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May 24, 2008
Chelsea are going through managers like a hot knife through butter. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of Grant, but it seemed likely that no matter the result from Moscow he'd be shown the door.
posted by Fence at 06:03 AM on May 25, 2008
Good grief. By this reckoning, anybody besides Fergie is out.
posted by worldcup2002 at 10:57 AM on May 25, 2008
Agreed. Premier League clubs seemed to have more sense than other top leagues in coaching tenures--I think the shelf life in Brazil is about four months--but that is beginning to change; evidence is at Newcastle, Fullham, Tottenham and the FPP-mentioned Chelsea and Man City. I wonder how safe even Arsene Wenger is if the Gunners don't do better next season than 3rd in the league, not even getting to a domestic Cup finals or past the Champions League quarters, especially if the ownership (finally) changes at the Emirates. Rafa Benitez should be safe for another 12 months if the Reds' ownership situation stabilizes. David Moyes is surely safe after retaining the UEFA Cup spot, unless he gets recruited for a bigger job. Roy Keane, Harry Redknapp, Mark Hughes and Martin O'Neill are fine. I wonder about pretty much everyone else with the possible exception of Roy Hodgeson. If Keane can keep Sunderland up again he will surely be the frontrunner to replace SAF in two years. He might have an extremely cool coaching setup if does, with Ole already working with the Red Devil reserves and Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes apparently joining him when they hang up their boots.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:30 PM on May 25, 2008
Reports in the Grauniad suggest Ferg will retire in three more years, to be replaced by Queiroz.
posted by owlhouse at 03:06 AM on May 26, 2008
Redknapp is safe at Portsmouth. They're still paying him back for sabotaging Southampton.
posted by Drood at 03:22 AM on May 26, 2008
Owlie, I wonder if those rumors are floated more to keep Queiroz happy and in place as #2. His record, brief as it is, as a head man is not that great and I think if Keane, if he does well for two more seasons at Sunderland, or perhaps another ex-ManUre like Mark Hughes are more likely to get the job.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:56 AM on May 26, 2008
It's tough out there. Sven got the boot after City's best season in years, now Grant. In terms of job security, probably only Arsene Wenger, Martin O'Neill and Imperial Lord Ferg are safe at the moment.