So here is a list of the current PL managers as of the start of the season.

Now, this thread is about the PL sack race for 18/19, so you can make your predictions as early as possible over how many managers will get sacked? Who? And in what order?

Any chat regarding sackings or sacking news is welcomed.

A reminder that last season, there were 10 sackings during the season.
Puel, De Boer, Shakespear, Koeman, Bilic, Pulis, Clement, Hughes, Silva, Pellegrino.

The season before, there were only 5 sackings.
Guidolin, Pardew, Bradley, Phelan, Ranieri.

Obviously, managers sacked at the end of / before the start of the season, like Conte and Van Gaal in recent seasons do not count.

Will Mourinho be sacked by the end of December?

List of sacked managers (as of 18 Dec)

Slavisa Jokanovic - Nov 14
Mark Hughes - Dec 3
Jose Mourinho Dec -18

1. David Wagner
2. Neil Warnock
3. Jose Mourinho
4. Mark Hughes
5. Claude Puel
6. Chris Hughton
7. Rafa Benitez
8. Javi Gracia

As many Spanish manager as English manager in the top level of English football. Thats kind of bad.

1. Wagner
2. Hughes
3. Warnock
4. Gracia
5. Pellegrini

I mean based on recent history, Gracia is fucked.

lol this can prove that arsenal fans are the most patient in the world. emery can bring arsenal to whatever position and still disguised as experimental season.

Mourinho's 3rd season curse, history just repeats itself.

Jikanovic of Fulham, scary squad, 0 chemistry and defensive awareness from what I’ve seen.

From the first look of it Espirito Santo (cool last name btw) and Gracia are doing a good job with Wolves and Watford so I would dare to claim that they will keep their jobs in the long run, very nice managers that really know their job from what I have seen.

West Ham and Everton invested and a failure to secure a decent position could result in the sacking of Pellegrini and Marco Silva.

Southampton might just stick with Hughes even if they are bottom, he isn't as good IMHO but maybe they will be patient and just keep going with him no matter what.

Fulham invested a lot to stay alive this season so it's a big question if they have the quality, anyone that watched Championship knows that their squad was really rough and now they were as busy as possible in the transfer window to secure enough better players but their defense is still too much mid tier Championship quality, it wasn't expected for them to get into the playoffs last season so it might hint that Jokanovic has the quality for the promotion but if they are unable to stay up he could get sacked very easy.

Hodgson is a cool personality and as long as Zaha is there I think his job will be secure, again it's early to say and even if there are a lot of teams from London I do see Crystal Palace in the safe zone.

I'm sceptical about Warnock and I see Cardiff going back down, they got Camarasa on loan but he isn't enough IMO so he might get sacked, too much faith was put into the same Championship players.

I'm not sure how to rank Leicester yet but I bet they will be a hard opposition to all teams even with the departure of Mahrez so their manager should keep the job but I must admit I don't know much about him so I may be way off...

About the big managers, Benitez staying is my bet, Klopp stays and can win the title, Pep stays and focuses on CL again, Sarri stays after making a new system, Pochettino stays and fights for the CL spot, Emery stays and builds the team for next season...which leaves Mourinho at his 3rd season and I think history can repeat itself.

It's interesting to note that last season pretty much all clubs that came from the Championship stayed in the Premier league, which doesn't happen that often at all so it can be a very tight relegation battle.

Haha, funny thread!

I'm going with Benitez. I think he's had enough carrying that Cashley's sinking boat.

Great thread.

Would be funny to look at it along the season.

Let's create a vote too, so we can can see how well do we do.

@Eden: will you do that?

:D

Mourinho's 3rd season curse, history just repeats itself.

I'm wondering if United fans actually will want him sacked..

@quikzyyy Will propably have some controversy but I expect quite a few fan to be ok with and just not complain. United are backing Mou but not with a passion, most of their fan don't appreciate his style. They endure it because the results are still better than with Moyes and LVG.

Jikanovic of Fulham, scary squad, 0 chemistry and defensive awareness from what I’ve seen.

Stated publicly he doesn’t know his best 11 now with money spent. I feel sorry for the promoted teams they don’t know what to do with this new TV money. SO I’m hoping he can make it. 👍👍

Unai Emery for me 🙄.

@tuan

It's quite difficult to create one megapoll, especially given you can only vote for one option in each poll, so I think it would just be better if we all post smaller polls to see what people think. If you've got a better idea for a poll then go ahead :)

Here's one...

Will Pellegrini get sacked by the end of the season?

@quikzyyy

I'm not sure what United fans want, but I've heard a few Chelsea fans try to hush any talk of a sacking, as we know that the longer Mourinho stays, the further United will fall.

Well we have our first victim, or winner should I say...

Well predicted @tiki

Jikanovic of Fulham, scary squad, 0 chemistry and defensive awareness

Absolutely spot on! @tiki_taka

@tiki Wow, Tiki actually saw it coming before all of us. :O But to be fair, after the the results he had, its not really suprising that this happen. Wonder if Fulham will come back stronger after this.

unless you are tony pulis and instill a great defensive pride in the team to suffer and survive relegation, i dont see claudio ranieri as being able to change fulham's fortunes.. who knows, he could still do it

on a side note, its refreshing to see a club not dumb enough to sack a manager and to not have a replacement manager already ready to be appointed :) FOR ONCE

Haha thanks guys :D

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