Managerial Merry-go-round

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Two more spots get filled:

18 June - Michael Collins appointed at Bradford
19 June - Mark Yates leaves Solihull Moors to take over at Macclesfield

which leaves just Doncaster without a boss, along with Charlton, where Lee Bowyer has been in caretaker care for three months while the club awaits the completion of a takeover by asn Autralian based consortium, who may or may not be preparing to appoint Harry Kewell....

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27 June - Grant McCann appointed boss at Doncaster

27 June - Joachim Low signed own death warrant as Germany manager

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12 July - another of the worst kept secrets in football sees Antonio Conte finally removed at Chelsea (65th and final casualty of 2017-18, 16th from the Premier League)

Ex NApoli manager Maurizio Sarri is expected to take over, but when or whether they'll actually announce it is anyone's guess

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Would you believe it - the season kicks off on Friday and by monday we have our first departure:

6th Aug Gary Bowyer steps down Blackpool (1) from 28th on the list, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45090865

BTW - Sarri confirmed at Chelsea on 13th July.....

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Last season, only one manager lost his job in August (and that on the 31st) with the second not until mid-September.....
....this season we lost one on the first weekend and three more have gone already - gawd 'elp us

21 Aug - Cheltenham sack long-term manager Gary Johnson, who was 12th in the list, having been appointed in MArch 2015, (2)
24 Aug - Scunthorpe sack Nicky Daws, only five games into his spell as permanent boss (3)
27 Aug - Kevin Nolan (4) sacked by Notts County from 33rd in the list
28 Aug - Stuart McCall appointed by Scunthorpe

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Two more :

31st August - HArry Kewell (5) leaves Crawley to take over at 92nd placed Notts County
3rd Sep - Michael Collins (6) sacked by BRadford after less than three months.

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Quiet September:

7 Sept - Gabriele Ciofe arrives at Crawley
10 Sept - Michael Duff takes over at Cheltenham

But is that the calm before the storm, as I suspect we are on the verge of a whole pile of departures any day soon, starting with

30th Sept - Dean Austin (7) sacked by Northampton...
2 Oct - ...to be replaced by Keith Curle

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One day on, one more out:

Cabbage-gate sees Bruce sacked at Villa after exactly two years to the day at the club.

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So, October remains relatively calm:

3 Oct - Steve Bruce (8) is sacked by Villa after two years and from 28th place in the list
8 Oct - Mark Yates (9) sacked by 92nd placed Macclesfield
10 Oct - Dean Smith (10) leaves Brentford to take over at Villa
16 Oct - Thomas Frank steps up from the backroom staff at Brentford to replace Smith

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A few more updates, and the first top flight casualty of the season (compared to last, when 5 had left by this point (well 20/11))

25 Oct - Paul Hurst (11) sacked by Ipswich, bottom of Championship....
27 Oct - ...Paul Lambert appointed to replace him
11 Nov - Phil Brown (12) sacked by our friends down the A420
12 Nov - Neil Ardley (13) sacked by AFC Wimbledon after six years in charge (3rd on current list)
12 Nov - John ASkey (14) sacked by Shrewsbury after just a few months
13 Nov - Richie Wellens appointed by STFC to replace BRown
13 Nov - Harry Kewell (15) sacked by Notts County after less than 10 weeks
14 Nov - Slavisa Jokanovic (16 P1) sacked by Fulham after just under 3 years in charge & after gaining promotion to the top flight only a few months ago
14 Nov - .....replaced immediately by Claudio Ranieri

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Rumour-mill update on Notts County given the OUFC links - word on the street is that negotiations with Appleton took place but broke down (no idea what over, assuming this rumour to be true). The current list of possibles includes a number of former managers - including Shaun Derry.

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23 Nov - Notts County plump for ex-Wimbledon boss Neil Ardley
27 Nov - Sol Campbell finally finds a home for his enourmous talents - rock bottom Macclesfield - will Kelleher benefit from his experiences I wonder?
1 DEc - joe Dunner (15) sacked by Cambridge
3 Dec - Mark Hughes (16 P2) sacked by Southampton
3 Dec - Our own Sam Ricketts leaves Wrexham to take on the top job at Shrewsbury

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Time for a catchup:

4 Dec - Wally downes takes the reigns at Wimbledon
5 Dec - Ralph Hasenhuttl takes over at Southampton
6 Dec - Paul Clement (17) sacked by REading
13 Dec - Darryl Clarke (18) sacked by Bristol Rovers - from 6th on list havin joined in non-league in May14
18 Dec - the (long overdue) end of an era as the Special One departs Old Trafford - Mourinho (19 P3) leaves from 22nd on list
19 Dec - Colin Calderwood takes over at Cambridge
21 DEc - Luhukay (20) sacked by Sheff Weds
22 Dec - Jose Gomes takes over at Reading
27 Dec - Frankie Bunn (21) departs Oldham after only 6 months

2 Jan - Steve Bruce arrives at Sheff Weds
4 Jan - John Sheridan (22) leaves Carlisle
6 Jan - Graham coughlan takes over at Bristol Rovers
8 Jan - Gary Rowett (23) sackes by Stoke
9 Jan - Nathan Jones quits Luton (24) to take Stoke position (was 16th on list)
11 Jan - Aitor Kananka (25) leaves Forest
14 Jan - David Wagner (26 P4) sacked by Huddersfield (from 12th on the list)
15 Jan - Martin O'Neill returns to Forest
16 Jan - Steven Pressley take over at Carlisle
21 Jan - Jan Siewort follows Wagner from Dortmund B to Huddersfield
26 Jan - Steve Evans (27) sacked by Peterborough ...
26 Jan - ... to be replaced by Darren Ferguson
30 Jan - Neil Aspin (28) sacked by Port Vale ...

4 Feb - .. to be replaced by John Askey
11 FEb - Paul Scholes given an opportunity to step into management by Oldham
24 Feb - Claude Puel (29 P5) sacked by Leicester
25 Feb - David hopkin (30) the next to leave Bradford
26 Feb - BRendan Rodgers leaves Celtic to take the job at Leicester
28 Feb - Claudio Ranieri (31 P6) sacked by Fulham after less then 3 months in charge.

All this leaves Chris Wilder now 18th and Karl Robinson 47th , with just 40 of 92 managers having been in place for a full year

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First departure of March is a big one -

4 MAr - Keith Hill sacked by Rochdale after 6 years in charge - leaving from 5th place on list.
4 MAr - Gary Bowyer takes over at BRadford

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More MArch Madness:

Mar 9 - Darren Moore (33) sacked by West Brom for being in 4th place
Mar 14 - Paul Scholes (34) quits from Oldham
MAr 22 - Pete Wild appointed at Oldham
Mar 24 - DArren Way (35) relieved of duties by 22nd placed Yeovil - after 3 years and 3 months in charge (was 11th on list)
MAr 24 - Stuart McCall (36) sacked by Scunthorpe

Wilder now 16th, Robinson 45th as he celebrates a year in charge