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Article: Melville: price of failure.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2005
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Byline: PETER JACKSON
NIGEL MELVILLE has paid the price for Gloucester's poor season.
The 44-year-old manager left Kingsholm after what is understood to have been a disagreement with Gloucester owner Tom Walkinshaw over a reduced budget for next season.
The club refused to say whether Melville resigned, as opposed to being sacked, only that they had 'parted company with immediate effect'.
His exit followed a long barren stretch which culminated in the club's failure to qualify for Europe next season.
After spending the first two months of the season in the top three, they won just five Melville out after Gloucester slump out of 17 matches after ...