The average "lifespan" of a manager / head coach across Europe's top divisions is 1.3 years. In England it's not quite as bad but clubs waste many millions on firing bosses.
Interesting article. I often wonder about the ACTUAL impact of a head coach. Of course, they play an important leadership role but club Chairmen seem to think that every weakness is due to the coach. Clubs like Man U and Rangers have structural weaknesses, yet they fire coach after coach.
I'd be interested to to see some analysis on that front.
You will be able to place the year better than I, it was the year Chelsea sacked Avram Grant. In the same month we needed Chelsea's then owner to write a cheque for $174mm to buy a natural gas business in southern Russia.
We were ushered in to make the pitch and the ask - to which the response was (translated) what's $170mm, I'm paying four (excellent Russian swearword from prison language) managers it's like a drop in the ocean.
So off we went and bought our gas field - and the Putin invaded Crimea and everything changed.
Interesting article. I often wonder about the ACTUAL impact of a head coach. Of course, they play an important leadership role but club Chairmen seem to think that every weakness is due to the coach. Clubs like Man U and Rangers have structural weaknesses, yet they fire coach after coach.
I'd be interested to to see some analysis on that front.
You will be able to place the year better than I, it was the year Chelsea sacked Avram Grant. In the same month we needed Chelsea's then owner to write a cheque for $174mm to buy a natural gas business in southern Russia.
We were ushered in to make the pitch and the ask - to which the response was (translated) what's $170mm, I'm paying four (excellent Russian swearword from prison language) managers it's like a drop in the ocean.
So off we went and bought our gas field - and the Putin invaded Crimea and everything changed.