Des Buckingham mentioned as a replacement at Swansea, others rumoured are Rob Edward and Ryan Mason
General Manager Sack Watch
- Thread starter Marked Ox
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Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Des is currently 3/1 favourite.
SSO
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
3/1 is a pretty long price for a favourite in these markets. I wouldn’t be surprised if they took on an interim manager until the end of the season as there is less than a third of the season left. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if they brought in ex Wales manager Rob Page until the end of the season to work with Alan Sheehan the head coach and put Joe Allen into a coaching role somewhere to create a succession plan. At 20/1 the value is Rob Page.
m
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
Sure I read that it's generally accepted that there's more often than not an upturn, but not significant enough to be separated from regression to the mean.
Or I dreamed that.
(I have really dull dreams)
Nigel Adkins: Tranmere Rovers part ways with veteran manager by mutual consent
League Two strugglers Tranmere Rovers and manager Nigel Adkins opt to part ways by mutual consent with the club 22nd in the table.
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Tranmere looking for a new manager
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
Nigel Adkins: Tranmere Rovers part ways with veteran manager by mutual consent
League Two strugglers Tranmere Rovers and manager Nigel Adkins opt to part ways by mutual consent with the club 22nd in the table.
Tranmere looking for a new manager
They could be the lucky recipients of 'hoping for 2 worse teams' with Morecambe and Carlisle doing their utmost to play in the NL.
Shaun Maloney: Wigan Athletic sack manager after Reading defeat
Wigan Athletic sack manager Shaun Maloney after defeat by Reading with the club 15th in League One.
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Another one gone
Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Be interesting to see how much game time Owen Dale gets once a new manager comes in. He was starting to do well under Maloney.Shaun Maloney: Wigan Athletic sack manager after Reading defeat
Wigan Athletic sack manager Shaun Maloney after defeat by Reading with the club 15th in League One.
Another one gone
Scott Lindsey: MK Dons sack head coach after miserable run
MK Dons sack head coach Scott Lindsey after Saturday's defeat by Colchester United added to their miserable start to 2025.
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Another one bites the dust!
Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Now this is a job I wouldn't be surprised to see Des get.Scott Lindsey: MK Dons sack head coach after miserable run
MK Dons sack head coach Scott Lindsey after Saturday's defeat by Colchester United added to their miserable start to 2025.
Another one bites the dust!
Aren't they supposed to manage MK before they come to us?
Mike_H
Level: Dave Langan
(136 Apps, 3 Gls)
Michael Duff: Huddersfield Town sack head coach after 10 months in charge
Huddersfield Town sack head coach Michael Duff following their fourth defeat in five League One matches.
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Darrell Clarke: Barnsley sack boss after nine months in charge
Barnsley sack head coach Darrell Clarke after nine months in charge with the club 10th in League One.
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Another League One manager departs
I’m a little surprised it didn’t work out for him there, especially after doing well at Cheltenham.Darrell Clarke: Barnsley sack boss after nine months in charge
Barnsley sack head coach Darrell Clarke after nine months in charge with the club 10th in League One.
Another League One manager departs
It just shows how hard it is to get out of that league. Please, let’s not go back there..
Rob Elliot: Crawley Town part company with manager
Crawley Town part company with manager Rob Elliot with the club 12 points adrift of safety in League One.
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Seems a bit late in the day with them being so deep in the relegation zone
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
They are just about down.Rob Elliot: Crawley Town part company with manager
Crawley Town part company with manager Rob Elliot with the club 12 points adrift of safety in League One.
Seems a bit late in the day with them being so deep in the relegation zone
Presumably they have decided that Elliot is not who they want in L2 and they are planning for next season.
Crawley have gone back to Scott Lindsay, who got them promoted, left them for MK Dons and got sacked after 6 months.
Reports of charity shops in the local area dusting off the leather jackets, denim and cowboy boots as yet unconfirmed...
Did Shrewsbury run out of stock?
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
The Shrewsbury fans will be able to 'serenade' him next season. He won't be able to take 2 teams down in a season as L2 is covered by Morecambe and Carlisle for the relegation spots.
WE Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
From the outside looking in, Gillingham seem to be owned by a Yank who has no clue what he is doing, so for Ainsworth to leave a club for them says a hell of a lot about the state Shrewsbury are in.
Football history is littered with managers that did a really good job at one club, but couldn't make it work anywhere else - John Coleman, Keith Hill, Mike Walker etc. etc.
Looks like Ainsworth might be one of those. His record away from Wycombe is at Rix/Wright/Talbot/Kemp levels!
Looks like Ainsworth might be one of those. His record away from Wycombe is at Rix/Wright/Talbot/Kemp levels!
werthersoriginal
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
He’s basically Graham Westley, who had a similar record
Ainsworth belongs at no mark town clubs.
Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
It would not surprise me if Shrewsbury do a Carlisle and end up going down again next season.
It looks like their take over has fallen through which led to Ainsworth wanting to jump ship all of a sudden.
It looks like their take over has fallen through which led to Ainsworth wanting to jump ship all of a sudden.
