Tag: sacking

Watford’s Valon Behrami: Paulo Pezzolano sacking was “much needed”
9 October 2025 Off

Watford’s Valon Behrami: Paulo Pezzolano sacking was “much needed”

By Total Football News

Watford assistant sporting director Valon Behrami says the decision to replace head coach Paulo Pezzolano with former boss Javi Gracia was “much needed”.

The Hornets sacked Pezzolano on Wednesday, just 10 games into his tenure, despite having enjoyed a recent upturn in results in the Championship.

Watford had claimed seven points out of nine across their past three league matches to put them just three points outside of the top

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Javi Gracia: Watford reappoint former boss after sacking Paulo Pezzolano
8 October 2025 Off

Javi Gracia: Watford reappoint former boss after sacking Paulo Pezzolano

By Total Football News

Gracia’s return to Vicarage Road comes more than two years after he was sacked by Leeds United in May 2023, having been in charge for only 12 games, to make way for Sam Allardyce.

His first spell at Watford lasted from January 2018 to September 2019, that 20-month tenure being the longest enjoyed by any Hornets boss in the past 14 years.

During his time in charge, Watford achieved a

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Nuno Espirito Santo: West Ham appoint former Forest manager after sacking Graham Potter
27 September 2025 Off

Nuno Espirito Santo: West Ham appoint former Forest manager after sacking Graham Potter

By Total Football News

West Ham have appointed former Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach after sacking Graham Potter.

Nuno, 51, has signed a three-year contract with the Hammers and will take charge of his first match on Monday away at Everton in the Premier League.

Potter was dismissed on Saturday morning after only eight months in charge, with the club 19th in the table.

Nuno joins West Ham after

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West Ham to appoint Nuno after sacking Graham Potter
27 September 2025 Off

West Ham to appoint Nuno after sacking Graham Potter

By Total Football News

West Ham are set to appoint former Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo after sacking head coach Graham Potter.

Potter, 50, was dismissed on Saturday morning after just eight months, with the club struggling in 19th place in the Premier League.

The Hammers, who face Everton on Monday, have picked up only three points from their opening five Premier League games under the Englishman.

The east London club said they

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Acun Ilicali: Hull City owner says sacking managers does not ‘kill’ a club
19 May 2025 Off

Acun Ilicali: Hull City owner says sacking managers does not ‘kill’ a club

By Total Football News

Hull City owner Acun Ilicali says he wants to have stability at the club but does not view changing managers as a problem.

The Tigers, who avoided relegation from the Championship on goal difference this season, sacked Ruben Selles last week, just six months after the Spaniard replaced Tim Walter.

“People say consistency is very important and I agree, of course it is good to go along with your coach,”

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Johannes Hoff Thorup: Ex-Norwich boss breaks silence on sacking
1 May 2025 Off

Johannes Hoff Thorup: Ex-Norwich boss breaks silence on sacking

By Total Football News

Former Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup says he would have done things differently had he known the target was to finish in the Championship play-off places.

The Dane was relieved of his duties by the Canaries last week following a run of six defeats from eight Championship games and only one win.

He was appointed in May 2024 and as recently as February, with the team 10th and four

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Chris Sutton: Ex-Norwich City striker disappointed with Thorup sacking
25 April 2025 Off

Chris Sutton: Ex-Norwich City striker disappointed with Thorup sacking

By Total Football News

Norwich City “failed to hold their nerve” by sacking head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup, according to former Canaries striker Chris Sutton.

The Dane was relieved of his duties on Tuesday following a run of six defeats from their past eight games and just one win.

“I’m really surprised – I didn’t see it coming because like most fans I thought Johannes was in for a bit of a long haul

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Iwan Roberts: Ex-Norwich striker on sacking of Johannes Hoff Thorup
23 April 2025 Off

Iwan Roberts: Ex-Norwich striker on sacking of Johannes Hoff Thorup

By Total Football News

Former Norwich City striker Iwan Roberts believes failure to resolve defensive frailties is a big reason for Johannes Hoff Thorup’s downfall as head coach.

“I watched the first half of the Norwich-Portsmouth game (on Friday) and made a tongue-in-cheek comment to my son after the game, I said ‘that’s a sackable offence’, conceding five goals against a team that had scored seven in their previous 12 games,” he told BBC

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Paul Heckingbottom: Preston boss considered quitting management after Hibs sacking
7 March 2025 Off

Paul Heckingbottom: Preston boss considered quitting management after Hibs sacking

By Total Football News

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom says he contemplated quitting first-team management before joining Sheffield United as under-23s coach five years ago.

Heckingbottom had been sacked as manager of Scottish Premiership side Hibernian a few months earlier.

After the departure of Slavisa Jokanovic in November 2021, Heckingbottom returned to management once more, appointed permanently after two caretaker spells, and eventually led the Blades to promotion to the Premier League in 2023.

”Lots

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Man Utd financial results: Revenues down 12%, cost of sacking Erik ten Hag and Dan Ashworth affect profits
19 February 2025 Off

Man Utd financial results: Revenues down 12%, cost of sacking Erik ten Hag and Dan Ashworth affect profits

By Total Football News

The main driver of United’s decrease in revenues was the drop in broadcast revenues.

The club said this was down to United’s men’s first team playing in the Europa League compared to the Champions League in the 2023-24 season.

Now led by Ruben Amorim, United sit a lowly 15th in the Premier League table but are through to the Europa League knockout stages, as well as the fifth round of

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