Just in case I am accused of going silent on this subject as well, the sacking news didn't shock me at all. His heart wasn't really in it, he is an old style manager who got found out by the modern game and football business - i.e. the way the game has shifted in the last 5-7 years - and you could see that in the disgraceful way he behaved in defending the racist toe-rag in his team.
Having said that, he brought in a trophy and an FA Cup Final place, but that wasn't good enough to secure him another year .... shows again that Yank owners do not understand football:-\