I think we all hoped it would go differently (although many of us knew it wouldn't). Many fans dreamed of the Gokceks and Umit lifting the team to the top of the league from where the team would then go on to make a name for themselves in Europe.
Well, we have made a name for ourselves in Europe (the video has apparently broken viewing records in Spain) but not by playing quality football. Instead, Umit has smeared his own name, the name of Ankaragucu, and the name of Turkish football in Europe by acting like a world class maganda (hard word to translate, but let's just say someone with no class whatsoever). It is not just his stomping on the fan, who was clearly out of line by jumping onto the field and coming at Umit, but it was Umit's incessant provocation of the fans and his failure to win matches that brought us to this point.
Photos nicked from Vatan GazetesiIt is no surprise then that Ankaragucu and Umit will now be parting ways. At some point during a nearly 5 hour meeting with Melih Gokcek, Umit received the news that his services were no longer desired.
One thing is certain. Should Umit ever receive another coaching position for a Superlig team, he will not receive the warm welcome that Hikmet Karaman and Murat Erdoğan of Manisaspor received upon their recent return appearance in Ankara.
Photos nicked from Hürriyet Gazetesi
