The former England Under-20 coach was only named manager of the Championship squad in early January, following Steven Schumacher’s departure to Stoke.
After a great start, Plymouth’s play has deteriorated, as evidenced by their eight losses in their previous 11 games—five of which have been at home.
Argyle are just one point above the bottom three because of their awful form. Foster was let go after Argyle’s Easter Monday 1-0 home loss to Bristol City.
They are just one point above the basement with six games remaining in the season.
The Pilgrims haven’t won or scored at home in five games since February 24. They haven’t won a league game throughout this run.
Foster’s team was booed off the pitch at the end of the game after Plymouth lost 1-0 to Bristol City.
Kevin Nancekivell, the first-team coach, and Neil Dewsnip, the director of football, will be in control of the team for the rest of the season.
However, we must weigh short-term judgments against long-term stability, and we have given Ian as much time as possible to assess if the outcomes could be better.
Sadly, that hasn’t happened, and we believe that this is the ideal time to make a change in order to increase our chances of surviving.
The Telegraph claims that Neil Warnock, the former manager of the team he oversaw from 1995 to 1997, is being considered for an unexpected return.
For the first time since 2010, Argyle was promoted to the second flight following their victory in League One the previous season.
