with a number of banners calling for his removal -- and club chairman Ellis Short has decided to act after calling recent results `` simply not good enough '' . Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been sacked after Saturday 's 2-1 defeat by Wigan . The former England boss was in charge of the club for just over a year and had won only one game all season before his dismissal. Bruce is the first manager to lose his job in the English Premier League this season .
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been sacked after Saturday 's 2-1 defeat by Wigan . The former England boss was in charge of the club for just over a year and had won only one game all season before his dismissal. Bruce is the first manager to lose his job in the English Premier League this season .