Stoke City Chairman Admits Regret and Finally Lifts the Lid on Famous Sacking

​Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has expressed regret over the manner in which he sacked former manager Alan Ball in 1991. Speaking to the Stoke Sentinel, the chairman claimed he regretted the manner in which he sacked Ball immediately after a 4-0 thrashing to Wigan, saying: "Usually I never make a decision after a match... I don't think I'd do that again - you can get very worked up watching football and it's better to take a bit of time to compose yourself before you make a decision like... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/