Roar to investigate bungling of Mulvey sacking Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey was told he had been axied by the media instead of the club. Brisbane Roar managing director Sean Dobson said the club would begin investigations into the bungled handling of Mike Mulvey's sacking after he was told of his axing by media instead of the club. Dobson, along with captain Matt Smith and new head coach Frans Thijjsen, fronted reporters on Monday afternoon, a day after Mulvey was dismissed in the most farcical of circumstances. News broke of the club's decision on Sunday morning, leading media outlets to call Mulvey seeking clarification. It wasn't until late on Sunday he finally met with the club and they handed down the news. Happier times for the Brisbane Roar - 2014 A-League champions. Dobson said the club would investigate the source of the leak and conceded the process had 'got away from us'. Mulvey wasn't on hand to speak and has declined requests for an interview by Fairfax Media. What happened yesterday (Sunday) in terms of process was not what we envisaged. It was not something that we wanted to do and it was not how we wanted to operate," Dobson said. The decision itself was made early on Sunday morning. A process was put in place in terms of communicating firstly with Mike, secondly with the playing group and thirdly with the media and members. Frans Thijssen has been appointed interim coach of the Brisbane Roar. During the time between the decision being made and passed down, the process did get away from us. Obviously we had a leak, we had a breach and we are investigating that breach. It is not something we take lightly or accept as a club. Smith said he was only made aware of Mulvey's sacking by media reports and said the entire process lacked professionalism. Sean has already addressed the fact that it wasn't professional. There were processes in order and they were breached. The club had to formulate a second plan. I'm not sitting here liking what happened. Smith said. In a monster 45-minute press conference, Dobson said Mulvey had deviated from the club's core playing and training philosophy and despite repeated meetings, a satisfactory arrangement could not be reached. Football director Ken Stead was a key player in the process with his feedback to the board one of the catalysts for the drastic call, which came just six months after Mulvey guided Brisbane to the A-League double. Thijjsen took over training on Monday morning but won't be seen as a longterm coaching option.