Being in charge of a team in one of the most fiercely competitive leagues in the world comes at a heavy price. Your decisions are constantly scrutinised and your club's supporters represent an army of armchair football managers, all with different opinions on tactics, formations and players. On top of that, if you lose a succession of games the board will cast you aside quicker than you can say Premier League.
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce was the first casualty of the 2011/12 Premier League season after he was sacked at the end of November following Sunderland's poor run of form. QPR dismissed Neil Warnock in January, while Mick McCarthy lost his job at Wolves in February. Andre Villas-Boas is the latest manager to be axed, after Chelsea sacked him at the start of March.
At the moment the bookmakers have shut the Next Premier League Manager To Be Sacked market as the season draws to a close. However, when they are back up and running the odds will be displayed in a table below.
We profile all the Managers in the Premier League from those fighting for the title and European places to those down the bottom embroiled in a relegation battle. We will be keeping a close eye on Old Trafford over the coming seasons as Sir Alex Ferguson fights to win more trophies before deciding the best time for him to retire. We will also be looking at all the managers trying to fight it out with Sir Alex for honours domestically and in Europe. Those ,managers include Roberto Mancini, Arsene Wenger, Kenny Dalglish and Harry Redknapp who will all harbour hopes of winning the Premier League this season.
There were a number of notable casualties and surprise departures after the curtains came down on the 2010/11 season. Carlo Ancelotti was ruthlessly disposed of straight after Chelsea's last game due to his 'failure' to bring any silverware back to the Bridge. Mark Hughes and Alex McLeish were the shock departures as they left their respective club's Fulham and Birmingham City during the summer. Furthermore Gerard Houllier left Aston Villa by mutual consent because of ill-health.
