Non-league boss sacked by phone during match

Non-league Chichester City have shocked football by sacking their manager by phone during a match.

Mark Poulton was standing by the dug-out as City led Redhill 2-1 in a Sussex Charity Cup game when his mobile rang.

He said: "During the second half I had a call from Gary Walker, one of the directors, who said he was sorry to interrupt me and then told me I'd been sacked.

"I couldn't believe it. The club are a complete mess and a shambles - I'm better off out of it."

Poulton's predecessor Adie Girdler is back in charge of the Sussex County League One outfit.