Everyone knows that football is a result based sport. However, even when managers bring success to a football club they can still end up being shown the door. In recent weeks, the premiership has seen Chris Hughton and Sam Allardyce sacked by Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers respectively.
The rumours about Hughton had been doing the rounds for a long time. The decision to axe him does not make much sense considering he secured promotion from the championship as title winners in his first full season. Furthermore, they were not doing too badly in a mid-table position when Mike Ashley decided to dispense with his services.
Sam Allardyce is one of the best English managers around. He may not have won any trophies during his time at Ewood Park but that doesn’t tell the full story. When he arrived, Blackburn was staring relegation in the face. He transformed the club’s fortunes and when he was relieved of his duties, it was European qualification that was the objective.
Unfortunately, these big decisions at football clubs are taken by the money men whether that is power crazy chairmen or a new regime. These people pay huge amounts of money for overall control and see nothing wrong with exercising that right. Sometimes the owners simply want a man in charge of their own choosing.
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Its true that there is a lot of pressure on a manager but then again when they are getting as much money as they are, there should be consequences if they are unable to perform. I think Lee Sharpe would make a good manager, I don't think we saw the best of him but he needs to stop making silly TV appearances on reality TV shows and [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vw7CA0sCbM] breaking sheds [/url] and get back on the UK football scene. Thats just my opinion.
Remind me never to hire the tradesman who put that shed together. Shed destroyed by football player! Whatever next.
You see it time and again, trigger happy directors getting rid of good managers, only to bring in a worse one, when will they learn.
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i dont think football totally depends on manager. though it mostly does.
It helps. All the great football teams had a great manager in charge.
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Managers given time will be found out one way or another. Usually due to their lack of managerial abilty.
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NUFC have been doing it for the past decade - Not giving people a chance.
Hughton was the worst to suffer, absolutely no reason to not give him a budget in Jan transfer window - In comes Pardew, friendly with Mike Ashley and suddenly he is the solution....there wasnt even a problem!
Similar for Roy Hodgson...At the time Liverpool had a shocking squad, fair enough if he wasnt playing the right tactics at time, but he was told he didnt have money to re invest in January - In comes King Kenny and he is out there smashing transfer budgets on deadline day.....
Doesnt make sense
I had some sympathy for Roy Hodgson. The job may have been too big for him. However, it was clear that Fernando Torres and Glen Johnson were not giving 100% and that is unforgiveable.
Hodsgon was appointed by the previous owners so he can count himself unlucky on the transfer front.
Liverpool are one of those clubs, just like Newcastle, where anointed messiahs are the key to everything. God forbid you aren't some sort of club legend before you get there...
I agree. I can't understand why owners are so keen to sack their managers. A new manager brings new ideas and new players. Sometimes, this is a good thing but sacking managers every 5 minutes means a club has no stability whatsoever. Newcastle seem to be a good example regarding sacking managers. Chris Hughton seemed to be a doing a very good job.
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Yeah, Managers don't stay in the game long nowadays, it's just how it goes now. Some managers aren't even given a chance, some people are now even calling for wengers head and he's been there for 15 years!
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