Really? Has any club *ever* sacked a manager after being promoted to the Prem?

Really? Has any club ever sacked a manager after being promoted to the Prem?

I have a feeling one club might have, once. But can't think of who. (Obviously having your manager poached by someone else, a la Maresca to Chelsea, is a completely different thing.)

Posted By: Bertie Russell on February 18th 2025 at 11:27:40

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That Daniel Farke (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 18, 07:39:51
- What’s your most favourite late Farke ghoul? (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 18, 11:28:53
  - 1 Onel - Forest, 2 Pukki - Millwall, 3 Vrancic - Sheff Wed (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 18, 11:48:19
    - Add number 4 Klose against the Binmen and that's an amazing top four. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 18, 16:13:26
    - The whistle would have blown before Pukki Millwall if I had my way. Nerves were shot and (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 18, 16:12:06
- Yet there are still Leeds fans that still (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, Feb 18, 09:55:15
  - IMHO..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 18, 11:31:01
  - They’d be better off keeping DF and losing all their fans (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 18, 11:24:19
- Be amazed if they don’t replace him in the summer (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 09:34:13
  - Why ? Not like he’s ever had a fair crack at it (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 18, 12:30:16
    - His teams have performed abysmally (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 12:51:58
      - His Sporting Director recruited abysmally (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 18, 13:00:37
        
        And he had to sell his best player (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 18, 15:08:11
  - Really? Has any club *ever* sacked a manager after being promoted to the Prem? (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Feb 18, 11:27:40
    - Many just after (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 11:41:11
      - Yeah, was 2015 (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Feb 18, 11:59:00
        
        Rather surprised then (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 12:07:06
      - vinny kompany bucked the trend after relegating the mighty burnley city fc (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 18, 11:44:04
        
        Haha (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 12:06:21
    - Watford parted company pre season after going up one year (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 18, 11:40:05
      - Ha cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 11:42:37
      - Given its Watford .... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 18, 11:41:40
    - Don't think so, but Burnley should definitely sack Parker if they go up (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 18, 11:30:02
  - Paul Heckingbottom? X (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 18, 11:24:59
  - and then be relegated anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 18, 09:42:33
    - Probably yes (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 09:53:08
      - He’s a great manager (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 18, 10:44:45
        
        In the championship sure (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 11:00:43
        
        managers are irrelevent (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 18, 11:27:11
        
        Manu need a reset in the championship (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 18, 11:26:57
        
        Both shambolic clubs (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 18, 11:06:34
        
        Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 11:41:34
  - With Bielsa (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 18, 09:37:32
- Late goals? It’s what good teams do (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 18, 08:48:02
  - in fairness both teams really didn't look that much (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 18, 09:02:49
- Gave us two championship wins. He’s a legend (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 18, 07:56:37
  - Up there with Walker and Lambert (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 18, 10:02:30
  - Yep - I think his achievement here is far greater than at leeds (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 18, 08:49:11
    - Vmt could quite easily have looked ordinary under the wrong coach (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 18, 09:32:06
- These are, err, interesting (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 18, 07:55:41
  - The Bielsa bronze bust for £750 is quite something (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 18, 10:01:27
    - the messi one for a mere £2,450.00 looks a bargain (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 18, 10:18:15
      - Larger than life, literally (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 18, 10:22:06
  - They didn't get the receding centre parting quite right (n/m) (NCFC) - CauldRon, Feb 18, 08:14:06
    - Needs a posable version (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 18, 09:23:18

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