Neil Warnock has been sacked by Crystal Palace, making him the first Premiership managerial casualty of the season. By this time last year five managers had left.
One has to go back to 1995-6 to find a season when a top flight manager had not left by the festive season. However, this does not mean that clubs are becoming more cautious about sackings. With a N of just twenty, there is a strong element of randomness in the pattern of outcomes. Moreover, there have been plenty of departures in the Football League.
Neil Warnock has been sacked by Crystal Palace, making him the first Premiership managerial casualty of the season. By this time last year five managers had left.
One has to go back to 1995-6 to find a season when a top flight manager had not left by the festive season. However, this does not mean that clubs are becoming more cautious about sackings. With a N of just twenty, there is a strong element of randomness in the pattern of outcomes. Moreover, there have been plenty of departures in the Football League.