A trick that has dire consequences for Rick De Mille. Westerlo fires his coach without warning after a particularly flashy draw in the Salon against Racing Genk. The Turkish owners could not laugh at this scene at all and now hold the coach responsible for it. “We cannot accept that our values and standards are being questioned,” she said.
Westerlo Ending – Racing Genk still had a particularly strong finish.
First, the Federal Prosecutor's Office announced that it might take steps, but Westerlo had already reached its own conclusions.
While Rick DeMille highlighted the facts after the end in question, the Gamecocks' Turkish owners did not do so at all. They watched in horror what happened on the field and felt that their honor had been insulted.
In the stands, owner Oktay Erkan and club vice president Hasan Cetinkaya clearly expressed their dissatisfaction with the scene.
The Club regrets having to take this action, but cannot accept its values and standards being questioned.
Westerlo in a statement
Rick De Mel, who reportedly struck deals with teammate Wouter Franken on the sidelines, is now footing the bill and took delivery of the C4 this morning.
“Although the club was considering a long-term partnership, we felt it was necessary to make this decision,” Westerlo said in a statement on its website.
“The club regrets having to take this action, but cannot accept its values and standards being questioned. We thank Rick for his performance and retention and wish him every success for the future.”
Warning from Vanhaysbrouck
Fellow coach Hein Vanhisbrouck had already warned De Mel, who has been at Westerlo since December, of the potential consequences following the final day of the match.
“You carry that with you,” Vanhisbrouck said. “Something like this is on your list as a coach, because other clubs see it too. Maybe his past (De Mel who coached Gent's rival Club Brugge, ed.) has something to do with it.”
De Mel defended himself this way afterward: “Look, we've been trying to save ourselves for weeks. I kept myself completely out of every other result as much as possible. We were focused on getting a point after trying to win the game.”
“I can understand that what happened in the last minutes is disappointing for others. But with my past at Club Brugge? I have no idea where that came from. My only goal was to save Westerlo.”
It is currently unclear who will take charge of Westerlo.
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