Highest placed manager to get the sack?

[West_Winger]

True but he didn't get us there. Like saying Stokoe got us relegated to the third tier for the first time ever, true but doesn't tell the whole story.

He did get us there because he failed last season.

 

[blue monday]

Didn't we sack Bruce because he was from Wallsend when we were top of the league?

He doesn’t like to talk about it!

 

[Forty]

The one that always sticks out for me is Ron Saunders sacked as Villa manager just after they won the league. They then went on to win the European Cup.

 

[Larza]

Bobby Robson hounded out when they were 5th?

 

[Kent Boy 2]

True but he didn't get us there. Like saying Stokoe got us relegated to the third tier for the first time ever, true but doesn't tell the whole story.

To be fair you Could argue that it does tell the whole story. When he took over we were 3 places clear of the relegation play offs. In the 9 games he was manager we conceded 3 goals in 5 of them - as many in the other 39 league games we played that season. We lost home and away to Bradford conceding 6 in the process. And we conceded 6 in the play offs to a team from the division below (Cascarino scored 5 ffs). Make no mistake, McMenemy got us close to oblivion but Stokoe took us down.

 

[Sam Handwich]

Lee Clark at Huddersfield whilst they were 4th in League One. They'd had a 43-game unbeaten run in the league under him at one point but about half of those were draws and fans complained that the football was dreadful to watch

Echoes

 

[pablo casals]

Ancelotti was sacked in the tunnel after Chelsea lost on the final day of the 2010/11 season to Everton. They finished 2nd in the league


Capello and del Bosque both got sacked immediately after winning the league.

Heynckes and Del Bosque got sacked after winning the European Cup!

 

[Deleted member 2014]

I know Peter Reid, at Man City, finished 5th, 5th, 9th, and the following season, was sacked after just 4 games of the new sesson.

 

[safcforever]

Forget about Spain and Italy those mad fucks are a law unto themselves, I'm talking about English football.

Does winning the CL then getting sacked qualify? Can’t remember his league position like

 

[The Hesford Diet]

George Burley was the manager when league leaders Hearts won the first 8 or 9 games of the season about 12 or 13 years ago, including wins over the Weegie boys. The chairman promptly sacked him because he thought the manager was taking the limelight away from him.

 

[Richie K]

Errrrr 6th in League Wan....

Exactly, we are in 50th place.

 

[Kevin Arnott's right boot]

The one that always sticks out for me is Ron Saunders sacked as Villa manager just after they won the league. They then went on to win the European Cup.

Saunders resigned.

Billy Elliott was sacked after finishing fourth and missing promotion by a point

 

[Sima]

That’s right aye, I still thought it was a bit harsh on him at the time.

It was considering the only team that finished above him were Arsenal's invincibles.

 

[Kid Galahad]

Saunders resigned.

Billy Elliott was sacked after finishing fourth and missing promotion by a point

Aye I thought that was harsh, had us playing really well, who came in afterwards was it Adamson?

 

[Kevin Arnott's right boot]

Aye I thought that was harsh, had us playing really well, who came in afterwards was it Adamson?

Other way round mate. Elliott took over when Adamson left. Ken Knighton followed Elliott and won promotion in his first season

 

[Kid Galahad]

Other way round mate. Elliott took over when Adamson left. Ken Knighton followed Elliott and won promotion in his first season

Knew it was one or the other, wasn't Knighton just a coach as well before he became our manager, wonder what the thinking was behind that?

 

[Forty]

Saunders resigned.

Billy Elliott was sacked after finishing fourth and missing promotion by a point

All Roly's fault if i remember right.

Echoes

Aye they went up in to the Prem a couple of seasons later.