In my last article I looked for evidence that manager changes had an effect on a team’s performance. I did not see any evidence that sacking a manager had a positive effect on the teams included in that sample (5 leagues from the 2024/25 season.) This week I have done the same analysis for a…

Introduction Football managers form a large part of football culture in Europe and beyond with hirings and sacking making up a decent chunk of the column inches written on football. Similarly, they are paid handsomely, with wages of the top managers comparing well with wages of the top players.  Today I am looking at data…