Sami Hyypia is the nth longest reigning English league manager

[Acker79]

85th, by my reckoning.

Stuart Pearce starts with Forest on July 1st.
Louis Van Gaal starts with Man Utd when Holland's world cup challenge ends
Jose Riga is due to sign his Blackpool deal this weekend
Leeds, West Brom, Fulham and Southampton are all still without managers as far as I know.

 

[BarnhamBlue]

I make him 86th, unless i've missed the news that Felix has left Fulham?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Football_League_managers

I have a feeling that Sami will be around for a while!

 

[Acker79]

Huh. I could have sworn it was reported he had left. Yup, 86th it is.

 

[Black Rod]

Huh. I could have sworn it was reported he had left. Yup, 86th it is.

Southampton are sniffing around but he is still very much there at the moment

 

[Acker79]

With Appleton replacing Gary Waddock at Oxford last friday, Sami has moved up one place to 85th!

 

[Stumpy Tim]

With Appleton replacing Gary Waddock at Oxford last friday, Sami has moved up one place to 85th!

Appleton has got another job? How on earth has he managed that?

 

[Acker79]

Appleton has got another job? How on earth has he managed that?

No idea.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28163679

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Appleton has got another job? How on earth has he managed that?

By dropping another two divisions?

 

[Elvis]

Appleton has got another job? How on earth has he managed that?

Its a new FA directive that he must manage every league club within the next 10 years.

 

[Acker79]

Now up to 84th.

 

[Acker79]

82nd now, I believe.

 

[7:18]

Love this thread, lets see how high we can get Sami up that list!

 

[Fef]

According to the LMA, Sami is 84th.

http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/longest-current.html

 

[Acker79]

According to the LMA, Sami is 84th.

http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/longest-current.html

That's for two reasons.

1) They haven't removed Sannino from 69th, which would bump Sami up to 83rd on their list.
2) Despite listing Stuart Pearce by his start day of July, even though the deal was signed months earlier, they have listed Van Gaal as starting in May, even though Man Utd didn't confirm him as taking charge until mid July. Which would put him below Sami, and bump Sami up to 82nd.

 

[Fef]

That's for two reasons.

1) They haven't removed Sannino from 69th, which would bump Sami up to 83rd on their list.
2) Despite listing Stuart Pearce by his start day of July, even though the deal was signed months earlier, they have listed Van Gaal as starting in May, even though Man Utd didn't confirm him as taking charge until mid July. Which would put him below Sami, and bump Sami up to 82nd.

Thanks Acker79, I guess it's down to interpretation etc of the data. I prefer yours over the LMA's!

 

[Postman Pat]

Carlisle United have sacked manager Graham Kavanagh following Saturday's 5-0 defeat by Cambridge. A club statement said "club captain Paul Thirlwell and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig have agreed to take the training sessions and handle team selection matters in the coming days."

Up another place

 

[pornomagboy]

And another as joe dunne has been sacked by Colchester

 

[dazzer6666]

At the current rate of sackings he will be no 1 by mid October.....

 

[Acker79]

So that makes him 80th.

 

[Acker79]

With James Beattie parting company with Accrington Stanley, Sami breaks into the 70s, making it up to 79th.