Eric Ramsay sacked after West Brom held by Charlton

West Brom sacked head coach Eric Ramsay after their 1-1 draw against Charlton left them just a point above the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone.

Ramsay failed to win any of his eight league games in charge, taking just four points out of 24 available in a reign that lasted just 44 days.

Albion are fourth from bottom with 12 games remaining and first-team coach James Morrison will take interim charge for the second time this season, starting with Saturday’s trip to relegation rivals Oxford.

In a statement, Albion said: “West Bromwich Albion have parted company with men’s first team head coach Eric Ramsay.

“Assistant head coach Dennis Lawrence has also departed The Hawthorns.

“The club would like to place on record its thanks to Eric and Dennis and wishes them well for the future.”

Ramsay, 34, had replaced Ryan Mason with Albion 18th in the table and seven points clear of the bottom three, but he has failed to make a meaningful improvement.

Supporters turned against him following a 3-0 defeat at Portsmouth and during Saturday’s 2-0 home loss to Coventry, chanting ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ and ‘Eric Ramsay, your football is s***’.

In his final press conference after the Charlton game, Ramsay admitted the overall picture is “not good enough” and feels his side took “a step backwards”.

George Campbell’s header ended a 405-minute goal drought in first-half time added on but Lyndon Dykes’s 70th-minute equaliser made it 10 without a win for the Baggies.

“We’re not talking about this performance in isolation – we are adding this to multiple draws, not enough wins and not enough getting over the line so it has the feeling of a step backwards,” said Ramsay.

“I know what this situation needs at the moment – it needs wins, it doesn’t need draws.

“The number of chances were enough to win the game but it wasn’t good enough.

“We are lacking a real spark and quality in front of goal.”

Ramsay had been defiant regarding his future and said: “I am not sat here on the back of five losses where the team has not been competitive.

“Over the last four league games, the team has been competitive, it’s fighting and I don’t feel there’s a lack of connection between me and the team.”

After several earlier Albion chances, Campbell met Alex Mowatt’s inswinging corner to send a downward header beyond Thomas Kaminski in the fourth minute of first-half added time.

Josh Maja stabbed wide, Charlie Taylor and Jayson Molumby headed off target and Isaac Price skied over and Charlton punished them when Dykes latched onto Kayne Ramsay’s through pass and kept his cool to slot through Max O’Leary’s legs from six yards.

Charlton manager Nathan Jones said: “We had a real problem before the game, arriving 30 minutes late.

“It was an internal thing. We ended up walking to the game – we couldn’t get through so the full squad ended up walking half a mile.

“Memories of Brian Clough and his Nottingham Forest team! We can’t allow that to happen again.

“It’s a real coincidence that we were really poor in the first half. That’s why I think we drew, because our levels were so poor.

“We were miles off the level we needed to be in terms of how we passed the ball and competed, and our energy levels were poor. So it was probably a good point for us.”