Statistics from the League Managers Association (LMA) have revealed that on average a quarter of all professional managers lose their jobs between October and February. Furthermore, figures show that between October 2010 and February 2011 25 clubs sacked their respective managers, with October pinpointed as the month of doom. It is thought that the reason [...]

The scoreline at Wembley may have been close as Man united over came Man City 3-2 to win the Community Shield but in truth it was something of a demoralising day for the blue half of Manchester, they were comprehensively outplayed by their more illustrious neighbours as united produced a performance to delight Sir Alex [...]

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 [...]

Kenny Dalglish seems to have brought the good times back to Liverpool since taking charge of the squad back in January but he knows more than anyone that he will be expected to improve the fortunes of the team this season. Dalglish took charge of the club for the second time at the start of [...]

It barely seems five minutes since the end of last season but already we are gearing up for a new campaign north of the border with the 2011/12 SPL season about to get underway. All the SPL Managers have been busy getting their squads ready for the big kick-off and they will know that a [...]

Chelsea have taken something of a leap of faith in appointing 33 year-old Andre Villas-Boas as their new Manager and the former Porto Boss will know that he will need to hit the ground running at Stamford Bridge this season. The Blues were quick to dispense with Carlo Ancelotti after he failed to lift a [...]

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. [...]