Man U v Liverpool FA Cup

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
I don't recall whether it was MOTD or its Dutch equivalent, but I recently saw a football show where they'd done the maths. When your team is in dire straits, firing your coach halfway through the season and hiring a new one brings you, according to the statistics... as near to nothing as makes no difference. No important gain, no significant loss (exce ...[text shortened]... another who can't, either, is as likely to hurt as help. Dalglish is a toincoss.

Richard

That sounds very interesting, I'd love to take a look at the study.

Do you remember more? I tried googling but found no application to football.

Originally posted by Palynka
That sounds very interesting, I'd love to take a look at the study.

Do you remember more? I tried googling but found no application to football.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0270.00039/abstract

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0270.00039/abstract

I bow, Mastah Googlah.

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0270.00039/abstract

Anyone got a subscription??

'managerial turnover is more rapid in the lower divisions'. The study only includes up to 1993, surely this is now not the case?

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
No important gain, no significant loss (except financial, I suppose). When a team is not performing, replacing one coach who can't make them with another who can't, either, is as likely to hurt as help. Dalglish is a toincoss.

Richard

If Dalglish were just 'manager B' then I'd agree, but the respect and admiration he gets from the players and the fans (who are a massive driver of motivation) over that given to 'manager A' (Hodgson) is surely enough to make a significant impact on the performances for the rest of the season (if we could take out managerial/tactical differences between the managers).

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0270.00039/abstract

I got the feeling that the research they were talking about involved more recent data, but - sorry, Palynka - I did not pay enough attention to remember exact details, so it might well have been this one.

Richard