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The new manager effect

The new manager effect

Early this week I was listening to the interview with Nottingham Forest manager Steve McClaren after watching his team get thumped 5-1. It was a depressing experience. Forest started the season at a good price for promotion but have since looked like a team trying to avoid relegation. McClaren seemed clueless to give a clear example of how he will turn their fortunes around. Should Forest sack him?

Another area of research I have done in the past is based …

01/10/2011 | By More
Hitting the panic button

Hitting the panic button

The football season is only a few matches old and yet some fans are hitting the panic button already. Hot favourites for the championship Leicester City have already lost two games at home. Not the form of a championship winning team! Teams at the top of the table rarely lose home games, let alone two in a row. Could Sven be on his way out again?

I recently did some work on managerial changes and their impact on teams. On …

20/08/2011 | By More
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