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Just why are so many managers in football unemployed and out of work at the moment. Could be that the financial crisis is effecting managers too? Or is it simply because they are bidding their time, before going back into the big time job. This article is going to look at all these reasons and assess the possible strong candidates for jobs for future jobs.
Recently, we saw a transitional period at Portsmouth and vacant managerial position came up at the club, after Steve Cotterill decided to leave the club to join Nottingham Forest. After a discussion as to who was going to fill the vacant position, it was announced that West Brom assistant to Roy Hodgson, Michael Appleton would take the club forward. So why go for him and not a proven, more experienced manager? Why choice someone who wasn’t as we know it to be in the market?
There are many reasons as to why this could be. I want to just touch upon two possible scenarios. The first being youth. He is very young to take on his first job in management. Perhaps the club feel like they need stability and want to see their long terms plans through with someone they know will abide by the club and it’s traditions. Maybe they feel that by appointing a young manager he can relate more to the players and get the best out of them.
The second reason for appointing him relates back to financial crisis and the money industry. Appleton may have been the cheap option for the club, they have a history of financial problems, almost going into liquidation and the club may have thought by offering him slightly more for a better job than less at West Brom in a slighter lesser role would sway his decision and be a good option for both parties, who knows that may have been the case.
Having looked at these reasons. Their may be a third scenario. They may have looked at his short spell in charge at West Brom and saw a spark in him, something which they admired in him and felt they wanted to give him an opportunity. More and more clubs are appointing taking chances on preferably young and unheard of managers at the moment which is why so many other managers are being kept out of work. Karl Robinson at MK Dons is one example, Eddie Howe at Burnley is another and now Appleton is another.
Moving back to the wider issue and which managers are out of work. The list is long and there are some established names. Guus Hiddink, Carlo Ancelotti, Mark Hughes, Jurgen Klinsmann, Dave Jones, Steve Coppell, Alan Curbishley, Ian Dowie and Billy Davies are just a few names. As you can tell by some of the calibre of names on the list I have just mentioned. There are very few who walk back into jobs.
We are currently moving into the part of the season now where generally clubs start to assess their season and check whether they are heading in the right direction, which often means sacking time. A chance for other managers to get back to work. But, will the unemployed get back in a job? I’m not so sure. Financial pressure seems to be key to appointments and I’m not so sure many clubs at the moment can afford to sack their current bosses. I think many of the managers I have mentioned will continue to struggle to get back into a job.
By John Mason
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