A small and elite band, I suspect.
Curbishley is one of them, having left both CAFC and West Ham of his own choosing (despite his claim v WHU for constructive dismissal ).
Both Ferguson and Wenger were sacked in their early careers.
But who else has never been sacked ? (Obviously those still in their first managerial job don't count ... unles they've been there for years). I reckon the names can probably be written on a postage stamp but would be interested to see what we can come up with.
As a corollary, I wonder which manager still working in the English game has been sacked the most times? (Presumably a very rich man with multiple pay-offs...)
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martin o'neil
good question nigel
Boro I think and most prob Bradford?
Defo - Grimsby
I think Johnson was sacked from his first two jobs Kettering and Cambridge before his stint with Latvia
I'd say Dowie must be quite high up on the 'most sackings' list.
Keegan definitely qualifies and Moyes, who's been a manager for ten years now and never been sacked, is a good call.
So I reckon so far we have four - Curbs, Mark Hughes , Keegan and Moyes...not sure about Martin O'Neill. V brief stay at Norwich. Left due to ''differences''. Don't know enough of the background to say whether he walked or was pushed. Anyone else know?
My friend Louise Taylor went to interview him for The Times some time in the early '90s and she was invited with her tape recorder to his house. I remember her telling me the next day that when she arrived, 'Arry answered the door wearing Mrs 'Arry's kitchen pinny and with the vacuum cleaner in his hands.
Whether it was one of his little jokes or he really does moonlight as Mrs Mop when he's at home, I don't know. But I'm inclined to think it was for real because he asked Louise not to mention it in her piece...I've loved him ever since!
yeah thanks that was pointed out 2 hours ago. read before you post!!
I thnik it is arguable that we did not sack Curbs. It was a nice sacking, but it was us that terminated his contract, he wanted to manage the next season.
Lennie Lawrenxcxe was sacked by Middlesborough (suceeded by Brian Robson) and Bradford City
is that why his English is even worse than George Bush's ?
Yanks dont speak English proper like what we do mate.
You can't even spell Charlton
Is Jose Mourinho one or does it not count that he was never sacked abroad and in the prem.
who do you support?
you only seem to be public enemy as you are the most negative i have ever seen!
maybe your a palace or millwall fan on a wind up or maybe your just negative but come on do you really believe we are going down?
We've come up with five managers still operating in English football who've never been sacked - Curbs, Keegan, Moyes, Mark Hughes and Paul Ince (who may be leaving this list shortly). A sixth name I'm not sure about is Martin O'Neill (was he sacked at Norwich or did he walk? Probably not there long enough to do anything that merited the boot, so I susepct he joins our elite list). And one, Redknapp, who deserves an honourable mention for only being sacked once in 25 years of managership.
Any more?