Bookies Making A Mint On The Premiership Manager Merry Go Around
Even though we are just approaching the half way point of the football Premiership season, there is much speculation about who will be the next big name to bite the dust. It seems as though the big money is on the likes of Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce and even Liverpool favourite Benitez parting company with their clubs in the short term. But why is the turnover of managers so quick?
Despite being in the job for only 8 months “Big Sam” is under extreme pressure even though the club are hovering around the halfway mark in the Premiership table, and Benitez has taken Liverpool into the top four. Allardyce has felt the full fury of the Newcastle fans who are unhappy at the way the team are playing and the results they have achieved so far—had they actually lost in last weekends FA Cup tie at Stoke then the big man would have been out on his ear already.
Benitez on the other hand has seen his relationship with Liverpool Football Club’s new owners hit rock bottom as he demanded more money for new players in the transfer window, despite spending over £30 million in the last 12 months. His public statement that he needed new players did not go down well with the US backers and it seems only a matter of time before he is shown the door—expect an announcement in the new year to say that all parties have come to an agreement.
While nobody doubts that Football is a results game, the speed with which managers come and go is unbelievable to say the least. Newcastle United have had 10 managers and no trophies in the last 22 years, a time when Sir Alex Ferguson has been at the helm of Manchester United throughout—which actually speaks volumes for the direction of the clubs!
