Monk leaves role as Cambridge head coach
League One strugglers Cambridge have announced the departure of head coach Garry Monk after a run of one win in 13 league games. The former Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday boss was appointed in March when Neil Harris left the club after just 17 games in charge to take over at Millwall.Monk guided the U's to the safety of 18th place in League One last season and major changes to the squad were made over the summer. But Cambridge only took one point from their first nine games of the current campaign and despite a run of three successive wins from mid-October, they have since slumped to the foot of the table.Monk leaves Cambridge eight points adrift of safety following Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Exeter.The club's majority owner Paul Barry said in a statement:, external "We would like to thank Garry for his hard work and commitment to Cambridge United over the last 12 months."He really bought into the club during his time with us. We are all very disappointed that it has not worked out in the way we would all have hoped."In the end, the table does not lie and it is the right moment to make a change. There are 15 games remaining, and we must continue to fight together to preserve our League One status over the coming weeks."
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