Just minutes after the London Spitfire ​announced the departure of head coach Lee "Bishop" Beom-joon on Wednesday, ESPN's Rod "Slasher" Breslau tweeted that his removal came, at least in part, ​because of requests by members of the team .





In a tweet posted a mere six minutes after the London Spitfire's tweet went live, Breslau wrote that according to anonymous sources, the players requested Bishop be removed.

Bishop's removal from the London Spitfire as Coach is at least in part on the request from the players, sources said. — Rod Breslau (@Slasher) March 7, 2018

Breslau did not elaborate on why the players requested Bishop's removal or on any other reasons why Bishop departed the team.





Bishop was instrumental in constructing the London Spitfire, working originally with Cloud9 to secure both the ​KongDoo Panthera and GC Busan lineups in advance of the OWL's inaugural season. ​He was brought on as head coach once the teams were finalized.

We've parted ways with coach @BishopOW and wish him the best with his future endeavours!



Read: https://t.co/7daJ6pHMVN pic.twitter.com/nWE61Paujs — London Spitfire (@Spitfire) March 7, 2018

Under his guidance, the Spitfire soared to the top of the Stage 1 championship, and currently hovers at third on the standings for Stage 2.





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