Nigel, you havent specified whether we're talking current (or available) managers or those in the past, where I live a lot of the time. Everyone seems to be talking current names more or less, so before anyone else does can I mention Shankly, Paisley, Fagan ,Busby and Nicholson. Also hasn't Gary Megson had the chop a few times?
''can I mention Shankly, Paisley, Fagan ,Busby and Nicholson.''
Of course, you can March. I was narrowing the list to current managers, but it would be quite interesting to have comparative figures . Sure, it was never a profession with much job security. But I'd guess there must be two or three times the number of sackings per season now compared to, say, 40 years ago?
Cloughie was also sacked by Leeds after a reign that lasted just 44 days.
He was also very good at sacking people himself. Can't remember if it was at Derby or Forest, but there was a story that he caught two tea ladies laughing and joking after his team had taken a pasting - and although they were probably laughing at something completely unconnected with football, he sacked them for inappropriate behavour !
[cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]Thanks NW, back to the present , whose that bloke Grimsby keep sacking, can picture him but the name escapes me, Alan someone?
Thanks Covered End, saved me a sleepless night. With all his loveable ducking and diving, was Venables actually sacked from anywhere (inc Barca and Aussie)?
Was Coppell ever sacked, know he walked out of Man City and is still at Reading...I assume Palace must have sacked him at one of his times at the club but can't remember....also how about Tony Pullis?
As for most sacked...Trevor Francis must be up there somewhere he was awful.
who was the fella that keeps taking over at blackburn everytime a mgr gets the boot there i dont think he jas been fired yet has had the job 4 times to my knowledge but i cant think of his name
[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]who was the fella that keeps taking over at blackburn everytime a mgr gets the boot there i dont think he jas been fired yet has had the job 4 times to my knowledge but i cant think of his name[/quote
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Of course, you can March. I was narrowing the list to current managers, but it would be quite interesting to have comparative figures . Sure, it was never a profession with much job security. But I'd guess there must be two or three times the number of sackings per season now compared to, say, 40 years ago?
He was also very good at sacking people himself. Can't remember if it was at Derby or Forest, but there was a story that he caught two tea ladies laughing and joking after his team had taken a pasting - and although they were probably laughing at something completely unconnected with football, he sacked them for inappropriate behavour !
Alan Buckley.
As for most sacked...Trevor Francis must be up there somewhere he was awful.
cheers the equaliser