Axed Rowan Faces Battle

Nov 7 2007

By Hugh Keevins, Daily Record

GRETNA will meet Rowan Alexander in court after axing their manager yesterday. Alexander was placed on sickness leave in March and hasn't been involved with the team this season. His former assistant Davie Irons was put in charge in the summer and when Alexander tried to attend the club's first SPL match he was turned away. Alexander's legal advisers were raging when the club he led from the Third Division to the SPL announced the decision on the internet. A statement said Alexander had been dismissed with immediate effect "after an extensive investigation and internal procedure". Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Alexander has the right to appeal and will announce his intentions at a press conference today. Last night his lawyer Leo Martin said: "Rowan's surprised over the manner in which he found out he'd been sacked. "Stephen Baillie, the union representative appointed to handle his case by the Managers and Coaches Association, was not informed by Gretna about the decision they had taken. "The matter was destined to end up in the courts and the full facts and circumstances surrounding the way Rowan's been treated are now a step closer to being divulged." Alexander signed a five-year contract in 2006 but the parties fell out when he was asked to be examined by a psychologist, who stated he was fit for work.

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