Mobile Betting: Football Managers
When online bookmakers first offered odds on the employment survival or otherwise of a football manager, the novelty aspect was on a par with frivolous celebrity bets that no one took much notice of. Today the managerial jobs situation in English football has become so volatile and precarious that the ‘normality’ of markets revolving around whether or not someone will still be in a job not only by the end of the season but even by the end of the month, who will replace them and so on, is a serious reflection on how the climate has changed. It’s also a serious betting proposition.
Indeed those who deal with football managers’ problems on a daily basis spoke out this week about the game’s attitude to sacking managers, the League Managers' Association claiming it is “arrogant" and that the statistics on dismissals are embarrassing.
When Blackburn Rovers and Stevenage sacked their managers this week (the third this season for Rovers) the total number to suffer such a fate this season reached an amazing 33, not surprisingly a five-year high. Add the accompanying coaching staff who tend to be part of a managerial team, and the tally is over 100. Nottingham Forest have had four managers since July...
Of course the perceived ‘problem’ with the modern game is the notion that along with the considerable investment comes a lack of understanding or appreciation of how football clubs are best organised. Even right at the top level, at Chelsea, the ironic smile on the face of current ‘interim’ manager Rafa Benitez at press conferences, plus his frank comments, is indicative of how at an increasing number of clubs managers no longer have the authority and control most would consider necessary for optimum results.
Meanwhile, managerial problems affect performance on all levels, as well as how we bet on the game! It’s not easy weighing up various factors before having a bet if even the manager isn’t sure where he stands in terms of both selection and options on the transfer market. Nevertheless, Manager oriented betting markets are as much a fixture of mobile sports betting today as any other, and for those interested in which clubs this particular subject is currently an important one can find the relevant odds through gambling4mobiles.
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