Premier League Gameweek 16 - Five talking points

Managers are falling like a pack of cards

A fourth successive defeat in the League, the last of which was at the hands of Cardiff was the final straw for Steve Clarke, before he was sacked by West Brom hours after the game. He became the fourth manager to be sacked this season, following in the footsteps of Paolo Di Canio, Ian Holloway and Martin Jol. The clubs managed by the trio, currently occupy the bottom three and with the Baggies just two points above the relegation zone, the board felt that the time was right to change the man at the helm.

Just when it looked as though, that was it, following their second trouncing in their last five games, at the hands of Liverpool on Sunday, Andre Vilas-Boas was sacked just a day afterwards, increasing the number of managers to five. Although AVB had the best win percentage of any Spurs manager since the inception of the Premier League, with the amount of money spent, the board felt that the results were insufficient. He paid the price for not staying true to the club’s attacking traditions. With West Ham enjoying a rotten run of form, is Big Sam, next in line for the boot?