Following Billy McKinlay’s hilariously short spell in charge of Watford, here are five comically short managerial careers in world football…
Billy McKinlay was recently appointed as the new Watford manager after Oscar Garcia’s departure from the club. After just eight days in charge he has been given the sack however, according to Sky Sports.
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With just two games in charge, McKinlay’s time at Watford is one of the shortest in English footballing history. But which bosses have had the shortest managerial reigns?
Here are five comically short managerial careers:
5) Les Reed – Charlton Athletic – 41 days
The shortest Premier League reign in history, Les Reed replaced Iain Dowie in 2006. A disastrous start to his managerial career saw Charlton with just four points from seven games, as well as an embarrassing elimination from the Cup by League Two side Wycombe Wanderers.
Reed was fired on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Les! He hasn’t managed since.
4) Jose Antonio Camacho – Real Madrid – 23 days
Hiring a club legend and a fan favourite as manager is always a risky strategy, but that’s exactly what Real Madrid did with former left-back Jose Antonio Camacho.
Having made 414 appearances for the club as a player, his managerial career didn’t last anywhere near that long. He was forced to resign after just 23 days due to disagreements with the club’s board.
3) Luigi Delneri – Porto – 15 days
Delneri was fired by the Portuguese club before a ball was even kicked, the Italian manager allegedly sacked for poor timekeeping.
It would have been an extremely big ask to follow on from Jose Mourinho’s Champions League winning season anyway; maybe it was better this way.
2) Jorg Berger – Arminia Bielefeld – Five days
Berger was brought in to the Bundesliga club to rescue them from relegation that season. The board only gave him a single game to do so however, and after failing to achieve league salvation in that single game he was let go.
1) Leroy Rosenior – Torquay – Ten minutes
Rosenior initially managed Torquay United from 2002-06, and after a short spell away from the club he returned in 2007.
He was appointed manager just ten minutes before the club was sold to a local consortium, who promptly sacked Rosenior and appointed their own man instead.