The Sack Race...

[AstonV12]

Gents,

Please enter your hopes/predictions for the sack from their respectful positions as manager of the respective football club.

I'll start:

Alan Pardew - no results and bottom at christmas. Sacking due

Mark Hughes - fails to curb the latin tempraments and the big money egos, as Adebayor goes missing on international duty Also in the bottom half by Christmas.

Entries, please, will be most grateful

[The Prophet]

I should preface this by saying that 'The Prophet' is a sarcastic nickname my mates have given me due to my ability to get every sporting prediction I make totally wrong. Still, I'll give it a go.

Phil Brown. Hull's form in the second half of last season is what you can reasonably expect this season. That means they're going to be in the bottom three pretty much all season. According to Phil Brown, everything that goes wrong is someone else's fault and eventually the board and fans will get sick of him. Sacked by christmas.

[AstonV12]

The Prophet said:

I should preface this by saying that 'The Prophet' is a sarcastic nickname my mates have given me due to my ability to get every sporting prediction I make totally wrong. Still, I'll give it a go.

Phil Brown. Hull's form in the second half of last season is what you can reasonably expect this season. That means they're going to be in the bottom three pretty much all season. According to Phil Brown, everything that goes wrong is someone else's fault and eventually the board and fans will get sick of him. Sacked by christmas.

Good call

Edited by AstonV12 on Monday 20th July 14:46

[donkeypunt]

Hmmmm could be an inspired call on Brown getting bagged first but Hull have stood by him and lets face it they were very unlikely survivors last year.

As a Bolton fan I regret saying it but Gary Megson might be first to go unless we seriously strengthen our squad things aren't looking too good so far in terms of players in.

[ClintonB]

donkeypunt said:

As a Bolton fan I regret saying it but Gary Megson might be first to go unless we seriously strengthen our squad things aren't looking too good so far in terms of players in.

Megson might be in the top half dozen but he won't be top of the list, even though the football is criminally bad (certainly was every time I was kindly invited along by 'friends'). Makes the football under Allardyce look like Brazil of '82.


My 2p:

1] Mark Hughes - Has to be in there. If City have an early record of something like 1 win in 6 or 2 in 9 (even if they have a few draws) then you have to imagine that he's toast.
Then the real fun would start with trying to suss out the replacement.

2] Paul Hart - Probably a nice guy but an average manager (at best) and bound to be under pressure post takeover with all the decent players having done one (or trying to do one). Unless the new bloke splashes the cash I can see Pompey going down.

3] Steve Bruce - Dunno but for some reason I think the panto dame might be in trouble & wishing he was back at Plucky Little Wigan. Demanding owner but little chance of attracting any decent players, not good with so few goals in the team. If he doesn't get, say, Darren Bent and results don't go then I reckon the Spanish Archer will loom.


Honourable mention - Phil Brown and the guy that delivers his fake tan (he must be strong enough to give Brock Lesnar a big can of whoop ass).

[MentalSarcasm]

Jim Magilton, simply because QPR managers only last half a season at best at the moment, and apparantly he's already had one big argument with Briatore.

Love the club, really don't like the management at the moment

[Republik]

Phil Brown was fending off critisism at the end of last season. If you don't start well I can see him being fired.

Mark Hughes has a lot of pressure to deliver, if they aren't top 4 this season I can see him being a goner.

Steve Bruce moved to a 'bigger' club yet has failed to buy anyone of note. If they struggle he'll be gone.

Really hope its not Roberto Martinez at Wigan.

[Skipppy]

Mark Hughes would be my bet.

[ClintonB]

Next (or additional) question is when will the first Prem manager go?


I will go for somewhere around the last week in Oct - Just after the 10 game panic button starts glowing.

Edited by ClintonB on Wednesday 22 July 22:08

[AstonV12]

Paul Hart for Pompey

[Killer2005]

Bryan Gunn

[Republik]

Killer2005 said:

Bryan Gunn

[im]

You should have made this thread a poll.

[AstonV12]

im said:

You should have made this thread a poll.

im, thought of that....but as you know football fortunes change quickly and sacking opportunities grow by the week. This'll be left open for nomination...

[donkeypunt]

Killer2005 said:

Bryan Gunn

+1 after yesterday. Good job the angry fan went early who knows what he'd have done if he'd have seen all 7 go in.

[The Ben]

Prem - Hughes if got no results in the first 5 games.

[AstonV12]

donkeypunt said:

Killer2005 said:

Bryan Gunn

+1 after yesterday. Good job the angry fan went early who knows what he'd have done if he'd have seen all 7 go in.

What a drubbing.

[AstonV12]

so far we have:

Mark Hughes - now has the squad. Sacking rumours to start around October after mixed results. Rumours start of re-installation of Sven...or Mourinho

Paul Hart - Pompey collapse, bottom by Christmas, and you know what they said about teams bottom by christmas...

Pardew - nuff said

Phil Brown - Will pay the price for consistent moaning

Gary Megson

Steve Bruce

Jim Magilton

what about a small wager on Sven jumping ship at Notts County????

Edited by AstonV12 on Monday 10th August 15:05

[Republik]

Sven's on £2m a year isn't he? What exactly is he doing? Probably nothing. Can't see him leaving unless he gets mega money to manage someone else.

[Apollo Zensen]

In the prem I think aside from the obvious Brown / Hart / Hughes that old twitchy Redknapp might be worth a (long odds!) punt, Spurs have form for needlessly sacking managers in the Autumn for the crime of losing 4 or 5 matches in a row.