That left Amelio--whose three-year contract was, coincidentally, up at the end of last year--holding the short straw.

FORBES: Cover Curse

The last straw: a bid for Warner-Lambert that failed.

FORBES: A fresh face

The last straw: a failed bid for Warner-Lambert.

FORBES: A Fresh Face

The last straw appears to have been Saturday's last-minute defeat at Ipswich which left the club 10 points off the play-off zone with seven games to go.

BBC: Fulham boss Bracewell sacked

And it was - a lot of people think it was the last straw for him.

NPR: Middle East Commander Fallon Steps Down

He has divided opinion at the Santiago Bernabeu after being unable to follow up last season's title, or deliver Real's long-awaited 10th European title -- and the Copa del Rey final defeat against Atletico Madrid was the last straw as he agreed to leave by mutual consent.

CNN: Cup win clinches Bayern's historic treble

Last week the organisation joined a coalition warning Justice Secretary Jack Straw that proposals to build three 2, 500-bed Titan jails would "squander" public money and leave Britain the "prisons capital of Europe".

BBC: Charity makes bid to run prisons

Having been dumped out of the FA Cup by Blue Square Bet Premier side Darlington last month, the defeat by Exeter in Tuesday night's southern area semi-final was the final straw for the Rovers board.

BBC: Manager Paul Trollope sacked by Bristol Rovers