We are fast approaching the new Premier League season and it promises to be an absolutely crucial one for a number of Managers up and down the country, this applies to no one more than Arsene Wenger who finds himself under increasing pressure at Arsenal as the wait for trophies goes on. A couple of [...]
Any major tournament tends to bring with it a number of casualties and the 2011 Copa America has proven no different after it was announced that Sergio Batista had left his job as head coach of Argentina. Batista has payed the price for the poor performance of the team through the competition, they were knocked [...]
The most controversial managerial switch of the Summer involved Alex McLeish leaving his job at Birmingham only to hot foot it across the city to join rivals Aston Villa to the dismay of both sets of fans. It has to be said that the initial hysteria from Villa fans about the appointment of McLeish has [...]
It was only a matter of months ago that Birmingham were enjoying one of their best moments in their history when Alex McLeish led the club to Carling Cup success at Wembley Stadium. Since then it has all gone wrong for the Blues with relegation from the top flight followed by the departure of the [...]
QPR were one of the success stories of last season as Neil Warnock led the the team to Championship glory and promotion back to the Premier League. Most clubs would consider a Manager who led them to the Premier League as vital to their chances of staying in the top flight but ever since the [...]
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Another day brings another management casualty at the moment and the latest Manager picking up his P45 is Phil Parkinson who has been sacked as Manager of Charlton Athletic after a poor run of results. Following the recent takeover of the club it appears that Parkinson has been shown the door with the team currently [...]
Preston North End have parted company with manager Darren Ferguson twelve months to the day that they sacked his predecessor, Alan Irvine. Ferguson leaves PNE at the foot of the Championship, five points from safety turning in to the new year after the club suffered its 13th defeat of the season at home to Middlesbrough. [...]
Brian Laws has been sacked as manager of Burnley after less than twelve months in charge at Turf Moor. Clarets chairman, Barry Kilby, announced that Laws had left the club on Wednesday afternoon citing that the club required “a fresh approach in order to achieve its goal of returning to the Premier League.” Laws, who [...]
Steve McClaren’s European adventure could be coming to an end this Christmas with the former England boss under pressure at Wolfsburg, the team are languishing in 13th place in the Bundesliga and following a cup exit to lower league opposition he now faces the sack. McClaren has built himself a good reputation since leaving the [...]