{"id":25,"date":"2026-11-06T16:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/city-sack-manager-paolo-ferri-after-six-defeats-in-a-row\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T01:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:41:06","slug":"city-sack-manager-paolo-ferri-after-six-defeats-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/city-sack-manager-paolo-ferri-after-six-defeats-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"City sack manager Paolo Ferri after six defeats in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE Italian was told in the car park after a 3-0 loss at home. Fans had stayed behind to boo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northgate City have parted company with Paolo Ferri just seven months after he took the job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-image ne-block-d0f1560\"><figure class=\"ne-bm-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1866738-1024x472.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Audience, soccer, stadium, soccer stadium, football stadium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1866738-1024x472.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1866738-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1866738-768x354.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1866738.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ne-bm-image__caption\">Also in Football: DERBY DAY \u2013 Fans camp out overnight for tickets to first city derby in a decade <small>Source: Pixabay<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The club sit one point above the relegation zone and have not scored at home since September.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ne-econ ne-econ--parent ne-block ne-container ne-econ-2c6ea7a ne-econ--flex ne-econ--full\"><div class=\"ne-block ne-section-heading ne-block-3576b29 alignleft\"><div class=\"ne-heading is-plain\"><h3 class=\"ne-heading-title\"><span class=\"ne-heading-text\">Sign up for the <em>Football<\/em> newsletter<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-newsletter ne-block-61e84fe\"><form class=\"ne-nl\" method=\"post\" action=\"#\" onsubmit=\"return 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href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/rovers-land-striker-tobi-mensah-in-record-40m-swoop\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-931975-768x433.webp\" class=\"ne-ir-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-931975-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-931975-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-931975-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-931975.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-cat\">Football<\/div><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/rovers-land-striker-tobi-mensah-in-record-40m-swoop\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#208662\">Deadline drama<\/span> Rovers land striker Tobi Mensah in record \u00a340m swoop<\/a><\/article><article class=\"ne-ir-item\"><a class=\"ne-ir-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/keeper-saves-three-penalties-to-send-non-league-minnows-into-the-third-round\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-5754865-768x513.webp\" class=\"ne-ir-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-5754865-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-5754865-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-5754865-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-5754865.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-cat\">Football<\/div><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/keeper-saves-three-penalties-to-send-non-league-minnows-into-the-third-round\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#208662\">Spot on<\/span> Keeper saves three penalties to send non-league minnows into the third round<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/aside>\n<\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-heading ne-block-3129469\"><h2 class=\"ne-bm-heading__title\">Who is next<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-icon-list ne-block-816eb44 ne-bm-il--layout-traditional ne-bm-il--link-full_width\"><ul class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__items\"><li class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__item ne-repeater-item-bd28110\"><span class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"ne-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M16 8A8 8 0 1 1 0 8a8 8 0 0 1 16 0m-3.97-3.03a.75.75 0 0 0-1.08.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-.01-1.05z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__text\">Former captain Lee Brannigan is the early favourite<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__item ne-repeater-item-0e2e043\"><span class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"ne-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M16 8A8 8 0 1 1 0 8a8 8 0 0 1 16 0m-3.97-3.03a.75.75 0 0 0-1.08.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-.01-1.05z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__text\">The under-21s coach takes training this week<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__item ne-repeater-item-b455af4\"><span class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"ne-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M16 8A8 8 0 1 1 0 8a8 8 0 0 1 16 0m-3.97-3.03a.75.75 0 0 0-1.08.022L7.477 9.417 5.384 7.323a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 1.06L6.97 11.03a.75.75 0 0 0 1.079-.02l3.992-4.99a.75.75 0 0 0-.01-1.05z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ne-bm-icon-list__text\">An appointment is expected within days<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-heading ne-block-6fef303\"><h2 class=\"ne-bm-heading__title\">At a glance<\/h2><\/div><figure class=\"ne-block ne-bm-table ne-block-c1253d9 ne-bm-table--scroll ne-bm-table--borders-rows wp-block-table\"><table class=\"ne-bm-table__table\"><thead class=\"ne-bm-table__head\"><tr><th scope=\"col\">Story file<\/th><th scope=\"col\"><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Section<\/th><td data-label=\"\">Football<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Topics<\/th><td data-label=\"\">Managers<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Reporter<\/th><td data-label=\"\">Ryan Collins<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Published<\/th><td data-label=\"\">6 November 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Reading time<\/th><td data-label=\"\">1 min<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe players let him down, the board let him down and the pitch was not great either.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-image ne-block-72e5f2f\"><figure class=\"ne-bm-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-3311817-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Soccer, competition, football, stadium, ball\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-3311817-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-3311817-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-3311817-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-3311817.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ne-bm-image__caption\">Also in Football: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC \u2013 Skipper Ellie Byrne hits hat-trick as England Women reach the final <small>Source: Pixabay<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-inline-related ne-block-1253147\"><aside class=\"ne-ir ne-ir--list\" aria-label=\"Related articles\">\n<div class=\"ne-ir-label\">Most read in Football<\/div><div class=\"ne-ir-rows\"><div class=\"ne-ir-row\"><span class=\"ne-ir-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><div class=\"ne-ir-text\"><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/fans-camp-out-overnight-for-tickets-to-first-city-derby-in-a-decade\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#208662\">Derby day<\/span> Fans camp out overnight for tickets to first city derby in a decade<\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-meta\">Football \u00b7 1 min read<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ne-ir-row\"><span class=\"ne-ir-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><div class=\"ne-ir-text\"><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" 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href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/winger-rejects-300000-a-week-move-abroad-to-stay-with-boyhood-club\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#208662\">Transfer twist<\/span> Winger rejects \u00a3300,000-a-week move abroad to stay with boyhood club<\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-meta\">Football \u00b7 1 min read<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferri is understood to be due a seven-figure pay-off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian was told in the car park after a 3-0 loss at home. 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