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Regardless, it is 12 months since he said pointedly he would stick around even if City were "relegated to League One".

The EFL believes the payments - worth tens of millions of pounds to relegated clubs - distort competition and encourage reckless spending among Championship clubs.

However, a brief turnaround in form, which included beating a Luton side that was relegated from the Premier League last season and a comprehensive win at Middlesbrough, was not enough to save his job.

The teams who finish fourth in each League A group will be relegated, with the League B group winners going up to replace them.

The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season.