Steve Coppell quit as manager of Bristol City yesterday after just 112 days in charge at the West Country side. He has not released any official reason other than that he cannot become passionate about the job.
Steve Coppell has previously become a club legend at both Reading and Crystal Palace, and this news has come as a shock to Bristol City fans who thought that with such a good Championship manager in place that they had the ability to finally reach the promised land in the next few years. Having got Steve Coppell out of his year long abscense from football after he resigned from his post with Reading after guiding them to a 3rd place finish the season after their relegation, Bristol City fans were hopeful for a glorious show of fast flowing attacking football.
However, the pre season had not gone well for Bristol city with heavy defeats at lower league clubs not setting the club off on the right foot for the season. With the first game at Ashton Gate being a comprehensive 3-0 loss to Millwall, the divisions new boys, which could have been by a greater goal margin, City had not started the season brightly, despite having a huge injury crisis in Bristol, the hopes were that Coppell was starting slow, as many of his previous clubs could testify.This however proved not to be the case, with Coppell leaving britol City early on Thursday morning, stating his lack of passion for the job has led him to retire from football management completly. However, there is always the possibility of Coppell ending back up in football somewhere else in a different role.
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