Managerial Musical Chairs 2016-17

[whitelion]

Andy Hessenthaler of Leyton Orient has become the first casualty of the season after just 16 games in charge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37472541

Leyton Orient have sacked manager Andy Hessenthaler after just five months in charge, the League Two club have confirmed.

The 51-year-old is the first managerial departure in the Premier League and English Football League this season.

Orient are 14th in the table after suffering back-to-back defeats, having won three of their nine league games.

Hessenthaler signed a one-year deal in the summer after taking charge for the final five games of last season.

Former Dover and Gillingham boss Hessenthaler was the seventh Orient manager since Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti bought the east London club in the summer of 2014.

The O's finished eighth last season, just six points outside the play-off places.

Hessenthaler was previously assistant to Ian Hendon and then Kevin Nolan at the Matchroom Stadium, and was initially appointed on a caretaker basis in April after*former West Ham midfielder Nolan departed.

Assistant manager Andy Edwards, 45, will take charge of the side for Tuesday's home match against Plymouth Argyle.

 

[BBassic]

Good. He's been royally screwing my Winners accumulator for weeks now. But then so have Chelsea, Newcastle and Millwall.

Sack the lot!

#BorberOot

 

[dazzer6666]

Sure he was managing Dover when they were Ryman South (arrogant lot they always were too.....'too good to play at places like this' as their chairman once said at Burgess Hill). Probably ended up being above his level of competence.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Shocked it has taken this long for the first sacking.

Hughes can not be far behind

 

[crodonilson]

Always liked Hessenthaler and his lego hair.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Ex Palce player Shaun Derry would have been first if Cambridge had lost at Newport on Saturday. They are still bottom of the league so he must be up there with the favourites to go next. Lose at home to Yeovil tomorrow and he's gone, I'd imagine.

 

[BensGrandad]

I suppose the usual manager failures will be applying for the job. Unless the chairman brings in an unknown failure from Italy.

 

[Ernest]

Billc , Hughes or Guidolin will be gone by the international break as panic mode sets in

 

[AZ Gull]

Ex Palce player Shaun Derry would have been first if Cambridge had lost at Newport on Saturday. They are still bottom of the league so he must be up there with the favourites to go next. Lose at home to Yeovil tomorrow and he's gone, I'd imagine.

Unfortunately it would seem that their form has cost Tom Dallison his place in the side.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Unfortunately it would seem that their form has cost Tom Dallison his place in the side.

Yes. He has not impressed the locals - they do not rate him at all up there.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Billc , Hughes or Guidolin will be gone by the international break as panic mode sets in

I agree that Guidolin looks vulnerable but beware sacking either of the other two managers and "be careful what you wish for".

I think three 9th place finishes for Stoke under Hughes and achieving Europa League football for West Ham under Bilic should count for something, and if I was Coates or Sullivan I'd be keeping an eye on Hull, Burnley and Boro before acting in a hasty fashion.

 

[BensGrandad]

Billc , Hughes or Guidolin will be gone by the international break as panic mode sets in

There is talk of Ryan Giggs taking over at Swansea aided by Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.

 

[Ernest]

There is talk of Ryan Giggs taking over at Swansea aided by Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.

Should stick to Salford City, that is their level

 

[LlcoolJ]

There is talk of Ryan Giggs taking over at Swansea aided by Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.

That would be very funny. And a disaster for Swansea. Can't see it though.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Shocked it has taken this long for the first sacking.

Hughes can not be far behind

Radio Stoke have been covering a story re-Steve Bruce and Stoke City,as for me Bruce is better getting a side up,than keeping them up.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

I suppose the usual manager failures will be applying for the job. Unless the chairman brings in an unknown failure from Italy.

As opposed to all the out of work managerial successes?

 

[whitelion]

Latest offerings:

Sam Allardyce - England - Resigns
Tony Mowbray - Coventry - Resigns

 

[BensGrandad]

As opposed to all the out of work managerial successes?

It is usually failures like Paul Ince who apply for these jobs. If they were succesful they would have Chairmen phoning them not the job centre. Having said that MA could do a job there.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

That would be very funny. And a disaster for Swansea. Can't see it though.

Money on them to go down if true.

How often do ex players go straight into a top flight club and it works?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

It is usually failures like Paul Ince who apply for these jobs. If they were succesful they would have Chairmen phoning them not the job centre. Having said that MA could do a job there.

If by MA you mean Micky Adams, then yes I 100% agree. Knows Coventry well of course from his earlier spell there, and I believe could help to turn things around.

Had a nice spell away from the hurly burly of the Football League while he was at Sligo, and Coventry could offer him a route back into management..