marleyhib
06-01-2011, 09:26 PM
Was just reading an article about the managers in the premiership who's jobs are supposedly under threat: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9346616.stm.
What struck me is that 3/4 of those mentioned have been in their job for a very short time, Roy Hodgson at Liverpool, Gerard Houllier at Aston Villa and Avram Grant at West Ham.
Was thinking it may be sensible to have a "transfer window" for managers for clubs, where clubs have to stick with a manager for a certain amount of time unless they get fired for something like gross misconduct.
My thinking was that this would make boards think very carefully about who they appointed, stick with managers for a decent amount of time and if they were doing badly look at bringing in help/support to make them do better instead of just canning them. It would also mean that manager can't jump ship as soon as they do well for a season.
Might well be an unworkable idea but I would like to see more clubs giving managers a fair crack of the whip and boards being more accountable for who they appoint.
What struck me is that 3/4 of those mentioned have been in their job for a very short time, Roy Hodgson at Liverpool, Gerard Houllier at Aston Villa and Avram Grant at West Ham.
Was thinking it may be sensible to have a "transfer window" for managers for clubs, where clubs have to stick with a manager for a certain amount of time unless they get fired for something like gross misconduct.
My thinking was that this would make boards think very carefully about who they appointed, stick with managers for a decent amount of time and if they were doing badly look at bringing in help/support to make them do better instead of just canning them. It would also mean that manager can't jump ship as soon as they do well for a season.
Might well be an unworkable idea but I would like to see more clubs giving managers a fair crack of the whip and boards being more accountable for who they appoint.