Morecambe manager slams Kewell sacking

Kewell was axed by Notts after just 14 games in charge.

Bentley has taken aim at the League Two club, which is on to its third manager this season after Kevin Nolan departed in August.

"[Kewell’s appointment] was their long term strategy, and having met Harry Kewell last year when we played them at Crawley, he sets his teams up right, good footballing sides, (he’s) obviously very knowledgeable of the game," Bentley told The Visitor.

“Sometimes the big name players go straight in at the top but he’s learning his trade at the lower end. He’s done well with Crawley and you’re thinking, ‘Fair play, it’s a good appointment’.

"I know Kevin Nolan very well personally, being from the same neck of the woods, and I think he did well for them, but he paid the price for a poor start this season and the chairman having ambitions of going one better than they did last season.

"But Harry Kewell looked like a good fit for them but for whatever reason, 12 games? 14 games? It’s just bizarre football, the way it is.

"I said in an interview in the week that management, it’s just mad how someone can be given 12-14 games and not even a window, he hasn’t had a window to bring any players in, so, what do you make of that?

"It’s just madness but to have two managerial positions in one club in what? 18, 19 games? It’s unbelievable."