Just in the last week or so, we have seen the start of the managers losing their jobs. Peter Reid has lost his job at Plymouth Argyle, with them seemingly looking in trouble early on this season. This has been followed up by Steve McClaren resigning from his post at Nottingham Forest on Sunday evening, and Keith Millen ending his 12 year stay at Bristol City after being sacked on Monday.
Interestingly, when considering doing this blog on football managers who have recently lost their jobs, I checked out the League Managers Asssociation (LMA) website, and found many names out of work. These men range from Carlo Ancelotti (former Chelsea manager) to Chris Turner (most famous for his spell at Hartlepool United, amongst others). Other names mentioned are Gianfranco Zola, and Gianluca Vialli, who both had ties with Chelsea. For the full list of managers on the LMA list, you can find them here: http://www.leaguemanagers.com/
With so many managers out of a job, why do some teams look at managers in a job? Currently, Bristol City have been linked with Derek McInnes (current St. Johnstone manager), and they today have come out and said they would not stand in his way should Bristol City approach them. They have started brightly this season, and sit 5th after 10 games. McInnes has been in the job since Owen Coyle moved to Burnley, and so far has achieved winning the Scottish First Division in 2009, and two 8th placed finishes in the SPL.
But why look at this man and seemingly disturb what the Scottish club are doing? Managers such as Mark Hughes, Roy Keane, Dave Jones, Aidy Boothroyd, Alan Curbishley, George Burley, Paul Ince, David O' Leary, Gordon Strachan and Martin O' Neill etc are all still unemployed.
Some of these managers have been missing for a long time from the game, and you wonder what the future holds. How are some of these managers going to get back into the game? Are they finished in football? When will we see them next? The other point to consider, is are they up together with current football? Some of the names on the LMA website ahve been missing for a long time. Can they come back to a game that has seemingly moved onwards and upwards?
So my question is for you to ponder is.... Do managers get treated unfairly and should be given more time? We all know what has happened with Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson.
I think managers should be given more time really. It seems like there is no job security for them these days and wondering if you'll get the boot after a bad run of form has got to be distracting. It's so much extra pressure when the job is already tough enough.
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