An ltalian football manager found himself out of a job via a text message on his mobile phone. Daniele Carassai, the coach of semi-professional outfit Gotico, was expecting a friendly call from a friend when his phone bleeped. A text message simply said: «You’re sacked» and, amazingly, the man doing the sacking, Gotico chairman Andrea Pollastri, thought he was being kind. He said: «I thought it was a far friendlier way of breaking the news.» Carassai disagreed saying: «It’s not exactly the best way to find out you’ve lost your job. I was amazed when I read the message and at first thought it was a joke.»
