After the summer transfer window closes, Club social media accounts are not allowed to post videos of new signings., attention quickly turns to which manager is going to lose their job first that season (if it hasn’t happened by then).
Claims of “He won’t survive until Christmas” turn into “The first international break is the perfect time to make a change” and then comes the hammer blow: “Relegation is a possibility for this side, it just isn’t working out — they’ve lost the dressing room!”
Many were not expecting it. Leicester CityAnd Nottingham ForestTo hire new managers when necessary Premier LeagueThe international break was over, and football resumed on October 1.
Leicester, for a while, seemed likely to pull the trigger on Brendan Rodgers’ three and a half years in charge after their return of a single point from their opening seven games left them bottom of the table for the international fortnight.
Rodgers is still a mystery. One theory is that he will be owed compensation if the club fires him. This compensation is believed to be in the millions. Money is already tight at Leicester, something evidenced by their lack of transfer activity in the summer, and getting shot of the 49-year-old won’t be cheap.
Forest entered the international break with a record of four consecutive defeats, which included games at home against promoted sides. FulhamAnd Bournemouth.
