Nervous times for struggling managers

We are only in September but already 11 managers in English football have moved on, most of them sacked including three in the Premier League.

That number is likely to increase soon. The highest toll has been in the Championship with four sackings while there has been just one in League One and three in League Two.

Brendan Rodgers is under huge pressure at Leicester City, who are rock bottom of the Premier League with just one point.

However, like Steve Cooper at second from bottom Nottingham Forest, Rodgers has considerable goodwill at his club for his past efforts which may explain why the owners are reluctant to wield the axe.

After being hammered 6-2 by Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, Rodgers vowed he wouldn’t quit and praised the owners for their “great support.”

Interestingly, Leicester’s next match is against Forest at King Power Stadium on Oct 3. Two jobs…