Millwall: Steve Lomas sacked after Watford defeat on Boxing Day

Millwall have sacked manager Steve Lomas after six months in charge at the New Den.

Lomas left St Johnstone to join the Lions in June but lost his job in the wake of the 4-0 defeat at Watford.

Coach Neil Harris and academy director Scott Fitzgerald are in temporary charge of the team, who are 20th in the Championship after Saturday's loss.

"We are very disappointed that it hasn't worked out for Steve," Millwall chief executive Andy Ambler said.

"He has been thoroughly professional in his approach to the job during his short period with the club and remains a very promising young manager.

"However, the board feels that it is in the best interests of Millwall that we make the change at this time and the search for a successor to Steve begins immediately."

When he arrived at the club, Lomas admitted he faced a battle to win over the Millwall supporters due to his spell as a player with the Lions' rivals, West Ham.

Lomas won just five of his 22 matches in charge and the defeat at Watford was the Lions' third loss in a row.

Not the best of timings if Dougie still wants to sign Feeney.

To be fair Feeney had been getting a fair run out at Millwall since going back there.

I'm amazed the guy lasted so long at Millwall, the fans hated him before he went.

It's not like Millwall couldn't have got an equally poor or better manager in who wasn't an old West Ham employee. It's like McLeish and Villa a couple years ago.

Some owners are just glutton for punishment.