Gillingham sacked coach Mark Bonner after eight months in charge of the team, which competes in League Two.
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Bonner was appointed as the Gills' third permanent manager in seven months In May 2024 He managed 28 matches, winning 9 and losing 15.
“Mark is a great man, a great professional and gave everything he could to help the club succeed,” said Joe Coomber, Gillingham’s managing director. The club's website said., external
“We loved him from the moment we met him, and we still love him, which makes this decision even more difficult.”
Having led Cambridge United to promotion from League Two in 2021, Bonner has been tasked with ending Gillingham's three-year stay in the fourth tier.
They were top of the standings at the end of September, but 10 defeats in their last 15 games have left them in 14th place, 10 points off the play-off places.
Gillingham's match at Chesterfield on Sunday has been postponed.
“We felt that if we were to achieve something this season with what we believe is a group of very talented players, we needed to make a change to give us the best possible chance of getting where we want to be,” Kuemper said of Bonner's exit. “It will come at the beginning of May.”
Bonner's assistant, Anthony Hayes, will also leave the club, whose next match is at home to Fleetwood Town on January 11.