Football Daily | The Premier League managers who may be a tad nervous this weekend
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Five games into the Premier League season. It’s probably time to start panicking. Six teams have failed to win a match. Now, where were those spare bedsheets? For unemployed managers looking for further opportunities, probably time to accept requests to appear as a pundit, get the face back out there, even if that means having to fly to Doha. Admittedly, it’s not quite sacking season. Most clubs are more patient these days. The halcyon time of Peter J Swales wielding the axe on Peter Reid after 13 days of Manchester City’s 1993-94 season, despite a new contract, are in the past. Modern clubs are projects, moving forward together as stakeholders in symbiosis and all that jazz. If the suits are copper-bottomed against much being their fault, it’s still a bad look to have conducted a full and exhaustive recruitment process in which no stone was left unturned but you appointed the second coming of Villa-issue Rémi Garde.
After a difficult last couple of years for the club, it’s good to see the football Godts smile upon Ajax again” – Peter Oh.
I must protest your failure to award Phil C0ckburn your prizeless prize for his hilarious comment (yesterday’s Football Daily letters). Apparently selecting proper winners is not your forte. Come to think of it, do you have one?” – John Nielsen-Gammon.
Love your Football Daily letters segment and how you pick a winner each time, but … I think it would be interesting if you had a little button on each of the posted letters wherein we could vote for which one we thought was the best. Keep a tight window on when we can vote and ensure each email address can only vote once on that particular day. Even if we don’t know the winner until the next day, that will drive more traffic as I want to see if my selection won” – Harry Webb.
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