Tuesday 16 December 2014 12:06, UK
Reading have confirmed the sacking of manager Nigel Adkins following Saturday's 6-1 defeat at Birmingham.
The 49-year-old has overseen seven defeats in the Royals' last 11 Championship games and with the club currently lying in 16th place in the table, has been shown the door along with assistant Andy Crosby and coach Dean Wilkins.
A statement on the club's website said: "The board of Reading Football Club have this afternoon relieved manager Nigel Adkins of his duties.
"The club met with Nigel in person today and we would like to place on permanent record our thanks to him for his hard work and diligence since his appointment in March 2013.
"The board of Reading Football Club are committed to taking this club forward and will make a further announcement to our supporters in due course."
Adkins led Southampton to back-to-back promotions between 2010 and 2012 but was sacked by the south coast club in January 2013 and ended the season dropping into the Championship with his new club Reading.
