Sam Allardyce’s reign as England manager looks set to end after 67 days — how to does it compare to other short tenures?
SAM ALLARDYCE has been England manager for exactly 67 days. He has managed just one game — and it look like it’s all over.
The former Bolton and Sunderland manager could stand down after a recording emerged of him telling undercover reports that he could “get around” rules set out on player transfers in .
He also mocked predecessor Roy Hodgson and assistant, Gary Neville.
He is yet to respond to the charges but looks likely to be replaced and leave with a 100 per cent record as boss.
While Allardyce's two months as manager may seem short, it doesn’t even compare to these reigns.
Brian Clough — Leeds: 44 days, 1974
FILMS have been made about the legendary Englishman’s brief tenure at Elland Road.
Upon his arrival, Clough immediately lambasted his Leeds players as “dirty” and “cheats”.
That set the tone for an uncomfortable relationship with the players which, coupled with results on the pitch, spelt the beginning of the end before it had begun.
Still, he didn’t do too badly afterwards, did he?
Luigi Delneri — Porto: 36 days, 2004
JUST how should Porto have replaced Jose Mourinho?
Maybe not with the much-travelled Italian.
Porto were one of 20 posts Delneri has held. He cited homesickness as the reason for leaving.
He took over as Roma manager later that year but lasted just six months.
Serse Cosmi — Palermo: 34 days, 2011
THE amount of managers Palermo have hired since 2007 can be measured as comparative percentage of the world’s population.
OK, not quite. But a staggering 28 different boss have sat in the dug-out at the Sicilian club in the last nine years.
Cosmi was one of the many — lasting for just four days.
The craziness doesn’t end there. He replaced and was replaced by the same man.
Steve Coppell — Manchester City: 33 days, 1996
THE former Crystal Palace manager soon became current Crystal Palace manager again, following a brief spell at Main Road.
Coppell — and Manchester United hero — managed City for six games.
He admitted he was “overwhelmed” by the pressure he had put on himself.
Kevin Cullis — Swansea: 7 days, 1996
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WHAT makes this appointment so amazing is not just how short it is, but that it only lasted one and a half games.
Then Third Division Swansea were making it a habit of hiring-and-firing managers.
Despite being a relative unknown, Cullis was appointed in 1996. In his second match in charge — a 4-0 loss to Blackpool — it was reported that his players ignored his orders and managed themselves in the second half.
What is known about him is that he has been sent to prison on two separate counts of fraud.
Marcelo Bielsa — Lazio: 2 days, 2016
EL LOCO — The Crazy One — is regarded as one of the best managers around.
The Argentine impressed with Athletic Bilbao, knocking United out en route to a Europa League final defeat in 2012, and was lauded as Mauricio Pochettino’s inspiration.
So Lazio thought they were getting a man that would restore their position as one of the powerhouses of Italian football.
However, their dream appointment turned in a nightmare when Bielsa stepped down 48 hours after agreed to take over. Lazio have sued him for £43million.
Leroy Rosenior — Torquay: 10 minutes, 2007
THE shortest managerial reign in football history.
Rosenior was re-appointed boss of the League One side on May 17, 2007.
However, just 600 seconds later, a consortium completed a takeover of the club and hired Paul Buckle instead.
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