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Nervous times for under pressure bosses
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/12/2024
» It's that time of the year when managers of struggling teams start getting a bit nervous about their immediate future. These fears are not unfounded as witnessed last weekend when two Premier League gaffers were axed on the same day.
Good campaign for EPL gaffers…so far
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/11/2023
» With almost one third of Premier League matches having been played, the most remarkable aspect of the season so far is that no manager has been sacked.
Ranting Conte joins the merry-go-round
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/04/2023
» The departure of Antonio Conte from Tottenham Hotspur did not come as a great surprise after his extraordinary rant, but it means that as the Premier League clubs gear up this weekend for the final run-in, more than half of them will not have the manager they began the season with.
Bruce suffers October sacking
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/10/2022
» A year ago, Steve Bruce stood on the touchline at Newcastle's St James' Park with a rather grim face -- he was waiting to be sacked.
Nervous times for struggling managers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/09/2022
» We are only in September but already 11 managers in English football have moved on, most of them sacked including three in the Premier League.
Coach Tuchel pays price for Blues' poor start to season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/09/2022
» While Chelsea have clearly suffered a disappointing start to their Premier League campaign, the sacking of manager Thomas Tuchel still came as something of a shock with it being so early in the season.
Can 'Tinkerman' Ranieri get the Hornets buzzing once again?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/10/2021
» The autumn international breaks are traditionally a time when struggling Premier League managers begin nervously looking over their shoulders, and for good reason.
Why 55 means so much to Gers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/03/2021
» Since the Scottish Premiership was established in 1998 there have only been two teams that have won the title, and you don't win any prizes for guessing who they are -- the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers.
Nervous times for struggling gaffers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/10/2019
» The October international break is always a nerve-wracking period for managers whose teams have not been performing well in their opening fixtures.
Forty gaffers gone, and still counting
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/04/2019
» When Steve McClaren was told he had been sacked by Queens Park Rangers on April 1, he could have been forgiven for thinking it was some kind of bad taste April Fools' joke. Unfortunately for him, it was not fake news.