After the briefest of restpites the heat is now straight back on Steve Kean after his side were convincingly beaten 3-1 by Newcastle on Saturday. Lapses in concentration and poor defending were to blame as a Demba Ba hat-trick secured Newcastle their third win of the season as they moved up into fourth in the [...]

Steve McClaren has endured a tumultuous time since he was appointed Nottingham Forest manager back in June. The former England boss has been left frustrated at the lack of activity both on and off the pitch, which has reportedly caused a rift between himself and the club’s board. Speculation is rife that McClaren’s tenure at [...]

Newcastle United fans will be wondering just why the club continuously kicks itself in the foot after the latest player controversy hampers their pre-season build up. On Tuesday the Newcastle owner, Mike Ashley, finally lost patience with Joey Barton after the controversial midfielder’s unflattering tweets about the club’s hierarchy. Ashley decided enough was enough and [...]

It has only been a fraction over four weeks since the curtains closed on yet another highly dramatic Premier League season, but what a chaotic and entertaining month it has been in the manager merry go round. There have been some intriguing managerial changes during this period, from Alex McLeish’s controversial switch from Birmingham City [...]

With an impressive 12th Premier League title all but wrapped up and a potential third Champions League trophy on the horizon, few would forgive Sir Alex Ferguson for stepping down from Manchester United at the end of the season. The legendary Scot, who will celebrate his landmark 70th birthday next season, has confirmed that he [...]

If the rumour mills are to be believed then West Brom will announce later today that Chris Hughton will be named as the next West Brom manager in replacement for Roberto De Matteo who was sacked at the weekend. The Birmingham based newspaper the Birmingham Mail has said that Hughton will be named as boss [...]

The former Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton could very soon be making a return to the footballing world as the new manager for struggling West Brom replacing Roberto De Matteo who was relieved of his managerial duties at the weekend. Hughton has not been in the game since he was sacked by Newcastle Chairman Mike [...]

After just a couple of days of speculation the Sack Race understands that Alan Pardew will be named as the new Manager of Newcastle United before the weekend, Chris Hughton was sacked in controversial fashion on Monday but Mike Ashley and the board have acted quickly to bring in Pardew. The former Southampton and West [...]

It has been less than 24 hours since Chris Hughton was sacked as Manager of Newcastle United and there has already been a plethora of Managers linked to the hot-seat on Tyneside, the latest name who appears to be jumping to the front of the queue is Alan Pardew  whose odds have been slashed by [...]

After weeks of rumours swirling around St James Park Chris Hughton has finally parted company with Newcastle United today to end a turbulent start to the season, he is a popular man in the north-East but Mike Ashley ahs decided to act after the team slipped to a poor defeat to West Brom on Sunday. [...]