreed an early exit to their technical kit and retail partnership, which will come to an end at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.
Meanwhile
The board of the Shrimps Trust at Morecambe have written to the club’s owners, Panjab Warriors, and the club’s chairman Kuljit Singh Momi, expressing their concern at the direction of the Lancashire club.
The open letter details a number of concerns relating to both on-pitch and off-pitch matters, with the trust claiming that promises made have not seen results delivered or communication with fans.
The new ownership group took over at the start of the season following a long campaign by fans to oust previous owner Jason Whittingham, who presided over their relegation from the EFL.
Supporters hoped that after this period of turmoil which saw club wages going unpaid, a gutting of the club’s playing staff, and their early fixtures in the National League suspended, that new ownership would steady the ship.
Now the club find themselves in the relegation places of the National League.
The trust, however, are concerned that promised recruitment, strengthened board governance and a lack of expertise in key positions haven’t been addressed, and following a fans’ forum in December there remain questions as to the direction the club are taking.
The trust said: “We hope these questions are answered as constructively as they are intended to be received… the wider fanbase need to hear direct from the club’s ownership, and the update provided needs to be as substantive and specific as possible. Only then can reasonable concerns be laid to rest.”