, ▁while ▁ Ø iv ind ▁Hus by ▁transferred ▁to ▁Br ø nd by ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁Cav an agh ▁was ▁fired ▁in ▁August , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁second - last ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁and ▁N ils ▁Ar ne ▁E gg en ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁on ▁a ▁sevent h ▁place . ▁President ▁Er ling ▁Me i rik ▁with d rew ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁h iring , ▁stating ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁the ▁club ▁should ▁h ire ▁people ▁based ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁their ▁reputation ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁seek ▁jud icial ▁assistance ▁with ▁the ▁contract . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁Martin ▁Buch an ' s ▁assistant ▁at ▁Burn ley , ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁when ▁Buch an ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Burn ley ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁FA ▁School ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁at ▁L illes hall ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Cav an agh ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁aged ▁ 7 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Dor is ; ▁his ▁five ▁children , ▁Les ley , ▁Thomas , ▁Deb or ah , ▁Robert ▁and ▁Christ ine ; ▁and ▁his ▁four ▁grand children ,