Sacked EFL boss feels 'misled' after brutal firing despite two promotions in three seasons

Bromley manager Andy Woodman was sacked on October 22 after five-and-a-half years and two promotions in three seasons, dismissed in a meeting lasting under four minutes following a poor run of form.

Andy Woodman has spoken out about his dismissal as Bromley manager on October 22, saying he felt 'misled' by the club's decision to sack him after five-and-a-half years in charge. The 55-year-old guided Bromley from the National League into League One, winning the FA Trophy in 2022 and securing promotion as League Two champions last season — a historic achievement for a club that had never played in the Football League during their 132-year history.

Despite his success, Woodman was fired following a 4-0 defeat to Leicester City and a run of just one win in 10 league matches, which left Bromley 23rd in the table. He was told of his exit in a meeting lasting less than four minutes. 'To give five-and-a-half years of your life to a club and a fanbase that I really loved and bought into, where I gave everything I had, to then be told in no more than three or four minutes "thanks". That was it really,' Woodman told the Inside the 72 podcast.

Former Premier League manager Alan Pardew, who worked with Woodman at West Ham, Charlton, Newcastle and Crystal Palace, criticised the decision. Speaking to talkSPORT, Pardew called Bromley chairman Robin Stanton-Gleaves his 'Clown of the Week', saying the club had dispensed with Woodman's services 'as if to say, "Well, it was all about me and nothing to do with Andy Woodman".'