Managerial changes cost clubs £99m last season, says LMA

Floyd Montana

According to figures released to the BBC by the League Managers
Association (LMA), the cost of compensation, legal fees and 'double
contracts' amounted to £99m.

A 'double contract' is when a sacked manager's contract is
honoured until a certain point in time but his replacement also requires
a salary.

October is traditionally the month when clubs begin sacking
their managers. Between October 2010 and February 2011, 25 clubs opted
for that course of action.