Restless Dolphins fans received a gift earlier this week when team owner Stephen Ross decided to fire head coach Tony Sparano on Monday, a move many believed should have happened much sooner.

But, just like spoiled kids on Christmas morning, some fans were left wanting more.

According to the Palm Beach Post, Dolphins die-hards Chris Joseph and Roger Paul have devised a plan to let Ross know that more needs to be done.

Before the Dolphins’ final home game of the year — Jan. 1 against the New York Jets — the impatient pair will hire an airplane to fly around Sun Life Stadium with a sign bearing the message:

“Mr. Ross, save our Dolphins. Fire Jeff Ireland”

Ireland, the Dolphins’ general manager, was hired along with Sparano in 2008. Yet, despite Sparano’s recent firing, Ross remains committed to Ireland.

During the announcement of Sparano’s departure, Ross stated that Ireland will continue to be in charge of personnel and that he and Ireland “will work together” to find a new coach, a move some ‘Fins fans question.

“There’s a feeling that (Ireland) is going to screw up the draft again, or not get the quarterback that everyone wants,” Joseph told the Post. “Firing Sparano was one thing, but if you’re going to do that, you’ve got to clean house.”

According to the newspaper, the aerial assault on Ross and Ireland will cost about $1,500. But when Joseph and Paul jokingly released their idea to the public via Twitter and through their blog FinsNation.com, it took only four hours for fans to donate enough to cover the full expense.

While there’s no telling whether the stunt will happen, or have any impact, there is precedent for successful flyovers in South Florida. Miami Hurricanes fans flew a banner demanding that head coach Randy Shannon be fired, and their demands were met later that day.

If the latest planned flyover is successful, perhaps it would be wise for fans to shell out another $1,500 to demand a trip to the Super Bowl next season.

Restless Dolphins fans received a gift earlier this week when team owner Stephen Ross decided to fire head coach Tony Sparano on Monday, a move many believed should have happened much sooner.

But, just like spoiled kids on Christmas morning, some fans were left wanting more.

According to the Palm Beach Post, Dolphins die-hards Chris Joseph and Roger Paul have devised a plan to let Ross know that more needs to be done.

Before the Dolphins’ final home game of the year — Jan. 1 against the New York Jets — the impatient pair will hire an airplane to fly around Sun Life Stadium with a sign bearing the message:

“Mr. Ross, save our Dolphins. Fire Jeff Ireland”

Ireland, the Dolphins’ general manager, was hired along with Sparano in 2008. Yet, despite Sparano’s recent firing, Ross remains committed to Ireland.

During the announcement of Sparano’s departure, Ross stated that Ireland will continue to be in charge of personnel and that he and Ireland “will work together” to find a new coach, a move some ‘Fins fans question.

“There’s a feeling that (Ireland) is going to screw up the draft again, or not get the quarterback that everyone wants,” Joseph told the Post. “Firing Sparano was one thing, but if you’re going to do that, you’ve got to clean house.”

According to the newspaper, the aerial assault on Ross and Ireland will cost about $1,500. But when Joseph and Paul jokingly released their idea to the public via Twitter and through their blog FinsNation.com, it took only four hours for fans to donate enough to cover the full expense.

While there’s no telling whether the stunt will happen, or have any impact, there is precedent for successful flyovers in South Florida. Miami Hurricanes fans flew a banner demanding that head coach Randy Shannon be fired, and their demands were met later that day.

If the latest planned flyover is successful, perhaps it would be wise for fans to shell out another $1,500 to demand a trip to the Super Bowl next season.

Hall of Fame quarterback and Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino chimed in with his thoughts on the Dolphins’ head coach search Thursday, saying he would love to see former Steelers coach Bill Cowher take the job, but doubted it would happen.

“I would love to see (Cowher) be the Dolphins’ coach or if he wanted to coach again because that would be great for the NFL, but I don’t think his mind-set is that he wants to coach again,” Marino said during his weekly podcast on Dolphins.com.

“And he may change that over time, but my feeling is that he’s a pretty straightforward guy that tells the truth most of the time . . . and he said on TV that he doesn’t have any plans of coming back, and I believe him,” Marino of his CBS colleague, Cowher, who led Pittsburgh to a Super Bowl victory in 2005-06.

The Dolphins are looking to replace Tony Sparano, whose long-speculated dismissal came to fruition Monday following Miami’s ninth loss of the season to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said the search for a new head coach would begin immediately. When asked what he might be looking for in a candidate, the Dolphins owner quipped, “I’d like to find a young Don Shula,” in reference to the Hall of Fame coach who led Miami to five AFC titles and two Super Bowl victories between 1970 and 1995.

Ross openly pursued current 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and former Steelers coach Bill Cowher last season while Sparano was still under contract.

Miami went 29-33 under Sparano, who took over the team in 2008. The Dolphins won the AFC East in Sparano’s first season before losing to Baltimore in the first round of the playoffs.

(NewsCore) – Hall of Fame quarterback and Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino chimed in with his thoughts on the Dolphins’ head coach search Thursday, saying he would love to see former Steelers coach Bill Cowher take the job, but doubted it would happen.

“I would love to see [Cowher] be the Dolphins’ coach or if he wanted to coach again because that would be great for the NFL, but I don’t think his mind-set is that he wants to coach again,” Marino said of his CBS colleague, Cowher, who led Pittsburgh to a Super Bowl victory in 2005-06.

“And he may change that over time, but my feeling is that he’s a pretty straightforward guy that tells the truth most of the time… and he said on TV that he doesn’t have any plans of coming back, and I believe him,” Marino said during his weekly podcast on Dolphins.com.

The Dolphins are looking to replace Tony Sparano, whose long-speculated dismissal came to fruition Monday following Miami’s ninth loss of the season to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said the search for a new head coach would begin immediately. When asked what he might be looking for in a candidate, the Dolphins owner quipped, “I’d like to find a young Don Shula,” in reference to the Hall of Fame coach who led Miami to five AFC titles and two Super Bowl victories between 1970 and 1995.

Ross openly pursued current 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and former Steelers coach Bill Cowher last season while Sparano was still under contract.

Miami went 29-33 under Sparano, who took over the team in 2008. The Dolphins won the AFC East in Sparano’s first season before losing to Baltimore in the first round of the playoffs.