Billy Davies at Nottingham Forest is the latest league manager to be given the sack after reports of disagreements with the board. However, League 1 managers are more likely to be dismissed than those in the Championship.
Last season there were 58 managerial changes, 40 of them dismisslas, but only seven of them came in the Premier League whereas there were 12 in League 1 according to figures released by the League Managers Association. There were 10 in the Championship and 11 in League 2.
Billy Davies at Nottingham Forest is the latest league manager to be given the sack after reports of disagreements with the board. However, League 1 managers are more likely to be dismissed than those in the Championship.
Last season there were 58 managerial changes, 40 of them dismisslas, but only seven of them came in the Premier League whereas there were 12 in League 1 according to figures released by the League Managers Association. There were 10 in the Championship and 11 in League 2.
The average time a dismissed manager had in charge was 1.58 years across the leagues. Top flight bosses stayed the longest, 2.07 years, perhaps because they are more expensive to get rid of. Championship managers have the shortest tenure with 0.89 years.