Former Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay never gained any traction at West Bromwich Albion and was fired by the English club on Tuesday.
The Welshman took over the second-tier team on Jan. 16, but failed to win a single game while in charge. He managed four draws and suffered five defeats with a minus-13 goal differential. He was let go after a 1-1 tie with Charlton on Tuesday.
Ramsay took over West Brom after previous coach Ryan Mason struggled, and Ramsay couldn’t reverse the downward trend. WBA now sit only one point out of the relegation zone to the English third tier, and the side was bounced out of the FA Cup on his watch.
In 2024, Ramsay, then 32, became the youngest head coach in MLS and he led United to two straight Western Conference semifinal appearances. Under his stead, MNUFC set a record 58 points in 2025.
Ramsay’s teams in Minnesota were known for its low-block defensive formation, league-low possession percentage and set-piece success for a lot of its goal-scoring. Last season, MNUFC scored 56 goals in 34 games (1.6 per game), but at West Brom, his team scored five in nine (0.5 per game).
Ramsay had another year on his contract with MNUFC for 2026, and WBA paid an undisclosed amount of compensation to MNUFC to bring him back home to England.
Cameron Knowles, who was a Ramsay assistant the last two seasons, became the Loons’ new permanent head coach in January, and in the season opener, his team made two, one-goal comebacks to earn a 2-2 road draw with Austin FC on Saturday.
The Loons’ home opener is Saturday afternoon against FC Cincinnati at Allianz Field.
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