That's 1 a year, in 20 years approx, WTF is wrong with our club.
We arent alone in this mate, but like many clubs we are at fault and have a poor mentality at times when it comes to coaches / managers.
As Norton says the average lifespan of a coach is getting less and less. That of course doesnt excuse clubs who have a high turnover of coaches from criticism and scrutiny. Most coaches will tell you time is important. More so if you havent got a billion pound squad. Time to create a playing squad that gels into a style of play with tactics they understand. Some footballers take quitd a bit of repetition before they have the understanding.
In my opinion there are coaches we have been too quick to let go, or perhaps too unwilling to listen to. Mowbray, Ross, Coleman, Poyet. We also make some very strange appointments in my opinion. We seem able to pick a duff candidate from a decent pool. Beale, Parkinson, Grayson, Di Canio, Sbragia, Wilkinson. You have to wonder what the club were thinking on some of those.
Some who failed us I dont blame the club for. Allardyce and Moyes both took the job and were unlikely to really fancy it in my opinion, although I would have loved to have known if Moyes said anything upbeat during interview. Alex Neil did what he did.
There are a few coaches I think have been a good fit and had plenty of time and took us as far as they could. Johnson, ONeil, Bruce, Keane, McCarthy. Advocaat was always a stop gap but was a good one.
As I say we arent alone, but I dont think we are good at picking or supporting coaches at times. Probably down to the mentality in modern society of needing everything now. Or the desperation not to be relegated again in our case which is a mitigating factor, but not a strong one.
Hopefully the next one is better thought out. After the madness of this season I have doubts, but I will give those making the choice the benefit of the doubt. Lets hope whoever it is lasts 2 seasons plus.