EPL Managers 2008-09

[The Coon Dog]

I'm going to keep a track of Manager movements from the end of the last season & including the upcoming EPL season.

Arsenal: Arsene Wenger
Aston Villa: Martin O'Neill
Blackburn Rovers: Mark Hughes, Paul Ince, Sam Allardyce
Bolton Wanderers: Gary Megson
Chelsea: Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Guus Hiddink
Everton: David Moyes
Fulham: Roy Hodgson
Hull City: Phil Brown
Liverpool: Rafael Benitez
Manchester City: Sven-Goran Eriksson, Mark Hughes
Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson
Middlesbrough: Gareth Southgate
Newcastle United: Kevin Keegan, Joe Kinnear, Alan Shearer
Portsmouth: Harry Redknapp, Tony Adams, Paul Hart
Stoke City: Tony Pulis
Sunderland: Roy Keane, Ricky Sbragia
Tottenham Hotspurs: Juande Ramos, Harry Redknapp
West Bromwich Albion: Tony Mowbray
West Ham United: Alan Curbishley, Gianfranco Zola
Wigan Athletic: Steve Bruce

It will be interesting to see how many of these are still in the position at the end of the season.

[The Coon Dog]

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Blackburn Rovers have appointed Paul Ince as their Manager.

[whythelongface]

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QPR have recently signed Iain Dowie as their Manager. Ah the thread states EPL Managers 2008-09 - just getting ahead of myself by one season. It has been over 10 long years; 10 long years I'm telling you.

[The Coon Dog]

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Curbishley quits as West Ham boss

Alan Curbishly has quit as manager of West Ham citing lack of control over transfer policy. I like Curbs even though there was a section of Hammers fans who weren't too keen on him.

Newcastle and Keegan hold talks

There appears to be some confusion on Tyneside with reports that King Kev has quit or been sacked.


*And the season is just 3 weeks old.

[hujsh]

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Curbishley quits as West Ham boss

Alan Curbishly has quit as manager of West Ham citing lack of control over transfer policy. I like Curbs even though there was a section of Hammers fans who weren't too keen on him.

Newcastle and Keegan hold talks

There appears to be some confusion on Tyneside with reports that King Kev has quit or been sacked.


*And the season is just 3 weeks old.

If sacked he gets 10 mil compensation and if he quits he must pay 8 mill (or there abouts)

[The Coon Dog]

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Keegan resigns as Newcastle boss

Kevin Keegan has resigned as manager of Newcastle United after just eight months in charge.

The announcement follows lengthy talks between the 57-year-old and the board.

"I've been working desperately hard to find a way forward with the directors, but sadly that has not proved possible," Keegan said in a statement.

"It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want."


Di Canio wants to be Hammers boss

Paolo Di Canio has contacted West Ham about succeeding Alan Curbishley as the club's manager, according to his agent.

The 40-year-old Italian is a fans' favourite at Upton Park after spending four years as a player at the club.

A shortlist of 30 candidates has been drawn up for the job and Di Canio's agent Phil Spencer said his client would "love to be considered".

The bookmakers' favourite Slaven Bilic is thought to be reluctant to quit as Croatia coach before the start of 2009.

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Zola agrees to take West Ham job




West Ham have agreed a three-year deal with Gianfranco Zola for the Italian to become the club's new manager.

The former Chelsea striker, 42, held talks with the Hammers last week about succeeding Alan Curbishley, along with Roberto Donadoni and John Collins.

But, as revealed by BBC Sport, West Ham opted for Zola over the former Italy coach and ex-Hibernian boss, and he should be unveiled before the weekend.

"Gianfranco was our first choice," a senior club source told BBC Sport.

"We were very comfortable with the three options we had - Zola, Donadoni and Collins - but Gianfranco came out on top."

West Ham interviewed the current Italy under-21 coach last week, while chief executive Scott Duxbury then travelled to Rome to talk to him on Sunday.

The 42-year-old is currently preparing Italy to face Croatia on Tuesday in their final qualifier for the European Under-21 Championship, which they need to win or draw to qualify for the tournament in Sweden.

West Ham believe the Italian, who played for Chelsea from 1996 to 2003, has the attributes to be a big success at Upton Park.

"It's true that he has no experience of managing a club side, but he knows the Premier League very well," the source added.

"His English is very good and he can talk about football with English players and inspire them.

"He has a record of developing young footballers, which is very important to us, and was obviously a world-class player.

"Experienced players like to have a manager they can respect as a footballer."

And Chelsea and England captain John Terry suggested Zola would one day go on to manager the Blues.

"I'm sure one day he'll be back at Chelsea working with us," said Terry, speaking in Zagreb, ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

"He's got a little bit more experience after managing Italy's Under-21 side so it'd be great for him to get more experience at West Ham and hopefully one day be Chelsea manager."

The Hammers have moved impressively quickly to recruit a manager since Curbishley resigned last Wednesday.

They had been eager to interview Croatia coach Slaven Bilic, but discounted the former West Ham defender because he wanted to continue coaching his country part-time until the end of the year.

And Getafe boss Michael Laudrup joined Spartak Moscow before the Hammers were able to speak to him.

Collins, who has managed Hibernian, also impressed in interviews, while former Italy boss Donadoni had been among the front runners before withdrawing his application on Tuesday.

"I would like to thank West Ham for approaching and speaking with me," said Donadoni.

"I welcomed the opportunity of speaking with such a prominent Premier League club and of course, the opportunity of coming to the English Premier League.

"However, it does appear that the board have not yet, after some time, come to an agreement and a conclusion on who the successful candidate should be.

"It is important for me to feel that I have the full support of the club and I have therefore taken the decision to withdraw myself from the candidate shortlist for the club."

[Topdog]

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Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Juande Ramos and brought in Harry Redknapp as his replacement.

[ledge]

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Tottenham Hotspur have sacked Juande Ramos and brought in Harry Redknapp as his replacement.

Ouch that hurt, cant call us poor old Portmouth though, not with a 5 million cheque for it. Think i would let Rodney go for that price.
So i wonder who will take over.

[The Coon Dog]

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So i wonder who will take over.

Joe Jordan & Tony Adams are both in the frame as current assistants. Former Chelsea Manager & Pompey Technical Director Avram Grant is also being considered. Have also heard Sam Allardyce's name mentioned in newspapers.

[The Coon Dog]

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Looks like it's going to be the former Gooner.

Adams set to become Pompey boss

[ledge]

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Looks like it's going to be the former Gooner.

Adams set to become Pompey boss

Yeah heard it on SEN this morning, seriously its a hard man to follow.

[The Coon Dog]

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Tony Adams confirmed as Pompey boss.

[The Coon Dog]

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Roy Keane has left Sunderland.


Keane resigns as Sunderland boss

[The Coon Dog]

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Blackburn Rovers have sacked manager Paul Ince.