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Every football season is punctuated by the sacking and appointment to what many consider the most important role at a club, namely the manager. Already this year we have seen the departures of Moriniho at Chelsea, Sammy Lee at Bolton, Martin Jol at Tottenham and now Chris Hutchings at Wigan.
Their replacements are all under pressure already to produce results at both ends of the table and bizarrely it is possible they are replaced before any other manager is given the boot thus is the nature of the job. Only Ramos at Spurs will be given the time required to properly sort out a failing club from top to bottom.
Having managed Seville to two UEFA Cups and challenged the giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona with a considerably smaller budget he comes to White hart Lane with a reputation that deserves respect.
The 4-0 victory over Wigan on Sunday does not mean all the internal club issues are resolved but it is a result that was never thought possible as little as two weeks ago.
Bolton and Chelsea, meanwhile, have managers in place that fans and media alike think are not up to the job.
It is always possible in a results based industry to buy some time but ultimately a bad patch will occur and this is exactly what dissenters are looking for to push the change they were lobbying for in the first place.
Megson at Bolton is particularly vulnerable as he has no proven track record, even worse he has overseen relegation at two clubs and the fans at the Reebok on masse have taken a sceptical view of his appointment.
The draw at Bayern Munich in the UEFA cup was an impressive achievement but it will be soon forgotten if 0-0 home draws against poor teams like Middlesbrough continue.
As for Avram Grant at Chelsea, no one really believes anything other than he is keeping the seat warm for a more high profile man from a continental club. Maybe a Champions League would stop that happening but it is unlikely to happen this year.
At the other end of the scale Wenger and Ferguson are untouchable while Benitez who should have been is beginning to find the problems faced by an under-achieving side, and, if he fails to qualify for the knock out stages of the Champions League only the Premiership would hush the background whispers that will inevitably bubble up.
This leaves a group of managers whose reputations are currently in tact as their teams are over performing. Mark Hughes at Blackburn and David Moyes at Everton are consolidating their position each year as potential top team managers with Hughes just edging the contest mainly because he played to such a high level but he also managed Wales to a very successful period and one that looks even more impressive given the dismal state of the national side currently.
However, it is the managers at two other clubs that are riding high and by coincidence met on Sunday afternoon at Fratton Park.
In addition they are both playing a style of football that is both attacking and controlled. Sven Goran Eriksson and Harry Redknapp must take much of the credit for this and as long as their teams sustain this form into the New Year then the positions they hold will be as safe as any of their peers.
Redknapp has been building year on year so it is less of a surprise but the ex-England manager has worked miracles at Manchester City who have consistently struggled to find unity both on and off the pitch.
Having encouraged the sceptics, with stories of buying eight players from video alone he has managed to build a team that, injuries and transfer window purchases aside, will have over-performed should they maintain this form. The 0-0 draw confirms how closely matched they are and it will be interesting to see which man comes out on top at the end of the season. Of course this report could be totally different in four weeks.
Any run of poor results means managers are under pressure but there are few things that are certain in football when thinking about the long-term.
Firstly, never appoint a number two to the main job, history is littered with failures. It is far more likely a team will end up like the England National team than a Bob Paisley taking over from Bill Shankly.
Secondly, just because a candidate had a fantastic playing career or a personal association with a club is equally likely to end in tears.
It's a highly skilled post that requires man management abilities to the highest level. But it is also one of the most precarious jobs in sport and as one baseball coach summed it up when he said the real art of being a successful manager is keeping the one player who knows you are rubbish away from the other 10 who have not decided yet.
