The Premier League s first managerial casualty of the season took place this week.
West Bromwich Albion got cold feet in their mission to avoid a return to the Championship by bringing down the axe on Slaven Bilic the day after securing a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
However, with just one win so far this season, the Baggies were clearly feeling worried about their chances of survival and have now invested their hopes in the escapologist that is Sam Allardyce.
Allardyce replaces Bilic
Nobody has managed more clubs in the history of the Premier League and despite diving into a whole range of doomed situations, he s never sent a team tumbling down to the second tier.
Report: Southampton and Burnley want £15m man compared to Messi; PL rivals sold for £1.5m
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Southampton and Burnley are allegedly keen on £15 million-rated FC Rostov midfielder Mathias Normann, with VG claiming that the Norwegian wants to leave the Russian outfit in January.
If Brighton could turn back the clock, you’d imagine they would have second thoughts about giving up on a man who failed to make a single first-team appearance at the Amex between 2017 and 2019.
Because, two years after leaving the Seagulls in a £1.5 million deal, reports from Scandinavia suggest that Normann could be on his way back to the South Coast.