Manager Sackings

Is this the longest its been since a manager was sacked in the EPL?

12 games into the season and no manager has yet be sacked since the league started. Must be close to a record surely?

I was thinking the other day it's been a while since a Premier League manager change.

It's weird, no one particularly looks like they're going to get sacked either. The two most likely are Roberto Martinez, because Wigan are just so so dire and Steve Kean. Thing is though, both of them seem to have their chairmans backing, so it doesn't look like they're going to go.

I guess my pick for 3rd most likely is Mick McCarthy, but doesn't look like he'll get sacked either.

AVB to be gone by the end of the season

GK01 wrote:AVB to be gone by the end of the season

Wouldn't surprise me. They've got to give him at least a season after spending £13m on him though, surely.

Zzonked wrote:

GK01 wrote:AVB to be gone by the end of the season

Wouldn't surprise me. They've got to give him at least a season after spending £13m on him though, surely.

They need to give him like 5 seasons

I will eat my hat if Chelsea sack AvB

Cam wrote:I will eat my hat if Chelsea sack AvB

No time limit = guaranteed hat eating

Zzonked wrote:

Cam wrote:I will eat my hat if Chelsea sack AvB

No time limit = guaranteed hat eating

Unless AVB resigns, or he retires at Chelsea.

Retires at Chelsea.

Who was the last full time Chelsea manager that wasn't sacked?

Danny wrote:Retires at Chelsea.

Who was the last full time Chelsea manager that wasn't sacked?

Guus Hiddink

or if AVB doesn't renew his contract

GK01 wrote:

Danny wrote:Retires at Chelsea.

Who was the last full time Chelsea manager that wasn't sacked?

Guus Hiddink

Full time Sam, full time.

This stat was going around recently. If there is no managerial change by the time the calendar hits December, it will be the first time in 100 years for the top flight of English football that all the managers survived to December.

Scuba Steve wrote:This stat was going around recently. If there is no managerial change by the time the calendar hits December, it will be the first time in 100 years for the top flight of English football that all the managers survived to December.

That is never going to happen. Trigger happy owners are lurking in every corner just waiting for the chance to pull the trigger.

Laurencio wrote:

Scuba Steve wrote:This stat was going around recently. If there is no managerial change by the time the calendar hits December, it will be the first time in 100 years for the top flight of English football that all the managers survived to December.

That is never going to happen. Trigger happy owners are lurking in every corner just waiting for the chance to pull the trigger.

a week?

Surely that's about to happen lol

Like Zzonked said, the only ones that I reckon should go are Martinez or Kean, but both of them have full support from their boards.

Cam wrote:Like Zzonked said, the only ones that I reckon should go are Martinez or Kean, but both of them have full support from their boards.

I doubt Kean has I wouldn't trust them Venky's at all, Id want them out if I was a Blackburn fan.

SpiritOfShankly wrote:

Laurencio wrote:


That is never going to happen. Trigger happy owners are lurking in every corner just waiting for the chance to pull the trigger.

a week?

Stranger things have happened.

Laurencio wrote:

SpiritOfShankly wrote:

a week?

Stranger things have happened.

yes but to say it is never going to happen?

SpiritOfShankly wrote:

Laurencio wrote:

Stranger things have happened.

yes but to say it is never going to happen?

Good point.. Sort of contradicted myself there. Well you know how the English are with traditions. Can't break a 100 year old tradition, that would just be wrong.

I doubt Martinez would get sacked. He's actually a good manager but with the shittest team in the league to manage.
If Owen Coyle doesn't get his shit together maybe he could be the first to get sacked.

Stoke have lost there last 4 and are going to Blackburn Saturday so if they manage to get a win it might just happen.

Steve Kean will be sacked first.

Kean just signed a new contract

grenade187 wrote:I doubt Martinez would get sacked. He's actually a good manager but with the shittest team in the league to manage.
If Owen Coyle doesn't get his shit together maybe he could be the first to get sacked.

You have to take into account Bolton's difficult fixture list so far though, I think Bolton will be ok there objective is to stay up so as long as there not rock bottom he'll probably stay in charge.

GK01 wrote:Kean just signed a new contract

EDIT: He has put talks on hold.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/986928/steve-kean-puts-talks-on-hold-to-focus-on-blackburn-woes?cc=5739

grenade187 wrote:I doubt Martinez would get sacked. He's actually a good manager but with the shittest team in the league to manage.
If Owen Coyle doesn't get his shit together maybe he could be the first to get sacked.

He may be a good manager, but he doesn't play like a relegation scrapping team. IMO he tries to be too fancy, needs to just park the bus and squeeze out points more.

Steve Bruce will be first to go.

The thing with Martinez though is that he did amazingly well to keep them up for the last two seasons as their squad was (and still is) so dire. He somehow managed to keep them punching above their weight for two years with a ridiculously poor squad.

Martinez wont be sacked. Plays nice football and as people have said, he has done well with the smallest club and worst team in the league. Also remember, he was often the Villa job during the summer... He showed loyalty to Wigan, I expect that same loyalty will be shown to him.


Keane will be first to go.