West Brom part company with Megson

WEST BROM last night relieved boss Gary Megson of his duties with immediate effect.

Megson had sent a letter to the Albion board informing them he would not be signing an extension to his current contract which expires this summer. Albion’s board decided to accept Megson’s letter as his resignation and have installed his assistant Frank Burrows in caretaker-charge for Saturday’s visit of Chelsea.

An Albion statement read: ``Gary Megson today informed the board of West Bromwich Albion by letter that he wishes to leave the club at the end of his current contract in approximately eight months' time on 30th June 2005.