Bulawayo City FC coach Darlington Dodo is under fire and desperately needs divine intervention to save his job following a string of poor results that have left the local authority bankrolled side third from bottom with only four points in seven outings.

The only sides below City are troubled Harare giants Dynamos, who lost 1-0 to CAPS United and ZPC Kariba. Dynamos and ZPC Kariba are tied on three points after seven games.

Last season City under the guidance of Mandla Mpofu, survived the chop in the last game of the season and the local authority bosses hired Dodo hoping for better fortunes but the situation has been dire and was compounded last Saturday when City surrendered a 1-0 lead to lose 1-2 to Triangle United at Barbourfields Stadium; a result that left the local authority bankrolled side glued on position 16 with four points.

City chairman Jerry Sibanda confirmed to our sister paper the Chronicle Monday that Dodo is treading a thin line, as he was just a point away from being sacked.

“Results haven’t been favourable, but we’re still rallying behind our coach and the team. We can’t talk of replacing the coach when he hasn’t breached his mandate. What is important is to prepare for the next game and hopefully we will get it right,” said Sibanda.

Pressed about Dodo’s mandate, Sibanda said: “It was agreed that we need 34 points in the first half of the season.”

With just four points from seven games, Dodo will have to win all the 10 games left before the league reaches the halfway stage.

A draw or a defeat in his next away trip to Harare where they will face Dynamos will render Dodo jobless as he would have failed to meet his mandate. It won’t be easy for Dodo and his charges when they face Dynamos, a side that is languishing in the unfamiliar relegation territory and still searching for its first win. Just like City, pressure is mounting on Dynamos, with fans calling for Coach Lloyd Mutasa and Chairman Kenny Mubaiwa to go.