Malky Mackay dug his own grave, says Cardiff owner Vincent Tan
Cardiff's Malaysian owner says the Scot had to go because of airing the club's 'dirty linen' in public and trying to distract fans from poor results
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan admitted he sacked manager Malky Mackay because the Scot was airing the Premier League club's "dirty linen" in public.
Mackay's acrimonious departure was the inevitable result of his turbulent relationship with Malaysian tycoon Tan, who had last week granted the Bluebirds boss a reprieve despite sending him an e-mail demanding he resign or be sacked.
Indeed, far too much dirty linen has been exposed to the public gaze but, I stress, not by me
That ultimatum was briefly lifted when chairman Mehmet Dalman stated Mackay would be in charge for the "foreseeable future", but Thursday's 3-0 defeat against Southampton eventually proved to be Mackay's last game in charge.
Mackay had often said he has felt sorry for the club's fans as Cardiff have found themselves in the headlines for the wrong reasons on several occasions.
But Tan laid the blame for that with Mackay, who he believes attempted to garner sympathy from the Cardiff supporters with some of his comments about the club's owners.
"There has been a good deal of publicity generated by, and about, Mr Malky Mackay for the last few months," Tan said.